Time to review this amazing game! Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a visual novel. A horror story with a bit of humor, to be precise. I can't stress how well written it is. On par with some of my favorite books. Of course, since this is a "game", you get the added bonus of lovely anime art and some pretty darn good music. In fact, it has a strong anime feel to it including its own beginning and ending theme songs. Some would be tempted to place this game in the kinetic novel category because you have no choices that impact the story. However, the main character is trying to solve a murder mystery and you help out with that. At the end of each day, you get a "Reasoning Mode" where you analyze the clues you've recently received and answer questions. You're ranked on how well you do so saving beforehand might be prudent. If you get an S rank (the best), you unlock extra scenes and add content to the Special Extras on the main menu. This game isn't laid out like a novel where you j...

I loved the story, characters, voice acting and art plus the music was nice too. Since this is only chapter 1 (one case) there are still a lot of unexplained things but at least it didn't end in a cliffhanger and the case was very interesting and tied up neatly. Definitly gonna get the next game once it's out. p.s [spoiler] Damn you Tamura for making me teary eyed 3 times in a row! I'm either being sensitive or very empathetic towards the character [/spoiler]

The story does take a moment to really get going, as it is setting up the world, but once it does, it really takes off. This is part one in the Magical Eyes series, though the story itself is self-contained. Think Fault:milestone one in the way the story grows and comes together at the end, but without fault's obvious cliffhanger. The production values are quite good. I'm not sure what to praise more - the character art, the backgrounds, the music or how dynamic some of the scenes are. It's definitely not a run-of-the-mill visual novel. Last but not least, I have to give props to the VAs as they do an excellent job of conveying the characters. It certainly helped pull me even more into the story. What I'm saying is that if you like your thrillers/mysteries/character drama/magical world stories, I think you'll enjoy this one as is. Though now I can't wait to read the next episode!

i will base my review, on just what ive seen so far, since what yuo see from the beggining is what you get in a visual novel. Now lets get to the selling points. A. The narrattive and the narrator: The narative is pretty well paced, and the writting that its ofered in each scene is of high quality. the naration uses a very soothing female voice, and shows profesionalism, as in athe fact that they scouted a good voice actress. B. The Writing: It is well done , and well paced. The introduction had a great hook, and showed great storytelling proficiency. The game is well made , and the introduction showcases its excellency. Get it only if yuo like visual novels though, or if yuo like anime and you are willing watch a interactive story.

Great game. Can't wait for the next episode to come out!

Magical Eyes-Red Is For Anguish is a VN in which you have to find out why these crazy events are taking place in town. So if u like mystery genre then u will like this VN. Just a small bit is that this VN does start slow. Once u get past the slow part of the game the VN will start to pick up. This VN u will play as Yuu, Chiharu, and another side that is ???, The ??? is for because u will be playing through other's POV. Although u will play more of Yuu's side in this VN. I really liked the characters a lot. I can't decide who is my favorite. Probably Rin and Pops:) Also the characters have voice acting in this:) Only Yuu doesn't have a voice though. I really liked the music in this VN. the music was very nice. The BG I had to get used to because at first I didn't like them. Then as I got used to the BG I started to like them. Also something important to notice is that there is a sequel to this game called Indigo Blue Heaven. So u will not get all answers in just Red Is For Anguish....

Magical Eyes feels like it has some strong ambitions but is ultimately just an average Visual Novel that feels like it was made on a very low budget. While essentially telling a complete story, it’s made extremely clear that this was supposed to be Chapter 1 of a larger story, which a couple of years later at the time of this review, has not panned out. That’s not to say there aren’t enjoyable aspects to this story of a murderous doll with motives unknown, and the investigators with supernatural strength- the characters are fairly memorable, and the mystery is interesting, at least for a time. But it feels like we are thrown into this world and story without enough time to get to ease into it and new characters appear fully developed- nobody seems to grow or change much throughout the experience. The characters in the story also seem to know a lot more about one another and their histories than the reader does. There are other issues, like scenes without character visuals...

I liked this novel and read through it pretty quickly, but I'm not good at giving praise, so this might turn out looking more like a rant. Let see... Well firstly, the novel had pleasant graphics and animation. They were a bit repetitive though, a standard in the genre I guess. During fight scenes the repetition almost got disturbing however. Also, a more seamless fitting of the characters into the milieu would be appreciated. Or do people really just stand there in other visual novels as well? This much? Why not have them sit, sip their tea, point to things, show emotion with their body etc.? Voice acting was also on the positive side. It seemed quite natural (at least to a non-Japanese) and was well in sync with the English text. No complaints about the music either. Now about the text... some of it was pretty highbrow-level, which is mostly okay but at times can feel a bit silly if not used with caution. It can make the text unscrupulously vexatious. A small sample of words and p...

I swear to god when i just started out this game ,i was like OMG i wasted my money and time for this lil' shit. BUT HEY ITS A GREAT GAME!! Everything is just perfect just that maybe it might be confusing for some ppl

Decent short novel, good first chapter in the series. The only problem might be that sequel might be never coming out due to the game being a flop. I still liked the first chapter, but if it bothers you, avoid picking it up.