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Admittedly October releases are mostly quite small, so I understand if you can't nominate the VN. That said though, let me try to comment on October 2022 releases here.

Aquarium - Once again compared to previous VN that featured VTuber (Sakurairo Dreamer), Aquarium here featured an extensive storyline along with setting. By the way when I see the thread about this, I thought that Minato Soft decided to expand their new brand called Minato Aqua, only to find out that Minato Aqua is the name of VTuber.

Drapri 3 - Other than new dragon girl and most likely it'll be another license by Sekai, no much that I can say in regard of this. At least they keep the good design of the heroines if anything else, although it should be obvious that the male MC here is not exactly the good example of proactive MC because he's quite lazy.

Criminal Border - It's still the first part out of possible four parts, so it's still too early to judge this. Also since both of writer and director of Nine worked on this, I'm going to assume that the next parts would be better. That said, Purple Software here just release one part of it and will release another part sometimes in the future, and actually the difference from Nine is that Criminal Border here is more or less kinetic VN with Nine is route based VN. Other notable feature is that Purple Software decided to use the new artist, and let's just say that I need to get used to the new art. Oh yes the heroines in this VNs are mostly criminal with Meryl is still unknown for now.

Study Steady 2 - I would name this as VN of the Month, simply because it has relatively high production value on top being completed lengthy VNs (Both Aquarium and Drapri 3 are shorter, and Criminal Border is incomplete even with potentially interesting scenario). Like you say it's still the same with first Study Steady VN, only that the default name for the MC is no longer Marma Lade. Study Steady 2 also suffer several delays so much it became meme, although seeing that the first game is known for being buggy perhaps the delays are necessary. Lastly I'll say that I like the sexy school uniform here lol, and more seriously hope that Shiravune (Or perhaps Nekonyan if they're interested with this) will localize this in the future.

That's all for what I can comment in regard of October 2022 releases.

Edited November 6, 2022 by littleshogun