Sounds of Her Love

Visual novels are usually designed to be very simple when it comes to the story, given the fact that the plot is fed to you in small chunks and there are very few characters participating in the whole thing. On the other hand, some of them allow you to change the story on the go and pick different routes, which is wonderful if you like to re-play the experience to get different results.

Sounds of Her Love is a colorful visual novel that puts you in the role of a young boy as he moves to a prestigious new school in Japan. The whole thing is more about the relationship between him and a girl than the school life itself, but there’s certainly a clear emphasis on high school drama and things like that. It’s also possible to make choices along the way that affect the story.

You have the freedom to name the main character in the beginning, although there are not many choices when it comes to who he falls in love with. Hence, Ceri is the only girl that acknowledges your presence, so there’s not much of a discussion in this regard. However, you still have to watch what you say in order to get into her good graces.

Although the main character is kind of a slob and too shy to make any real progress with his life, things change when Ceri enters the picture, because he starts to take things more seriously. On the other hand, he still has to deal with his shortcomings, so it takes a while for things to go well. Romance complicates things even further, even if this is still a fairly predictable plot.

Lastly, the graphics are truly impressive when it comes to the quality of the artwork and the character design. Every background is incredibly detailed and moody, not to mention the fact that there are multiple poses and facial expressions for every character. The music is jolly and enjoyable as well, even if it does get repetitive after a while.

In the end, Sounds of Her Love is as classic as it gets when it comes to the plot and the gameplay, but at least it’s very pretty and it can take the edge off if you are feeling particularly down. However, it’s still rather short and basic, even if you can play it multiple times with different outcomes.