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• HeyxMaxin

  Jan 1, 2023

  I fell in love with this game right after I clicked the play button. OMG it's soooo cuuuute!
• Bocchi

  Jul 19, 2023

  Gay women pog
• gamedeal user

  Feb 13, 2016

  The first uncut 18+ visual novel is released on Steam. Welcome to the future.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 13, 2016

  From developer Liar-soft, creators of the "Steampunk" series of visual novels! If you're a fan, you'll be pleased to know that popular voice actors from the Steampunk series return to fill out the cast. Sakurai Hikaru (also of Gakkou Gurashi, Fate/Prototype fame) returns as an assistant writer and Kawashima Rino (from Dies irae and Shikkoku no Sharnoth) voices the protagonist, Toomi Yuna. Colorful characters - all fulfilling certain yuri tropes - are present, as well as a bubbly OST and mostly on-point translation. You'll find little bits of "Westernization" here and there, but nothing that'll really disrupt the dialogue. Decently long... and watch out for mood whiplash! There's the issue of a high price point, but maybe you'll be willing to forgive that for the sake of R-18 nudity. Enjoy!
• gamedeal user

  Feb 13, 2016

  You play as a normal girl who gets roped into helping two dead lesbians ship the different girls at the school. If that's not the greatest story ever told, then I don't know what is. 10/10
• gamedeal user

  Feb 14, 2016

  Surprisingly well-written, despite its porny premise (two dead lesbians want to bang so that they may ascend to the afterlife). I enjoyed the pacing and the changing POVs. There is very little sexual content; it took me roughly 10 hours of reading before I saw any, and none of it is explicit. Notably, there is absolutely zero fanservice or gratuitous sexualization of the exclusively female cast in this game. Instead, the characters are interesting, well-designed, and thoughtfully written. "Kindred Spirits on the Roof" is a bright, warm, funny exploration of first love, treated with gentleness and authenticity. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have played it.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 15, 2016

  So this was something I ended up playing on a whim. I saw this mentioned the week or so leading up to the game by a few people and I decided to give it a try since they had a demo avaliable. I'm extremely glad I did because this ended up being one of the best visual novels I've read, with wonderful characters and an emotinal plot. Though the game is rated 18+ and does contain sex scenes it's quite tame overall, and really doesn't even factor in until around halfway through the game. I was also surprised how the game tackles the subject of relationships, it doesn't pretend that they happen overnight or without some stumbling blocks. I mean the story is still pretty fluffly overall (it's about lesbian ghosts that wanna spread the lesbian around a school, c'mon) but I still think it took the romances realistically for the most part. Anyhow, let's break down what the pros, cons and nit-picks bout this game real quick. Pros: -A great main character, Yuna was delightful throughout. Almost all of the characters (barring one or two minor examples) are well written -Emotionally engaging story, I'll admit I teared up quite a few times -Satisfying ending -Extra scenes that open up once you complete the main story -OST is good, even if there are only about 12 tracks. -Game takes relationships surprisingly seriously. Cons: -Some of the couples are just not as interesting as others, and the game makes you follow every side story -Title is kinda weird. I read why it's that way but it's still weird. -There ain't much porn if that's what you're here for. Nit-Picks: -I wish there had been just a bit more drama. I love the story but half the time the main character is just sitting around waiting for stuff to happen -While the extra scenes after the main story were a nice touch, they were kind of pointless overall, to be blunt. While it did flesh out the relationships between some characters a bit more, they didn't do much for me. I'd have much preferred it if they'd given each of the couples a "one month later" epilogue or something -Some of those songs in the OST, while good, might get annoying once they play for the 50th time -I wish the game was longer. Though this should probably be a pro, I think this is one of the best compliments you can give a game. I wish there was a sequel, anime, something, -By the way, if these ghosts wanted to see girls doing it, they DO have the internet. Feels like they could've solved this problem in 10 minutes. (I know not really, but still) Overall the game was a delight to play, and I hope more similar games come soon. I don't usually replay visual novels, but I get the feeling I'm probably going to replay this one in the upcoming weeks. If I was giving this game a rating I'd say it's a 9/10
• gamedeal user

