visual novels?

[perrandy]

are you guys/gals in to this genre?i have played a game "exodus guilty" and the demo of "kirara" and i found myself liking this genre.and in a few days i should get my hand in my second visual novel...

btw,any recommendations from fans of this genre?:D

[Cloud]

I've played a good chunk of CLANNAD, but haven't finished it since it is gigantic, and I've had to start over. :'( I'll get back to it someday. I also bought Higurashi from MangaGamer, but I haven't started it.

The only one I've actually finished is G-Senjou no Maou, or Devil on G-String. It's a pretty sweet battle of wits VN where you take on the role of the guy who's been adopted by a yakuza boss, and you essentially are part of the yakuza. It has the usual wacky japanese school antics, but the real meat is trying to stop and outsmart "Maou". It is an eroge, so there are some H-scenes here and there, but if you only head for the Haru end (the main ending), you miss most of them entirely if that really isn't your thing.

But yeah, would highly recommend it.

[SolidusSnake]

I just got Demonbane the other day and have been playing it quite a bit. I was expecting something Lovecraftian but it's really a hot-blooded super robot anime -- er, visual novel. The story's pretty good and it has a lot of humor, also there are very few porn scenes so far which maybe a good or bad thing depending on where you stand on the sliding scale of prudishness versus pervyness.

[Boy_Tomo_Chan]

I read tons :D

Tsukihime, Fate stay/night, ever17, remember17, Ef a fairy tale of two, Kanon, most of umineko, chaos;head, one to the radiant season, sharin no kuni, and g-senjou maou as well. (I might've missed some)

My favorites are ever17 and sharin no kuni, just both really good stories :D

[Ailtin]

I got my first VN with Fate Stay Night after watching the Anime :D After that I did not know that Tsukihime had no Anime *cough* and read that as well and am currently into Kagetsu Tohya :D

[perrandy]

well, where do i get tsukihime legally?oh and i dont mind the hentai scenes at all. i didnt mention in the op but i should be receiving amorous professor cherry in a couple of days.from what i read thats a "hard" eroge without a good story it seems...but yeah i want something with more story to it. like i said i liked the kira kira demo and i'm thinking of buying the cheapest ver from mangagamer but the thing about buying from them is most of their titles are a tad expensive,the same goes for robert's anime cornerstore and also i have heard of right stuff but they say that despite of right stuff beign cheap and all.their shipments arent always on time.plus, they need to call you home in order to verify if your a minor or not which i dont mind since i'm an adult but at the same time i'd like some privacy because i'm shy and just the thought that someone knows that i'm to this stuff is just embarrassing haha

[SolidusSnake]

Perrandy, I just bought Demonbane off of Right Stuf, I payed $23 plus shipping, when the MSRP is $39.99, which is almost half price. Also, I'm not sure where you heard that they need to call your house, they definitely didn't call me and they don't even have my phone number on file. Also, you should be more proud of your pervyness. Pervyness is a man's soul, or so I'm told.

[Tiamat]

I just bought Demonbane so i'm just waiting in the mail for that. I saw the anime years ago when it was airing and didn't particularly like it but whateaver the art is good and I like giant robots. I have also gained new appreciation for little girls since then (lol). I've played hardly any VNs but I'm interested in them. I've played Katawa Shoujo act 1 and Brass Restoration. Looking at the Katawa Shoujo official blog thing made me want to play the full version less after reading about all the ads they are putting in the game unless you buy some subscription model thing and stuff. blergh.

[perrandy]

Perrandy, I just bought Demonbane off of Right Stuf, I payed $23 plus shipping, when the MSRP is $39.99, which is almost half price. Also, I'm not sure where you heard that they need to call your house, they definitely didn't call me and they don't even have my phone number on file. Also, you should be more proud of your pervyness. Pervyness is a man's soul, or so I'm told.hope your right about the pervyness thingy haha...

anyways, i'm just playing amourous profesor cherry and boy that game has alot of "scenes" on it...will check right stuff when i have more $$

[Chelli]

The only ones I've played are the Phoenix Wright games. (Those fall under visual novel, right?) Other than that I haven't played any, unless Monkey Island counts as one too.

[Alkaiser]

The only ones I've played are the Phoenix Wright games. (Those fall under visual novel, right?)
I personally think they fall under "adventure games" more than "visual novels," but some people classify it as a "visual novel with a logic game attached," or something, simply because of the "talking heads."

If that's the case, then Phantasy Star Portable 2 is a "visual novel with an action RPG attached," because of the aforementioned "talking heads."
Dynasty Warriors PSP vol. 1 and 2 are "visual novels with hack-and-slash games attached," then, because "talking heads" are featured.
Mass Effect is a "visual novel with a third-person shooter RPG attached" because--you guessed it, talking heads (quite literally, too).

And so on, and so forth.

[yuki-chan]

I usually play a lot of VN in Summer. I'm with Muv-Luv Alternative right now but I don't have the computer that I have the game, so I have to wait. I like Otomate too, but it's hard that I like one because sometimes they make characters looks very gay. Now I want to get Demonbane, but I'll buy it next year.

[Chestnut Bowl]

I've played a large number of visual novels, some of them even non-pornographic. My favorite is Ever 17.

[SolidusSnake]

Demonbane was good stuff, I'm glad I took the trouble of playing it. I'll be looking forward to playing more visual novels in the future. The next one I'm looking into is Phantom of Inferno.

[Tiamat]

I'm just starting Demonbane. My laptop I've had for about 6 years died only a couple days after I got it so I just bought a new one yesterday lol. I'll be buying more VNs in the future.

[ShiroiKazeru]

I've played Hourglass of Summer and some of Ever17. But I bought those two VNs at a store, not online. It's a little hard when you can't find them anywhere except online, though I should try to do so ^_^;

[SolidusSnake]

I'm probably gonna pick up Higurashi now that mangagamer is putting out physical copies. Big fan of the anime.

[Tiamat]

hey SolidusSnake I have a couple Demonbane questions. does the extra gallery stuff get unlocked by beating the game once? I thought it might fill up as you go but it seems like it doesn't. also, one of the cutscenes, the anime one when they are getting in demonbane (its showed more than once) it has a gray bar on the bottom of the screen under the subtitles. I'm wondering if it's some kind of error so I'm just asking if that happens for you too. Last thing is, I'm not very used to playing games on my pc so I'm not quite sure where the save data goes. It doesn't seem to be inside the demonbane folder but I might just not know what it's called. That one is more just curiousity though it's not a big deal if i don't know. thanks

[SolidusSnake]

Hey bro. You unlock the gallery stuff after you beat the game, so if there's any scene you know you'll want to go back to you might wanna make a separate save file. As for the bar... well maybe Demonbane is just glitchy. I had a bright green bar under some of my movies... I mean freaking Xbox 360 case bright vomit green. Just one of those things I guess. Now as for your saves... even for a pc gamer they may be a BACONBACONBACONBACONBACON to find. See, they're saved in the appdata folder. Go to C:\User\yourusername\appdata\roaming\nitroplus\dem onbane usa\version2.00 and you'll find the save files. If you're using Vista you might have to type C:\user\yourname\appdata to get into the folder, cuz it may not show up if you're exploring it normally. Hope this helps, and by all means enjoy the game.

