Hoo boy. Limited Run has a pair of games I'm extremely very interested in today… but I find myself umming and ahhing over whether or not I can justify spending that much. Although Limited Run's prices aren't altogether unreasonable, their shipping fees do sting quite a bit — I tend to have to pay a minimum of $15 on top of the price of the games in order to get them delivered. The perils of living in Europe.
The two games on offer are both visual novels, and both titles that I hoped would see some sort of hardcopy at one point or another.
The first is The House in Fata Morgana, which I don't know a ton about other than the fact that a lot of people seem to consider it as something of a modern classic. From what I understand, it concerns exploring the lives of a number of different people and then tying all the stories together in some way or other. It's got a deliciously dark, Gothic, brooding atmosphere about it, and everyone I know who has played it has said it's a fantastic experience. My main hesitation here is that I picked up the PC version from GOG a while back — though I believe this release actually has some extra content over the original.
The second is London Detective Mysteria, which is an otome game featuring bishounen versions of characters like Sherlock Holmes and his contemporaries. This game was particularly noteworthy to me as the last major project Brittany "Hatsuu" Avery worked on at Xseed before she left, and it was clear that it was a title she felt passionately about. (Well, those who are familiar with Hatsuu will know that there weren't any of her previous projects she didn't feel passionate about, but this seemed to be a particular highlight!)
These are both games I've had my eye on with a mind to covering on MoeGamer at some point in the future, since they're both interesting and unusual visual novels that are fondly regarded by those who have played them. Thus I find myself very tempted by both of them… but… ooh… $105 is a lot of money… and I have hosting costs to pay this month!
I have six hours to decide as I type this. That will keep my mind occupied during a boring day at work, if nothing else! If you have any friends feeling generous (if you're reading this, you've done plenty already!), please feel free to point them in the direction of this page or my Ko-Fi :3
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