  Feb 16, 2016

  Let me start off by saying that I’m a gay girl and that I’ve been eyeing this game ever since it got released in Japan, which was back in 2012. Was the wait worth it? Hell yes. As another reviewer has mentioned, this story does have a very porny premise. Two ghosts rope MC into playing yuri cupid for various couples in the school so that the ghosts can spy on them and learn how to make love to each other, as girls—yes, this is morally questionable no matter how you word it—but despite this, the story is not centered around sex at all. Really. It took me around 12 hours to reach the first nsfw scene, and all the way up those 12 hours, the story focuses on developing relationships, emotional connections, friendship. Rather than sex being the focal point of the game, it feels very much like a beautiful culmination to everything that couple has experienced together up to that point—from the confessions, to the trials and tribulations of trying get their love reciprocated, their sense of stability after ironing out misunderstandings. Also, while the whole “b-but we’re both girls!” may seem excessive at some points, homosexuality in Japan is still very much condemned. But that’s one of the most refreshing things about this game: not only does the story touch upon real issues like social stigma and family expectations, but it also doesn’t write off the girl/girl romances as just a phase, like so many other works in yuri genre do. One couple in particular discusses and plans their future together in the face of a homophobic society, and that really resonated with me. As someone who has also tried out the Sono Hanabira series, which oversexualizes girls (and even glosses over the fact that one of them is a huge age gap student/teacher lol), I am very happy that this game doesn’t treat homosexuality as a joke or something just to fetishize. I really felt like the story was reaching out to girls in similar situations, living in fear of condemnation yet still brave enough to face their feelings and look forward to a brighter future. Setting aside my accolades for the story, the voice acting, art, and music are also superb. The nsfw scenes are very tasteful, and despite the fact that the OST is about 12/13 tracks, the songs are catchy enough that I never felt bothered by it. Conclusion: if you love girls, love girls loving girls, love a good story, please get this game. It’s $30, yes, but there’s around 30 hours of gameplay, so it’s well worth the money. You won’t regret it.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 28, 2016

  This VN made me realise the only reason why I am alive is for fictional lesbians, dear lord save me from this empty feeling
• gamedeal user

  Mar 23, 2016

  Let me just open by saying that Kindred Spirits is Good. For some context: I read a lot of visual novels, and I regret that. There's not really any other way to put it. I like the medium in theory, but the vast majority of what you can find is just bad. Pacing in particular is a problem, followed up by tendency to throw in reprehensible content. Kindred Spirits is novel right off the bat because something actually happens in the first hour. While it's not immune to pacing problems, Kindred Spirits' plot moves along fairly regularly, aided by the device of the planner breaking the story into discrete chunks. Another thing that stops Kindred Spirits from feeling like it's stalling out is the fact that it follows a handful of couples, so someone's story is always advancing meaningfully whatever you're reading. The couples are what is going to make it for you if you like the game. The characters are all unique and fairly well written, and the game for the most part does a really good job of differentiating the characters' internal monologues when there's a scene from their perspective. Yuna is an interesting character and one who I feel a lot of kinship with, but seeing the antics of the various couples as they fall in love and strive to start a relationship is bulk of the draw. Well, I guess there's one other potential draw. The elephant in the room. According to one of the translators, sexual scenes are only roughly 6% of the script. Having read all of it, I'm surprised it's even that high- and if sex scenes are 6% of the script, then things like "nngh" and "ahn" have to be at least 3%. I'm not a huge fan of sex scenes in these kind of games to begin with, but if you're going to have them Kindred Spirits' ones are fairly good. They do a decent job of making the people actually seem like teenagers who have no idea how to bone, and the CGs never get more explicit than a few anime tiddies. Unless you're incredibly morally offended by euphemistic reference to heavy petting you'll probably be fine- it's not like people are breaking out the dildos for a 50 page orgy. One complaint you can level (aside from the pacing and editing, which, while WAY above VN standard, is still a little long sometimes) is the "extra scenes". Once you finish the main story, you're only about half way done. Various scenes pop up all over the planner, and the main way they're unlocked is making choices in the main game. This is sort of a hassle, so I'd recommend just going back and choosing the other option every time you see a choice to get it out of the way early. The extra scenes are nice, but they're where the game threatens to outstay its welcome. Personally I was charmed enough to enjoy it right up until the final extra scene, but I suspect a lot of people will be done about halfway through the extras. Also, the game makes you think it might have alternate routes, but that's a lie, choices only affect the extra scenes. Which is a shame, but there's nothing wrong with there being one story you want to tell. In summary, Kindred Spirits is a cute little game that's a lot of fun. It lasted me about a month and I enjoyed my time with it.