[Tiamat]

Thanks for the answers. The characters are pretty funny in this game even though there's serious stuff too. Has a good balance I think.

[SolidusSnake]

Ya I was pretty surprised by the goofiness at first. I heard that it was inspired by HP Lovecraft, so it was kind of jarring when the humor and hot blooded robot action were far more prominent than soul-crushing horror. It's a bit of a hodge podge but in a good way. :)

[Tiamat]

I finally 100% completed Demonbane and now I'm sad it's over. I'll have to replay it sometime. The villains are pretty crazy in this I gotta say. Which girl do you like the best Solidus?

I'm certainly looking forward to future domestic releases of Nitro+ titles.

[perrandy]

al is dead? :(

[Tiamat]

eh?? why would she be dead? also probably best to put spoiler tags on anything like that....

[SolidusSnake]

Ah that's hard to say... I liked most of the girls in the game but I would have to say Al. She was really cute and it's just awesome that the necromonicon can be my waifu. Ruri was hot but she was a little too arrogant for my tastes. I also liked Elsa, too bad she didn't get a route. I have to say that I only completed Al's route so far. The ending I got was so satisfying and so perfect that I didn't want to ruin it by seeing any others! I'll probably play the other routes later though.

I'm also really looking forward to more Nitro+ stuff, Saya no Uta seems like my kinda thing (I'm crazy like that), so I hope JAST hurries it up with their releases.

@perrandy: lol dude, just keep playing the game... also you really should have put a spoiler alert when you posted that like Tiamat said >_<

[Atomrabbit]

Hmm...I just finished reading the whole of Umineko no Naku Koro ni, and despite the ending getting a lot of criticism, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would instantly recommend it to any fan of the genre.

If you can read & speak Japanese, I'd recommend the PS3 version, Majo to Suiri no Rondo, as it's vastly superior to the old NScripter novel, but it's a bit pricey at about $100.

All the steps to start playing the game in English can be found at http://witch-hunt.com/

Another one I can recommend is School Days, which is essentially a long, animated movie with player interaction, though I can't say I care for the two sequels it had. It's meant to be coming out in english this year.

[Tiamat]

Haha about the same as me. Al was my favorite, thought Ruri was the hottest, and really want an Elsa route lol. The way the 3 main routes are done though, each of them fills in some gaps and explains some things you encounter in the other routes so its cool. Al and Ruri's are more similar than Leica's though imo. It's weird how almost all the choices are in the first half of the game, and after the route is selected there is only 1-3 choices left for the rest of the game.

which ending did you get for al? there are two good endings depending on your last choice

[SolidusSnake]

*(spoilers)*

I got the epically un-Lovecraftian ending where you wander through time and space with Al as a hero of justic. Awesome !

I'm pretty curious about the other routes, especially Leica's, since it doesn't seem like she has nearly a high enough power level to deal with Cthulhu and the other great old ones... I am pretty curious about her backstory but it would kinda leave a bad aftertaste helping with her issues while Cthulhu rapes all of time and space, though I'm sure the writers come up with a way to make it all work out in the end.

[Tiamat]

That was the first ending I got too, and also my favorite. It's just straight up badass. I used white text for spoilers below but they are very minor.

the 3 main routes:
Al route - 2 good endings, 1 bad ending. bad ending is f'ed up and you really have to make purposely stupid choices to get it.
to get it you must spoiler Not have sex with Al when given the choice near the end of the game spoiler
Ruri route - 2 endings, 1 game over type ending
Leica route - 1 ending

Leica's route is very interesting and different. I assume you have a vague idea what it will focus on as long as you figured out what her "secret" is (imo it is really obvious) even if you've only done one ending. Namely.... spoiler It focuses on metatron, sandalphon, and vespasiaus a lot spoiler

[SolidusSnake]

Yeah I figured out Leica's "secret," pretty early on, they really weren't subtle about it. ;) I'll probably pick her up next since I'm really curious about all the business of the Moon Child project or whatever, also I have a thing for sexy nuns.

I've been thinking about picking up Higurashi now since it's only 20 bux on Jlist for the american version. I really liked the TV series.

[Adrian-kun]

I finally 100% completed Demonbane and now I'm sad it's over. I'll have to replay it sometime. The villains are pretty crazy in this I gotta say. Which girl do you like the best Solidus?

I'm certainly looking forward to future domestic releases of Nitro+ titles.

Does is contain a lot of sex scenes? I'm not a prude or anything, it's just that I don't like how sex scenes (which is more porn than anything else) are presented in VNs.
I'm looking forward to the day when I'll be able to play Chaos; Head and Steins; Gate in English which Nitroplus has become synonymous with:)

[Tiamat]

I haven't played many VNs so take my assessment with a grain of salt. I'd say it has a low/moderate number of sex scenes but usually if it does have a sex scene it is LONG. It doesn't feel out of place with the rest of the game or anything though. There's lots of girls in tight clothing and flashy costumes. Basically though, just by you asking that question I'm going to assume it has too many and it would bother you.

[Adrian-kun]

Thanks for the reply! I do like my VNs, but it's very hard to find those that don't contain sex scenes. Higurashi is my favourite VN at the moment. I strongly recommend that you try it, if you haven't already. It's split into episodes making it easier to follow and to take a break whenever you're tired. There is some innuendo, but that's pretty much it. This is a horror VN after all.

[perrandy]

the only things that bothers me about demonbane is the lolicon content.heck,there's a character over there called ennea that looks straight shota at times which i detest with a passion

[Tiamat]

Ennea isn't shota though cause shes a girl (I don't like her much myself). Apparently the lolicon content doesn't bother you enough not to play it though. It's not like it is any big surprise that the game has loli content when the main girl is loli.


here's some nitro+ VNs that will be coming out in english within the next year or two
http://www.nitroplususa.com/news/

[perrandy]

Ennea isn't shota though cause shes a girl (I don't like her much myself). Apparently the lolicon content doesn't bother you enough not to play it though. It's not like it is any big surprise that the game has loli content when the main girl is loli.


here's some nitro+ VNs that will be coming out in english within the next year or two
http://www.nitroplususa.com/news/believe me it bothers me alot. the thing is that once i started the novel i couldnt put it down...but, yeah this is gonna be my last nitroplus visual novel that i play because the drawings turn me off somewhat as well

[Tiamat]

dam

I thought the art was awesome

[SolidusSnake]

Really? I don't see why it would be that shocking. Al and Ennea don't look any younger than many "petite" girls that I've seen... especially Asians, who tend to keep a youthful appearance even into their early 30s. It's your life though, and if you want to miss out on good games because of some absurd fantasy that Cris Hansen is going to fly into your window on his rocket pack because you played a game with drawings of females that don't look like old hags, then it's your own loss as well.

