Volleyball Heaven

Volleyball Heaven is Winter Wolves' first entirely yuri game that isn't a spinoff of an otome game. I've bought a bunch of Winter Wolves games before and admit that some of my favourite game romances are from their previous titles. Winter Wolves games tend to be above average for visual novel writing and this game is no exception. Going into it however, expectations may have to be adjusted a bit. The game has no simulation or RPG elements at all and is strictly a choice based visual novel. The narrative is still fairly meaty helping to justify its higher price relative to other visual novels. This game is a notch more cynical than other yuri games or other Winter Wolves games. There is really only one romantic route in this game where there's no major strings or caveats attached to the relationship. Routes are varied but all other routes are in varying ways dysfunctional. There's generally one sex scene for every route and I'd say they're slightly above average for visual novel sex scenes. Notable trigger warning for: [spoiler]Sexual harassment in some scenes. Also, the threat of r*** in the Kayla/Jade route even though no actual r*** will occur regardless of choices.[/spoiler] So how did I like the game? Well, it’s definitely a fresh take on the yuri visual novel genre which I definitely appreciate even though I don't know how I'd react if I played another game that was just as cynical. It threads choice difficulty nicely, in that you have to put some thought into how you're treating everyone but it's not some convoluted puzzle. One of the romantic interests. the "best friend" Lana is among the most insufferable fictional characters I've ever experienced and even though I got her route over with early, I was still finding new reasons to hate her on my fourth route. In the end, I'm putting a recommendation for this game as long as you get some knowledge about what you're getting into. If you only want to experience idealistic romances, buy the game on sale and only play [spoiler]Rika's[/spoiler] route. I guess she ends being Kayla's one true love, even if it's by default. :)

i had high hopes coming into this game, i love previous winter wolves games and a lesbian visual novel is right up my alley... too bad i was incredibly disappointed. the art is.... not very good, the art in cut scenes are great! but the art throughout most of the novel is sub par. this does not bother me too much however, what does is the writing and the main character. there are not very many choices and when there are, may times there is not an actual choice. (SPOILER) in the part of the game where you are living with Rika because LANA temporarily kicked you out you have two "choices" one to go back and live with Lana wh is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ person or two to say no and that you will continue living with Rika. well if you chose to continue living with Rika the MC will decide that no, you don't get that choice and she is going to go back with Lana anyway. not only that but the MC just sucks, she is written like she is supposed to be some badass who stands up for herself.... but she doesn't. and when she does she almost immediately backs down. Lana her supposed best friend treats her like utter crap and yet Kayla allows her to do so and even stands up for her... why? Lana offers nothing, i get she is going through stuff but that is not an excuse to be toxic to literally everyone. i despise that character. another large issue i have is that the writing is so rapey at times, the girls are treated like props and are consistently harassed by men in the game and they do nothing about it, even their teacher just tells them to endure it and move on, like? no? that's not okay and it is incredibly annoying. it feels like almost every second the MC is being harassed by a male character and just takes it. i would not recommend this game.

Volleyball Heaven is a yuri (G/G) visual novel with a heavy emphasis on romance and sex. Developer Winter Wolves is well known for visual novels with varying degrees of gameplay mechanics, but this one is a straight forward visual novel, the only gamey aspect being a visual representation of relationship points. Your female protagonist moves from nowhere to the big city, gets appointed captain of a girls' volleyball team and must manage relationships with the other team members and the manager, possibly seducing or being seduced along the way. The best thing I have to say about the game is that the romance paths are quite varied. All five main paths distinguish themselves, both emotionally and physically, making each path feel meaningful and unique. They're not all to my liking, but there's a good chance that anyone can find at least one path that resonates with them. Meanwhile, the worst thing I have to say is that the language is often incredibly crass. I almost gave up on playing the game because of the amount of swearing, especially in the early part of the game. For some people, this is not a big deal, and can be safely ignored, but if you're the least bit sensitive to foul language, this game may well trigger you. There are especially two characters who stand for the largest amount of swearing in the game, so picking someone else to pursue will spare you a little, but you still have to get through the early game where one character in particular is painful. I was not sure I would recommend this game, mostly because of how antagonized I felt over the incessant swearing, but I know there have been some rewrites to tone it down a little. Also, the paths where cuss words are less proliferant, I rather enjoyed (one more than the others, but that's what I was saying about the paths being varied). In the end, I will recommend it for being a mature take on a yuri visual novel, with attractive graphics and some occasionally steamy writing (explicit sex scenes are optional if you're uncomfortable going all the way).

