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-- MISADVENTURES OF LAURA SILVER: CHAPTER I -- STEAM PAGE GOOGLE PLAY Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, 1935. During the interwar period, detective and gun enthusiast extraordinaire Laura Silver and her companion, former police officer Orewell Cooper, are sent to Czechoslovakia to a rather peculiar investigation. Their target? A mysterious creature lurking in the murky waters of Pilsen. After their arrival, they are ready to investigate, disguised as two journalists. However, following a suspicious death in the hotel, their plans are interrupted. Also, who is this lost child sitting out in the cold? Features >6-7 hours of gameplay. >70.000+ words. >Eight hours of total gameplay. >Over 100 decisions. >Multiple endings. >Available for Windows, Mac & Linux. We are happy to inform that the development of Laura Silver is complete! Please let us know what you think about our game, we appreciate every comment. Thank you! LINKS INSTAGRAM / TUMBLR / TWITTER / FACEBOOK / ITCH.IO / WEBSITE / VNDB / PATREON / DISCORD

This is my impression of what the state the industry is in right now (some of this is repeated from previous posts I've made here on the forums). Just to get this out of the way, the VN industry (non-nukige) is currently in the process of contracting and changing priorities. The industry has long relied charage/moege to keep sales up, which has ironically led to most of the writing talent fleeing to other mediums. This wasn't really a problem until the last six years or so. Why has it become a problem? Because my generation in Japan has less money for spending on high school nostalgia than it did back in 2014. At the same time, the younger generation of otakus in Japan is far less interested in standard charage (high school situations, predictable romances, etc), so this means that the industry is not set up to compensate for the demographic changes in its consumer base. To be blunt, more and more VN consumers want something with an actual story. Unfortunately, due to the trends of the last decade, writers who can actually produce what they want are in short supply. As a result, the VN industry is contracting as companies find they can't replace the talent they abandoned during the charage boom as easily as they could the random ero-writers they've been using up until now. A few pieces of evidence (that don't involve hearsay). The relative number of plotge to charage made in the last two years (regardless of quality) has tipped toward plotge significantly... though most of those are of lower quality than in the pre-2015 years due to the aforementioned lack of talented writers. Navel and the other major names in particular are aggressively testing the waters, as is evidenced by their releases in the last few years (fewer FDs, more new IPs, resurrection of IPs with a differing atmosphere than previously seen, etc). A few hiccups: Overcompensation... the fondness of the younger generation for the consumption of escapist material has led to a string of low-quality fantasy VNs in the last couple of years (Digination being the source of many of them). This would normally be a good sign, but it is troubling that the new writing talent that is emerging isn't leaving much of an impression on someone who is as much of a fantasy addict as I am. The flow of money into these 'experimental' games (lol) has diverted funds that probably would have normally been pumped into charage developing, which has caused the actual number of non-nukige VNs released to fall overall. A key statistic drawn from my experiences over the past decade... Until the last two years, it was normal for 6 or more non-nukige VNs to be released each month on average. However, increasingly we are seeing months where only three or four releases are seen... and those releases differ significantly in nature from previous years (and are even spottier in quality).

This seems backwards. As people progress in their careers, their income tends to grow (more money, not less). A work of fiction's target demographic tends to correlate with its protagonist (high school settings with a straight male protagonist would be aimed at young males). More likely: Eroge appeal to young males. As the market has matured, its initial base has grown older and drifted away for various reasons--including moving on in their career (less time) and that THEY'RE the ones less interested in high school settings and writing aimed at young males. Meanwhile, the younger generation has less disposable income these days, a phenomenon that isn't limited to Japan. Many of them spend their time on mobile, consoles, or on social media, and may not even have a PC for personal use. Those who have a PC and game on it have a growing library of Western alternatives to play (e.g., on Steam).

I forgot to post it, since it was right before my vacation, but some days ago another PSP VN has arrived - this time it was Toradora!

A few that haven't been covered yet... Sango from Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort- More of the energetic type https://vndb.org/c14220 Yayoi from Deardrops - Considered a side heroine but still a major character. Not particularly shy but she's pretty funny and probably the most reasonable girl. https://vndb.org/c5242 Kana in Wanko to Kurasou- Definitley not a main heroine but appears often enough. More on the bubbly energetic side https://vndb.org/c4650

Lots and lots and lots of updates! First, a few links! Steam ♦ Discord ♦ Newsletter And now some new screenshots a fair amount has changed, namely the sprites have gotten updates and GUI has drastically changed! And here's a character intro trailer!

* Sachi from Grisaia is an obvious pick. I just love her sensual voice and her NOT very subtle innuendos. * Yuzuyu from Fureraba. Yeah, she's a Tsundere, and an extremely verbally violent one at that. But all Tsunderes have their cute side. * Tamase from Muv-Luv series. She's about as DereDere as they come. She wears Neko accessories too. * Asahi from Sorcery Jokers. I absolutely adored her for her singing Christmas carols randomly. Not to mention her utter fearlessness.... * Mihiro from Wagamama High Spec. For an Oppai Loli, she's cute. Her theme song is also super cute. * "Ruuko" from To Heart 2. She's certainly unique, that's for sure. * Rise from Princess Evangile. I liked her random jealous skits. * Kirari from Kira*Kira. Ever wanted to see an adorable punk rocker girl who changes her hair pink? Well here you go. * Hikari from Under One Wing. Like Sachi, she's rather prone to sexual jokes too.