Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?-

Just my favorite visual novel translated by Shiravune for now.

After a year of finishing this, after finishing several other VNs, I can point to this title and say that it was unique. It tried to tell something interesting. For that, I applaud it.

This game took me by surprise. Around christmas time I wanted to play a christmas themed VN and it looked like this was the game to fulfill that role but instead of a happy moege christmas story you get a very compelling story full of mysteries, desperation and investigation. The protagonist Shuu arrives in a town and loses his memories. He only knows that he comes outside that town and that this town is not normal. He becomes a student in a school full of art prodigies that seem to be stuck in the renessaince time with no technology around. He befriends the people of the town when suddenly on christmas day something majopr happens that changes the fate of his life in an unexpected twist. What follows is a very awesome story I really didn't expect. I couldn't really lay the game down once it became that interesting. The writing is really fantastic. This game features H scenes that you can unlock by getting the uncensored patch from Shiravune's website. There are 16 in total but in the main story you will get only 4 and I say it rarely but this is a very good decision because it doesn't interrupt the story which is too interesting. The rest is behind the after story which also com…

Another title I would rate neutral if it were possible. I really love VN's that have supernatural or sci-fi elements. That's what makes Japanese storytelling so great. But sometimes the story plot, while initially very interesting and peaks your interest, comes crashing down into nonsense. Pros: God tier artwork by legendary artist Korie Riko. Absolutely gorgeous character designs, making the characters so loveable. An initially interesting storyline revolving around Christianity, which is pretty rare, along with mysterious supernatural elements that keep up your interest. Cons: Ridiculous ending and explanation for the cause of the supernatural elements. (trying not to go into spoilers here). Now that I know what's behind the whole thing, I seriously doubt I will ever be able to re-read this particular VN. Visiting the extras to view the "scenes" will be enough because Korie Riko's artwork is worth it.

Amazing Grace was a surprise. A lot of the reviews I read seemed very lukewarm or just okay, but this really is quite a quality story. Lots of mystery and drama. The aesthetic is as solid as Devil on G String, it is as philosophical and thought out as Wonderful Everyday without the noncon baggage, and has a great atmosphere, all with a time travel story that is pretty cute with a great emotional climax. There are two really strong love stories here, and two mildly okay ones. The choices are mostly clear, and the TL is pretty good, just a little opinionated (no honorifics). Maybe I've read too many time loop stories, but I thought 95% of the mysteries were very clearly foreshadowed if you're paying close attention. That may sound like I'm calling it predictable, and on some level it sorta was, but the way things fit together in the end was still very thoughtful and novel. Heartily recommend, a phenomenal VN.

Yune-chan kawaii!