X-note

The rollercoaster of feels from this game... great storytelling. I've only experienced 2 out of the 9 endings but from those I know I'll be playing again to get some the others too. You can either follow a guide online, or the game will give you tips if you fail along the way, which is pretty nice. But the save feature is bugged on some PCs, it doesn't matter too much though cuz if you fail you pretty much have to start over again anyways because of the stat-raising. It also doesnt support steam-overlay for taking screenshots, which is sad cuz theres some great art in here. The art is good all around, backgrounds and characters and 'action shots' are all well done. Overall this game was a good experience, lot of feels and 'romance' options that don't involve panty shots and boobs flying everywhere (which good be a bad thing?? I think it's a nice change of pace from recent VNs) Would recommend. Also do Oure's story.

Here's the run down: X-Note is a visual novel created by Zeiva Inc. You play as Essi, a psychic who's mother died ten years previous to the game, leaving her only with a USB flash-drive with a locked folder on it called "X-Note". Essi is approached by a young man named Yuon and invited to join the Xen Institute to investigate a murder and a disappearance that may be somehow connected to her mother's death and the X-Note. Essi accepts, and the mystery begins. Before you even play, there's one thing you should know: Bad endings seem rather inevitable without a guide. When a bad ending occurs, most likely you will have to replay the entire game over again. This happened to me on two occasions, and it does get very tiresome. If you want to go forth straight to get the endings you desire, you're better off using a guide. Though if you prefer going on your own, by all means, you should play without a guide. As a VN, the game is primarily text with quite stunning but unique artworks, with ...

X-note is a game I have been following since the demo was released on Zeiva's deviantART page some number of years ago (the demo is also available for free off of Zeiva inc's webpage: http://www.zeiva.net/). Seeing the full game now available on Steam was exciting and I was not disappointed. The graphics, the characters in particular, were all very pretty and cohesive in style. Atmospherically, the combination of horror themes, music and lighting were done well and used sparingly to create dramatic effect during those scenes. The music was mixed frequently to help break the monotony of background sounds on a loop; plus the music was better than anticipated going into the game. As a note, there is no audio for the dialogue and narration. Gameplay wise, the game relies on both choices and mini games which boost stats. There are only 3 stats and only one can be trained via mini game per day. The mini games are doable without being overly difficult for the casual player. If you w...

I LOVE this game!! After playing through 4 times (getting 4 endings) I finally got to an ending that didn't involve more death :D At first I was expecting just some romance stuff, so dying so much caught me off guard ^^; The art is amazing, the story is awesome, the characters are deep and easy to bond with... what more can I say? Oh of course the music is great as well! I also really appreciated that there was some romance going on BUT it didn't take over the whole story (like it happens in games like this many times. which isn't a bad thing of course but...) and instead added to it. As for people criticising this game clearly without giving it a proper chance: please spread your negativities elsewhere. thanks. I definitely don't regret getting this game, and I'd do it again! And now... I'll go play it again xD

More time was spent on the art then the story line or game play. Very pretty but not really fun...

You know a story is great when it makes you cry. Dang the feelz are so real right now T^T !

A story-rich mystery VN from Zeiva Inc. You play as "Essi" a hired girl to discover the murderer of your mother. [h1]Graphics [/h1] The artwork is pretty good for each of the characters and the overall design was well balanced, I loved it ;3 [h1] Score: 10 [/h1] [h1] Storyline [/h1] The story starts off very slow which is one of the weak points I found, but it soon picks up around chapter 3...The overall story was beautifully executed (Of course, the story will be slightly different for all the 9 possible routes). At least try and achieve the "Good End", it’s very satisfying when you've completed it. [h1] Score: 9 [/h1] [h1] Sound [/h1] The soundtrack is mediocre, there is nothing special about this aspect, some of which are repeated a lot in various sequences throughout the whole game, which I didn't really like...nonetheless, it still deserves some credit. By the way, there is no voicing for any of the characters (I expected this anyways). [h1] Score: 5 [/h1] [h1] Structure ...

Absolutely amazing!! Of course, I'm a VN fan, but I really enjoyed the semi-dark plot and the fact that there were psychics involved. Also, I really appreciated that if you get a wrong ending it gives you pointers for what you needed to do. So far, I've only played Anon's route, but I would definitely recommend it. 9.5/10! Can't wait for more from Zeiva!

X-Note is an exceptionally well-polished game considering how few people worked on it. The story is revealed in parts during the various plot lines so you don't get the full picture until you've played them all. I thought the music was well-suited to the mood and I loved the artwork. My only problem with the game is that you cannot skip the skill training. It's all well and good the first time but having to train 30 times per plot line sucked balls.

X-Note and Area-X deserve to be more popular. This game from a damn decade ago but it still good compare to many game up to now.