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Well, to be fair, players exhibit about as much control as Quantic Dream's average project. Starring Gillian Bonner as the titular - ahem - Riana, the heroic protagonist abruptly finds herself teleported to an alien world after being flung out of a window by her boss. In this alternate reality, Riana is a powerful warrior and society's only hope against a sinister tyrant! Gameplay pivots around picking a color to change the heroine's mood, but this potentially captivating mechanic is poorly implemented and mostly superfluous to the overall story.
Another Peach Princess publication, another AO rating. As a voluntary body, the ESRB is rendered powerless when a property is distributed via a means that lacks any real supervision. A visual novel available only on PC, Tokimeki Check-in! Tokimeki Check-in! This stamp would have instantly attracted the attention of anyone seeking a more grown-up visual novel. Boasting multiple endings and an array of girls to pursue, Tokimeki Check-in! Rockstar loves to court controversy, but the studio crossed the line with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The action-adventure franchise's reputation is built on surprising players and, by extension, media outlets willing to provide free publicity. Regardless of all the many stunts pulled by Rockstar, the publisher would never actually create an AO game. Such a rating is essentially a ban, and Grand Theft Auto is not a small Japanese visual novel aimed at a niche audience. San Andreas ' infamous Hot Coffee mini-game proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back, and Rockstar had to remove this segment to appease the ESRB.
Who could have predicted such a dull-sounding genre would spawn a seemingly endless amount of fun projects? Also known as Lula , WET shines the spotlight on the entertainment industry, although Hollywood is not the focus.
Proving to be more successful than most AO projects, is Lula any good? No, not really. The graphics are crude but generally not too bad, but the simulation elements are a bit too simplistic. Technically, Paradox Development's fighter has never seen a release date. Completed but rewarded an AO rating, this PlayStation exclusively was effectively canceled and labeled as "do not resuscitate.
Going to a store and picking this title up might not be an option, but Paradox Development's game was widely available on the open seas. As a fighting game, Thrill K is actually pretty good, but the darker aesthetic and deranged cast made this a straightforward pick for the higher rating.
A couple of Western developers have earned the dreaded AO rating, but Asian studios are definitely the stars of the show. Penned by Mobile Suit Gundam 's Kenichi Matsuzaki, Critical Point is a dating sim centering around an officer sent to a military base to investigate a possible sabotage attempt.
As far as premises go, Critical Point could do worse, but why was an AO rating selected for it? Well, the base is solely run by women. You do the math. Burn the name Peach Princess into your memory, as they will appear frequently throughout this article. Water Closet: The Forbidden Chamber is a grown-up game with static images depicting the very worst humanity has to offer.
Nowadays, these type of projects are a dime-a-dozen, but was an entirely different age. RPG Maker was only starting to catch on, so studios like Peach Princess existed to provide a more adult experience. In such a climate, an AO rating would have been seen as a form of advertisement. Created by Sweet Basil and published by Peach Princess, Snow Drop takes place in a ski lodge and stars a generally youngish cast.
Boasting some nice artwork and visually pleasant character designs, Snow Drop is far less soul-crushing than Water Closet: The Forbidden Chamber. Barely lasting an hour, the campaign covers a five-day trip and presents the protagonist with multiple potential companions.
Thankfully, the content and imagery are quite tame, although Snow Drop was invariably destined to land an AO rating. Visual novels have evolved considerably since the early s, and the same can be said for grown-up titles.
Snow Drop is merely a drop in the ocean. Obviously, this version is the one deemed to be solely for adults. A romance visual novel set during the end of the world, the base game takes audiences on an emotional journey and centers around a likable central couple.
Littered with depictions of grown-up material, the age-restriction was unquestionably merited. Developed by Crowd, who are generally among the better studios for this sort of game, X-Change boasts a reasonably sized cast of colorful characters and various choices that alter the campaign's ending.
Will Takuya Aihara live the rest of his life as a woman? Maybe, maybe not! Originally released in Japan during the '90s, Peach Princess brought the game over to North America in Regardless of its age, X-Change 's art has stood the test of time, although the genre's stagnation deserves more credit than anything accomplished by the game.
Rated by the ESRB and listed on Giant Bomb 's website, there is some evidence suggesting this project does exist, but Crystal Fantasy has been lost to time. Weirdly enough, there seems to be a copy saved within the Library of Congress. Until proven otherwise, we are just going to assume that disc is the only one in existence. Minori's two-part Japanese visual novel was originally published on the PlayStation 2 and garnered a positive reception in Japan , but the English translation combining the two games earned an AO rating.
Among a couple of other qualities, the ESRB cited blood, strong language, and excessive stuff as influencing their decision. Genuinely well made and boasting a huge amount of CG art, Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is not the most startling visual novel to ever grace the market, but it was still more than enough to ruffle the ESRB's feathers. The sixth adventure starring WET 's unconventional protagonist, Lula 3D stretched the premise to an extra dimension.
Coincidently, Lula 3D happens to be nothing short of terrible. Even by the relatively low standards set by AO games, Lula 3D fails to impress. Published in , the graphics are comfortably the project's best quality, but they are marred by more technical difficulties than an average Ubisoft property.
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