[REVIEW] Under the Moon - Trial Edition

Producer: SugarBeans
Translator: OGE
Systems: Windows

Trial Link:

 http://www.sugar-beans.com/products/sb02/dl/data/UnderTheMoon_trial.exe (日本語)

Trial Patch Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/kgbnqghzvc6gela/UTM_Trial_Translation_v1.0.exe 
(ENGLISH)

Official website: 

http://www.sugar-beans.com/products/sb02/

Plot: "Ashe is a daughter of the Devil. She has never been out of the castle, just a pure little girl. She has never talked to boys and fallen in love. The Devil blood has been taken over from generations to generations, but she doesn't have enough power to take over the position. The current Devil gets weaker, and it's time to transfer the position to the successor. One day, the news comes out that someone, who lives in the human world, is nominated for the next Devil. Soon after the news comes out, a terrorist group attacks the castle, and Ashe runs out of the castle with Kyle. They run away into the forest, and accidentally fall into the hole to the human world and lose their magic power. They roam around the human world, and bump into twin brothers Leni and Seizh, who are the nominees for the Devil. Ashe asks them to come to the Devil world as soon as possible, but they are not interested in the position. Also, the people in the human world start the Devil hunting, and they lose their way back to the Devil world. Ashe and Kyle start to live at the twins house, but they seem to have a secret...? What will await them in the end..., a pure love story or...?"

Kyle, the game's saving grace!

One of my friends, luna venus,  from Blade's Lair and Hotel, whose a a big fan of R18 games requested a review for the trial edition of "Under the Moon".  Normally, I stay away from R18 games, but she ensured me there were no extreme R18 scenes in the trial edition, so here I am doing a review on it.

Pros thus far

• Kyle (i.e. he's the sweetest thing)

Cons thus far

• Story feels rushed (e.g. castle gets attacked as soon as she stops talking about her treacherous uncle. who is planning a coup against her father)

• Copypasta was clearly evident in Seizh and Leni's routes 

• Characters do out-of-character things (e.g. one minute Leni is insulting her and the next minute he's snogging her) 

• Character design (e.g. even though Ashe is supposed to be a demon who appears to be high school aged, she looks like a child with big boobs and sounds like a kid)

• Ashe's personality (e.g. she screams at the guy who catches her after she jumps off a building and takes her rage and embarrassment on Kyle)

• Reusing CGs (e.g. kissing CGs between Leni and Ashe, and Seizh and Ashe were reused)

 If you're interested in an in-depth review of the full game just visit Hinano's blog at:

http://breadmasterlee.com/2009/06/10/otome-game-review-under-the-moon/

This review is a reflection of my own personal opinions and are not endorsed by WillPlus Ltd. or SugarBeans in any way.  Please also note that the plot blurb belongs to ErogeShop and images and videos belong to WillPlus Ltd. and SugarBeans.

[REVIEW] Tokyo Otaku Mode

Location: Online
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Ships to: All countries

Being someone who's into all things cute, I sometimes have the urge to buy cute plushies and that's when I go to my favourite plushie provider, "Tokyo Otaku Mode".  Why exactly are they my favourite plushie provider?  Well, they have quite a nice range of plushies and lots of promotions going on!  Not only that, but they also have a good variety of other anime/Japanese merchandise (i.e. anime and game OSTs, anime and manga art books, anime calendars, cosplay, Japanese clothes, Japanese snacks, stationary and even piggy banks), so it's like an all-in-one store!  However, despite the nice plushies and convenience the store offers, I have to admit that the variety of shipping methods is quite limited and that the shipping cost to Australia is also a bit expensive.  Other than that, I would definitely recommend this shop to any otaku or Japan fanatic!

Ratings

Cost:
⭐⭐⭐

Product condition: 
⭐⭐⭐⭐

Shipping and product handling: 
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pros

• Fast shipping
• Freebies with products shipped, but they vary
• Lots of promotions
• Reliable
• Wide range of products

Cons

• Few shipping options
• Shipping is expensive to Australia

 If you're interested in shopping here just signup here:

https://otakumode.com/invite/67dab5

This review is my own personal opinion and is not endorsed by any company or organisation.  

[CG] My Secret Spies - All

Producer: Genius Inc.

Systems: Android, iDevice

Favourite Route: Wataru Kiryu

Plot: “You were living an ordinary life.
Assassins suddenly appear in front of you and declare that you are the daughter of the Werewolf.
“Werewolf” is merely a codename referring to the legendary conman who obliterated the two strongest mafia groups. There is no one in the underworld who doesn’t know of him.
You were targeted with the intention of making you the bait to lure out the legendary Werewolf.
Four handsome special police show up in front of you.
Is the Werewolf truly your dead father? Can the special police succeed in protecting you?

This is a romantic suspense drama following the tale of finding out the hidden secrets about your supposedly dead father!”

CGs 

Ko Ayase: Happy Ending

Wataru Kiryu: Happy Ending 

Naoto Amagami: Happy Ending 

Takashi Horai: Happy Ending

All rights to these images and the plot blurb belong Genius Inc., I do not claim any rights whatsoever.  However, the favourite route feature is a reflection of my own personal opinions and is not endorsed by Genius Inc. in any way.

