I will look into the possibility of getting the demo on GOG, as for your other questions, the game has 100 save slots.
The combat is turn based, at the start of each turn you can select the skills you want your units to use and which enemy units they should focus on attacking. You should take a look at the gameplay trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1hycPbr7BI , and if you would like a more detailed explanation you can check the tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FwjxVMXSfU

Happy to be here :)

Hello! I take it you're an official employee/representative for JAST USA? If so I'd suggest asking GOG for "orange text" (that they can give employees of developers or publishers) to make your posts stand out.

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(posting again but I am a broken record admittedly)
I remain glad GOG is curating less than they used to a few years ago, even if most of the stuff they release doesn't interest me. I hope it pays off for them financially. I just want them to try to ensure less 2nd class citizenship for important content missing from games (not so much achievements, leaderboards, etc.)

As long as GOG keeps bringing in a steady diet of good games..esp. those that have been "Steam / EGS only" titles, I don't mind to have some these "naughty dessert" titles showing up!

JAST does have some DRM-free releases on their store. Picked up Littlewitch Romanesque a while back, in particular. For those reading this post, I recommend Romanesque - it has a cute water-color aesthetic, and is a nice slice-of-life story about teaching students some magic. Being an 18+ game, some pleasurable mishaps teach lessons in magic and good sense.

Let's see if I got it.

All of our releases are DRM-free. Like GOG, jastusa.com is a DRM-free storefront.

No, sorry. I think you need to contact the staff and specifically ask for it.

Bought Closed game, seeing as I'm a fan of Sei shoujo. And already at the start, the translation isn't even correct.

JAST USA Original
“Listen my sweet darling. I want you to produce this season of the game.”

Translated by me
My cute, cute, little Kitten. Please choose the setting for the next game.

JAST USA translation
“S-shut the fuck up!”

What is actually being said.
Cut it out already, or in other words, "That’s enough" "stop it already"

And what's with all the swear words? Its full of swear words, while the Japanese language barely has any. Or at least has very mild form and never goes to the form of, fucking this or that!!

I've come across of a lot of cringes like translation,
"It looks delicious!" suddenly becomes "This looks de-fucking-licious!"
What is even the point of making it a swear word?

This is NIS America excusing their meme insertion as spicing up the translation. You only have one job, why not do it correctly while you're at it? (Not directed at you but in general the localizers or even the translator)

Just near the start, and this is only the most bothersome over the top I encountered. There is even more, but that would mean I have to rewrite a lot of text.

" Everyone/everybody run!!" becomes run for your fucking lives!"
Even if I were to do it less literal, I'd go with run away everyone/everybody.

I'm pretty sure most of us are against censorship in translations, just like you are. You are right that that is a real issue with some games.

However, the problem with your posts, is that you are painting that issue with too broad of a brush, and making a vast sweeping generalization, and assuming it applies to these JAST games even though you haven't cited any actual evidence of that.

If it does apply to JAST games, then you need to prove it with a specific example of the problem occurring. Otherwise, your allegation that JAST games suffer from this has no merit.

Actually, I bought Closed game and going through it and I already notice a pretty loose translation of things. Some lines hold up, But sadly my Japanese reading skills are very low. I was thinking of going through the game and write the cringe or badly translated parts and ask the translator at Varishangout to look it over to be sure I was correct on it.

My Japanese is pretty decent when it comes to spoken words.

Good thing no one cares about your terrible opinion whenever these games are released.

This was very helpful. Thanks.

edit: just to be clear, it seems interesting enough from that video that it seems worth a try. The only real fault is that the battle voices (or the only ones I saw, where the characters cry out their special attack) are not subtitled. This is actually fairly common in games I've seen (MISTOVER is a notable exception) Then again, if all they do is cry out their attack, it doesn't matter. At least the post-battle commentary is in (English) text. To those who say I should just learn Japanese (esp. given the amount of Japanese media I consume, including my current favorite musical group being Japanese): Sorry, I can't go and learn a new language in a rush just to play a game. I tried once many years ago so I could use one of my electronic toys more effectively, but it's just not something I can do that easily. I can't devote enough time to it.

At long last! JAST USA finally made its way here in GOG just in time for the holidays! Hurray!!!
Many thanks for GOG and JAST USA for bringing these Visual Novel SRPG masterpiece in here!
Hope to see more titles from JAST USA in the foreseeable future!

For a Visual Novel SRPG, its gameplay aspect is pretty deep and engaging! Quite close on the level of greatness to that of Rance games!


When I played my first VenusBlood game which is the JAST USA version of VenusBlood Hollow International, I felt like I was playing the spinoff version of Unholy Heights which is also here in GOG, only on a massive grand scale and fantastic narrative! If you guys were looking for game similar to Unholy Heights and craving for more games like it! I think this game would be able to satisfy such needs! Well I’ve personally enjoyed playing it at least!


This VN SRPG is a blast to play even without the +18 content since the gameplay aspect is just that deep! Whenever you recruit units and build a division out of them (group of 6 units) and send them to battle! It kind of gives you that sense of gratification if your able to build an effective unit compositions! And utter disappointment and frustration if you didn’t build the right one since you wasted your resources and you’re basically screwed up… Good thing there’s enough save slots to correct such screw ups.


Highly Recommended! Just play these games especially VenusBlood Hollow! You won’t regret it!

Just ignore all the haters and naysayer in general. They can bark all they want but there’s nothing much they can do… (snicker)

Good to know, and is quite commendable. :)

If JAST is looking to headhunt potential games for their catalog, I can make several recommendations if you want.

Did you sleep on Sleepless? Empress made an entire full-length Starless prequel and it did really well in Japan. https://vndb.org/v30807

Meh