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Bad End Theater is Good in my Book

Post author:Jacob - Your Friendly Overlord
Post published:February 23, 2022
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Today we're taking a look at another Renpy visual novel, but this one is a tad bit more unique than most. Also deadlier.

Heart À La Mode – An Otome Game About Mascots

Post author:Jacob - Your Friendly Overlord
Post published:July 24, 2021
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Heart À La Mode is a super sweet Otome game made by two very talented people for a game jam just a short while ago. While it's still unfinished, I'm really excited for the future of this mascot Rom-Com.

SoftWar – a Card Battle RPG Visual Novel in Renpy?

Post author:Jacob - Your Friendly Overlord
Post published:June 12, 2021
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SoftWar is a card battle RPG visual novel made in Renpy. If you don't know anything about Renpy, you may miss just how cool that is.

What Makes a Great Sequel and Spin-off – Persona 5 Strikers

Post author:Jacob - Your Friendly Overlord
Post published:March 23, 2021
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Atlus seems to know how to make fantastic spin-off games for the Persona series. Why would I complain if the stuff they give us is good? Well, Persona 5 Strikers is no different.

Okami – an Ink Painting Come to Life

Post author:Jacob - Your Friendly Overlord
Post published:March 1, 2021
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Starting off, the name "Okami" is actually a pun. It makes not one lick of sense in English, but it's actually quite clever in Japanese. The word "Okami" in Japanese means different things, at least depending on what kanji you use to make it up.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars – is it Worth it?

Post author:Jacob - Your Friendly Overlord
Post published:February 1, 2021
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So I'll be honest with you here, I was one of the people very on the fence about this whole 3D Mario collection. On the one hand, I love each of the games that come with it, but on the other, I don't know why they didn't include Mario Galaxy 2.