Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Winged Cloud, the Sakura Visual Novels

 

Winged Cloud is a developer and publisher of the Sakura visual novel series.  They've been releasing hentai visual novels since 2014.  They usually cost $10 and take about 4 hours to read.  Most of the older ones are one-shots like Sakura Cupid and Sakura Angels, but a few stories have multiple sequels, like Sakura Succubus, which never seems to end. They've explored other genres, with Sakura Clicker and Sakura Dungeon, which are a clicker and a dungeon respectively, but most of them are tasty little lewd short stories that end in a happy threesome if you choose the right options.

I'm not reviewing them all individually because in 8 years they've published 41 titles to Steam, and they're all for the most part the same in concept.  You're in a scenario with 2 girls, and you end up with one, the other, or both!  They're all pretty harmless, trashy and fun!  Definitely not for kids.  You only see the sex if you add the free 18+ patch, but the art is lewd regardless.  I'd share a screenshot, but no.  Just trust me, or go on Steam and see for yourself.

I understand some Sakura visual novels are showing up on the Nintendo E-Shop.  I am not going to repurchase VNs I already own to see if they're any different there, but it's safe to assume they're not appropriate for children there either.  But if you're an adult who wants some lewd, romantic trash, enjoy!

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn through Stormblood


Final Fantasy XIV, my current MMO.  I have devoted years of my life to the MMORPG genre, a decade in World of Warcraft, a few years to Aura Kingdom, but this THIS!  This is possibly the best MMO of our time.  It is the highest quality MMO available on the market right now.  I know, it's not free, it has a monthly subscription, but I've played a "free" MMO and spent a LOT more than that on it.  "Free to play" is a lie, and I will gladly pay my sub to keep Final Fantasy going.  This game actually had a rough start.  Version 1.0 was notoriously bad.  I wasn't around for that one, I was still trapped in WoW at the time, but it was bad, people tell me it was bad and I believe it.  So bad, that they took it down, and rebuilt from the ground up.

NekoPara: Volumes 0 through 4, and the Anime

 

NekoPara is an IP that started as a visual novel series, blew up with merchandise, and eventually got an anime adaptation.  I've been following NekoPara for years.  It is incredibly rare for a hentai series to become this popular, but the cast of characters is incredibly lovable.

Pinkie Pie's Party for Nintendo DS

I played Pinkie Pie's Party for Nintendo DS.  I am a My Little Pony fangirl.  However, this game is primarily for small children.   There are several minigames, some that utilize tools exclusive to the Nintendo DS and related consoles, like the microphone to blow up balloons.  So I don't see this working well as a port or a rom.  But you're not missing much.  A small child could be engrossed with this, but I'm like... Okay?  After you complete story mode, you can go back and play the minigames all you want, but there's no high scores or anything.  Nicely animated 2d graphics though.