Mac Games

Bionic Heart is the latest visual novel/adventure from Tycoon Games. It’s very different from the other games released in the past. This is definitely more “serious”, but also more professional: indeed it features 24 unique endings, excellent graphics and it’s fully voiced!

Yes, despited being a genre that has lots of dialogues/texts, the game has been fully voiced. The voice acting is of very good quality, and really help the player to get deeper into the game weird atmosphere.

You play the role of Luke Black, a IT engineer that lives in a London of 2099 devastated by climate catastrophes. It rains always. Hmm this reminds me of a certain movie…

Yes, the “Blade Runner” atmosphere is present thorough the whole game, even if to be honest there are also some really fun moments, in particular when the character of Tom speaks (my favourite). The story is amazing, very well written, and full of dramatic moments: it’s also incredible how it really changes based on your action. I never felt so “free” in playing a visual novel before!

I really recommend this game, in particular if you’re a fan of science fiction. But even if you aren’t, give the demo at least a try and I’m sure you’ll be captured by the game incredible atmosphere…

Download the demo now (about 45mb)

Spirited Heart is a very particular game. Apparently it’s a sort of a mix between a life simulation game, set in a fantasy world, complete with the usual character statistics / skills typical of a RPG, and a dating sim.

Is really a unique and innovative combination never seen before on computer games. The game starts with the classic character generation, this time done in a very intuitive and “casual” style. First, the three girls, correspondant to the three races of the game (human, elf and demoness) are presented to the player.

After naming your character, you have to “build up” your early life experiences in a sort of minigame itself. You decide the starting social background, then you need to pick choices on certain events that changed your childhood. Each choice changes your starting statistics.

Then the real game starts, you can choose between 20 jobs to do, and every jobs has minimum requirements but also improves a statistic. While the basic jobs require and improve the same skill (example: the builder requires strength, and improves strength only), the more advanced jobs require two skills at a certain level, and improve a new skill (example: the Healer job requires charisma and wisdom and improve faith).

While you’re doing jobs, random events can occur: some positive, but most are negative ones, and beside have to pick a choice you also need to have some requirements: for example some thugs wants to rob you, you have the “Fight them” option only if you have a good combat skill.

The 6 potential partner encounter are fixed to some jobs only, but they’re clearly explained in the “Relationship Menu” inside the game, once you have met them for the first time, so you know where to look if you want to get one of the six special marriage endings of the game.

I could speak for hours about this game but the best thing to do is download the demo that is quite long and will let you try what this amazing game has to offer: lots of gameplay, fun moments, beautiful dialogues and much more. Definitely reccommended!

Download demo now (about 20mb)