soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -

One of my favorite Denpa VNs, and one of my favorite VNs period. I originally found this game on itch.io after reading an old blog post from one of the creators talking about how they liked Subahibi. Was not disappointed, especially given it's freeware. Seeing that it's on steam is bringing me back to a time when I was sober and full of vigor. Now I'm less-than-sober and full of pastries. I don't remember too much about this game other than the ending and the fact that I enjoyed the hell out of it, but I do remember what life was like back when I first played it. I was 25 traveling to Mozambique with nothing but a pack of smokes and Toto, my pet Borzoi. As I approached the border of Maputo, I could feel a slight chill in the air. I reflexively brought my hands to my shoulders in a shiver. Looking up at the celestials I began to wonder: what kind of cruel creator would permit this kind of weather? My thoughts were interrupted by Toto's repeated barks, sensing someone -- or something -- around us. Then: the jingle of sleigh bells as some form of airborne centipede hovered above me. Its form was black as obsidian as it obscured the sun, casting hazy shadows directly into my mind. Next: a siren song so loud it seemed to be playing from inside my head -- "HO HO HO!". With fear and abject horror coursing through my veins, I took refuge in a nearby hut, hoping, praying that it would end. If I could tell you what happened next, believe me I would. The following morning I was awoken by some nearby villagers who found me lying face-down on the ground in a puddle of my own blood... and yet there were no visible wounds to be found anywhere on my body. The locals said I ate a bad plant, some sort of deliriant indigenous to the area, but I know what I saw. I'm not crazy. I'm not crazy. I'm not crazy. I didn't sleep for 2 nights after that incident, kept awake by my own thoughts. My mind wandered day and night, and in the brief moments of clarity I found myself crouched in the corner of some dimly-lit room, tears streaming down my face as I shook uncontrollably. Slowly, very slowly, I began to forget all about that trip to Mozambique. My life went on and I changed. But every once in a while I'll wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, visions of that fateful day plaguing my mind. I fear I may never truly let go. 10/10 game, it really brings me back. I'll probably play the Steam version at some point. You should too, Delilah is goated.

I don't know what to say about this game. What do you mean it's a denpa yuri visual novel and it's free? Just a standout piece of work in general, but especially as a denpa novel, even devoid of my personal bias towards yuri specifically. If you have enjoyed any prior denpa games, or even just visual novels as a medium, you owe it to yourself to try it. The presentation is fantastic, the story is well-crafted, and it manages to fit the denpa genre perfectly without being as derivative as most denpa games are, it is very much it's own thing and can be enjoyed without prior knowledge of the genre, but at the same time, you can see the inspiration of the games that came before, and it's a fantastic balance to maintain. I have had this game in my library for a while, I regret not playing it sooner. I also have to say, the follow-up story was excellent as well, somehow striking a perfect balance between "explaining enough but not too much", "being more positive and hopeful while remaining grounded and faithful to the original" and also just generally doing a very good job of justifying its existence in a way I feel not many epilogues do. If you're still reading, just try it.

takes a bit to ramp up but the ending is absolutely worth it, especially seeing the epilogue with the conclusions of every character, highly recommend a read if you're interested in things like jonestown, mentally ill teenagers and, of course, yuri (in that case, make SURE to read through the epilogue)

I forgot to write a review when I finished the game a month ago but the fact that I came back here just to do that should hopefully speak of how memorable the experience was. I went in blind and do not regret it in the slightest. Anyway #TeamClara

my denpa lesbian WONT stop eating bugs Toda historia que mezcle religión extremista, cultos y horror psicológico ya tiene puntos extra en mi libro. Esta empieza fuerte desde el minuto cero, no hay preámbulo, te encontrás de lleno con Mercy, con su dolor, y desde ahí todo va cuesta abajo. En general es una montaña rusa de emociones, con personajes que ocultan sus verdaderas intenciones hasta el final, y que cuando por fin las revelan descubrís que no eran más que una fachada. Son capas y capas, digno de un denpa, que parecen no terminar nunca. Llega un punto en que la realidad deja de importar, ni siquiera sabés cuál es, y los personajes tampoco, ni siquiera los que creen estar en control. Es definitivamente una historia dura y gráfica. El arte es sencillo, pero transmite lo que tiene que transmitir sin problema. Es de esas VNs que te dejan pensando y sin poder dormir por un rato. Jugué Soundless hace bastante, pero acabo de terminar Adiaphoron, y aunque es una secuela con un estilo distinto al juego principal, aporta información muy interesante a la trama. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3582186792

Concuerdo con muchos, increible que sea gratis. Muy buena historia, me encantó ese final estilo evangelion, te saca de onda pero tiene sentido, el mensaje es muy bonito también, lo unico malo por decirlo así son las secciones de Audiaphoron y After-info, si bien aportan mucho a la historia, siento que hubieran brillado más como juegos aparte, el lore es muy rico pero a la vez se siente algo compacto para estar todo dentro del formato de una novela visual, se entiende quizá por los pocos recursos del desarrollador.

7.4/10 Was a nice history (I hate you fauts) but I like the Art in general I recoment you this if you like story with some darkplot