[perrandy]

Really? I don't see why it would be that shocking. Al and Ennea don't look any younger than many "petite" girls that I've seen... especially Asians, who tend to keep a youthful appearance even into their early 30s. It's your life though, and if you want to miss out on good games because of some absurd fantasy that Cris Hansen is going to fly into your window on his rocket pack because you played a game with drawings of females that don't look like old hags, then it's your own loss as well.i think that you are going in to a extreme here.i dont play games in which there are old hags either.i like my eroges and everything else to look adult because erotica/sex is meant for adults and not teenagers or even kids.and yeah dont tell me that the female charaters in demonbane look 18 plus because they cleary dont. at best they look at middle-high school type of age and at worst they look almost shota (aka ennea)
and yes the drawing style also turns me off.the shapes and faces looks seriously disproportionate to me compared to other styles

also, i dont feel paranoid about chris hansen or any of that stuff because i dont watch illegal stuff.but like i said i like my women to look grown up.as for japanese women looking younger even in their 30's thats pretty nice but they are flesh and bone women not drawings that could be easily mistaken as child pron.do you get what i'm saying?

[fedaykin]

I think it's fair (and obvious naturally :) ) to state that everyone has personal preferences. Myself, I would have enjoyed Demonbane more without any eroge content, but I wouldn't extrapolate from that, that I found the content morally objectionable. It just doesn't happen to be my kind of thing, and I also thought that the story and fighting were interesting enough on their own.

[Boy_Tomo_Chan]

I just finished Saya no uta, first time the amount of porn actually affected the story itself for me...I mean, I did like the story just.... wow

[SolidusSnake]

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i think that you are going in to a extreme here.i dont play games in which there are old hags either.i like my eroges and everything else to look adult because erotica/sex is meant for adults and not teenagers or even kids.and yeah dont tell me that the female charaters in demonbane look 18 plus because they cleary dont. at best they look at middle-high school type of age and at worst they look almost shota (aka ennea)
and yes the drawing style also turns me off.the shapes and faces looks seriously disproportionate to me compared to other styles

also, i dont feel paranoid about chris hansen or any of that stuff because i dont watch illegal stuff.but like i said i like my women to look grown up.as for japanese women looking younger even in their 30's thats pretty nice but they are flesh and bone women not drawings that could be easily mistaken as child pron.do you get what i'm saying?

I think it should be easy to figure out why I'm being "extreme," since your opinion that the Demonbane characters look like children carries the assumption that anyone who enjoyed the art and character design is some kind of pedo who likes "drawings that could be easily mistaken as child pron." Do YOU get what I'm saying? Like I said, it's your life, though. I don't think the any characters in the game looked anything remotely like middle schoolers, except for the orphans maybe, but that's just me. Honestly, anime characters in general tend to look vaguely human at the most, though I'm not sure if that makes it more or less creepy to fap to them.

I've been wanting to play Saya no Uta for awhile, but I'll probably just wait for the official release.

[Tiamat]

Well everyone has their own tastes but in the end we are just talking about drawings here. No one is actually harmed by any of this stuff and looking at it is optional.



I've been wanting to play Saya no Uta for awhile, but I'll probably just wait for the official release.

Should be coming out this fall with Hanachirasu

[perrandy]

Well everyone has their own tastes but in the end we are just talking about drawings here. No one is actually harmed by any of this stuff and looking at it is optional.




Should be coming out this fall with Hanachirasuwell, i just finished demonbane last week. and i was kinda satisfied with the ending that i got...then started to play gibo and man i was disappointed at the game becuz i got the bad ending and also because the game was only 6 hrs long lol

speaking of long,the worst ending of gibo is pretty funny lol

[Tiamat]

perrandy: Which ending did you get? since you were talking about ennea I'm guessing it was one of the Al Azif ones.

Solidus: if you still haven't tried Leica's route yet you should do it!! it's really good. just use the F key to skip through the first half of the game quickly and hit the choice points


I'm playing Yume Miru Kusuri. I got it about a week ago cause I read good stuff about it. I've completed 1/3 of the routes at this time.

[perrandy]

perrandy: Which ending did you get? since you were talking about ennea I'm guessing it was one of the Al Azif ones.

Solidus: if you still haven't tried Leica's route yet you should do it!! it's really good. just use the F key to skip through the first half of the game quickly and hit the choice points


I'm playing Yume Miru Kusuri. I got it about a week ago cause I read good stuff about it. I've completed 1/3 of the routes at this time.i got the ending in which al and kurou defeat master therion and they go to an alternate universe in order to beat the whole gang again...

after that, i played gibo step-mother since which was really short and i then i made the mistake in to playing hitomi-my stepsister...boy,at least gibo's bad ending was funny but i had to stop playing hitomi because it had rape and violence in it and i'm not in to dark sexuality as controversial the game's premise was...as a matter of fact i got rid of it yesterday

[Tiamat]

Seems like everyone who's played it here got that ending on their first go lol.

I'm not really interested in either of those. I'm generally not fond of rapey stuff either.


what operating system are you on btw? Older games can't seem to play fullscreen in windows 7, which I've got (demonbane is old in japan but the US version has a new engine so it doesn't have this issue though)

[Falguen]

I have been playing SeKirara,Demonbane & To Heart ,Da Capo & Tokimeki Memorial (Using Big Boss as my name for the sake of Konami) and a few others (looks at black box) , I like em but i doubt theyd catch on in the US very well , but i do wish though

[Tiamat]

I don't think they'll ever get popular in the US but I think they may steadily gain a larger following. Right now it's like this in the US

Anime >>>>>> Manga >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Visual Novels

[perrandy]

Seems like everyone who's played it here got that ending on their first go lol.

I'm not really interested in either of those. I'm generally not fond of rapey stuff either.


what operating system are you on btw? Older games can't seem to play fullscreen in windows 7, which I've got (demonbane is old in japan but the US version has a new engine so it doesn't have this issue though)i have vista.today i have spent the whole freaking day in re installing the op because some files got corrupted.so far,i havent had a prob playing visual novels on vista...but i read somewhere that there's a way in to fool windows 7 in to 32-bit games.just google your issue and you will find the answer at the jast forums, i think

[Tiamat]

^ When I looked on their forum I didn't really see a solution for the issue but it's not all that awful to play in windowed mode. I'm mostly going to be getting new releases anyway I think.


