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7. Witch on the Holy Night (2022)
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Nice to be getting the Type-Moon VNs on the Switch, and with hefty upgrades. I read some of this a long time back, but the lack of voice acting made it kinda dull. Going through this new version was a much better experience. Like with Tsukihime Remake, the production values are awesome. This is an extremely pretty VN, with tons of bespoke art for scenes you wouldn't normally expect to have it. The music is quite nice too, and the voice cast has some good stars (finally KanaHana in another VN!). Atmosphere is always peak. The VN as a whole has a lot of ups and downs, though. The majority of it is more slice of lifey character interaction than anything. This mostly works, but the stuff after the first big action scene dragged on a bit long. The three main characters are all well developed and likable. The writing does a particularly good job at keeping them as flawed individuals throughout the entire story. Aoko and Alice are the heroes, but they're not particularly good people. Aoko makes for a great protagonist in general, and I highly enjoyed pretty much everything that was from her perspective. Sojuro is a fun foil for her and Alice, and I enjoyed him as a character too, but the slice of life stuff from his perspective wasn't as interesting.

The action scenes, as in Tsukihime and F/SN are a big highlight. The first big one has some absolutely incredible sequences, and the final one is super impressive too. Seeing the techniques used in F/SN in a more modern VN with an even higher budget was great. I wonder if Nasu will ever fulfill his promise to make this into a trilogy. I'd love to see more Aoko, and reading VNs of this caliber is a real treat.

Next game hint: Who watches the watchers? (2022)