Author: Blerdy

I'm a blerd who just so happens to love anime, manga, and games (especially Pokemon and Otome Games).

Dual Chroma Demo Review

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Indie studio, Galen Games recently launched the Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming fantasy otome/RPG Dual Chroma and with it a demo! So of course I had to check it out! Journey alongside the Second Prince of the Galens Empire to unlock ancient secrets in this romantic fantasy adventure with a dark twist.

Also fight alongside the Prince against the forces of darkness. Make the best of your unique skill sets and vanquish enemies in a streamlined, turn-based RPG system integrated into the story. 

Game Details

  • Genre: Fantasy | Romance | RPG
  • Available on itch.io and Steam
  • Campaign Period: August 15, 2023 to September 15, 2023
  • Tentative Release Date: Late 2025
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Romance Indie VNs You Should Check Out During the Steam Visual Novel Fest

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The Steam Visual Novel Fest is in full swing and with it comes a ton of great discounts for some amazing visual novels! If you’ve been waiting to snag some of these games, now is the time to take advantage of these great deals! The event runs from August 7 through August 14 at 10am PT.

While it can be a pain searching through Steam’s extensive catalogue of titles, doing so can unearth some true indie gems! So, here are some indie romance visual novels I think are worth checking out!

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Aksys Lifts the Veil on Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation- Exclusive Card Set

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We finally have a release date for the much anticipated otome localization Virche Evermore-ErroR: Salvation-!!

Aksys Games indulged its inner goth today and revealed a glimpse of the exclusive set of seven full-color character cards that will be included in all first run copies of the upcoming otome game Virche Evermore -Error: Salvation-, coming to Nintendo Switch™ on November 9th.

Arpéchéle is a small island country surrounded by the sea and black flowers of misfortune called Lycoris Noirges. The people of this country are born with a curse that leads to death at the age of 23.

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Melanin Friendly Games – Karamu

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Happy Monday! What better way to kick off the week than with a melanin friendly game!

While (slowly) making my way through all of this year’s Otome Jam submissions I stumbled across Chattercap’s yandere ex-boyfriend themed romance horror, Karamu and let’s just say I was not prepared for this ride! This is a yandere romance that will subvert all your expectations—I went through the full gambit of emotions and I still haven’t recovered.

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Boys Love Games You Should Play this Yaoi Day

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Happy Yaoi Day! That’s right, it’s August 1st, a day of celebration for boys’ love fans, but what makes this day special.

Well, August 1st is celebrated as Yaoi Day because when you write “801“ in Japanese, it can be read as “yaoi”. The 8 can be read as “ya” (や) in the Japanese number “8”, when read as ‘yattsu’ (八つ). The 0 can be read as the western letter “O.” And the 1 can be read as “I” (い). Together that makes Y-A-O-I!!

Well for fujoshi, fudanshi, and fujin it is a day to celebrate our love all things BL! Since I focus on games, I’m going to spotlight some BL games y’all need to play! Like ASAP!

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Radiant Tale Otome Review

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Radiant Tale is a fantasy adventure otome game developed by Otomate and published in English by Aksys Games for the Nintendo Switch.

Tifalia’s quiet life is turned upside down when she is invited to join CIRCUS, a ragtag group of performers. But when her companions are an excitable dragon, a tsundere clown, a shy magical conductor, a burly acrobat, a furball with a taste for booze, and a ringleader who is more concerned with aesthetic than logistics—Tifalia has her work cut out for her. Can they come together to make a winning performance or will they fizzle out?

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Radiant Tale Vilio Walkthrough

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Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo Switch

  • Zafora, Paschalia, Ion, & Radie’s routes are all playable from the start of the game.
  • While Vilio’s route can only be played after finishing the Happy Ends of the other four love interests.
    • Vilio’s route has an additional chapter for a total of 10 chapters.
    • Vilio’s route has a Happy and Normal End. The Happy End serves as the True end for the entire game.
  • There are some CGs that appear that are already unlocked in the other routes by this point in the story, so I didn’t mark them in the guide.
  • I have also included the Normal Common End Walkthrough in this guide. This end comes with an additional CG.
  • The final game CG is the completion CG and it unlocks when you unlock every CG!
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Radiant Tale Radie Walkthrough

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Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo Switch

  • Zafora, Paschalia, Ion, & Radie’s routes are all playable from the start of the game.
  • While Vilio’s route can only be played after finishing the Happy Ends of the other four love interests.
  • The common route consists of chapters 1-5, while the individual character route starts at chapter 6. Each route has a Happy End and a Normal End.
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Radiant Tale Ion Walkthrough

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Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo Switch

  • Zafora, Paschalia, Ion, & Radie’s routes are all playable from the start of the game.
  • While Vilio’s route can only be played after finishing the Happy Ends of the other four love interests.
  • The common route consists of chapters 1-5, while the individual character route starts at chapter 6. Each route has a Happy End and a Normal End.
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Radiant Tale Paschalia Walkthrough

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Official Website: Japanese | English

Where to Buy: Nintendo Switch

  • Zafora, Paschalia, Ion, & Radie’s routes are all playable from the start of the game.
  • While Vilio’s route can only be played after finishing the Happy Ends of the other four love interests.
  • The common route consists of chapters 1-5, while the individual character route starts at chapter 6. Each route has a Happy End and a Normal End.
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