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VN of the Month January 2000 - Lien ~Owaranai Kimi no Uta~

November 27, 2017
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There's a big change since 2000. From now on I'm starting to block visual novels by certain criteria (fandisk, nukige, shounen ai, yaoi, antology, demo, non-Japanese, EVN, otome, doujin) which means I'll still note them at the back of the post, but will only provide a synopsis, an opening song and review links where possible. But there is also a good news - I'll be making reviews and video walkthroughs of at least one route from the games of the month.
Gensou no Artemis, Lien ~Owaranai Kimi no Uta~ and Treating 2U are the masterpieces of the month. And VN of the Month January 2000 is Lien ~Owaranai Kimi no Uta~. That's a very solid start of the year.
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VN of the Year 1999

November 24, 2017
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1990s are over. And to commemorate that I've made a video playlist of all the openings/demo/endings with singing/energetic instrumental from 1990s here Visual Novel Openings 1990s
I'll be making such playlists for each new year starting with 2000 since each year is going to have over 100 such opening/ending/demo themes.

Second Windows era year is behind. It failed to bring such a game that I'd announce Vn of the year 1999 right away. Instead, it brought a number of quality galge and some quirky cryptic games that I personally had a good time unwinding. 
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VN of the Month December 1999 - Elemental Arts

November 22, 2017
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There are surprisingly many masterpieces this month. There are three: Elemental Arts, Green and SPARK! My personal favourtite would of course be Vist, but even I understand that it lacks the masterpiece level. The game of the Month December 1999 is Elemental Arts since I would not like to compliment eroge'ish Green and bakage'ish SPARK!
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Vist [C's Ware]

November 12, 2017
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Foreword: It's a C's Ware story game so I'm in. I have not read reviews prior to playing the game. I followed three different walkthroughs though - and still failed to get even a single happy ending. You can read about my torments below.
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EVE: The Lost One [C's Ware]

November 08, 2017
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Foreword: If you do not know of EVE:Burst Error, you better stop here right now and go watch video playthrough of that gorgeous game. EVE the Lost One is a direct sequel to that game and there will naturally be spoilers on the prequel content. That being settled - I did not pay much attention to the Lost One right away and did not review it properly while observing year 1998. Japanese reviews failed even to give an outline of the plot and were generally not too favorable. Only after playing it myself I found out the perfect answer "why" and that will be covered below.
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Refrain Blue リフレインブルー [Elf]

November 06, 2017
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I don't feel eligible to write a full review since I only listened to the voice parts of the game. And the reason for that is that the game is unhookable by any instruments. No threads are found at all. Still I'm confident enough on the grappled content to write my thoughts of it.
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VN of the Month November 1999 - PARTS

November 04, 2017
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The VN of the Month November 1999 is PARTS. The only really serious work.
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Silver Jiken シルバー事件 [Grasshopper Manufacture]

November 02, 2017
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Since there are so many reviews of it, there's no need in full review, so I'm just explaining my choice for this game to be the game of the month October 1999.

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VN of the Month October 1999 - Silver Jiken

October 31, 2017
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The game of the October 1999 is Silver Jiken. I wanted to write in couple sentences why, but I failed at that miserably and I'd better post a non-structured review of it in order not to overburden this post.
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Kazeoto, Chirin かぜおと、ちりん [C's Ware]

October 29, 2017
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Foreword: It's a C's Ware game and these guys have not let me down even once. Unlike Re-Leaf which has quite a clear synopsis and multiple endings, this work is much more mysterious. I thought I'd get just another rural slice of life with some side mystery, but what I got was an ancestor of Cross†Channel with a global anomaly and looped story.
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VN of the Month September 1999 - Kazeoto, Chirin

October 27, 2017
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For me the best VN of September 1999 is Kazeoto, Chirin. There's such well known game as Memories Off as well, but a I place a good midscrew over a good slice of life in most of cases.
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VN of the Month August 1999 - Tsui no Sora

October 25, 2017
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There's not much to talk about this month. Tsui no Sora and L no Kisetsu: A piece of memories are the masterpieces of August 1999. My heart is totally with Tsui no Sora.
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VN of the Month July 1999 - Mamatoto ~a record of war~

October 23, 2017
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Wow, there's a mortal combat between such titans as Team Baldrhead, Alice Soft and Studio e.go this month. Well, Men at Work is the first RPG offspring of Studio e.go and it's just too simplistic to compete yet. Baldrhead is also the first part in the series and suffers from some technical problems and short duration. Mamatoto ~a record of war~ on the other hand is quite a polished RPG that even has English patch and it is the VN of the Month July 1999.
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VN of the Month June 1999 - Kanon

