If you are not familiar with ACE Academy, my review of that game is a far better place to start than my review of Kaori After Story (moreover, I would recommend not deciding whether to buy Kaori After Story, even on sale, until playing through Kaori's route in ACE Academy).

https://thenewleafjournal.com/ace-academy-visual-novel-review/

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Back in June, I reviewed ACE Academy, an original English language visual novel by PixelFade Studios. Kaori After Story is a side-story sequel to one of the five main routes of ACE Academy. Because it is set for Christmas and New Years, I decided to hold off on a review until the season was right. My impressions are a bit mixed, but for certain ACE Academy fans, it is worth the sale price (not full price, however).

Because I am posting from Linux Rocks, I note that unlike ACE Academy, there is no native Linux version of Kaori After Story (the former was written in Ren'Py, but I think the latter uses Unity). However, the Steam version is DRM-free (credit for that) and I ran it using WINE with no issues or special configuration.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/kaori-after-story-review/

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I also covered Kendo Crush!, the original 2014 demo that turned into ACE Academy in 2016.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/leaf/remembering-the-kendo-crush-demo/

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I published a long review of ACE Academy, an English-language visual novel by PixelFade Studios available on Steam.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/ace-academy-visual-novel-review/

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