“I haven't stopped loving it for a single second. It's a game that I'll always keep in my heart and I know I'll keep revisiting it over and over again.”

“The first half of the best work of fiction I have read in my life.”

“The second half of the best work of fiction I have read in my life.”

“This is a powerful story about identity, love, acceptance and forgiveness. One of the best I've ever read.”

“This game makes me glad that videogames exist. Simply one of the best I've ever played.”

“I'm a complete sucker for the kind of relationship that Mai and Rottie develop over time, and it's handled really, really well in this game. It's sooo good. I love them. Give me more of them.”

“The platforming action gameplay is absolutely incredible. Zipping through the stages trying not to touch the floor as Sakuragawa Megu sings her heavenly bangers is an amazing experience.”

“It's beautiful. When you finish it, it might keep you up at night thinking about it. It might make you get up at 7 AM to write this review. And you might never want to forget it.”

“An exceptional visual novel brimming with beauty. Every single aspect of it is fantastic. This game has solidified LYCORIS as one of my favorite developers and I'll be watching them closely.”

“Reading about Lilja and Natsuka's relationship feels like waking up on a winter morning, with the gentle warmth of the rays of sunlight softly caressing your face.”

“My favorite arc in the Higurashi series, no question.”

“Exceptionally well-paced story with strong characterization. An overlooked gem. Read immediately if you want to hear a boku girl squirm as she pines for the densest protagonist in a yuri visual novel.”

“I don't even know what to say, to be honest. Masterpiece.”

“An excellent metroidvania when judged on its own merits, despite not giving me the exact same feelings as Rabi-Ribi, and one of my favorite games in one of my favorite genres. Brilliant level design.”

“Shadow Generations is an incredible piece of Shadow fanservice. Clearly a lot of care and polish went into it. They took all the right lessons from Frontiers and made a brilliant game.”

“I loved this so much I read the whole thing in a single day. Perfect blend of sweet and angsty. You can bet I'll be here day freaking one for the next entry in this series.”

“Extremely charming exploration platformer with great boss fights. It has some disturbing imagery sometimes, which contrasts with the fun, lighthearted atmosphere that it presents most of the time.”

“An astounding achievement. From exploration, to routing and navigation, combat, mobility, every aspect of the design of this game and this world is thoughtful, charming and full of surprises.”

“My favorite Tales Of game. Amazing cast of characters.”

“One of my favorite Touhous, love it to bits. Absolutely love most of the boss fights and my god, THE MUSIC... Touhou 10, 10/10.”

“A fantastic sequel. The feeling of being a young adult hanging out with a group of new and old friends in a new place is delightful.”

“Amazing platformer with an immaculate Game Boy aesthetic. The moveset is fantastic, and so is the level design, in perfect marriage. An instant classic that's begging to be explored and mastered.”

“Outstanding movement, great atmosphere and level design that encourages experimentation, sequence breaking and expressive platforming in a relatively underserved subgenre, the 3D metroidvania.”

“A fantastic game, and a highlight among Compile Heart's output. It features some very nice horror writing, a compelling plot and some very charming and fairly well developed characters.”

“It's beautiful. When you finish it, it might keep you up at night thinking about it. It might make you get up at 7 AM to write this review. And you might never want to forget it.”

“I haven't stopped loving it for a single second. It's a game that I'll always keep in my heart and I know I'll keep revisiting it over and over again.”

“Super sweet extra story that's a must-read for anyone invested in this series, especially the Shino/Aira portion.”

“An excellent metroidvania when judged on its own merits, despite not giving me the exact same feelings as Rabi-Ribi, and one of my favorite games in one of my favorite genres. Brilliant level design.”

“A fantastic sequel. The feeling of being a young adult hanging out with a group of new and old friends in a new place is delightful.”

“Very nice extra short story for these two. Don't miss it if you like the original.”

“The art is gorgeous and the writing is superb. Beautiful, flowery prose, no pun intended. Printemps is a great first episode for this series and it only gets bettter.”

“I went in expecting just cuteness, and I got much more out of this. Some of the plot twists deeply affected me emotionally.”

“How good the overall story will end up being remains to be seen as this is just the introduction, but it's good so far!”

“The characters are very entertaining, especially that bastard Chloe. If you like chaotic characters who are kind of a mess you'll have a lot of fun.”

“After getting most upgrades the 1CC was trivial, but extremely fun. The spectacle is great and you end up getting into a very pleasant rhythm, firing off overpowered shots in between your basic shots.”

“A short, solid action RPG with a non-linear structure and a dash of yuri. ”

“It lost steam for me towards the end, to be completely honest, but I still have to recommend it for Ciara's silly yuri antics.”

“A soft, fluffy yuri that feels nice and warm. Shizuku's curt, reserved demeanor and caring disposition were perfectly expressed through the visuals and the voice acting.”

“The spellcasting/shooting combat is very good and unique for a soulslike. Great game.”

“Overall a very cute story about love, empathy and communication. Just lovely.”

“CUTENESS OVERLOAD. PERFECTION. (Though I wish the seiyuu after talk was translated too.)”

“It's a moving coming of age story, beautifully written, illustrated and voice acted. I really appreciate Mina as a character, and Ran is very good too.”

“Thank you for this game.”

“Feels like being right back in one of the flashbacks from the original story. It has a hypnotic effect. (Consider this a review for the whole collection.)”

“I wasn't expecting much from this and I ended up finding it hilarious and very cute.”

“Exceptionally well-paced story with strong characterization. An overlooked gem. Read immediately if you want to hear a boku girl squirm as she pines for the densest protagonist in a yuri visual novel.”

“I loved this so much I read the whole thing in a single day. Perfect blend of sweet and angsty. You can bet I'll be here day freaking one for the next entry in this series.”