October 21, 2017
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The VN of June 1999 is Kanon. Not because it's well known - that's irrelevant. But because I've found a route in it that I totally liked. I'm talking about Mai route, the demon hunter. The main funny part coupled with night school hunt were a cool mix. The three-sided friendship of Mai-Sayuri-Yuuichi was just perfect, because the bonds between the girls were so firm and that they understood each other completely compared to Yuuichi who doubted them often. There are night evil spirits fights, lots of swordplay, cool and always right Mai - what's not to like here? I did not notice forced drama or sleazy relations there. Well, the last hour of Mai route was horrible, because nothing happens apart of childhood memories and desperate attempts to squeeze a tear by endless repeats of the same things. I safely ignored the last hour and thus saved only good memories about Mai route. I'm not going to explore other heroines routes since I'm not ok with their personalities and/or mental health. So hip hip hooray to Kanon, the great devil hunter story or at least so I remember it for. I'm absolutely assured that the main power of Key is in creating very enjoyable drama-free general routes and heroines routes and especially endings fall into being forced nakige.
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VN of the Month May 1999 - Comic party

October 19, 2017
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There should be no two opinions about this, Comic party rocked May 1999. It's very difficult for a SIM to gain my approval, but all the elements fit here perfectly. So far there have not been more than a couple of doujin games released, but this game has woken the devil of 2000s.
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VN of the Month April 1999 - Lipstick Adv.EX

October 17, 2017
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Love Forever and Lipstick Adv.EX are the masterpieces of the month, but I prefer Lipstick Adv.EX
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VN of the Month March 1999 - Captain Love

October 15, 2017
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Captain Love is the only masterpiece of the month
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VN of the Month February 1999 - Campus ~Sakura no Mau Naka de~

October 13, 2017
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There aren't masterpieces this month, but Campus ~Sakura no Mau Naka de~ is the only title worthy of being game of the month.
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Chiruhana ~Kindan no Ketsuzoku~ 散櫻 ～禁断の血族～ [C's Ware]

October 11, 2017
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Foreword: I've been mesmerized by C's Ware game for quite a long time by now and I could not miss this work even though it's not my type of game at all.

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VN of the Month January 1999 - Ikusa Megami

October 09, 2017
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Refrain Love 2 and Ikusa Megami are masterpieces of the month, but my preference goes to Ikusa Megami
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VN of the Year 1998 - luv wave

October 07, 2017
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Year 1998 has become a year of hope for me. After very devastating transition year 1997 there are so many joys and wonderful games at last. Running a bit ahead, there is a 50% increase both in total number of games and in number of listed games resulting in the record number of masterpieces this year.
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VN of the Month December 1998 - Kuon no Kizuna

October 05, 2017
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Kuon no Kizuna is the only masterpiece of December 1998.
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Exodus Guilty エクソダスギルティー [Abel]

October 03, 2017
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Foreword: This is Kanno-san's scenario and I could not miss on it. There are a lot of good English reviews on the game so I'll try to just add some additional thoughts I have on top of those reviews.

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VN of the Month November 1998 - Exodus Guilty

October 01, 2017
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Castle Fantasia ~Seima Taisen~ and Exodus Guilty are the masterpieces of the month and the winner is Exodus Guilty for being the more traditional VN type.
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VN of the Month October 1998 - Psyclone

September 29, 2017
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Psyclone is the only masterpiece of the month.
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luv wave / ラブ・ウェーヴ [C's Ware]

September 27, 2017
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Foreword: C's Ware produced so many good works that I inevitably had to observe each work very thoroughly. luv wave with its 3D half-naked girl on the cover looked more like a 3D adult movie than a cyberpunk game. Who knew then that it would be one of my favorite games.
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VN of the Month September 1998 - With You ~Mitsumete Itai~

September 25, 2017
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With You ~Mitsumete Itai~ is the only masterpiece of the month.
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VN of the Month August 1998 - Shiokaze no Memory

September 24, 2017
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There aren't masterpieces this month, but my personal favorite is Shiokaze no Memory, it's short, nice and has a distinctive individuality.
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VN of the Month July 1998 - luv wave

September 23, 2017
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Kisetsu o Dakishimete and luv wave are masterpieces of the month, but luv wave is my absolute favorite.
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DiaboLiQuE / －デアボリカ－ [Alice Soft]

September 21, 2017
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Foreword: I don't believe Alice Soft - they can only make eroge and bakage. But this game was highly praised overseas. Who knows, maybe it's the game that can overcome my aversion.
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