Tag Archives: al|together 2008

I finally review the only al|together visual novel translation in which the player takes the perspective of a pet cat (Don-kichi, to be precise).

Reviewing one of the more unique and polished al|together visual novel translation projects, Moonshine.

Running the original 2005 Yuuki!Novel version of Tegami on top of WINE (and learning about a defunct Japanese visual novel engine in the process)

We review a sentimental visual novel about family set in the Japanese countryside (mild sci-fi may also be included).

I review a 3-minute visual novel about a girl who sets out to destroy the planet after making a mistake on her school exam. (Explanation is in context.)

I review May Sky, the penultimate visual novel submission to the al|together festivals. This 2008 translation of Gogatsu no sora, which features two lonely characters who are “[m]ore than strangers, less than friends,” ranks among the finest and longest al|together novels.

A spoiler-filled analysis of a short freeware visual novel, From the Bottom of the Heart.

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.