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VN of the Year 2001 - Eve: The Fatal Attraction

March 25, 2019
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Year 2001 is a year of lost opportunities for visual novels, at least for chunige. The matured industry failed to produce breakthrough works. Of course there are lots of new cool openings Visual Novel Openings 2001 with songs.

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Virus ウィルス [Celt]

March 23, 2019
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Foreword: Virus... mystery... girl with a gun... I liked these setting elements and just dived into it without reading anything about the game. Here's my honest impression.
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Faust ファウスト [Tail]

March 21, 2019
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Foreword: I did not have much hope for this game until I found a Japanese review calling this game a hidden gem and praising its atmosphere. 
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VN of the Month December 2001 - Izumo

March 19, 2019
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Izumo is the only masterpiece of the month. I'll be reviewing both Virus and Faust this month.
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Nijuubako 二重箱 [KeroQ]

March 17, 2019
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Foreword: I don't review anthologies and fandiscs, but this time I have to deviate from this tradition for the fandisc of the game of the year 2000.
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VN of the Month November 2001 - Nijuubako

March 15, 2019
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Kazoku Keikaku , Daiakuji and Nijuubako make the masterpieces of the month, but the winner is Nijuubako
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ASSASSIN Ann～アサシン・アン～ [Active]

March 13, 2019
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Foreword: Assassins... hackers... I expected the second luv wave or Phantom of Inferno from this game. It proved to be quite different...
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VN of the Month October 2001 - Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou

March 11, 2019
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Green Green and Jisatsu no Tame no 101 no Houhou are the masterpieces of the month with the latter being the winner, but I'm reviewing Assassin Ann .
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Rege ~Saisei no Ubugoe~ リジェ ～再生の産声～ [Sarang]

March 09, 2019
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Foreword: Setting is quite cyberpunk'ish, so I expected an enjoyable read. Was I too optimistic?
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VN of the Month September 2001 - Eve: The Fatal Attraction

March 07, 2019
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Eve: The Fatal Attraction has no rivals this month. Among other masterpieces I'll call Memories Off 2nd. I'll be reviewing Rije ~Saisei no Ubugoe~.
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Bittersweet Fools [minori]

March 05, 2019
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Foreword: I have very strange history with Bittersweet Fools. I started playing it about two years ago, and finished it only a year later. But the most important question is why this first minori game neglected that much? I believe I know the answer to this question.
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VN of the Month August 2001 - Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

March 03, 2019
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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , Ashita no Yukinojou and Kagetsu Tooya are masterpieces of the month with Kimi ga Nozomu Eien being the clear winner. But I'm reviewing the lesser known Bittersweet Fools
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Cosmos no Sora ni 秋桜の空に [Marron]

March 01, 2019
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Foreword: It's a non-voiced nakige, so I'm ill-suited to evaluate such game. But it proved to be a masterpiece even in my pretentious eyes. Game does not have a true route, so according to my review codex I only play two routes for such games - one for the heroine that seems to be the main heroine and one for the heroine that I like the most from the rest of the heroines. That's Suzuka and Haruhi routes for me. Three omake side stories are of purely comical nature and are not touched in order not to affect main story impression.
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VN of the Month July 2001 - Cosmos no Sora ni

February 27, 2019
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The only masterpiece of the month is Cosmos no Sora ni, and YES, I'm going to review a nakige!
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No Reality [Unknown]

February 25, 2019
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Foreword: I spotted No Reality many-many years ago, but I lacked technical skills to play it properly - I had just one monitor back then, and game crashed at even sophisticated attempts to launch it in window mode or minimize in order to hook properly. Now with the help of agth and two monitors it's been a piece of cake. The most mysterious cyberpunk'ish game finally opened its doors for me.
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VN of the Month June 2001 - No Reality

February 23, 2019
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No Reality and Chain Ushinawareta Ashiato are masterpieces of the month, but No Reality is the best.
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Femme Fatale [Inspire]

February 21, 2019
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Foreword: I only got sort of interested in Femme Fatale as prequel of Edelweiss and as a part of chaotic production of Inspire company. Detective mystery game should be a safe bet for an interesting story, right?
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VN of the Month May 2001 - Sapphism no Gensou

February 19, 2019
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There aren't masterpieces this month, but I evaluate Sapphism no Gensou higher than any other game this month. Wanted to review it myself, but there are too many English reviews already from the yuri army. I'll be playing Femme Fatale since it's the prequel of Edelweiss that I have certain hopes about.
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Handle With Care.. [ETOILE]

February 17, 2019
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Foreword: April 2001 had zero visual novels to interest me. After long torments of what to choose, I stopped at Handle With Care. It's a serious musical band story, so I expected Kira☆Kira, just more serious. Should Kira☆Kira tremble at the sight of its rival that came 6 years before?

