The Window Box

Wow, just... wow. I am so impressed by this game that I needed time to think on how to give a proper review for it. This is by far one of the deepest stories I have read and at this point I can only wish it was longer. We have five characters who are wonderfully unique and each have their own story and issues to overcome. The way this story is presented is absolutely fantastic and is wonderfully artistic throughout the entire read. I did feel a little iffy about this game in the beginning - but a while after the first puzzle was completed, I begun to realise what a masterpiece this game really was. The art is very beautiful and unique and the music is beautiful, too. I would be lying if I said I didn't hop onto YouTube straight after playing this game to find the OST collection! This game definitely deserves WAY more attention, especially from visual novel fans. It has many choices, interesting puzzles and overall a fantastic story. Please keep in mind that this VN does deal with ...

Went into this visual novel not knowing much about it, and came out of it with an enjoyable experience! I really enjoyed the delicate soundtrack and relationship themes explored in the writing. The subjects tackled were presented in a way that I felt was very thoughtful, respectful and relatable. Thank you. This was totally up my alley and I'd love to see more like it from the studio!

This Novel is great, it feels empowering and I recommend to read it. But I have to warn about heavy subjects, there is no shame in quitting, actually if you feel it getting to heavy, please quit. Read it when you are in a place you can handle it.

Just finished this game. This is a nice point and click, linear VN that appears to be about a group of friends who all meet up to catch up but have their plans go awry thanks to a thunderstorm. What you get is a snippet of their lives as they navigate through a crossroad or an issue that they are dealing with. This game also handles heavy themes such as [spoiler]emotional abuse and how it heavily affected our dear MC.[/spoiler] Granted it took a bit to have me hooked but I definitely enjoyed it. I will say, I wished we had a proper save option and I didn't like how I almost could miss a section if I did not semi spoiled myself with the walk through. Luckily it has a screen select so that works. Overall I enjoyed this VN, it was interesting and I liked the overall story.

Let's start this review with a conclusion: The Window Box is a fantastic story, and well worth the price of admission. Buy it and play it. Now, why is it so great? Well, the strongest point of any visual novel like this should of course be the story, and the writing in The Window Box is truly excellent. If I had to choose a weak spot, I would say that the first 5 minutes or so didn't grab me as quickly as it could have, but once I was engrossed in the plot I really cared about the characters and where their storylines would go, especially Elsa. As the "About" section clearly states, this story does deal with an abusive relationship, but that's not all that's here, the other characters are compelling as well and have their own things going on. It's not exactly a happy game, but it has its uplifting moments for sure. Also, the art! Christina Ellis's art really pulls the whole game together, it wouldn't be the same without the visual style which is presented so strongly here. The appea...

The game trapped me in the scene selector when i clicked on a little drawer stand in the bottom right corner and wouldn't let me out without clicking on a scene, forcing me to reset the scene or go forward in the game.

I really tried to convince myself it's just this kind of a visual novel which is not meant for everyone, I really tried to like it and, sadly, I still couldn't. The background artwork is incredibly beautiful, character design is pretty interesting too (though the whole picture sometimes looks too colourful, and I don't mean it in a nice way), but the story... I just didn't enjoy it at all, it was too boring to read. I finished it in two hours and it still felt like an infinity.

The game is technically fine. The story is fine, though told in a very disorganized way. The "games" feel very much like lazily inserted busywork to make the play time slightly longer. It's basically a series of short stories pasted together with the excuse that these very different ladies were friends for a minute. It is most certainly NOT worth whatever they are charging for it. Had I known how short it was, I would not have paid more than five dollars for this game and it honestly isn't even worth that. I've played better games in terms of both storytelling and game play in the free content.

The art style of this visual novel is beautiful with striking colors! The story dives into issues each woman is facing - work stress, emotional abuse, poor communication in a relationship, to name a few. I like that these are real topics that people deal with and the story touches on it in a unique way that is deep, but still relaxing. There are puzzles in the game, but it's not the focal point. Some puzzles follow the storyline and others distract from it.

A lovely visual novel with some good music, adorable art, and some deep topics that'll keep ya thinking for awhile.