Posting to say that I've preordered Aselia the Eternal, which is an all ages SRPG/Visual novel. Pre-orders should be shipping soon. I heard good things about it and JAST USA said that if it sells well they may look into bringing over more all ages games (like Demonbane 2), so I'm up for that. Plus, even if I end up not liking it, $30 dollar pricetag isn't exactly gonna make me cry.

still slowly going through Yume Miru Kusuri. nearly at 100% completion, I'm nearing the end of the last route. good game. I think this last girl is kinda a BACONBACONBACONBACONBACON tho >_>

[Nephlabobo]

I wish someone would fan translate the Suikogaidens and the Silent Hill GBA visual novel.

[perrandy]

well, i need recommendations on to what to buy since idk what to play next...played the sagara family,hitomi,demonbane and my stepmother gibo...i kinda wanta play crescendo but i dunno if its good and also it seems the game is out of stock on rightstuff...any ideas or suggestions...

[LentFilms]

I do not usually play visual novels but I did just play the 1st episode of Higurashi: When They Cry on the iPhone. It was available for free a year ago so I downloaded it but soon forgot about it. Because of Halloween coming up I decided to give it a shot and it was really good. I have already purchased the first 4 episode pack (http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Details/DB2324F5-8829-455B-B75B-93C14A560794/higurashi-when-they-cry) for the PC and I can't wait to play the rest. I also played Nine Hours, Nine Person, Nine Doors for the DS, which was also brilliant.
People tell me that Steins;Gate is great so I'm looking forward to the completion of the fan translation (http://vn.shourai.net/) and my brother tells me that Remember11 (http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Remember11) is also really good.

[Seiko]

@LentFilms: Check out Ever17 too, it's part of the series Remember11 is in. It got an official translation release, but that company went bankrupt a few years back, unfortunately. But, well, their Ever17 translation is... around on the internet if you know where to look. >_>

[LentFilms]

@LentFilms: Check out Ever17 too, it's part of the series Remember11 is in. It got an official translation release, but that company went bankrupt a few years back, unfortunately. But, well, their Ever17 translation is... around on the internet if you know where to look. >_>

Both my brother and I played Ever17. I only played about half of it but my brother finished it and both of us didn't really enjoy it. Ever17 is part of the Infinity Series of visual novel developed by KID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KID) and written by 999 director, Kotaro Uchikoshi (expect the latest entry code_18). I wanted to play the series because I really enjoyed 999 and at the time Ever17 was the only game available in English. The game was pretty boring. At first I thought the game was just a slow starter and would eventually pick up but from what my brother has told me it doesn't. I may replay Ever17 someday just so I can say I've finished it but Remember11 looks like a much better game so I'll probable play that first. Fans of the Infinity series have told me the best entry in the franchise is 12Riven (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12Riven) which was the last game written by Kotaro Uchikoshi before KID ran out of business. 12Riven is being translated (http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=12Riven) by the same group that translated Remember11 but it looks like it won't be done for a very long time.

[fedaykin]

It's been a long while since I played it, but I also found Ever17 a bit boring to be honest. It was vaguely mysterious and spooky, but the story's actually quite straightforward and moves at a very slow pace. Specifically, I remember many hours just hanging around on the abandoned theme park with nothing much happening. I tend to be quite fanatical about finishing every game I start, but I suspect many people would give up after the first few hours when they realise that the status quo is just going to be maintained for ages.

[Tiamat]

Well I cleared the last route in Yume Miru Kusuri yesterday. Basically all the girls in this game have some kind of phychological issue, with bullying and drug abuse being important to the plot. There are 3 main routes and a girl on the side who seems like she should have a route but doesn't. The one who doesn't have a route is the only one without any issues, but it seems like there should be a route for her because it would be able to deal more with the issues that the main character has imo.

Music and art is good (girls are mostly loli looking) though personally I don't find the art that good for ero scenes. There are quite a lot of them too but I feel many of them don't contribute much and could be cut easily. There are a couple scenes I found somewhat disturbing (kinda morbid) but nothing too bad. I liked it a lot though.

[Adrian-kun]

I do not usually play visual novels but I did just play the 1st episode of Higurashi: When They Cry on the iPhone. It was available for free a year ago so I downloaded it but soon forgot about it. Because of Halloween coming up I decided to give it a shot and it was really good. I have already purchased the first 4 episode pack (http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Details/DB2324F5-8829-455B-B75B-93C14A560794/higurashi-when-they-cry) for the PC and I can't wait to play the rest. I also played Nine Hours, Nine Person, Nine Doors for the DS, which was also brilliant.
People tell me that Steins;Gate is great so I'm looking forward to the completion of the fan translation (http://vn.shourai.net/) and my brother tells me that Remember11 (http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?title=Remember11) is also really good.

This is how I started playing Higurashi. I had heard from siliconera that the first episode had been released for free no less so I jumped at the chance. In a sea of eroge visual novels, Higurashi was simply amazing. It still is, but I haven't read it in a while. I really do need to catch up on my chapters.

[WanderingMind]

The only two visual novels I've finished are True Remembrance and Umineko (eps 1-7). I really liked True Remembrance and was what got me into VNs. I then read Umineko on and off for about a few months. It was an experience and I'm waiting for the last episode to get fully translate. Though at this rate, it's going to take a miracle for that to happen.

Otherwise, I've been meaning to get through Higurashi, Fate/stay night, Disgaea Infinite, and 999.

[Akai Shuichi]

Sora is sad because of the critics to Ever17

Sora will begin "Universe Reset" process.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg585/scaled.php?server=585&filename=ever17divideby0.jpg&res=medium

Now seriously. Ever17 is indeed slow paced, but in the True Route, every little thing you did starts to join together to form some serious plot twist in all of the game. So although its slow, it does have a reason. But it is really important to get every good ending, as you can only do the Coco Route (True Ending) after completing every heroine's "good" ending. Takeshi's good endings are specially good I think, and the true route is really awesome (it does have some flaws, but it is still very good).

Everything has a reason in the game, and you really are clouded until you get to a certain point on Coco's route when you really begin to understand everything. The plot twists in such ways, that is really impossible to actually describe the game, because EVERYTHING is spoiler.

Its slow, sure, but at the end of the day, if you complete every ending, I think its worth it.

Its not the best VN out there, but is definitely very good, even though the translation wasn't very good.

[Gintoki]

I just discovered Mangagamer the other day. I really wish I hadn't...I don't have the money to feed this habit. :(

[LentFilms]

Its slow, sure, but at the end of the day, if you complete every ending, I think its worth it.

Its not the best VN out there, but is definitely very good, even though the translation wasn't very good.

I really don't care if a game is slow. I really liked Higurashi and nothing really happens until about half way through the episode. I guess I could replay Ever17 and try to get every ending but my brother has told me about many of the plot twists in Ever17 and it sounds like a beta version of 999, which is directed by the writer of Ever17. 999 is also interesting in the first 5 seconds, the translation is better, and I feel that the characters are far more interesting. I don't care if other people like Ever17 but it is personal not my cup of tea.

