Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Quick List: Android Visual Novels


Recently I've had a hampering for some Visual Novel goodness, so I scoured vndb for ones on Android. Many of the games were paid and Japanese only, but I discovered a few decent looking English titles that were free. Here is a quick rundown of what I found.


Almight

Almight is described by the official site as a cross-platform Adventure Game Engine built in HTML5. It comes bundled with two okay games: Maid Detectives Dille & Elle and Play Time. they don't look great but should be entertaining. The engine is still being developed on so expect some bugs. The launcher app with both games currently takes up about 60 MB.

Almight (English Website)
Almight App (Android Market)


HIGURASHI WhenTheyCry Onikakushi (Ep1) by SEAMS

The Higurashi series debuts on Android with this first episode and it looks quite promising. The visuals are quite nice, and the sound effects and music are good too. Hopefully the next episodes come out soon. This game can only be downloaded via the Amazon app store and takes about 200 MB of storage once it downloads all the files it needs.

Higurashi Client (Amazon App Store)


Moonlight Walks

Moonlight Walks is a bit of a basic game. The visuals are okay, the sounds is somewhat mediocre from what I've played. Either way there seems to be quite a few different endings so it seems alright. It is one of the smallest games at just over 20 MB.

Official Website
Moonlight Walks App (Android Market)


Sugar's Delight by Neko ☆ Soft

One of the best looking out of all of these is Sugar's Delight. The game looks great on my tablet and has been pretty fun so far. The music is good and the controls are perfect. It takes up about 65 MB and it is totally worth it. It's an 18+ game so probably not a good idea for that crowded bus ride unless maybe you want to make people uncomfortable.

Official Website
Sugar's Delight (Downloadable APK- Box.com)

Wintertale

One of the most polished games out of all of these is Wintertale. The game looks great, lots of good visuals. Music is nice, it should be pretty good. Despite the premium quality feel of this game, it takes up less than 35 MB.

Wintertale App (Android Marketplace)