![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Releasing right at the end of Vita’s life, Synergia is a visual novel that takes the neon-drenched cyberpunk aesthetics of Blade Runner and melds them with a tale about artificial life and their limits within an oppressive society. The story stumbles over itself at points, but Root Letter is gorgeous and never stops trying with its unique ideas. Set in the gorgeous Japanese prefecture of Matsue, you play as Max who travels to the area to find out what happened to his childhood pen pal, interrogating her contacts and piecing together the puzzle along the way. I’ve seen such divisive opinions about this title, but for me it hit all the right notes. The narrative twists lose a little of their lustre in the move but it’s still an absolute treat and the fact 999 is bundled in with Virtue’s Last Reward makes this package a fantastic purchase. That game is 999, an escape room puzzler that tells the tale of a group of people stuck on a sinking ship who are forced to work together to escape. Visual novels weren’t really a thing on the PS1 in the west, so I’ve instead filled this slot with an earlier-gen classic that made its way across to Vita. Mixing in a time-loop mechanic where you must replay events to solve a mystery and save the salary of a downtrodden Prinny, it’s also well animated and filled with that traditional humour that has made the series such a hit.Ĩ. While the Disgaea franchise rules the roost in terms of strategy RPG’s, Nippon Ichi’s effort to branch out into visual novels is a surprising success with Infinite. You can only buy it through the imported Asian physical too. The central mystery about young girls being abducted is a bit naff and some of the routes run on for a bit long, but overall the game is a refreshing take that I enjoyed. Offering a different take on the otome formula, Nicole still has boys a plenty for you to bond with and romance, but throws in stat-raising and time-management elements as you navigate your way through daily life on a university campus. It’s even been preserved via a lovely limited edition from eastasiasoft too! Hijinks ensue, but things never turn smutty and there’s an endearing message here about loss and living each day like it’s your last. Releasing a bit too late in Vita’s life to really make an impact, A Winter’s Daydream shouldn’t be ignored as it offers a charming and light-hearted adventure starring a boy whose grandmother magically turns into a young woman again. ( Hidden Gem) A Winter’s Daydream ( review) Trigger Happy Havoc is arguably the highlight of the whole franchise, providing a mutual killing game starring high-school students that will grab you and never lose your interest until the stunning conclusion.ĥ. While Vita is home to exclusive visual novels like Bad Apple Wars and Period Cube, none of them are really worth mentioning, so I’ve instead chosen a game that was once exclusive to Vita. ( Exclusive/Other) DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc ( review) It’s heart-wrenching, entertaining and one of the best Vita games ever made.Ĥ. What starts as a fairly slow story littered with sci-fi jargon rapidly morphs into and endlessly enjoyable time-travel thriller as self-proclaimed mad scientist Hououin Kyouma races to undo changes to the timeline that end in the deaths of those nearest and dearest to him. It’s endlessly tense and thrilling and the meta elements it caps off the experience with are divisive but something I personally loved.įew games have caught me off guard quite as much as Steins Gate. Once again, a group of teenagers are thrust together and forced to kill each other to escape endless confinement within the walls of a rather strange Academy. ( #2) DanganRonpa V3: Killing Harmony ( review)Īfter wowing Vita fans with the first two entries, the DanganRonpa series bowed out with this stellar final release that brought one last killing game to our handheld. You play as a rookie cop who gets kidnapped and fitted with a collar that will execute her unless she follows the commands of a terrorist and from there she unravels a mystery plot with the help of her chosen companion. Vita was at the forefront of the otome (visual novels focused on female leads romancing eligible men) revolution in the west but few of these games measure up to Collar x Malice. Please see this article for how this list has been compiled (you can also check this article to see all of the games in this genre available on Vita) and please feel free to share your own recommendations in the comment section below! This is a list of ten visual novels for PlayStation Vita that are my personal recommendations for any new owner of the handheld to try, in order to see the best of what the console has to offer. ![]()
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