Visual novels may be a thriving genre in Japan, but it’s something of an underground phenomenon for us Anglos. Sure, visual novels are made by English-speaking denizens, but we’ve not made a lot of progress in getting these games to reach a larger audience.
One game that might help break new ground (in terms of sales, and in terms of unique content) is Christine Love‘s new game Analogue: A Hate Story (now available on Steam for $10). I played it, and I love it. There’s so much to love, I cannot tell you. Please, play it.
Even more exciting, for all my fellow game audiophiles, the soundtrack is both *good* and *available*. As far as I can tell, this is composer Isaac Schankler’s first foray into VGM, but he definitely has a handle on electronic music. Exhibit A: the soundtrack for Analogue (available on bandcamp for $5). After the jump, my take on this full-length soundtrack. (more…)
