Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Muv-Luv Alternative is Out Now for Backers, Coming Soon for Everyone

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Aug 232017
 

Muv-Luv Alternative is out now for Kickstarter backers!

The Steam page will be up soon, and the game is planned for a September release for everyone else.

I enjoyed the original Muv-Luv (Extra and Unlimited) quite a bit, so I’m excited to finally experience what people say is one of the best visual novels ever.

Muv-Luv Alternative was one of my most-anticipated games of this year, and it’s one I definitely intend to play this year… even though I haven’t done such a good job on my other backlog goals.

(I’ve played 2 of the games on that list.)

According to the update, the team will now turn its attention to the Vita versions of the Muv-Luv games.

Once the Vita versions are complete, they’ll work on Photonflowers, Photonmelodies, and finally the Android version. (The 18+ patch for the two censored Muv-Luv Alternative scenes will also come after the Vita versions.)

Are you going to play/read Muv-Luv Alternative? I’m excited to begin!

Mystery RPG The Good Life Sounds Weird and Interesting

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Aug 162017
 

I have yet to play the cult classic Deadly Premonition or the bizarre-looking D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, but I’m intrigued by the next game from their developer.

Hidetaka Suehiro, also known as Swery, has revealed that his next game (with his new studio, White Owls) is a mystery RPG called The Good Life.

The Good Life follows a photographer named Naomi who ends up stuck in a rural English town called Rainy Woods until she can pay off a massive debt.

Oh, and at night, all the townspeople turn into cats.

With that simple premise, The Good Life sounds both interesting and pretty weird at the same time. I like it!

Naomi also turns into a cat at night, so you’ll have to explore and interact with people both as a human and as a cat to find all the clues you need to solve the mystery.

The Good Life will be crowdfunded through Fig on September 2. Since I’ve backed a game on Fig before, I’ve gotten to see the campaign page for The Good Life early. It looks interesting to me, and even though games that have life sim elements are often hit or miss for me, this one sounds like I’ll like the way it works.

(In the meantime, I hope I can make enough backlog progress to stop writing so many blog posts that mention how I haven’t played [relevant game] yet but want to.)

What do you think of The Good Life?

Parachronism: Order of Chaos is Now on Indiegogo

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Aug 112017
 

Back in early 2015, I announced that I had joined Ninja Vault as an editor to work on an action RPG called Parachronism: Order of Chaos.

(At the time, Parachronism had more point-and-click adventure elements that have seen been removed in favor of a more MMORPG-like gameplay style, although it is still a single-player game.)

We thought Parachronism would be out later that year, but game development is a much longer process than we realized. Since then, we’ve made significant progress on the game and have started an Indiegogo campaign to fund the final stages of development.

Parachronism: Order of Chaos follows a young woman who is transported back in time, into a fantasy world inspired by Ancient China. The people there recognize her as Zhou Qin Ying, the princess of the Chrolstice Kingdom, and so she pretends to have amnesia while hoping to find a way to return home.

However, she soon learns that the world is being threatened by a phenomenon known as the “time chaos,” and she might be the only one who can stop it.

It is a single-player action RPG inspired by JRPGs and MMORPGs. It includes a relationship system, time management, crafting, and more.

As a writer and editor for the project, I’m best-suited for answering questions about the story, characters, and world. However, if you have more questions about Parachronism after viewing it on Indiegogo, I’d be happy to help.

We’re interested in gathering feedback, so share all your thoughts on Parachronism: Order of Chaos in the comments below.

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