auntwitch Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 So two years back prior to the whole pandemic thingy that's going on, the website Itch.io initiated a fundraising effort for Racial Justice and Equality. It was over a thousand games, TTRPGs, various content found on Itch, for 5 dollars minimum to raise funds for Black Lives Matter. It raised over eight million dollars. Then it was Palestinian Aid that got a bundle. That one raised 900k. Then it just kept happening. More bundles! All of the "major" bundles so far have been chronicled on a site called Random Bundle Game which can be found here . It lets you sort through genres, tags, you name it, because the bundles themselves do not. They are horribly formatted! There's a guide on how to link the bundle itself so you can just download it form there. ANYWAY. I'm here because of visual novels. With all that backstory said and done with, has anyone actually tackled the visual novels found in there? I've played Serre, two acts of Brassica A Marry Tale, and a chapter of LongStory. though otherwise I haven't quite finished anything else. I know I have my eye on playing Changeling, Errant Kingdom, and Highway Blossoms! Shiawase_Rina, Emi and KuroKairin 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiawase_Rina Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Let's see... I played Seduce Me The Otome a very long time ago. All I remember is that it's about incubi, that it's surprisingly tame (my sex repulsed ass could read it in high school) and generally felt unexperienced in many ways (writing, tone, etc.). I put it in the category of an okay first otome game when you don't want to spend money. I never read the sequel. I played Retrace which is a narrative RPG Maker game. I really liked the graphics and the concept but the characters and story had no room to breathe. The pacing was WAY too fast! I played a bit of This World Unknown many years ago. I liked what I saw from the writing to the unique artstyle. It's about a nurse in the times of war in a fantasy world. I think the only reason I didnt continue playing it is because my attention span for Steam games is much lower than for handheld games (Steam deck might help when I get it... someday). Something without the visual novel tag but is almost as visual novel-like as Retrace is "Sofia?". I completed the free edition and it sure was something! I kept me very engaged and very confused. It really escalates into the absurd and the more endings I got the more confused I became lol Thankfully it was more of the entertaining kind than frustrating. I still recommend it for being very pretty and one hell of a ride. Other than those there are many games I also already have but haven't played yet. I really want to play Long Days Gone once it's complete for example. I also have Changeling but only god knows when I will get to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HataVNI Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I got some of these bundles myself, but having such an abundance of games to play I have not really touched them. I'm planning to do smth like Stream projects or articles where I play like 5-10 of these random games, but so far I didn't get to do it yet. I did have played a lot of these games outside of the bundling context though. I have shared the post around, let's hope more people answer auntwitch and Shiawase_Rina 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpacaman Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I played Meeting in the Flesh and absolutely loved it. I wrote a little about it on this forum back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakamutt Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 The bundle for Ukraine that they sold a way back had quite a few visual novels worth my time, including Pale Cachexia which is one of the best things I've read in a while. A lot of weird indies in the best possible meaning of that word get in on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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