serial experiments lain

Close the world, open the next.

serial experiments lain is a PlayStation game released in 1998, as a kind of spin-off / alternate universe thing for the anime series of the same name. It was developed and published by SR-12W/Pioneer LDC, and written by Koana Chiaki, who also wrote the original anime.

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Tobira no Densetsu ~Kaze no Tsubasa~

Tobira no Densetsu ~Kaze no Tsubasa~ is a free RPG originally released in 2007 (though with several, apparently pretty substantive additions since then), written by Denjirou Jr. of doujin circle Door. It is available at Freem and Vector.

Original title: 扉の伝説～風のつばさ～

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Blacksouls

The Dark Souls of fairy tales.

BLACKSOULS -Kuro no Douwa to Go-Mahime- is a HRPG (and a pure RPG, not a vn hybrid) released on 2017 by doujin circle Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe?, written and illustrated by Sushi Yuusha Toro. It is available at DLsite (link 18+). EGS

BLACKSOULS II -Itoshiki Anata he Okuru Fushigi no Kuni- is its sequel, released on 2018. It is also available at DLsite (link 18+). EGS

Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue o Mau-

Sakura no Uta (sakuuta for short) is a 2015 game written by SCA-DI with Asou Ei as sub-writer, and published by Makura (another imprint for KeroQ).

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Physical version: Getchu

DL version: DMM

Tsui no Sora / Subarashiki Hibi Comparison

(The following includes spoilers for Subahibi)

If you are curious to see how Tsui no Sora plot and characters concretely compare with Subahibi, I made the following list summarizing TnS story flow in comparison with Subahibi’s. Spoilers for both games ahead.

(See also the main review for TnS)

Tsui no Sora

What will you do when the last sky comes?

Tsui no Sora is a 1999 KeroQ game written by SCA-Ji. It is sometimes called one of three big denpa games (along Sayonara wo Oshiete and Jisatsu no tame no 101 no Houhou), and it would be remade/reimagined in 2010 as Subarashiki Hibi.

(The following review may contain spoilers for Subahibi; I would recommend to first play Subahibi it you are interested in it.)

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(You can also check the summary of differences between Tsui no Sora and Subahibi.)

Subarashiki Hibi~Furenzoku Sonzai~

“Live happily!” -Wittgenstein

Subarashiki Hibi is a game by KeroQ (now Makura who currently also publishes games under the imprint Makura) written by SCA-Ji, originally released in 2010, and which got a HD, full voiced re-release in 2018. This review will be base in the HD version, though I don’t think there are any differences in the scenario save for an additional bonus chapter. There is also an English version available in steam.

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for elise ~Elise no tame ni~

For everyone who wanted to experience the crappy salaryman life.

for elise ~Elise no tame ni~ is a 1996 game by Craftwork (same company as Sayonara wo Oshiete)

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Coming soon…

Sayonara wo Oshiete… – Lyrics

さよならを教えて… – Teach me goodbye…