ISLAND

Back And Forth Through Time For Love's Sake - ISLAND "Island" is one of the best Visual Novels that I've ever played. Along with "Clannad", "Tomoyo's After - It's a Wonderful Life", and "Chaos;Child". As you can probably tell, the standard is incredibly high. This VN surpassed that standard, and got its way as my fourth favourite Visual Novel. I've been a lover of the medium for years and have read more than forty...

4 found this helpful, 2026-06-10

When I picked up ISLAND, I barely skimmed the description. I expected this to be a slice of life romance VN with a refreshing tropical setting. What I got was very different. Very, very different. This isn't a waifu hunt. It's a feels train thrown into a plot twist blender. Every expectation I had was subverted time and time again. The game largely does not allow you to "project" yourself onto Setsuna. Setsuna is a...

101 found this helpful, 2020-05-10

~もう一つ約束してくれる？ もし、もう一度で会ったら。。。 もう一度好きになってあげて。~ If you've never played a visual novel before, ISLAND is a finely-crafted story-rich ride. While other visual novels use h-scenes as a means to improve sales, this visual novel utilises the ever rare science fiction genre to drive the story which is in itself a risk. However, even with these unique attributes, ISLAND doesn't disappoint and I wholly recommend this one if...

50 found this helpful, 2018-09-04

Do you like misdirection? ISLAND’s writer G.O. likes misdirection quite a lot. He likes it so much, in fact, that he wrote an entire story solely around it, and sacrificed every other element in its favor. Themes, morals, foreshadowing, pacing, character development, consistent personalities, satisfying conclusion, reader’s enjoyment – all are thrown away one by one just to produce another red herring, then point a...

43 found this helpful, 2023-09-05

I studied English for 3 years to play this VN 'cause I watched the anime and I thought it would be interesting, it was definitely worth it. Good story, soundtrack and plot twists. I felt lots of emotion while I was playing. It's a shame that ISLAND isn't translated into Spanish, not many people in Hispanic community know about this game. Give it a try and pls, don't watch the anime before playing the game...It's...

22 found this helpful, 2021-10-27

I cannot express my love for this game in definite words at all, as it has influenced me so much in amazing ways and will always have a place in my heart, however I can still say some things about it that will hopefully let others enjoy this masterpiece like I did. I understand that this visual novel has one or two plot holes within it and that the word 'masterpiece' is subjective; but once you play through the...

11 found this helpful, 2021-01-18