Asagao Academy: Normal Boots Club

Although gaming is theoretically a relaxing hobby, that’s not the case if you are playing a competitive shooter or a MOBA. Hence, there is more than enough anger and frustration for everyone, regardless of whether you welcome it or not. On the other hand, visual novels are definitely not the type of games to get your blood going, regardless of how engaging they might be.

Asagao Academy: Normal Boots Club is an interactive visual novel that revolves around college life and competitive gaming tournaments, although it also features a bit of romance. Unlike regular visual novels that are basically just a slideshow of pictures and text, this one allows you to make choices and influence the story, which means that you can replay the experience multiple times.

Speaking of which, the story features Hana as the main character, a shy and rather reserved student that loves video games. As it happens, she decides to transfer to a different school after having some issues in her life, which is how she ends up at her current school. As it happens, this is also where the Normal Boots Club is, a group of extra-popular kids that compete in video game tournaments.

Unlike most visual novels that allow you to reach multiple endings, Asagao Academy: Normal Boots Club features no less that 43 of them, which is definitely exciting. Not only that, but you can also pick one of seven different routes all the way to the end, so there’s certainly a lot of game time involved. Thankfully, the story is intriguing enough to be worth the effort.

Speaking of which, the artwork is sublime as well, especially when it comes to the backgrounds and the environments you get to admire along the way. The characters are nicely drawn, too, although they can look pretty silly in certain situations, depending on their pose and facial expression. Thankfully, it shouldn’t be too big of an issue, especially if you are mesmerized by the story.

All things considered, Asagao Academy: Normal Boots Club is quite the engaging visual novel, and it features enough content to keep you happy for a long time. It features a bit of romance, high school drama and competitive gaming.