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Hanako Games is an industrious, independent developer and publisher. It focuses on creating interesting, engaging and challenging girl-friendly games. Over the years it has created a number of successful titles like Cute Knight / Cute Knight Deluxe, Science Girls and Fatal Hearts. With Cute Knight Kingdom, Hanako returns to create… Continue Reading »

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I’m going to start by being brutally honest - when I first saw the John Wizard Games site for Dawn’s Light, with the initial screenshots and trailer, I wasn’t all that impressed. Indie RPGs can tend to look the same after a while, and the way everything was presented, I… Continue Reading »

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n the past, visual novels haven’t really been one of the most popular genres. Their popularity and fanbase was mainly centered in Japan. That’s starting to change now, with the translation of many Japanese visual novels and creation of original, English language ones. That’s where Tycoon Games comes in. For… Continue Reading »

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Video games based on real life are somewhat uncommon. Players often see more fantastic tales “inspired” by real life stories, but those are usually adventures with little real-life material included. Cerebral Vortex’s Mysterious World: The Secret of Oak Island is slightly different. It’s set in Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada… Continue Reading »

Hanako Games and Spiky Caterpillar have recently teamed up to release the new independent, anime-style RPG Science Girls!. Hanako Games has long been committed to creating and highlight girl-friendly games, titles that anyone of any skill level can enjoy. Science Girls! definitely falls along those lines, with a strong, intelligent… Continue Reading »

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While E3 is a time for the major companies to make their important announcements, lesser known and independent developers and publishers also use the event to publicise their latest endeavors. Simple Lifeforms is one of those companies, and it’s chosen E3 2009 to announce it’s casual, free online game Spell… Continue Reading »

As wonderful as the 3D, expansive and elite RPGs are, there’s something special about a classic JRPG. The midi music and the sprite based characters and environments remind you of a simpler time, when you’d wait years for a game, because there weren’t 50 similar ones also available, and when… Continue Reading »

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Key’s Air visual novel may have began life as an adult visual novel, but its popularity has made it more than that. Later releases of the game for consoles and handhelds had the adult content removed, so a wider audience could enjoy the game. It later inspired a manga, an… Continue Reading »

While the Princess Maker series has been a roaring success in Japan, it tends to remain under the radar in the rest of the world. The character building life simulation genre hasn’t really been attempted by mainstream companies. Thankfully, independent developers like Winter Wolves are willing to take a chance.… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Spirited Heart

Have you ever picked up one of those dream dictionaries? Or maybe you’ve wondered what ties the dream world has to your daily life? Yume Nikki gives players the chance to explore dreams, many disturbing. It doesn’t offer any answers, or any explanations, but offers plenty of material for questions… Continue Reading »