Say It In Red

The Podcast version of hanging out with ghosts in a haunted parlor, but like really chill and the ghosts are talking to you about Visual and Kinetic Novels! Join Runa and Sara as they read and discuss games like Higurashi, Umineko, Kindred Spirits on the Roof, Heart of the Woods, and a lot of other VNs. We break down the mystery elements of the stories we read, talk about the implications of ghosts and magic and the tech apocalypse, and swoon every time a handsome woman shows up on screen. For the most part this podcast is entirely safe to listen to around friends and family and co-workers *except* for the moments when we talk about dismemberment or murders since that comes up in some of these games - we'll give you a heads up whenever things like that are on an episode and when we're about to start talking about them in the show!You can follow us on twitter at sayitinredpod and check out our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SayItInRed for even more content and features!

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Say it in Red | Episode 54: Indie VN Compilation Track Vol.3

June 28, 2024

Dear Listeners,
Like the inevitable woe of an ancient curse, Summer is upon us once more. We're awash in refreshing recipes for strawberry rhubarb shrub, homemade swamp coolers, and the perfect accompaniment for a day indoors during a rainstorm: Indie Visual Novels. With huge bundles such as the annual Queer Games Bundle on itch, you're bound to find something that speaks to the most particular desires of your heart. Today, we're once again inviting you to explore the delightful space of Indie Visual Novels, and we've even brought some of our dear Patrons along to help us tell you about no fewer than Thirteen Indie VNs today!

This episode is the third in our Indie Game Compilation Track series, in which Sara and Runa explore the depth and breadth of indie visual novels, covering games that might be too short for a full episode but still warrant our full attention and praise.
We want to not only showcase the amazing breadth of work coming from Indie developers but also talk about some of our favorite games, many of which touch on subjects, characters, and experiences we rarely get the chance to see in games from larger studios. You can find a list of each game we played below and we encourage you to play along with us, and go searching for other Indie visual novels as well!

In these Indie Game Compilation Track episodes, which we do at least twice each year, we want to highlight some of the incredible indie VNs we've played recently and get people excited about the things happening in Indie Visual Novel development spaces. You should check out all the games mentioned here, but more than that you should go look around, find and follow creators, and discover small indie games that you can love with all your heart.

Most of these games are free and if not, fairly cheap (though please tip the creators if you are able), and you can read most of them inside of an hour or two. In fact, we want YOU, dear listener, to pick at least one of these games to play after you listen, and then tell us about it!

Here's the full list of games we played, and games our Patrons told us about, along with more information on where you can find them:

Runa and Sara played...

Blood & Play: 00:01:49
Co-Pilot: 00:11:01
Gender-Wrecked: 00:30:49
Airtime Media: 00:16:37
Bloom into Frost: 00:39:53
Saint Spell's Love Guide to the Magical Student's Spellbook: 00:51:50
31st March, Midnight: 1:08:44

Patron Submissions

Cel by Date: 00:08:27 (Sent in by Ioyful Knight)
Reckless Sympathy: 00:14:05 (Sent in by Emrys)
My Father's Long Long Legs: 00:23:54 (Sent in by Meowgon)
Love and Dehumanization: 00:35:06 (Sent in by Case Deerly)
Needy Streamer Overload: 00:46:45 (Sent in by KT Kelly)
Misericorde, volume 1: 1:00:20 (Sent in by SuperBiasedGary)