[KEY] MOON. review

Decided it would be interesting to do a couple of subsequent VN posts to hopefully get more people to play them (seriously, I'm amazed at how many people into anime/manga don't even KNOW what a visual novel is).

The one I'll talk about on this blog is MOON., made by some of the staff from KEY (the guys who made Air, Kanon, Clannad, ect).

The story is about a girl named Ikumi Amasawa who wants to learn more about how her mother died, and possibly to avenge her death. She has a hunch that the clues to her mother's death lie within FARGO, a cult that is trying to obtain the "invisible strength", a power said to lie within all humans, but is dormant. She rides on a truck filled with other women to join the cult (though she has no idea just what is in store for her...)

She meets some friends along the way named Yui and Haruka, who both have their own goals (Yui is trying to make amends with her sister, Haruka is trying to get her brother to leave FARGO).

A man calls Ikumi and her friends to step into a room.

Ikumi is assigned to Building A. Yui is assigned to Building B. Haruka is assigned to Building C.

Ikumi goes through mental training 2 rooms. "Minmes" contains both sad and happy memories that she relives. "Elpod" brings back her horrible past and also induces fantasies that make her undergo high mental stress.

That's the basics...

Anyway, I have to say, the descriptions used in this VN really shocked me. Ugh... I seriously cannot unsee some of that stuff now... >_<

I also thought it was a little funny that having sex = high mental stress

Apparently, since Ikumi is a huge slut, she was assigned to Building A. Yui got raped on her birthday, so she got in B, and Haruka is a virgin, so she's C.

How wonderful, lol.

Man, you've gotta love Ikumi though. I especially laughed at the reverse rape scene.

The ending was pretty weird as well (lol MY BRAINS GOT SCOOPED OUT OH NOES I HAVE PIG BRAINS NOW I HAVE COW BRAINS lolol GIANT KILLER MOON).

At least it ends happily, though.

Overall, pretty interesting. Not very long, and there are only 2 good endings.

Rating: 8/10