Tag: Visual Novel
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Synergia: Go For The Story, Stay For The Characters – PS4 Review
This review marks my 200th article for The Game Crater. I was ecstatic to share that achievement with Synergia, a visual novel I was extremely excited about. From the moment I first covered it, to the umpteenth time I watched its slick, atmospheric trailer, Synergia never failed to impress. Unfortunately, upon further inspection, Synergia is…
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What Comes After: Heart-Wrenchingly Beautiful – Switch Review
Unsurprisingly, in a time where people are at their most isolated and depression runs amok, mental health has become increasingly more prevalent and discussed. While it is heavily discussed and politicised in the media, elsewhere, it is being treated a little more subtly. In recent memory, the videogame Spiritfarer sought to illuminate serious mental health…
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Cyberpunk Romance Visual Novel, Synergia, Launches On PS4 This Week
Developer Radi Art and publisher Top Hat Studios are bringing their acclaimed cyberpunk visual novel Synergia to the PlayStation 4 later this week. Synergia is a cyberpunk visual novel centred around the romantic relationship of a police officer named Cila and her android partner named M.A.R.A. It’s a gorgeous game that utilises its crumbling, corrupt…
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Mystery Visual Novel Dry Drowning Launches On Switch This February
Dry Drowning, the acclaimed cyberpunk mystery visual novel by developer Studio V and published by VLG Publishing, is finally launching on the Nintendo Switch this February! Dry Drowning puts players in the role of Mordred Foley, a private detective with a haunted past, a cigarette in-between his lips, and a determination to uncover a serial killer.…
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Harvest Island (Demo): Is it the Next Animal Crossing? – Early Impressions
With games like the award-winning Animal Crossing gaining popularity, we see more games enter the farming sim genre. A successful game of this kind…