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VN of the April 2001 - Mizuiro

February 15, 2019
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There aren't masterpieces this month. But closest to it is Mizuiro . I will review Handle With Care..
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Sayonara o Oshiete さよならを教えて ~Comment te Dire Adieu~ [Craftwork]

February 13, 2019
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Sayonara o Oshiete has a good number of English reviews (1 2 3), plus reddit comments (4), but what strikes me is that all of them are positive despite some noticed flaws. But as a plotge fetishist and pragmatist to the bones, I demand demolition of fake idols. This bastion shall fall today.
Video playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPm3uYd90o
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VN of the Month March 2001 - Silent Hill: Play Novel

February 11, 2019
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The masterpieces of the month are Silent Hill: Play Novel , Gensou Suikogaiden Vol. 2: Crystal Valley no Kettou. Silent Hill: Play Novel is the winner, mostly because Suikogaiden Vol. 1 was already the winner once. But I will play Sayonara o Oshiete ~Comment te Dire Adieu~ , because I need to work out my own position here.
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Lipstick ADV.4 [Fairytale]

February 09, 2019
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Foreword: I rated Lipstick Adv.EX as 9/10 and I just can't believe that absolutely the same people - Fairytale and scenario writer Notori Shinji - could really make a terrible game after that. I hope to present an unbiased opinion from a person who knows the series well.
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VN of the Month February 2001 - Tasogare

February 07, 2019
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There aren't masterpieces this month, but I opt to choose Tasogare as game of themonth.But for review I'm picking Lipstick ADV.4 to put an end to my history with these series.
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Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia 吸血殲鬼ヴェドゴニア [Nitroplus]

February 05, 2019
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Foreword: With deletion of boukennonikki blog there's only one review of this game left, so I hope to fill the vacuum, even though it won't be even remotely as good, but should be same critical.
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VN of the Month January 2001 - Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia

February 03, 2019
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I consider Renaissance , Yougen Tennyo and Vampirdzhija Vjedogonia to be masterpieces of the month, but chuuni always wins.
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VN of the Year 2000 Nijuei + failed POLL for full playthrough

February 01, 2019
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It took a huge amount of time to finish year 2000, but it's over. The industry has matured to contemporary state, so there's no need to search for novelties this year.
First of all, here's the collection of Visual Novel Openings 2000 with songs.

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Dorei Ichiba 奴隷市場 [rúf]

January 30, 2019
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Foreword: I heard about this game couple years ago that it actually had a decent plot, and around the same time got acquainted with the anime version. It's been my longtime wish to show that nukige may have a decent story, but is this exactly that case?
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VN of the Month December 2000 - Never7 -The End of Infinity-

January 28, 2019
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December 2000 is a total ripoff. I have zero interest in almost all its games except for Never7 -The End of Infinity- which ends up to be the VN of the Month. But for review I'd rather choose some nukige over Never7, and that game for review is Dorei Ichiba.
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Nijuuei 二重影 [KeroQ]

January 25, 2019
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Foreword: I actually knew nothing about the game apart of KeroQ background as a company. There's just one review of the game that blames SCA-JI writing as "feels amateurish and he didn't even try to write characters that would feel fitting to the setting" and theory-crafting as "it wasn't detailed or insightful enough to be interesting alone". I'm speechless. This is an absolutely genius 10/10 work and probably the best visual novel I ever read. The only possible explanation for low scores for Nijuuei is in case of playing PC non-voiced version. I have to admit that my experience of PC version was not too joyful either - the palette was too dark and without voicing I could barely focus attention on characters and the flow. But PS1 version was an absolute revelation for me. This review is based on PS1 version of the game (but screenshots are from PC version due to better resolution).
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