Jisei

A short (~1 hour), simple murder mystery visual novel. Nice art, and probably the earliest VN with good English voice acting, so that's cool. Unfortunately, it feels more like a proof of concept than a fully developed game in its own right. The cast and setting are very small, the investigation is straightforward, and the most interesting aspects are... Read more

This might be a very short visual novel but I found it extremely interesting and there are two more games in the series to play - which I have, so I'll be reading them pronto. You play as a young man with special abilities. This is a murder mystery and you have to question people, examine rooms, etc. You actually only use your unique power at the very... Read more

Jisei isn’t exactly what I was expecting. In some ways it surprised me but in other ways was a disappointment. It has a great story to it and had some good twists and turns along the way. I did find it very linear though. In the end you either solve the case or you don’t and there is only one way to get there. I don’t mind kinetic visual novels some... Read more

JISEI was one of the first visual novels I ever played, and it has remained as one of the most interesting ones for me that I keep going back to. Although the first entry to the series is relatively short - more like a prologue to a much bigger story - it still has a lot of intrigue to entice you into sticking around to see what unfolds in future games. You... Read more

Jisei is the first installment in 3 games long series. It’s an interesting murdery mystery Visual Novel with great backgrounds and characters designs. What’s also nice is the fact the characters are voiced and have interesting personalities. Given the series is divided into 3 installments, this one is short, but still worth the price. Characters in... Read more