A port of The Shell Part I: Inferno
The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy, and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile. The Shell Part I: Inferno is the Steam release of the visual novel set in the Showa era, depicting the story of a detective who receives a request from a young girl and uncovers the secret hidden within her.
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The Shell -- or Kara no Shoujo, as it's more commonly known as -- is a solid title within the visual novel genre that I'd recommend to folk both experienced AND new to visual novel titles. It's got an engaging story and mystery that will keep you on your toes till the very end, an awesome, completely redone localized script, and a banger OST that's only setback is that I wish it contained a larger amount of tracks.
Like a lot of VNs though, it falls under the issue of being once more another great narrative that is consistently hurt by the insertion of random, largely unnecessary erotic/sexual content. Sadly, there's no way to experience this game fully without just having to deal with it so... yeah. Is what it is.
Also, there's some stuff in this game that is just absolute BS when it comes to getting all the endings. Getting one ending, in particular, requires you to click on a very VERY specific part of the screen in order to achieve it. There's stuff in this game that just feels like total crap to expect of players without having a guide right next to you.
It's not perfect, but it's a great visual novel that's a solid recommendation from me if you're looking for something within the genre that doesn't require you to spend 50+ hours of your life to, but also offers a lot to get invested on.
Like a lot of VNs though, it falls under the issue of being once more another great narrative that is consistently hurt by the insertion of random, largely unnecessary erotic/sexual content. Sadly, there's no way to experience this game fully without just having to deal with it so... yeah. Is what it is.
Also, there's some stuff in this game that is just absolute BS when it comes to getting all the endings. Getting one ending, in particular, requires you to click on a very VERY specific part of the screen in order to achieve it. There's stuff in this game that just feels like total crap to expect of players without having a guide right next to you.
It's not perfect, but it's a great visual novel that's a solid recommendation from me if you're looking for something within the genre that doesn't require you to spend 50+ hours of your life to, but also offers a lot to get invested on.