Let's Read! EVNs

This is a place for reading, discussing, and giving feedback on English Visual Novels, mainly those which are still in development.

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Let’s Read: Silent Voices!

Welcome to Round 8 of the EVN demo reading group!

Last time, we enjoyed The Last Birdling. We learned that our video recording abilities are probably cursed, adorable 8-year olds can be surprisingly dark, and Bibi's mom is very...*cough* inspirational.

This week, we will be reading the demo of Silent Voices, a psychological sci-fi otome about individuals caught in a centuries-long conflict between two countries, and a genetic engineering project called HASBER. Silent Voices is currently on Kickstarter, with just a few hours left.

Silent Voices Reading Schedule:

Live Let's Read (on Discord): Sunday June 4, 12 Noon PDT / 3 PM EDT / 7 PM UTC

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday June 6th (Feedback Survey)

EDIT 6/4: The reading has been postponed - check back here in the next few days for the new date/time.

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Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

What's this all about?

The goal of this activity is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out VNs we may not have tried otherwise. Every few weeks, we read the demo of an upcoming English visual novel. Feel free to attend the live let's read to voice a character or simply listen in. Or, read the demo on your own and submit your feedback directly to the developer. 

Please join us if you can!

Previous: Round 7 - The Last Birdling

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Let’s Read: The Last Birdling!

Welcome to Round 7 of our EVN demo reading group!

Last week, we enjoyed the AIdol demo. We learned that sometimes parents in fiction are actually nice (shocker!), Nake could have gone very sinister with the knife scene (but refrained), and that Hana has some serious main-character-priveleges (but she's adorable, so it's okay).

This week, we will be reading the demo of The Last Birdling by InvertMouse, which is about a Birdling and human child's fight for their friendship as the world threatens to tear them apart.

The Last Birdling Reading Schedule:

Live Let's Read (on Discord): Friday May 19th, 4PM PDT/7 PM EDT/11PM UTC

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday May 23rd (Feedback Survey)

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Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

Not sure what this is all about?

The goal of this activity is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out VNs we may not have tried otherwise. Every few weeks, we read the demo of an upcoming English visual novel. Feel free to attend the live let's read to voice a character or simply listen in. Or, read the demo on your own and submit your feedback directly to the developer. Please join us if you can!

Previous: Round 6 - Aidol (Youtube Video of this Session)

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Let’s Read: AIdol!

Welcome to Round 6!

This week, we will be reading the demo of AIdol, a story about a ragtag team of convention attendees who must step in to save the day for a virtual idol in search of her programmer. AIdol is currently on Kickstarter.

AIdol Reading Schedule:

Live Let's Read (on Discord): Friday May 12th, 4PM PDT/7 PM EDT/11PM UTC

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday May 16th (send your feedback to: [email protected], or use this handy feedback form).

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Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

Not sure what this is all about?

The goal of this activity is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out VNs we may not have tried otherwise. Every few weeks, we read the demo of an upcoming English visual novel. Feel free to attend the live let's read to voice a character or simply listen in. Or, read the demo on your own and submit your feedback directly to the developer. And stop by the devtalk channel on discord for discussion. Please join us if you can!

Previous: Round 5 (Anomie)

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Let’s Read: Anomie!

Welcome to Round 5 of our EVN demo reading group!

Last time, we enjoyed some eerie fun with the The Letter demo. We loved the animated details, got slightly curse-happy at one point, and were very suspicious that the birds were the true antagonist of the story. This session was recorded, so check out the youtube link at the end of this post if you want to hear our spooky shenanigans.

This week, we will be reading the demo of Anomie, a dystopian VN with psychological and philosophical elements.

Anomie Reading Schedule:

Live Let's Read (on Discord): Sunday April 23rd, 2PM PDT/5 PM EDT/9PM GMT

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday April 25th (send your feedback to: [email protected])

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Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

The goal of this activity is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out VNs we may not have tried otherwise. Please join us if you can!

Previous: Round 4 (The Letter) - Youtube video of this session

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Let’s Read: The Letter

Welcome to Round 4 of our EVN demo reading group!

