The New Leaf Journal
Where the leaves are perennially virid

Category Archives: Visual Novels

New Leaf Journal editor N.A. Ferrell is a fan of visual novels. Our broad visual novel category includes reviews, commentary, analysis, design, and guides for running different types of VNs.

June 19, 2022
19
Jun 2022

Summer, Cicadas, and the Girl – VN Review

Reviewing a short visual novel with a memorable mystery mechanic.
June 16, 2022
16
Jun 2022

Japanese Environment in PoL, Lutris, and Bottles

Making old Windows games that require a Japanese environment run on Linux.
June 9, 2022
9
Jun 2022

Visual Novel Review – Adagio

Reviewing a short sound novel about a life-changing dance performance.
May 31, 2022
31
May 2022

May Sky – Visual Novel Review

Reviewing the longest al|together piece: “More than strangers, less than friends, each pursuing our own ends.”
May 27, 2022
27
May 2022

Instant Death! Panda Samurai – VN Review

“And thus our mighty hero turns a new leaf in his divine passion play of unemployment” – visual novel review.
March 14, 2022
14
Mar 2022

Save the Date – Visual Novel Review

A visual novel for time traveling psychic wizard hackers.
March 9, 2022
9
Mar 2022

Hair Color in the MYTH Visual Novel

Her hair was exactly as pink as we expected.
March 3, 2022
3
Mar 2022

Shooting Star Hill – Visual Novel Analysis

A spoiler-filled follow-up piece on Shooting Star Hill, the story of a boy, a lonely girl, and their relationship.
March 3, 2022
3
Mar 2022

Shooting Star Hill – Visual Novel Review

I review an obscure and endearing 2005 sci-fi romance freeware visual novel.
October 29, 2021
29
Oct 2021

Night of the Forget-Me-Nots: VN Review

I review Night of the Forget-Me-Nots, a 2006 translation of a freeware 2003 Japanese horror visual novel that is a bit scarier without music.
August 24, 2021
24
Aug 2021

Analysis of the From the Bottom of the Heart (Negaeba) Visual Novel

〜A spoiler-filled review of a short visual novel that is longer than the visual novel itself〜
August 22, 2021
22
Aug 2021

From the Bottom of the Heart – VN Review

A spoiler-free review of From the Bottom of the Heart, a 2008 translation of a freeware Japanese visual novel that begins in what is essentially an epilogue.