[Akai Shuichi]

I really don't care if a game is slow. I really liked Higurashi and nothing really happens until about half way through the episode. I guess I could replay Ever17 and try to get every ending but my brother has told me about many of the plot twists in Ever17 and it sounds like a beta version of 999, which is directed by the writer of Ever17. 999 is also interesting in the first 5 seconds, the translation is better, and I feel that the characters are far more interesting. I don't care if other people like Ever17 but it is personal not my cup of tea.

I haven't had the pleasure of playing 999 yet (but be sure I will play it eventually), but from what I've read and what people have told me, 999 is more like Remember11 than Ever17 (both from the same company). Also, I've seen lots of comparisons between 999 and Ever17, and there is a big divergence of opinions. Many people prefer 999, but many other prefer Ever17, but I must add that most of them like both games.

I do know that 999 is not a pure VN, while Ever17 is a pure VN. Other thing is, that general opinion is that Ever17's ending is "waaay better" than 999's. Again, I haven't played 999, so I cannot say for personal experience.

Now, I don't know how much your brother has told you, but spoiling Ever17 is something that may really affect (on a negative way) your reading experience. Ever17 has some ver slow moments (sometimes even boring), but always with the plan of building for the grand finale. I know of MANY things I could tell someone to spoil the game, and really ruin the "surprise" element (I suppose I could call it that way) of the VN.

But again, I will tell you something. If your brother played every route on Ever17 and disliked it, he is honestly the first person I've known who completed de VN and didn't like it. I've known some fanboys who think it is the best VN ever made and others who think it "it was pretty good", but the overall opinion is that is a very good VN.

Of course, it al goes down to personal taste in the end, but I believe there is a good chance you'll like it at the end of the day.

That being said, my opinion is that is veeery good, definitely worth playing, but certainly not the best VN out there and probably not even the best of the "Infinity" series (Remember11 was really good also and I'm still waiting for a patch to be completed for Never7)

[PringlesXD]

999 is a pretty fun game. You should give it a try.

[Boy_Tomo_Chan]

Yeah I finished both 999 and Ever17, I think I would've liked the ending better of 999 if I didn't already read 17. Expectations were high!

[Akai Shuichi]

999 is a pretty fun game. You should give it a try.

And I really want to!

I just need to get my hands on the game.

[perrandy]

just bought snow drop :cool:

[Akai Shuichi]

just bought snow drop :cool:

I've thought about getting it, but the art is so...not good...

If it's good, I'd be glad if you say it here.

[perrandy]

I've thought about getting it, but the art is so...not good...

If it's good, I'd be glad if you say it here.i dunno but the art reminds me of kanon the anime.but, if you are talking about the backgrounds then yeah those seems to be less colorful.dont worry i will definitely tell ya if its good or not ;)

[Akai Shuichi]

I'm really talking about...I dunno...anatomy?

http://s.vndb.org/sf/45/7945.jpg

But, I do admit I have no love for Ryukishi07's art (7th Expansion) or the older Key VNs (Kanon and Air), but even so, Higurashi, Umineko, Kanon and Air are all extremely good VNs, so you never know.

[perrandy]

I'm really talking about...I dunno...anatomy?

http://s.vndb.org/sf/45/7945.jpg

But, I do admit I have no love for Ryukishi07's art (7th Expansion) or the older Key VNs (Kanon and Air), but even so, Higurashi, Umineko, Kanon and Air are all extremely good VNs, so you never know.cant see anything lol XD

[Akai Shuichi]

cant see anything lol XD

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2448/snowdrop.jpg

[perrandy]

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2448/snowdrop.jpgoh geez, thats really bad but i dont care since i got the visual novel for 11 something plus tax. >_>

[Akai Shuichi]

oh geez, thats really bad but i dont care since i got the visual novel for 11 something plus tax. >_>

Hey, if the story's good, you won't even care about the art probably...so lets just hope it has a great story xD

[Tiamat]

To me the art has to be at least decent no matter how good the story is cause if the art is bad enough I wouldn't try it in the first place. No one wants to look at crappy art constantly.

that screenshot is uh....yea...

[Akai Shuichi]

To me the art has to be at least decent no matter how good the story is cause if the art is bad enough I wouldn't try it in the first place. No one wants to look at crappy art constantly.

that screenshot is uh....yea...

Art is indeed very important, and I also tend to not pick a VN with bad art, but its really not esential if you know beforehand that the VN will likely be very good (Higurashi, Umineko, Kanon and Air being obvious examples)

[perrandy]

guys, don't buy snow drop.i just beated this piece of junk in 3 hrs. what a terrible choice i made when i bought this garbage.oh i'm so mad with myself right now...:mad:

everything about this stupid visual novel was bad.the story,the graphics,the voice acting everything!

avoid this like a pest, as a matter of fact i just want to microwave the cd right now..grrr

[Akai Shuichi]

guys, don't buy snow drop.i just beated this piece of junk in 3 hrs. what a terrible choice i made when i bought this garbage.oh i'm so mad with myself right now...:mad:

everything about this stupid visual novel was bad.the story,the graphics,the voice acting everything!

avoid this like a pest, as a matter of fact i just want to microwave the cd right now..grrr

Wow, I thought it wasn't going to be good...but I'm impressed it was THAT bad xD

[perrandy]

Wow, I thought it wasn't going to be good...but I'm impressed it was THAT bad xDyeah it was pretty bad. i mean come on, i beated the stupid thing in 3hrs and only saw a couple of bad made H scenes >_>

[Tiamat]

with artwork like that I wouldn't expect the H scenes to be any good lol

[Redhorse]

The When They Cry series is best! :D

[Akai Shuichi]

The When They Cry series is best! :D

Even though I do have some visual novels over Higurashi and Umineko, I have to admit I find both of them extremely good.

Its a shame Umineko anime turned out that bad and Higurashi is almost transforming into an ecchi anime (though I did like the first two seasons of the anime, but of course, the VN is way better)

[PringlesXD]

The When They Cry series is best! :D

Yes! I really want more money so I can buy the PS3 version of Umineko.

[perrandy]

okay people,i just ordered discipline. has anyone on here played this visual novel? :0
if so, is it better than my last one(snow drop)?? lol

[Akai Shuichi]

okay people,i just ordered discipline. has anyone on here played this visual novel? :0
if so, is it better than my last one(snow drop)?? lol

Haven't played it but it should be better in its own genre. Of course, don't expect a great story there. It is definitely inferior to Bible Black (same creators), but if you liked Bible Black, you'll probably like this one (this is according to some friends).

Now, if you ask for my personal opinion, it really doesn't suit my taste.