Last time, we read the ＜/reality＞ demo. We learned that chat logs are strange (but amusing) to read aloud, interpersonal relations are hard, and sugar makes Aoii "kooky!" Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Live Let's Read and/or submitted feedback!

This week, we will be reading the demo of The Letter, a horror VN about seven people who have fallen prey to a vicious curse.

The Letter Reading Schedule:

Live Let's Read (on Discord): Sunday April 9th, 6PM PST/9PM EST/1AM GMT [Monday]/9AM PHT [Monday] (sorry GMT folks!)

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday April 11th (send your feedback to: [email protected])

Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

The goal of this activity is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out VNs we may not have tried otherwise. Please join us if you can!

Previous: Round 2 (＜/reality＞) - Youtube video of this session

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Let’s Read: ＜/reality＞

Welcome to Round 3 of our EVN demo reading group!

Last week, we enjoyed the dramatic Falconers: Moonlight demo. Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Live Let's Read and/or submitted feedback! The live reading was well attended, and together we learned some very important things. Now we know that going "into the bush" is most certainly a euphemism, Nai makes an excellent whisky-toting obaa-san, and things really should be measured relative to nipple height. This session was recorded, so if you want to hear our extremely professional(tm) voice acting skills, check out the youtube video linked at the end of this post.

This week, we will be reading the demo of ＜/reality＞, a near-future sci-fi about a withdrawn VR nerd who signs up to test a new neural device, but ends up getting into much more than she bargained for.

Please join us if you can!

Download the demo here

＜/reality＞ Reading Schedule

Live Let's Read (on Discord): Sunday March 26th, 8PM GMT/4PM EST/1PM PST

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday March 28th (send your feedback to: [email protected])

Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

The goal of this activity is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out things we may not have thought to try otherwise.

Previous: Round 2 (The Falconers: Moonlight) - Youtube video of this session

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Over the weekend, we did a live reading of The Falconers: Moonlight, and our session was recorded this time. We had a ton of fun reading this demo. While we are certainly not professional voice actors (and stop frequently to make comments) - here’s the video! Enjoy! To learn more about our EVN reading group or to join in/listen live, check out our about page! We hope you can join us for the next session (Mar 26).

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Let’s Read: The Falconers: Moonlight

Last week, we kicked off our EVN reading group adventure with the False Elegy demo. Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback or participated in the Live Let's Read - it was a ton of fun! We enjoyed some beautiful backgrounds, learned that the word "doing" cannot be used lightly, and concluded that particles are quite exciting.

This week, we will be reading the demo for The Falconers: Moonlight, a supernatural thriller about monster hunters in 19th century New Zealand. Please join us if you can!

Download the Demo Here

The Falconers Reading Schedule

Live Let's Read (on the r/visualnovels Discord): Sunday March 12th, 4PM PST/7PM EST/2AM [Monday] GMT (Sorry GMT folks!)

Read by/feedback due by: Tuesday March 14th (send your feedback to: [email protected])

Discussion (#devtalk on Discord): Tuesday March 14th

The goal of this reading group is to provide feedback to EVN developers on projects currently in development, and also have some fun as readers, by checking out things we may not have thought to try otherwise. Check out the Schedule to see what we'll be reading in the future, or the About page for more info.

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Let’s Read: False Elegy

Welcome to the first round of the Let’s Read EVNs reading group! Not sure what this is? Check About page and the Schedule. To get the ball rolling, we are reading the demo of False Elegy, a dark fantasy about divinity and corruption, with action, romance, and psychological elements. Join us!

“In order to find his lost friend, a divine entity has to bind with a beautiful demon corrupted by sin. With their lives connected as one, the only way to survive is by withstanding heaven and hell together.”

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False Elegy Schedule

1PM (PST)/4 PM(EST)/9PM (GMT) Sunday Feb 26th: Live “Let’s Read” in the r/visualnovels Discord voice chat.

Tuesday Feb 28th: #devtalk discussion of the demo.

Tuesday Feb 28th (by end of day): Submit your feedback to teamgene6 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Social Links

False Elegy on Tumblr False Elegy on Twitter

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Setting Up

We’re still in the process of getting this reading group organized. Don’t know what this is? Check the About page. Want to join in? Follow this tumblr and check out the Schedule!

The first announcement will be coming soon!