I love this visual novel so much and very happy it finally got an official release outside satellaview. I would recommend playing Cross before reading it though as it gives away some of the major twists for Cross.
Both the fan translation and the official translation are outstanding and have their differences with some quotes and jokes, but gets the same story perfectly across painted with strong imagery alongside a good blend of humour, suspense and tearjerker moments.
On the gameplay side of things Radical Dreamers sports an health gauge not visible to you despite being occasionally expressed through text and an affinity gauge with Kid. Otherwise the novel's interactivity is built on exploring Viper's Manour by picking routes throughout a very consistently structured maze.
Just make sure to save a lot to avoid dying from some of the random encounters and Kid's affection rate depending on most of your choices can take you away from the true ending if you piss her off too much.
A very solid 2-3 hour read with incredible music and ambience fit for a rainy day or dark nights.
Both the fan translation and the official translation are outstanding and have their differences with some quotes and jokes, but gets the same story perfectly across painted with strong imagery alongside a good blend of humour, suspense and tearjerker moments.
On the gameplay side of things Radical Dreamers sports an health gauge not visible to you despite being occasionally expressed through text and an affinity gauge with Kid. Otherwise the novel's interactivity is built on exploring Viper's Manour by picking routes throughout a very consistently structured maze.
Just make sure to save a lot to avoid dying from some of the random encounters and Kid's affection rate depending on most of your choices can take you away from the true ending if you piss her off too much.
A very solid 2-3 hour read with incredible music and ambience fit for a rainy day or dark nights.