Japanator: "There may be some minor issues holding it back, but this really is worth your time. Saya no Uta is an outstanding example of how visual novels should be constructed, and one that holds up almost ten years after it was first released. It may have taken us this long to get an official English translation, but it was certainly worth the wait."
MonsterVine: "October is the month of Halloween, so what better time to sit down and play some spooky games? Here are a few of my top picks (in no particular order) for spooky games–which are not necessarily all horror games–to play this month. "
COGconnected: With hundreds of horror games vying for the position of most fear-inducing, we've narrowed down our list to the top ten scariest PC games...for now.
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Mother 3 (SNES) - Natural Killer Cyborg
I'm one of the perhaps 5 people on the planet who doesn't passionately love the Mother/Earthbound series. Before you start hurling tomatoes, let me just say that I did enjoy the series - but only just. I mean, the hit-and-miss, absurd humour and eccentric boss battles are entertaining, and I acknowledge most of it is ironic and deliberate, but I'm afraid I'm just not the intended audience. Not enjoying the gameplay and narrative as deeply as required doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the music as much... far from it. Though this is the first time any track from the Mother series is making an appearance in MM, expect a good number to follow in future articles.
Until then, enjoy this rocking and surprisingly catchy tune that has some of the best drum beats I've heard in my life. If you don't find yourself bopping your head 3 seconds in, you need to reset and try again.
I got this before the translation, but will definitely support it by buying the English version as well! Absolutely brilliant atmosphere and story. One of the few games I've ever played that affected my emotion.