English VersionNEKOPARA vol.1

This particular visual novel stands out from the rest. On top of it's sexy and adorable artwork, it is animated! Fluidly and charmingly animated!
I'm talking about the character sprites as well as the cg/h scenes. And if the breast bounce animation isn't to your liking, you can adjust it in the options menu.
The story is just as adorable as well, with the "payoff" being incredibly satisfying and worth it.
It's not often a visual novel, especially in this price range, goes the extra mile and provides great value.
I'm very much looking forward to the next volume!

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For a digital novel game, the makers put in a whole lot of effort animating each scene. They are simply more alive than your average game. The characters are just too darn adorable.

Emotionally, this is definitely one of the more thoughtful takes compared to anything else that may contain catgirls.

As for the hentai scenes, they are well-done, but the rest of the story and everything leading up to it got my vote for the lines. The infamous "nyah nyah" doesn't show up too often, if at all.

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Absolutely amazing game! The game itself isn't very long but frankly, it nails that emotional connection so well. This was actually the first game I decided to pay for instead of just ripping it from some other place for free. It was purely to show my support for it and now I can say it was well deserved.

The art is excellent, and the story is so heartwarming, I was literally sitting there with a goofy smile on my face the whole way through. I'm definitely not the smiling type but this story did it for me.

The OST also is worth mentioning that it really gets you right into the flow. Background music that fits so well and makes you feel so "in-tuned" with the game is pretty rare but this game did it flawlessly. Even when the H-scenes came up, the music really made it feel like a love scene rather than just a sex scene. Sex scenes can be thrown in any game, but to communicate that feeling of love is so much more complex.

What this game is, is a completely vanilla, heartwarming, love-filled (Yea those phrases practically mean the same thing I know) adorable, super cute story. If it's vanilla you are looking for, then you have hit the jackpot by stumbling here.

It revolves around a male protagonist that moves out on his own to start a bakery and two catgirls tag along with him (unknown to him) and thus unfolds their love story. If you like cute, adorable "cat-girls" or nekos in this case, this is for you.

Art: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
OST: 11/10
Story: 9/10

I beam down story for one point simply because, I want more! However, this is volume one so there should be (at least I hope) a volume two some day.

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I didn't know what to expect from this game, but it certainly exceeded my expectations. The changeable boob bounce physics is a bit much, but I am glad that they added it to the game. It doesn't add much, but it can be pretty hypnotic. The animations took a little getting used to since they were higher quality than I am used to, but they are great. The voice acting is definitely high quality, and I would certainly play through it again.

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This is a slice of life type visual novel. Very heartwarming and very MOE! The cat girls are all very beautiful and animated very well. The art is very nice to look at too.

Short summery of the story is the eldest brother decided to leave home without warning (due to family issues) to start his own cake shop business. However, the 2 cat girls (who are apart of his family) slipped themselves in with his packed boxes and ended up tagging along. From there the girls do their best to convince him to let them stay. A good story of the daily lives of the master and the 2 cat girls.

Voice acting is top notch.

Note that there are really only 2 hentai scenes and it's towards the middle/end of the story so if you just want something to "get exited about" then this probably isn't for you. This is for those who want to enjoy a good story.

Important note - Make sure you save often and on different slots if you plan to re-watch some scenes.

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