Boku to, Bokura no Natsu (Japan)

Boku to, Bokura no Natsu is a Japanese visual novel turned entirely toward emotion and the memory of one summer. Everything here rests on the writing, the characters and a carefully sustained bittersweet atmosphere, rather than on interaction, which is reduced to a few choices. For lovers of contemplative storytelling and nostalgic tales, the experience keeps an intact charm, since the genre ages little. The main obstacle remains the lack of translation, which limits access to readers fluent in Japanese rather than the curious but uninitiated player.