The Adventures of Vanessa (series)


 * For the first game of the series, see: The Adventures of Vanessa (video game)

The Adventures of Vanessa is a series of video games by In-Verse, starting as Indies. It focuses in a young woman of name Vanessa Luxaloss which is a novice sorceress who will be involved in a series of events. Mainly of Good vs. Evil things. This series is recognized by the variety of Female protagonists.

The games are focused mainly in a younger female audience (Shoujo Mainly), however, by the seventh game, expands the trend into a little older audience.

It is also Pauly-kun's first franchise in that she has worked and involved. And is considered the Main Franchise of the company due to having more characters, music and objects than the rest of the other series.

Canon

 * The Adventures of Vanessa (video game) - First Game in the series.
 * Release Date: 2007 (PS3, X360), 2012 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E for Everyone, PEGI: 3+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 2: The Newcomers - Second Entry.
 * Release Date: 2008 (PS3, X360), 2012 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E for Everyone, PEGI: 3+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 3: Darkness and Light - Third Entry.
 * Release Date: 2009 (PS3, X360, PSP), 2013 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, PEGI: 7+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 4: The Travelers of Destiny - Fourth Entry.
 * Release Date: 2010 (PS3, X360, DS), 2013 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, PEGI: 7+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 5: The Mightiest Iron Fist King - Fifth Entry.
 * Release Date: 2011 (PS3, X360, 3DS), 2012 (PSV), 2013 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, PEGI: 7+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Adventures of Vanessa: Advent - Sixth Entry/5th Anniversary title.
 * Release Date: 2012 (Wii U), 2013 (PS4, XONE)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, PEGI: 12+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Legend of Vanessa - Seventh Entry.
 * Release Date: 2014 (PS4, XONE, Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: T for Teen, PEGI: 12+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Legend of Vanessa: Wind of the Night - Eight Entry/10th Anniversary title.
 * Release Date: 2017 (PS4, XONE, Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: T for Teen, PEGI: 12+, CERO: B (12+) [Provisional]

Spin-offs

 * Beyond the Fate - Starring Emily Fontaine.
 * Release Date: 2013 (PS4, XONE, Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E10+ for Everyone, PEGI: 7+, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * The Adventures of Vanessa: Super Battle - Crossover/Part of 10th Anniversary games.
 * Release Date: 2016 (PS4, XONE, Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: T for Teen, PEGI: 12+, CERO: A (All Ages)

Compilations

 * The Adventures of Vanessa Wii U Collection 1 - Part one of the Compilation
 * Release Date: 2012 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E for Everyone, PEGI: 3, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * Includes the Following:
 * The Adventures of Vanessa
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 2: The Newcomers
 * The Adventures of Vanessa Wii U Collection 2 - Part two of the Compilation
 * Release Date: 2013 (Wii U)
 * Ratings: ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10 and up, PEGI: 7, CERO: A (All Ages)
 * Includes the Following:
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 3: Darkness and Light
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 4: The Travelers of Destiny
 * The Adventures of Vanessa 5: Mighty Iron Fist King

Other Media

 * The Adventures of Vanessa -The Prologue- (Shojo Manga)
 * The Legend of Vanessa (Audioplay)
 * Beyond the Fate (Comic)

Reception and Legacy
The first three games were average in terms of numbers due to the obscurity, however, as years passed and Wii U releases boost the games to the point that they turned the longest running franchise of the company. The games are also praised for dividing the scale of lighthearted and dark sequences in a similar scale, as Pauly-kun's writing changed, the lighthearted story of the games is still prominent and upbeat.

Advent, while being the second highest game in terms of score due to the gameplay, interaction and music, is regarded as the darkest and somber entry of the series, and one of the most divisive games among the base.

The Legend of Vanessa while being the best game of the series, it fails short because of the setting change, the lack of playable characters, and a weaker final boss, but returned something that the fourth, the fifth and the sixth entry didn't have: Vanessa's motivation to why she wanted to be a Sorceress instead of being just a princess and why she wants to saving the world.

English
Not complete list.
 * Vanessa: Collen Villard -> Michelle Ruff
 * Emily: Wendee Lee -> Laura Bailey
 * Jenny: Kate Higgins -> Gina Bowes
 * Sylvia: Barbara Goodson -> Kari Wahlgren
 * Sarah: Danielle Judovits -> Hunter McKenzie-Austin
 * Jaden: Mona Marshall -> Yuri Lowenthal
 * Elise: Lani Minella -> Veronica Taylor
 * Einsteintin: Steve Blum
 * Alaitz: Cindy Robinson -> Tara Jayne
 * Rainel: Brianne Siddall -> Erik Kimerer
 * Lucinda: Julie Ann Taylor -> Karen Strassman
 * Christian: Valerie Arem -> Liam O'Brien
 * Amy: Lani Minella -> Cristina Valenzuela
 * Miranda: Dorothy Elias-Fahn
 * John: Richard Epcar

Japanese

 * Vanessa: Fumiko Orikasa -> Rina Sato
 * Emily: Akemi Okamura -> Mariko Suzuki -> Makiko Ohmoto
 * Jenny: Asami Sanada -> Yuka Terasaki
 * Sylvia: Atsuko Tanaka -> Kotono Mitsuishi
 * Sarah: Mikako Takahashi -> Ayumi Tsuji
 * Jaden: Miyuki Sawashiro -> KENN
 * Elise: Kazue Ikura -> Maaya Sakamoto
 * Einsteintin: Koichi Yamadera -> Keiji Fujiwara
 * Alaitz: Yumi Toma -> Yui Horie
 * Rainel: Sanae Kobayashi -> Nobuhiko Okamoto
 * Lucinda: Kaoru Shimamura -> Yuko Minaguchi
 * Christian: Romi Park -> Yuki Ono
 * Amy: Mai Goto -> Mikako Komatsu
 * Miranda: Yuko Kobayashi -> Mika Kanai
 * John: Kenji Utsumi -> Masaharu Sato