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IxShe Tell shows student love in Japan

Hooksoft's IxShe Tell is a romance visual novel, about the only games still hitting retail in Japan for the Vita. The "plot" sees a ban of high school romances lifted, but the student rep who helped make the change now has to ensure there are no romantic disasters that would see it reinstated.

Hijinks and panties ensue!

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The game is also hitting PS4, with a digital-only Switch release, which makes physical Vita games seem all the more valuable. Guess publisher Entergram still sees strong enough sales to help keep the Vita card production line ticking over. There's a trophy listing if you're keen but despite plenty of English in the trailer, guess this is about as close as we get to Japanese originated VNs these days.

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