30 years after its original release, Dōkyūsei has finally released outside Japan for the first time via a remake! Dōkyūsei is a seminal game that helped define the JP adventure & dating sim genres.

It's time to give it recognition outside of Japan. Thread on its legacy. 🧵 To start, let's address the elephant in the room. Dōkyūsei is an 18+ adult game. HOWEVER, the Steam version removes all erotic scenes. If you're interested but feel uncomfortable with those, know that an alt version is there!

This thread is SFW & contains nothing explicit!

The Valis Collection is out today! Here's a thread to go over the significance of the series, & why you might want to check them out. I feel these games quietly influenced several creators/companies in the 80s/90s, though they aren't properly recognized outside of Japan. Please note that this collection contains the PC Engine CD versions of Valis 1-3. Much of what I plan on talking about is in reference to the original, 1986 release of Valis 1 on the PC-88, which is NOT in the collection. Despite that, much of these pts live on in the remake.

With Famicom Detective Club out soon, I made a thing to explain that those games—& others—are incorrectly labeled "Visual Novels", when they are actually "Japanese Adventure Games". JP ADVs are the root of many JP games, so their legacy should be understood & not misconstrued. It's a bit like looking at a game like Vanquish and Fortnite and calling them both "Battle Royales". DNA is shared, but fundamentally, these games are very different.