With that being said, I'm currently highly expecting Steins;Gate. The translators said they planned on having the patch finished by mid-November...so it should be almost time.

[perrandy]

Haven't played it but it should be better in its own genre. Of course, don't expect a great story there. It is definitely inferior to Bible Black (same creators), but if you liked Bible Black, you'll probably like this one (this is according to some friends).

Now, if you ask for my personal opinion, it really doesn't suit my taste.

With that being said, I'm currently highly expecting Steins;Gate. The translators said they planned on having the patch finished by mid-November...so it should be almost time.so, is this similar to bible black with all the occultic stuff?i'm asking because i have seen the hentai and while i liked most of it,the satanic stuff put me off somewhat.i just hope that i havent made a bad decision again lol

[PringlesXD]

Fate/Stay Night. ♥
As everyone knows, I'm really enjoying it.

[perrandy]

Fate/Stay Night. ♥
As everyone knows, I'm really enjoying it.does it have an english translation? i mean a legal one??

[PringlesXD]

Yes. Type-Moon authorized it.

[Akai Shuichi]

does it have an english translation? i mean a legal one??

It has the one from Mirror Moon.

No translation is illegal really. What is illegal is downloading the VN. But using an english patch on your VN isn't illegal. It would be if you try making profit out of it.


And Discipline should have less of that satanism, but you will find...lets say...unorthodox things...


And happy reading with Fate/Stay Night, but the real thing starts in Unlimited Blade Works. Fate is good and all, but Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel are just EPIC.

[PringlesXD]

I know, I can't wait to Heaven's Feel, Sakura rules!

By the way, Shinji sucks. I hate him with all my heart.
Ilya ♥

[Akai Shuichi]

I know, I can't wait to Heaven's Feel, Sakura rules!

By the way, Shinji sucks. I hate him with all my heart.
Ilya ♥

You'll hate him a lot more after HF xD

Btw, I hate Sakura...but her route is definitely awesome.

Rin FTW!

[PringlesXD]

You hate Sakura? Why?

[Akai Shuichi]

You hate Sakura? Why?

Mmmm two reasons:

1. I don't tend to like those type of characters...So cute, perfect, shy, etc....but more importantly...

2. Her attitude throughout Heaven's Feel...well with one exception I cannot mention for spoiler reasons.

[perrandy]

It has the one from Mirror Moon.

No translation is illegal really. What is illegal is downloading the VN. But using an english patch on your VN isn't illegal. It would be if you try making profit out of it.


And Discipline should have less of that satanism, but you will find...lets say...unorthodox things...


And happy reading with Fate/Stay Night, but the real thing starts in Unlimited Blade Works. Fate is good and all, but Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel are just EPIC.like what kind of unorthodox things? i'm curious now lol

[PringlesXD]

Mmmm two reasons:

1. I don't tend to like those type of characters...So cute, perfect, shy, etc....but more importantly...

2. Her attitude throughout Heaven's Feel...well with one exception I cannot mention for spoiler reasons.

Dark Sakura, you mean?

[Akai Shuichi]

like what kind of unorthodox things? i'm curious now lol

Well...raping, drugs and stuff like that...



Dark Sakura, you mean?

Yeah, that is the one thing I do love about her xD

[Tiamat]

*looks on Jlist for Fate/Stay Night to see how expensive it is*

$115 dollars lol. I would like to play this but that's a bit much for me. I'm trying to keep out of pirating VNs cause if I start I'm sure it will be really hard to stop.


I should be getting Aselia the Eternal soon. I'll post here and say what I think about it when I get it.

[perrandy]

Well...raping, drugs and stuff like that...




Yeah, that is the one thing I do love about her xDyeah i saw a few reviews earlier.dont like the "forced" sex in my visual novels but oh well....i shoulda made my homework earlier..in any case, i think the thing that it may help a lil bit its that the evil character seems to be a female rather than a dude.so..i dunno..i will tell you how i feel after i finish this visual novel...also read that it has a "futanari" scene as well..if so then this thing is really wild lol

[Boy_Tomo_Chan]

I love Matou Shinji.

That is all.

:D

[Akai Shuichi]

yeah i saw a few reviews earlier.dont like the "forced" sex in my visual novels but oh well....i shoulda made my homework earlier..in any case, i think the thing that it may help a lil bit its that the evil character seems to be a female rather than a dude.so..i dunno..i will tell you how i feel after i finish this visual novel...also read that it has a "futanari" scene as well..if so then this thing is really wild lol

I couldn't tell you, but that wouldn't surprise me one bit from them.

[PringlesXD]

Akai, what don't you like about Sakura? Spoiler me through a PM or Visitor Message, I don't mind. ;)


I love Matou Shinji.

That is all.

:D

You're crazy, dude! :p

[Tiamat]

^ A lot of times I feel like avoiding spoilers for Fate/stay night is like avoiding spoilers for FF7, lol (AERIS DIES ZOMG)

[PringlesXD]

I HAVEN'T PLAYED FINAL FANTASY 7 YET! Just kidding.

When I really like something, I read spoilers about it. :o

[Akai Shuichi]

^ A lot of times I feel like avoiding spoilers for Fate/stay night is like avoiding spoilers for FF7, lol (AERIS DIES ZOMG)

That's a shame...when I read Fate/Stay Night, it wasn't that famous yet, so I wasn't spoiled at all (I read the VN before watching the anime)...same with FF7 actually, I didn't even have internet when I finished that game xD

[Tiamat]

That's a shame...when I read Fate/Stay Night, it wasn't that famous yet, so I wasn't spoiled at all (I read the VN before watching the anime)...same with FF7 actually, I didn't even have internet when I finished that game xD

I saw the anime first and people would be like "well in the VN this happens" etc. all the time and it was hard to avoid if people were talking about the anime at all. It's like that for the Fate/Zero anime right now to an extent too, since people who have read the light novel feel the need to blather things. I'm doing a decent job avoiding spoilers for that so far though.

[perrandy]

I saw the anime first and people would be like "well in the VN this happens" etc. all the time and it was hard to avoid if people were talking about the anime at all. It's like that for the Fate/Zero anime right now to an extent too, since people who have read the light novel feel the need to blather things. I'm doing a decent job avoiding spoilers for that so far though.wish someone could bring this and utawarerumono to the west :(

[PringlesXD]

*Waiting for a PM from Shuichi*

[Akai Shuichi]

*Waiting for a PM from Shuichi*

A PM from me? Why would that be? xD

[PringlesXD]

Akai, what don't you like about Sakura? Spoiler me through a PM or Visitor Message, I don't mind. ;)


Adding this sentence so I can have more than 10 characters.

[Akai Shuichi]

Oh, I see xD

I suppose I don't mind spoiling/telling you...

