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Dangan Ronpa V3 (PS Vita)


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Release date: September 2017 Time to complete: ~35 hrs

Another entry in the Visual Novel series - see my other reviews for previous games. This one is certainly divisive - the characters, story, and minigames all have their strong fans and detractors. The scenario is full of Dangan Ronpa tropes, t...

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Steins;Gate 0 (PS Vita)


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The 'follow on' to the failed timeline of Steins;Gate (which is absolutely VITAL to have played before this - nothing would make any sense without already knowing the events of S;G). While the original bordered on a dating sim at times (each route ended with a different 'partner'), S;G0 is decidedly...

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Code: Realize (PS Vita)


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A visual novel, and this time a specific sub-genre known as 'otome' - where the main character is female, and most of your companions are male. It's not a dating sim, however the various routes do end in some form of romance with one of the characters. If you don't think you can handle this, clearly...

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Persona 4 Golden - PS Vita


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JRPGish thing with mild 'dating sim' aspects, if you didn't know.

I really enjoyed Persona 3 Portable on the PSP, so when I finally picked up a vita, this was high on my list of games to get. Straight off the bat, I wasn't as interested in the theme (murder mystery), and while the first couple of...

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Steins;Gate (PSVita)


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Wow. If you've seen the anime you probably know what I'm talking about, I haven't, I've only played this game. I'm not sure how worthwhile it is to play the game after watching the anime.

It's another time-travel-based visual novel (surely we don't need more of them? Oh yes, we certainly do). So a...

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