[CG] Midgard Love ~The Oath of God~ - All

Producer: Genius Inc.

Systems: Android, iDevice

Favourite Route: Hodur

Plot: “You spent unchanging days together with your older brother, Kamui. That is until one day your brother disappeared. On that same day, a strange man showed up at the history museum where you work. The strange man told you his name is Hodur, and claims he will take you to Kamui.

Three gods appeared the moment you reached out to take Hodur’s hand. The gods are Odin, Od, and Loki. Why did they appear before you?

The secret surrounding the heroine’s birth will slowly be revealed. Now begins a romantic tale that spans a world of Norse Mythology!”

CGs

Odin: Happy Ending

Od: Happy Ending

Loki: Happy Ending

Hodur: Happy Ending

All rights to these images, the plot blurb and the video belong Genius Inc., I do not claim any rights whatsoever.  However, the favourite route feature is a reflection of my own personal opinions and is not endorsed by Genius Inc. in any way.

[CG] Dream of Anastasia - All

Producer: Genius Inc.

Systems: Android, iDevice

Favourite Route: Dionysus

Plot: “Your life as a student was spent living unchanging days, until the day of the long awaited school trip came!

On the day of the trip, your bus was suddenly involved in an accident. By the time you came to, everyone aside from you seemed to be unconscious!

You escaped the bus to search for help. Suddenly, the Greek gods appeared while you were searching for help. The gods inform you that the bus accident was caused by the god of Hades, Kronos.

You end up taking on the challenge to rewrite the history of the bus accident with the gods. Will it be possible for them to rewrite history?! Now begins a romantic tale that spans a world of Greek Mythology!”

CGs

Apollo: Happy End

Paris: Happy End

Ares: Happy End

Dionysus: Happy End

All rights to these images and the plot blurb belong Genius Inc., I do not claim any rights whatsoever.  However, the favourite route feature is a reflection of my own personal opinions and is not endorsed by Genius Inc. in any way.

[CG] The Fateful Encounter - All

Producer: Genius Inc.

Systems: Android, iDevice

Favourite Route: Yahiro Tsubaki

Plot: “You were just living out your ordinary college days, when one day, you noticed someone’s shadow pursuing you…their target was your precious pendant! 

How fortunate for you that the acquaintance you were sent to stay with runs a detective office. Four handsome detectives with distinct personalities are staying there as well!

You overcome many difficulties and slowly approach the truth behind everything. Over time, the distance between you and the man you choose draws closer…

What is the true identity of the person after your pendant? What will be the outcome of your love!?”

CGs

Tosho Akigiri: Happy End

Kodai Oguruma: Happy End

Yahiro Tsubaki: Happy End

Kaoru Rindo: Happy End

All rights to these images, the plot blurb and the video belong Genius Inc., I do not claim any rights whatsoever.  However, the favourite route feature is a reflection of my own personal opinions and is not endorsed by Genius Inc. in any way.

Why'd I stopped backing "Love Series REGENERATE - Visual Novel"?

Hi guys,

Some of you guys may have noticed a banner on this blog encouraging you to support AKISEKAI's new kickstarter, "Love Series REGENERATE - Visual Novel".   Contrary to that banner which I have taken down, today, I'm here to warn you that that cute, frilly visual novel that some of us may have already backed may actually be a scam!  Here's why I think this:

How I discovered the possibility of it being a scam

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

The artist's tweets

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink

AKISEKAI's counterattack 

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

AKISEKAI just seems more suspicious when we see the artist's reply via twitter

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink/with_replies

More disturbing news about AKISEKAI from other sources 

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink/with_replies

Source: https://twitter.com/EccoPink/with_replies

Another person's view of AKISEKAI's counterattack

 

 

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

Another person's view of AKISEKAI's other many responses

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

So apparently AKISEKAI don't consider you a backer is you only back the $1 tier...

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

From my perspective, by addressing the commenter's $1 pledge and saying that he/she is not a backer because of it is quite rude considering that there 4 or 5 other backers who haven't said a word against them, but backed the $1 tier.  Does this mean their not backer's either?  Honestly, this comment just makes AKISEKAI seem money hungry.

... and apparently they believe the mountains of testimonies against them are the commenter's lies?!

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

Rather than say that the commenter is lying, shouldn't they address the claims and evidence?  Saying that someone is "lying" is not a valid argument, especially when there is mountain of evidence against you.  

More evidence if you read all the tweets that tag their deleted twitter page

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

AKISEKAI'S RESPONSE

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/367314396/love-series-regenerate-a-romance-visual-novel/comments

Ummmm....could you please address the mountain of evidence?

After seeing this altercation, other anecdotes, external opinions and AKISEKAI's questionable responses, I could not help but be suspicious of AKISEKAI and so I also decided to stop backing "Love Series REGENERATE - Visual Novel", I mean it's better to be safe than sorry, right?  This is my own personal decision, so please don't think that I'm trying to urge you guys to stop backing this project.  I just think that current and potential backers should know a little about this conundrum before backing this project and possibly regretting it in the future.

