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Even if you’re a fan, the visual novel’s niche status probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise. In many ways, the genre seems an order of magnitude apart from what most people play video games for: ...

In a year so packed with big-deal games, some of the best are bound to fly under the radar. I hope that Butterfly Soup won’t be one of them — as it’s, without question, one of the most moving, ...