[PringlesXD]

Yes, do it! ;)

[Ivy]

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2448/snowdrop.jpg

what the-
why is the-
where did-
who thought-
did they just-
when did-
how is this-
what

[PringlesXD]

That's... freaky.

[Tiamat]

wish someone could bring this and utawarerumono to the west :(

I think it is a bit odd that Fate/Stay Night hasn't been officially released here. Isn't it like the most popular VN ever? It seems like almost all the ones that actually get released in the US are crap ones, though that seems to be changing.


what the-
why is the-
where did-
who thought-
did they just-
when did-
how is this-
what

lmao I can't believe how bad it is either

[PringlesXD]

But both already have English patches, right? So you don't really need them over here, as long as you have the original game and the patch installed.

[Tiamat]

Yeah but if it got released here it would be at a much more affordable price. $100+ is pretty steep. I'm sure the vast majority of English speaking people who have played the game pirated it though.

[Akai Shuichi]

Yeah but if it got released here it would be at a much more affordable price. $100+ is pretty steep. I'm sure the vast majority of English speaking people who have played the game pirated it though.

It is literally the most popular VN ever...at least outside Japan (I don't know in Japan).

And yeah, most of the people played it pirated. I also think it should be released. If you're planning to make money with VN, then its the best choice out there. Sure, people will still play it pirated, but at an affordable price, maybe some people will pay for it.

I'm lucky I suppose, cause my father goes to Japan frequently.

[perrandy]

I think it is a bit odd that Fate/Stay Night hasn't been officially released here. Isn't it like the most popular VN ever? It seems like almost all the ones that actually get released in the US are crap ones, though that seems to be changing.



lmao I can't believe how bad it is eitheryeah i dunno what made me buy that garbarge...D:

[PringlesXD]

I hope you're not calling Fate/Stay Night garbage.

[Tiamat]

he's talking about the screenshot of that game with the really bad artwork. i said something about it at the bottom of the quote

[perrandy]

he's talking about the screenshot of that game with the really bad artwork. i said something about it at the bottom of the quotethats what i was referring to when i made that quote,i cant talk bad of stay/night because 1)i'm a fan of the series 2)havent played the visual novel,yet

[Akai Shuichi]

thats what i was referring to when i made that quote,i cant talk bad of stay/night because 1)i'm a fan of the series 2)havent played the visual novel,yet

Believe me, then you're no fan yet. The awesomeness of Fate/Stay Night comes with the VN. Yeah, I'm sure you've been told that thousands of time, but I couldn't help it...had to say it xD

[Boy_Tomo_Chan]

You're crazy, dude! :p

I just find him so interesting! He's like the weakest character in the game, and manages to be almost as big of a BACONBACONBACONBACONBACONBACON as Gilgamesh, and thats amazing.

[PringlesXD]

I just find him so interesting! He's like the weakest character in the game, and manages to be almost as big of a BACONBACONBACONBACONBACONBACON as Gilgamesh, and thats amazing.

Highlight : He beats and rapes Sakura, so he deserves to die.

To me, he's just good killing material. :p

[perrandy]

att everyone!

aselia the eternal has been just launched in north america!
http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2011/2411.html

[Akai Shuichi]

att everyone!

aselia the eternal has been just launched in north america!
http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2011/2411.html

Now that is something I was expecting...I hope I get my hands on it soon.

[Tiamat]

^ I mentioned I am getting it in the mail soon a page or two ago but I guess no one noticed lol. Might even get it tomorrow. Will post thoughts when I've gotten some t ime with it

also....I was saying how hard it is to avoid Fate/staynight spoilers and good example


spoilers

!!!!!!! lol (though I knew this already cause of other people spoiling)

BAD PRINGLES

[PringlesXD]

Oh, wow, I am SO sorry! I didn't realize that at all!
Editing it now! ;)

[Cloud]

ps tiamat if someone spoils something don't quote it in case they go back to hide it

because then you have people like me walk in who would like to read FSN sometime soon and would rather not be spoiled :|

[Tiamat]

lol I just edited it sorry XD

it was thoughtless of me I will be more careful in the future

[Akai Shuichi]

You should learn to control your spoilerism (?)

And no, I didn't noticed you mentioned it before...I must've been with something else on my mind.

Though, even though I want to play Eien no Aselia, I don't know when will that be, as I'm really expecting Steins;Gate, and I had plans to read Kara no Shoujo afterwards.

[PringlesXD]

Eien no Aselia? Oh, just googled it, and it looks really cool!

[Tiamat]

JastUSA said that if it sells well they may do more "all ages" games like Demonbane 2 so that was another incentive for me to buy it

[Akai Shuichi]

JastUSA said that if it sells well they may do more "all ages" games like Demonbane 2 so that was another incentive for me to buy it

Then lets just hope it sells well, and of course, make our own little cooperation by buying it.

[perrandy]

Then lets just hope it sells well, and of course, make our own little cooperation by buying it.i wholeheartedly agreed

[GeekyJuuu]

I'll be picking up Aselia, hands down. Eroge are fine, but there's a whole other sphere of otome games and all-ages titles that JAST tosses to the wayside and nobody else pays any mind to. Since they're "looking into" Starry Sky, I'm hoping that good sales for Aselia and Hakuoki will turn that into a license. >w<

I'll be picking it up after Corpse Party [and possibly Fishing Resort]. Let's go, visual novels~!

[Tiamat]

Ok I just got Aselia in the mail. I'm still mostly doing Fate/Extra but I'll give this a try later today. I'll probably just install it for now.

[PringlesXD]

Ok I just got Aselia in the mail. I'm still mostly doing Fate/Extra but I'll give this a try later today. I'll probably just install it for now.

Where did you buy it?

[Akai Shuichi]

Where did you buy it?

Someone put a link a few pages before.

[Tiamat]

I pre-ordered it from JLIST a while ago. I'm not gonna link them here though just go search for "jlist" in google and you'll find them

The disk instals the game along with a walkthrough (which has spoilers so I'm not gonna look at it) and map (which also comes inside the case as a physical insert). The disk also has a lot of promo vids for other JAST USA games (mostly ones that are already out) but these aren't installed with the game or anything. Don't have to have the disk in your computer once it's installed (unlike a fossil or two I've played before lol).

edit:
nice typos - "her is head hung"
"it feel like"

finding 2 so fast within 5 mins of each other (I've barely started) is kinda making me think they didn't proofread it enough lol. I can get the meaning but its kinda sloppy to have typos like this. hopefully doesn't keep happening

I gotta say though the first set of choices you get....>>>it took me a few minutes to decide what to pick for the 3rd question kotori asks. I was initially leaning toward saving my wife but thought about it more and decided I'd probably save my daugher. I don't have a wife or a daughter irl but I think that's what I would do...one of those things you could never know for sure unless it happened though

got through the prologue, like it so far, time to sleep...

edit again:
The battle system is pretty cool =D I like the maid chick but I want to smack the main guy's sister in the back of the head lol. I took a look at the walkthrough that comes with it and though it does have spoilers i just skimmed over to the descriptions of "mind" and "love" levels and I'm glad I did cause it has some good explanations.

