What Is Love? Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1

The game is incomplete, I'm a moron

What is love Anime Visual Novel Vol. 1 is a very awkward and disjointed mess that I'd be hard pressed to recommend to anyone due to how poorly it's structured. It feels like watching a collection of awkwardly written 2 minute shorts with no transitions or proper flow between scenes so you really don't get to see the protagonist digest and reflect on events nor do you get a feel for how much time is passing between each scene which is very tedious to read. Generally I'd like to finish a game or at a minimum put in a good 6 or so hours before writing a review but the writing makes it very hard for me to enjoy this, which is a shame because going off the description and trailers this did seem like an interesting game. Maybe I'll try getting back into it some other time and updating this review but for the time being I cannot recommend this game.

Until I see a part 2 or even some updates then this is not really recommended. I worry because I can not even load the dev's website anymore. So I imagine this will be left undone. If that is the case all that awaits you here are cliffhangers. Which is a shame because this has some potential. The animations of movement do help to add a little more life to some dialogue. So that is a nice design decision. The character designs and general art are fine. There are some deep moments which can resonate with high school experiences and the difficulty of processing changes. You do get to know the characters and their problems. It is fitting that many are struggling as most of us do in those years. The MC is sometimes capable and sometimes feels like a buffoon which is also not bad considering he's a teen too. The humor is okay and the devs at least got me to smile a handful of times. However it all sorts of goes nowhere as of now. There is lots of buildup for characters but you always jump away before too much happens. Plot points sort of feel episodic in a strange way. A story will occur, you will go to sleep and then the next day will be like another episode. Sometimes it is just to…

If a good old fashioned anime-stylized junior high school "soap opera" is your thing, then you'd get some enjoyment out of this visual novel.

A game that developers don't expect much from themselves, The character style of CG is very strange, some flaws like some repeated text narrative is unnecessary, some text didn't displayed well. Developers insert force-triggered character lines and emotional descriptions in the text in order to tell all the stories they want to tell even though the player may not be interested at all. But overall, I recommend this game. At least some part of the game is nice, background and BGM are carefully crafted, options seems bring some extent of change for the story, And your time and money won't be wasted. I know how hard to make a game, so I can only slightly encourage them to make a better Vol. 2.

Enjoyed the game so far. It's warm, but not lukewarm - more like a warm bed after freezing day outside. It's cheering up and positive, making you feel comfortable, yet there seems to be more than meet the eye at the first glance. Great storytelling and broad descriptions gives you insight into the world and can really pull you in and make you feel like you're in there. Beautiful graphics are well intertwined with excellent narrative, resulting in immersive experience. It makes you yearn for life to be like that, full of days filled with events and interactions :). Technically, a bit of a bugs here and there, but none game-breaking yet, and definitely not hindering the overall experience. I believe they will be tackled in no time. I will definitely continue on this one when I have more spare time and i'm on lookout for further content vigilantly.