A car accident has left medical student, Sakisaka Fuminori, down two parents and up one case of severe brain damage. With my interest piqued by its excellent cold opening, Saya No Uta quickly set about laying the ground work for the slow burn of its first act. Seriously, see it for yourself before reading on. It’s about a strong a horror opening as I’ve ever experienced. The audio distortion, the wailing background track, and art that imitates an overexposed photograph blinding me with spots of pure white, combine to create a palpable sense of nausea. The writing is terse and effective, and it’s an unsettling example of what visual novels can accomplish that regular novels can’t. To begin with, I honestly can’t stress enough how good Saya No Uta’s opening scene is. Saya No Uta has all the hallmarks of his work, and while it’s an obvious testing ground for thematic approaches Urobuchi would later perfect in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Psycho-Pass, it also stands as a brilliant horror experience in its own right. The “Urobutcher,” as fans call him, made a name for himself as a screenwriter with a taste for brutal twists and an eye for genre deconstruction. It’s one of the few erotic visual novels to achieve significant popularity outside of the medium’s niche audience, thanks to word of mouth and the later success of writer Urobuchi Gen’s anime work.

Saya No Uta, originally released in Japan back in 2003, has something of a reputation. This review doesn’t contain any adult content, but it does contain frank discussion of the game’s use of violent and sexual imagery, so I’d avoid reading it at work if I were you. Available on J-List (NSFW Link).īefore we start: Saya No Uta is a pornographic visual novel. This version of Saya no Uta ~ The Song of Saya has been edited for release on Steam.Original Release: 2003. Better System Compatibility with Windows 10.Newly remastered and updated for Windows 10 and beyond.

Features beautiful artwork, haunting music, and a story that you'll never forget. This multimedia adventure puts you in a gripping horror romance that asks how far you are willing to go for love. ABOUT THIS GAMEįrom developer Nitroplus (Steins Gate, SoniComi) and acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen (Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass) comes one of the greatest visual novels ever published, Saya no Uta ~ The Song of Saya. Then he meets a mysterious girl named Saya, and little by little, his madness begins to infect the world. His friends offer him comfort and support, but their warmth cannot reach his frozen soul. Sakisaka Fuminori survives a terrible accident only to find himself trapped in a nightmare with no escape.

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