20.10.2026, 17:16
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Pixel art creature-collecting simulator Waveling Island announced for Xbox Series, PC
Berserk Boy developer BerserkBoy Games has announced Waveling Island, a pixel art creature-collecting simulator.
Island is an intricate visual novel with multiple routes and endings. Through use of the game’s flowchart system, players navigate through the story and uncover clues to unravel the mysteries of Urashima, the titular island.
Urashima is a small island, far from mainland Japan. It’s a true utopia, blessed with rich natural beauty. But the island harbors a difficult past, and it’s about to be erased, silently, from history. Soot blight syndrome, an endemic disease, has brought about a rift between the island and the mainland. An offshore platform intended for marine research has long been left abandoned; five years ago, three separate incidents brought the once influential Three Families of Urashima to near ruin. Rumors about children being spirited away have become part of the local folklore, alongside another legend, one that has been repeated on the island since time immemorial… “Let me tell you the legend of this island: it’s a story of tragic love…” The key to saving the island lies with three girls, each of whom belongs to one of the Three Families. These girls aren’t able to change the fate of the island by themselves, but might they succeed with the help of the young man who’s just washed ashore? Claiming that he’s traveled back in time, the man immediately sets out on a lonely path, challenging the longstanding traditions of the island, and seeking to change the future. But those aren’t his only goals… How will his presence transform the lives of these three girls, the future of the island, and the fate of the world…?
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When I picked up ISLAND, I barely skimmed the description. I expected this to be a slice of life romance VN with a refreshing tropical setting. What I got was very different. Very, very different. This isn't a waifu hunt. It's a feels train thrown into a plot twist blender. Every expectation I had was subverted time and time again. The game largely does not allow you to "project" yourself onto Setsuna. Setsuna is a weirdo with strange character motivations at first. Some games allow you to pick dialog options that conform to what you would personally like to do in this situation, but ISLAND only gives you these choices so that you can pick the wrong ones. In that respect, this felt more like a kinetic novel where you experience the story alongside the main character instead of as the main character. This game LOVES its brutal bad endings. One innocent mistake, and your attachment to th
Straight up, ISLAND’s a total must-play in the vn scene, even with its super obvious flaws that can turn new players off right away. The main issue’s all in the winter arc, where the pacing drags like crazy. Way too much filler detail makes players lose track of the core plot, n tons of scenes are straight up useless since they don’t move the main story forward at all. But once u power through that bloated section, the midsummer arc ties every loose end together perfectly. u might guess some of the twists, but never the full picture, n that’s exactly why ISLAND’s writing hits so hard for me. Ambitious, far-reaching storytelling hidden under chill slice-of-life moments, that’s exactly the kind of vn content I’m always down for.
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~もう一つ約束してくれる？ もし、もう一度で会ったら。。。 もう一度好きになってあげて。~ If you've never played a visual novel before, ISLAND is a finely-crafted story-rich ride. While other visual novels use h-scenes as a means to improve sales, this visual novel utilises the ever rare science fiction genre to drive the story which is in itself a risk. However, even with these unique attributes, ISLAND doesn't disappoint and I wholly recommend this one if you decided to pick a game of this genre up to begin with. -CHARACTERISTICS TO WATCH OUT FOR- ISLAND is a visual novel with a lot of branching routes and endings that depend on what you decide to do during the story. There are three main plots that ISLAND covers: the ISLAND routes (with the three main heroine's routes), the NEVER-ISLAND route (this almost feels like a different game compared to ISLAND and arguably is where I would argue that this game truly shines in), and wh
Do you like misdirection? ISLAND’s writer G.O. likes misdirection quite a lot. He likes it so much, in fact, that he wrote an entire story solely around it, and sacrificed every other element in its favor. Themes, morals, foreshadowing, pacing, character development, consistent personalities, satisfying conclusion, reader’s enjoyment – all are thrown away one by one just to produce another red herring, then point a proverbial finger at you and say: "ha, bet you fell for that". But we all know how the old "fool me once" saying goes. So what feels cool at first quickly gets more and more predictable until it becomes nothing but an annoyance. You might have surmised from the descriptions that ISLAND is a twisty, complex sci-fi ride, but be warned, for this is a misdirection. There is no sci-fi in this game. There is science and there is fiction, but there is no science fiction. All scienti
Worth it~~~ 11/10 Better play this game then watch the anime I like this game so much because all the route lead to main route...
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