With all the moves and whatnot here at the site, some things got a little screwy on the back-end of WordPress. I will be redoing a fresh install on the .com domain of the site and I’ll see how that goes. More news on this at a later date…
Filed under: A Word from Rio on July 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
Don’t panic! I’m not pulling the plug on this site. I will be rearranging it though.
As you may know if you’ve been following the site, I had expressed the wish to make ren’ai games more available to those who are interested in these types of games. I began turning the .com domain part of Ren’ai Games into a visual novel portal. I had updated the site with a fresh new look, and I have been working on the site behind the scenes but I haven’t updated it and made it available in it’s latest form. Why? Because I’ve come to the realization that I just don’t have enough time to do everything I want to do.
Right now, I am able to update my site Manga Tutorials on a daily basis, manage the forum, oekaki, and mail with enough time to spare for hanging out with friends and family, time to rest by myself, and of course, to work my full time job. On my spare moments, I will drop in here to update the site, add news, and make some changes but with the addition of the Ren’ai Games portal, there’s just not enough time to fit it in the whole scheme of things so to speak. I do not have time to dedicate for support emails should a customer have a problem which is my main concern. I really value customer support but with no time – I just can’t do it. I do not want to give shoddy customer support.
Now, I will not quit on the idea of making ren’ai games available all in one spot though. For one thing, it’s very convenient to know who has what all in one spot without a body searching the web or keeping tabs on multiple sites. I can be forgetful at times and I’ve grown impatient over the years. If I have to hunt for something too long, I’ll move on.
So what to do…? What to do….?
I’ve decided to make a page here at the site that lists all commercial indie ren’ai games. Free ren’ai games are already being listed at Ren’ai Archives so I’ll forgo doing that here at the site. The commercial list will include information about the game, image previews, links to the demo as well as buy links and a direct link to the game’s creator. I will not be offering any customer support. If you buy from this site, great! If you buy directly from the creator – I think that’s great too! If I at least have some hand in promoting this genre, then I’m good.
Moving on, I’ve also decided to take down the NaNoRenO, IntRenAiMo, and the ALICE Packs pages. I no longer have time to look after those pages or to update them. If you would like up-to-date information on any NaNoRenO/IntRenAiMo events, games, and discussions, drop by the Lemmasoft forum. Everything is there if you do a quick search. As for the ALICE Packs, they may also be found at LemmaSoft forum. I will keep the ALICE packs that I made here at the site but I will move it under the Dev Articles page. As I mentioned, I do not have any more time to update it, but I will still make it available for those who want to use it.
Moving on to the games that I make for free here at Ren’ai Games… I will finish Foxtaile but I believe that game will be my last free game. Starting in late August after I finish doing all the All About Life in a Japanese School articles at Manga Tutorials, I will start updating here and at Manga Tutorials with updates on my progress on Foxtaile artwork. People love to see art in progress so I will posting at both sites simultaneously.
The remaining pages will stay; development articles, articles, and our games. I will be posting related gaming news featuring ren’ai games and quirky games that I think you, as the audience, may find interesting and may even be inspired by. The site may be rearranged a bit so if something goes haywire – that’s me working on the site.
Cheers! C:
Filed under: A Word from Rio, Foxtaile on July 20th, 2010 | No Comments »
I mentioned MangaGamer before regarding downloading some visual novels, but this time they have something bigger up their sleeve.
MangaGamer has an exclusive release with OverDrive, makers of KiraKira, to bring out Study Abroad, a bishoujo VN game that focuses on a tourist-like storyline and setting in Tokyo, Japan. No visuals or further news is available but here’s a little summary of what to expect from the game courtesy of Siliconera:
…players, playing the role of a foreign student, would be able to travel around Tokyo, experience the sights and so forth, with the entire scenario developed in a visual novel format, complete with the genre’s trademarks.
I thin they should add some kana and kanji lessons in there. That’ll just add the cherry on top, in my opinion.
Filed under: Gaming News on July 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
A little more news is out about My Wife from Siliconera. Apparently, you start off in high school and after wooing your intended, you then become newly weds and enter the “wife mode”. There is an ending after a certain period but you may continue the game indefinitely much like Harvest Moon. Anyways, take a look at this video and see for yourself:
Filed under: Gaming News on July 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
MangaGamer.com offers downloadable bishoujo games and now they’ll offer a “digital release of “Higurashi: When They Cry Kai ‘Minagoroshi’”, the latest sequel to the smash hit PC game released by game developer 07th Expansion for 19.95 Euros. (Approximately 27 US dollars) This is equivalent to the 7th chapter within the overall 8 chapters of “Higurashi When They Cry” and is slated to be released on May 31, 2010. MangaGamer.com will release the final 8th chapter within 2010.”
This is the first time I’ve heard of Manga Gamer but it looks like they’ve been around since 2008. They’re a bit light on games, with five items on sale for now, but the site looks bright and cheerful, they offer “all age” games, and it looks like they will eventually be offering comics and (free?) downloads. For the full news release, visit ANN.
Filed under: Gaming News on June 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment »