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)

Update (Aug. 8, 2013): Quick List: Android Visual Novels - Revisited

The MiniDisc Throwback

A few days ago while browsing youtube for videos featuring my favorite Japanese band, I stumbled across a commercial for a MiniDisc player. A couple of eBay transactions later and I have a NetMD recorder and five colourful 80-minute discs. While the audio quality is a bit lacking, I simply adore the style of these tiny diskettes. They have a retro quality that is accompanied by a sort of mystique due to the format's short lived lifespan.

New to the blog

My name is Dylan, and i just started on this blog thanks to Maylay. I used to know Rei-sama from the IRC channel he created. My IRC nickname is normally MountainDew and if you knew me before that it would be Snafoo.

Cheers. MD

Because, yeah.

I got my tablet from Asus and yea it still has problems but whatever. Don't buy a TF101. Hi. Also I don't like my job but what else is new. Some one else needs to post something, blah blah blah.

Out in the Town: Miami

So for anyone visiting Miami, it's not a bad place to visit but living here has a few downsides. It's always nice to get a refresher and go out to see what's there, just to regain some appreciation. I went out with some friends and snapped some photos of the bay, so I thought I'd share them here.

Quick Gift - Panda Socks

The other day I had to go gift shopping for some one that I didn't know to well personally. So after some frustration walking around the mall and finding nothing that fit this person's niche interests, I came across some peculiar looking socks. I think socks are a pretty decent gift to give some one if you only know some basic stuff about them. Socks are cheap enough that it's okay if the recipient end's up not liking them, and they likely won't feel too much pressure to gift anything back to you; a personal plus because I hate being in a gift war. Socks wear out and are needed to be replaced all the time. There are also different kinds of socks, if you know the person just a little bit it's easy to guess what type and design to get them.

Conclusion of a Moment of Silence

A time of silence is over, and now it's time to start up again. The biggest news has been about Rei_Sama who passed away late January from a chest infection. The loss was huge but the channel is still alive. For those who don't know, Rei is the original founder of #TaLKiNg. He was incredibly nice and easy to get along with (for most people, anyway) and was always there to chat with you whenever you needed anything. He'll be missed, but not easily forgotten. #TaLKiNg will remain online indefinitely despite the loss, so I hope to continue seeing familiar nicks as well as new ones in the future.

For any questions, concerns, clarifications, or whatever, feel free to drop by the channel or leave a comment.

See you around!

- RIP Rei_Sama -