Summoner Sweetheart

League of Legends is one of the most popular MOBAs on the planet at the moment, which means that millions of players from all over the world are enjoying the game every day. In case you are not aware of the genre, MOBAs are basically multiplayer strategy games in which you control a champion and fight with your team to defeat the opposing side as quickly as possible.

Summoner Sweetheart is an interactive visual novel that revolves around League of Legends, although the version featured in the story is a bit more futuristic. As such, the in-game characters are actually using a headset produced by the LoL developers in order to project themselves into a virtual reality system. Naturally, this also opens up a few new issues with the game’s security.

Hence, the plot revolves around a hacker who threatens to destroy the entire game within a couple of days if no one stops him. Unable to co-op with the hacker’s power, the game developers themselves ask for help from the players, which is where you come up. Along with your friends and fellow League of Legends players, you must hunt the hacker and bring him down.

Unlike most visual novels out there, this one features a lot more interaction with the characters and the environment. Besides the fact that you get to visit places around town, such as the museum or the school, you also get to control the League of Legend characters and use them to fight enemies. Granted, the combat system is very basic, but it’s a lot better than just watching the screen in anticipation like in most visual novels.

There are not many other choices you can make, on the other hand, so the story is not very flexible in this regard. On the other hand, each day can be different, since it’s really up to you to decide the daily routine. The artwork is pretty great as well, especially when it comes to character design. The backgrounds are nice too, but they come in rather limited numbers, unfortunately.

All things considered, Summoner Sweetheart may not have the deepest story ever devised, but it’s certainly intriguing and engaging. Hence, if you fancy League of Legends and visual novels, this may very well provide you with a few hours of light entertainment.