DRAMAtical Murder

DRAMAtical Murder (abbreviated as DMMd) is a visual novel from Nitro+Chiral, the company behind Togainu no Chi, Lamento, and Sweet Pool.  Unlike their other games, this one takes place in the future and involves, among other things, a virtual world.  


Another thing that sets it apart from Nitro+Chiral's other works is the slightly brighter color palette.  I especially like the abundance of blue in the design of the main character. 

There may be some spoilers in the art below. 

 

 

 

 

Uta no Prince-sama

Uta no Prince-sama is an otome visual novel and anime series.  Similar to La Corda d'Oro, the show revolves around a girl going to a music school.  Unlike the school on that show, it's a training ground for wannabe idols and songwriters.  All the teachers are former idols and romantic relationships between male and female students are forbidden (cue the yaoi fans).

What makes Uta no Prince-sama stand out are the colorful character designs and the fact that (spoiler alert) the six guys become a boy band called Starish (with a star for the "a"). A second season of the anime has been announced.

Shirtless Shep: A Micropost

The highly anticipated video game Mass Effect 3 hits stores in less than a week.  If all the hype and the cinematic commercials don't make you interested in this game, then the pics below just might.

We finally get to see what Commander Shepard has been hiding underneath the uniforms and armor and it's well worth the wait.

Shep's very sexy black boxer briefs are apparently casual wear that will somehow be available in the game (Femshep gets a bra and panties for those that care).  I'm betting the romance scenes will be a lot hotter this time around.

 

Pics were found on Bioware's forums.

Wand of Fortune II

Wand of Fortune II is the sequel to Otomate's Wand of Fortune and once again features beautiful artwork by Kagero Usaba.  I have to admit that I don't know anything about the plot but it looks like there's at least one new character to be found. 

I hope this game can follow in the footsteps of La Corda d'Oro, Hakuouki, and Uta no Prince-Sama (the subject of its own post soon) and get an anime adaptation one day.

Metal Gear Solid

 
There are times when I think I posted something before but it turned out I hadn't. Today's post is one of those times. Somehow, I went all this time without ever featuring Solid Snake or the other guys of the Metal Gear Solid series. I guess HFG's 601st post is as good a time as any to remedy this. More art from various games in the series is below.