I'm thumbs uping the game as I enjoyed the art, the writing and generally the story. I wish there were more cg's, but this will come to my one major problem with the game. It's way too down on itself. I know the game wants to be realistic, but really, it needs to balance it out with fun times, comedy, sexy hijinks, random fun stuff instead of always being a debbie downer. And that's were the lack of cg's come from; the story is more interested in being realistic and stuff, which doesn't lead to many "sexy times" kinda events. And to be truthful, after all the downer stuff happening, I really wasn't in the mood for the more adult stuff. I was down too. But hey, I still enjoyed the game, think it's well done, the art is a highlight, just needs more of the fun time cg's and a better balance to the story. Perhaps in the sequel!

As much as I want to believe in universal reconciliation in the volleyball afterlife, Lana deserves to burn in volleyball Hell.

This VN is A lot of fun,, Lana is just horrid, she can change a bit. If try for her she changes alot. Rika is cute and fun, And is a romance that needs gentleness, Jade is cute and has hidden desires but is a rewarding romance to. Zoe is nuts,, super fit, but nuts, this is a romance for those who like madness and pain and who want to be dominated. Having Now done The Lana path, she does come great in the end, though you say friend with benefits but Lana does act more like a girlfriend in the end, which surprised me to be honest. Managed to get Emily,, It IS reliant on getting 2 Things correct.. The relationship has it's challenges but also has great times. You see the story from all angles if you date each girl on each play through. Though some are similar. Zoe shocked me a bit, though I half expected it,, Jade was sweet but a huge view of a part of the story from the inside..which you saw from a kinda view on a sort of inside with Zoe.. The CG collection can Remain incomplete as there are 2 left for me,, One is the Sex Scene with the female reporter after loosing the Halloween game, and the other is for having all the CG's. I am not going to loose a game to make things even harder lol I have played this so many times now. I often end up with Rika or Jade again,, but have forced myself to do the other routes again. Zoe's does have funny moments as she is a nut job, she is still like your Character Was, you have grown, she has just got worse. Lana's one is a Real battle until just after you had to stay with Rika. You then become the girl you used to be for a while in defence of Lana. It is quite funny to. It involves a Wrench :p If you like Yuri you will enjoy this. Even if Not a Yuri lover,, A romance lover will like the Stories. Especially Rika's Story = 10 (Excellent) Graphics/CG = 10 (Scenery and CG's all great) Music = 8 (pretty good but I usually mute music) Yuri = 10 (Pure Wall to Wall Yuri) Ease of use = 10 (All controls as expected for a VN) Over All = 10 (Though Music is an 8, I cant fault it because it doesn't really match my taste) Even Though Winter Wolves make other great VN's I keep coming back to this one as I love it so much. I have even asked if he will do a follow up,, but I feel it will never come, though he said he may now. Lets Hope, more Rika and Jade, what more can I wish for.

Honestly, this ones not to good. The writing can be good at time, but all the routes are disappointing. I can honestly say Ive never played a VN where all the heroines were unlikable. The steamy scenes are not worth the price of admittance, skip this one.

I first bought it because the drawing style was interesting me and porn... BUT ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, THE STORY! ITS SO GOOOOOOOOD WTF I WASNT EXPECTING TO SPENT SO MANY HOURS ON THIS GAME! Making all the different routes and all, and certain routes (Like Jade's route) add up some more information about another character (Zoe, her cousin) *Btw, there is NO incest porn XD* also such a good representation off [spoiler] an abuser and how they can show a certain sign of caring toward you but they don't [/spoiler] 10/10, i feel like i'v ripped the developpers by paying only 17 dolars!

Been a while since I played a Winter Wolves game. Forgot how good they can be. In this one, Kayla is leaving her backwoods poor county to go to Asgard. College, not the realm of the gods. Though considering the change of wealth level… might as well be. (Seriously, she comes from a school where the computers were old and mostly broken [or hacked], to a place where EVERYTHING is computerized.) Technically, she got a scholarship, even though she was so far behind everyone else on campus… maybe, she was given one as a public relations move. She moves in with her childhood friend, Lana, who… is not doing so well. In fact, within a day or two, she drops her captain of the volleyball team gig in Kayla’s lap. Which is a bit of a pain, since the four others one the team (including Lana), don’t seem to be working well together, or for that matter most of them seem to disdain or ignore Kayla. And the one who is being friendly might have ulterior motives… Now, those four girls, plus the team’s faculty “coach” are the potential love interests. Getting to the point where you can begin their individual romances is tricky. Keeping them locked-in might be even more so. Because you will be wooing them at the same time as trying to keep the team focused on winning. Not to mention there are a few outside issues that might try and interrupt. Very good game. Fully recommend.