Area-X

IF i want to recommend a the best visual novel anyone should its this one, The reasons are NOT personal, its from what I have seen in the game. Pros: 1- This game does not have any sexual(content and harrasment), inappropriate scenes, or even seduction although its a dating sim unlike other dating sim games, which makes it appropriate for most ages!! 2- This game is emotional more than its romantic 3- The soundtrack used is very rare(Referring to its style and way) 4- Story is well written and motivating! You cant get from your seat before seeing some parts. 5- No bad language used(e.g f**k, b**th and so on) Cons: 1- Games like Area-x are hard to find nowadays(Referring to clean dating sims without inappropriate scenes) 2- In one of the characters paths, there are some(but not many) scenes of alcohols which may be inappropriate for some people Please note that all pros and cons stated are based on my experience and its not in general. Dont make the cons i saw interfere you neither the pros i saw grab you. For me, trying it is best than watching it on youtube

My personal feelings on Area-X: [i]"Yes! One of my favorite visual novels of all time."[/i] [url=zeiva.net/otome/area_x_game_demo.html]There's a (downloadable/online) demo on the dev's website if you're interested in trying out first.[/url] [list] [*]Around 15 hours of reading. [*]Likeable and interesting characters. [*]Great story. No, really. [*]Beautiful art, beautiful backgrounds, beautiful CGs, but sadly undermined by the game's lower resolution (800x600) [*]Dialogue font might be a bit small. [*]Unusual controls. You press the down arrow to advance the text (or click on the text box), and hold it down to skip text (both read and unread). You press the up arrow to "roll back" the text, although there are times when it can't do so (can't go back after a transition, choice etc.). [*]The time-traveling is a story thing, not gameplay, in case you came here hoping for that. [*]It's also not overtly romantic (Zeiva's games rarely are), so come in with a low romance expectation. [*]Echoing that it's still a great story regardless of the two points above. [*]There are puzzles. A lot of them are easy, but some are pretty... tricky? Obscure? What's the word. In any case, [url=zeiva.net/otome/area_x_guide.html]I used the official guide[/url] from the get go so the puzzles never became an obstacle in progressing the story. [/list] [b]General tips:[/b] [list] [*]On the top of the screen there's that ? button. It brings up a map of the story branches. Every time you make a choice, you progress on it (also other things IIRC, but the choice is the most important one). There's a pattern to the progression and if you take notice of it, you'll be able to tell if you're on your way to the good or bad ending of the route. (Or you can just use the guide.) [*]So you got the password to access the Extra Gallery? Cool. You don't put it on the base game though, but on the Extra Gallery DLC. It's technically a different game. Different .exe and such. You need to open the game from inside Steam (as in, press that green PLAY button), or you won't get the choice to play the base game or the extra gallery. [/list] Bonus: Runs out of the box on Linux using Proton. Though it takes an unholy amount of time to start up for me, for some reasons.