al|together Visual Novel Ranking (20-11)

The second part of my al|together visual novel ranking covers the ten translations I have ranked 20-11.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/altogether-visual-novel-ranking-20-11/

#17VisualNovelCircle_ #ADreamOfSummer #alTogether #alTogether2005 #alTogether2006 #alTogether2008 #AtSummerSEnd #EnoYamamotoTen #FromTheBottomOfTheHeart #Insani #KiriKiri #milkcat #ONScripter

Now in the latter stretch of my project to review nearly 30 freeware Japanese visual novels translated in 2005, 2006, and 2008 - I cover Flood of Tears. This is one of the better ones (in my view) thanks to the strong rapport between two of its three main characters. It has distinct Kanon vibes (FOTS was originally published in 2001), but it is an all-ages affair. While it has its flaws, I concur with the translators that it has a great amount of heart -- and it is one of the better al|together VNs of the 18 I have reviewed to date.

(Note for Linux users: I explain how to run the Windows .exe for FOTS natively on Linux using ONScripter-EN in the post.)

https://thenewleafjournal.com/flood-of-tears-visual-novel-review/

#insani #visualnovels #visualnovel #freeware #doujin #onscripter

My review of Red Shift, the official 2006 translation of a 2005 freeware Japanese visual novel. While it has some flaws, my overall impression was positive.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/red-shift-visual-novel-review/

#visualnovel #redshift #doujin #onscripter #insani #freeware

I had an issue installing the onscripter-en package from the AUR. This caused me to find an alternative method of running onscripter-en on Linux.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/running-onscripter-en-in-linux-visual-novel-directory/

#visualnovels #onscripter #aur #linux #ponscripter #lutris #linuxgaming #insani

My review of Negaeba, a very short 2006 Japanese VN that was officially translated to English in 2008.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/visual-novel-review-from-the-bottom-of-the-heart-negaeba/

#visualnovel #doujin #insani #freeware

I conclude May 2022 with a review of May Sky, a freeware doujin visual novel translated in 2008.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/visual-novel-review-may-sky/

#VisualNovel #Doujin #VideoGames #Insani #May #Spring

Reviewing a short comedic visual novel: Instant Death! Panda Samurai.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/instant-death-panda-samurai-review/

#visualnovel #doujin #insani #videogames #newleafjournal

I am working on a project to review 30 free doujin visual/sound novels that were translated into English with the consent of the creators between 2005 and 2008. My latest review was of "From the Bottom of the Heart" ("Negaeba"), a story that takes about 10 minutes to read, but leaves the reader with more than that to think about.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/visual-novel-review-from-the-bottom-of-the-heart-negaeba/

I wrote a separate analysis - linked in the article.

#visualnovel #soundnovel #videogames #freegame #doujin #negaeba #insani #gamereview