Please note that I have no affiliation whatsoever with the parties involved in this dilemma.  I'm also neither the commenter nor  twitterer in the images above, I'm just following this story by observing tweets and project's kickstarter page.  Therefore, any opinionated input aside from the tweets and comments above are my own

[REVIEW] Wings of Justice ENGLISH DEMO (Version 1)

Producer: BunnyPudding & Co
Systems: Linux, Mac, Windows
Kickstarter Page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/310167701/wings-of-justice
Demo Link:
 http://bunnypuddingandco.itch.io/wingsofjustice (ENGLISH)
http://bunnypuddingandco.itch.io/wojfr (FRANÇAIS)

Plot: "The "Wings of Justice" was a famous elite police squad who earned  their reputation by dismantling gangs, solving unexplicable cases and investigating on some political big fishes... They were well known for making little fuss of the rules and doing everything possible for justice to be served! But, someday, they disappeared and, now, strange stories surrounds their tragic endings...
Play as the last member of the "Wings", carry on their legacy by fighting crimes and facing your own troubled past for the sake of lady Justice!"

If you guys haven't noticed yet, I'm a mystery geek and I can't resist playing mystery games, watching mystery shows or reading mystery novels, so I thought I might as well do a review for the demo of "Wings of Justice".  

Pros thus far

• Good design (i.e. the user interface was interactive and reminded me of the one from the Ace Attorney series and Detective Conan & Kindaichi Case Files: Chance Encounter of 2 Great Detectives and the characters' sprites were pretty good)
• The English in the game was understandable
• The background music used matches the atmosphere of the scenes they are used for
• Pretty good background animation
• The story is not dry and incorporates some humour 
• The mysterious introduction of "Bloodhound" AKA Paper Tych was drew my attention to the story
• Loved the Inspector Gadget references (they reminded me of my primary school days)

Cons thus far

• Some grammatical and spelling errors which detract from the story quality (i.e. some words were spelt in the French spelling (e.g. adress instead of address and victime instead of victim)
• The wording of some of the sentences and phrases were a bit stiff and felt a bit odd in some instances (i.e. sometimes the words used were a bit too proper for the circumstance); needs to use more everyday language (i.e. residence/home/house instead of domicile)
• Bugs (i.e. sometimes, when Tych is jotting down notes, the banner text appears in French text and sometimes, when I click on the text linked on the case folder the text lined to it also appears in French)
• The plot for the demo doesn't really stand out, but maybe that's because it's just a demo
• Inconsistency with the spelling of Charly/Charlie's name

This review is a reflection of my own personal opinions and are not endorsed by BunnyPudding & Co. in any way.  Please also note that the plot blurb and images belong to  BunnyPudding & Co.

[Ramblings] Kuroko no Basuke Fangirl Time (includes spoilers)

Hey Guys,

As most of you already know I'm a Kuroko no Basuke fangirl and yesterday something very exciting happened, which most Kuroko no Basuke fans would know about.  KISE WENT INTO ZONE IN THE LATEST CHAPTER OF KUROKO NO BASUKE EXTRA GAME!  I've been waiting for this to happen ever since he activated his Perfect Copy against Haizaki :) !

However, at the same time as you can see in the above image, kick-ass evil Akashi returns!!!  This is the best >0< !  Can't wait for the next chapter!!!  Go Emperor Eye!!!

For more "Kuroko no Basuke Extra Game" head to:

http://kurokonobasketextragame.blogspot.com.au

All rights to these images belong to the Tadatoshi Fujimaki, but please also note that the translations belong to hyakurai649 and siciarius3549.  I do not claim any rights whatsoever.

[Notice] YAY! Voltage Entertainment USA Inc. finally made a bug fix update for Labyrinth of Astoria!

Hey guys,

Like the title of this post says, Voltage Entertainment USA Inc. finally made a bug fix update for Labyrinth of Astoria and I'm happy to say that every thing is working smoothly :) !  Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be returning to my gaming!

[Notice] Labyrinths of Astoria Compatibility Issues

Hey guys,

Some of you who are playing "Labyrinths of Astoria" may be experiencing sudden mid-game crashes.  I am too, so I decided to run an experiment to find the root of the problem.

For my experiment, I tried running the applicaton on my brother's iPad which is running ios 8.6 (1GB of free data) and my own which was running ios 10 and was later updated to ios 10.4 (5GB of free data).  I discovered that the application crashed when I ran it on ios 10+, but worked smoothly on ios 8.6, so in other words the application seems to have an ios 10+ compatibility issue.  

Unfortunately, I went on a route-buying spree as soon as this app was released and haven't been able to play any of the routes properly, because they crash on my iPad and my brother has work to do on his iPad, so I'm giving you ios 10+ guys a prior warning so you don't end up like me.  

[CG] Forbidden Romance: Secrets of Me - Shun Hosaka: Main Volume

Best End: The Ceremony Is Almost at Hand 

Good End: Proposal

All rights to these images belong D3 Publisher Inc., I do not claim any rights whatsoever.