[perrandy]

man, this is the most devious eroge that i have ever played.what i can say? this game is just perverted to the max.the female villain is a total
b!tch and the main character is a wimp and somewhat gay too. because of the things that he allows the other people to do to him.wow i am actually glad that i'm not playing bible black because i know that that game is way worse in sexual content than discipline...

needless to say that there are alot of sex scenes on this game but what disturbs me even more is the type of intercouse that you see in this..sick sick sh!t all around and pun intended D:

[Tiamat]

still doing Eien no Aselia, about 10 hours in. lots of battles now, the battle system is really good and strategic. and this is not an eroge so you can even show this one to your friends without them thinking you're some kinda super pervert! =D so go buy it...

[PringlesXD]

Question: there's an option named Internet Download Edition. If I buy through this option, I'll be able to download the game, instead of getting a physical copy, right?

[Tiamat]

Question: there's an option named Internet Download Edition. If I buy through this option, I'll be able to download the game, instead of getting a physical copy, right?

yes. I've bought a download edition before (for Yume Miru Kusuri) and everything was good. if you don't care about having a physical case/disk it's not a bad option. you'll certainly get it more quickly than if you order the physical copy shipped to you

[PringlesXD]

Thanks a lot! Will do that, then! ;)

[Akai Shuichi]

I do that quite a lot. When you live outside the US/Canada, its a pretty useful option.

[Tiamat]

I let my brother install it on his computer and it's running fullscreen mode fine on his even though he's also on Windows 7. Trying to figure out what's wrong so I posted on the Jast forums....

edit: got a decent solution yay

edit: this game is awesome. I love the battles

[perrandy]

I let my brother install it on his computer and it's running fullscreen mode fine on his even though he's also on Windows 7. Trying to figure out what's wrong so I posted on the Jast forums....

edit: got a decent solution yay

edit: this game is awesome. I love the battles[url]ok, i hope i have money for this game next month cuz, x-mas is going to be brutal for me

[PringlesXD]

Hopefully I can get it next month as well.

[Akai Shuichi]

Ok, going back to a discussion of many pages ago, I finally managed to get a DS and 999...yeah, on the same day of Corpse Party's release. (from a friend though, not mine)

So I'll finally be able to try this game...so far, so good. I like the idea of the game.

[Gintoki]

I didn't care much for 999, but I can see how others would.

[Akai Shuichi]

I didn't care much for 999, but I can see how others would.

Is this because you don't like the VN element, the puzzle element or just because you didn't found the story attractive?

[kknd]

I love 999, it's amazing IMO

[PringlesXD]

I love 999, it's amazing IMO

Agreed! It's so fun and addicting!

[Tiamat]

I beat Eien no Aselia (1 route anyway, went with Esperia). Game is roughly 50-60 hours long for a first play. After you beat it you can do a newgame+ with an optional hard mode. It has a good fantasy plot with generally likable characters. The sub spirits (playable characters with no route) get more cutscene time than I expected (especially since if they die it's permanent) but they have fun personalities. Wish the main guy's sister would get hit by a truck though, she's like the ultimate useless damsel in distress character.

The artwork is something you can decide if you like or not yourself by checking out the official site, but I would note that the CGs are done by multiple artists. I'd prefer if the art was by the same artist for all the CGs but I'm sure there's a reason it's not. Music is kinda a mixed bag. It's generally good but I don't like that there are very few map/battle musics. All in all though, very good game with high replay value, though you'd have to be pretty dedicated to get all the endings since this is a VN with gameplay and it is long.

[Akai Shuichi]

I beat Eien no Aselia (1 route anyway, went with Esperia). Game is roughly 50-60 hours long for a first play. After you beat it you can do a newgame+ with an optional hard mode. It has a good fantasy plot with generally likable characters. The sub spirits (playable characters with no route) get more cutscene time than I expected (especially since if they die it's permanent) but they have fun personalities. Wish the main guy's sister would get hit by a truck though, she's like the ultimate useless damsel in distress character.

The artwork is something you can decide if you like or not yourself by checking out the official site, but I would note that the CGs are done by multiple artists. I'd prefer if the art was by the same artist for all the CGs but I'm sure there's a reason it's not. Music is kinda a mixed bag. It's generally good but I don't like that there are very few map/battle musics. All in all though, very good game with high replay value, though you'd have to be pretty dedicated to get all the endings since this is a VN with gameplay and it is long.

Hopefully I'll be playing it by the beginning of next year.

[PringlesXD]

I think I'll buy it for Christmas. :)

[Redhorse]

Visual novels....I like Higurashi and would love Umineko if it were more readily available~ :D
Does Homestuck kinda count as a visual novel?

[Adrian-kun]

Visual novels....I like Higurashi and would love Umineko if it were more readily available~ :D
Does Homestuck kinda count as a visual novel?

Higurashi... now that's a visual novel:)
What's this Homestuck you mentioned?

[Redhorse]

Relevant information~ (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Homestuck?from=Main.Homestuck)
I'd say it's a webcomic (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6), but there are interactive game-like parts. Also, great music and video/flash-animated parts. It's sooooo awesome~
So I thought it might count, sorta.

[perrandy]

Relevant information~ (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Homestuck?from=Main.Homestuck)
I'd say it's a webcomic (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6), but there are interactive game-like parts. Also, great music and video/flash-animated parts. It's sooooo awesome~
So I thought it might count, sorta.well,tried to buy aselia the eternal on right stuff and it happens that i will hafta wait till the 12th of december because they dont have it on stock yet

[Tiamat]

well,tried to buy aselia the eternal on right stuff and it happens that i will hafta wait till the 12th of december because they dont have it on stock yet

Hmmm odd. Oh well it will be worth the wait if you like strategy RPGs and VNs. I'm on my 2nd play on hard mode now and I am liking the battles more now that I know the ctrl key speeds things up, slow speed was my only complaint about the combat but with that solved I am just loving it. Tells you in the digital guide that comes with the game but I didn't look through it too much till I already beat the game once cause I didn't want to read a spoiler by accident.

[PringlesXD]

Wow, talk about bad luck. I can't wait for Christmas, when I get it! :D

[Akai Shuichi]

By the way, I'm now playing Muv-Luv...I just wanna finish quickly so that I can start with Muv-Luv Alternative.

[PringlesXD]

I should go back to playing Fate/Stay Night.

[perrandy]

I should go back to playing Fate/Stay Night.well, i bought harem party via mangagamer lol

[Blue Star Princess]

Sometimes.
I depends on what the game is. I've only played like 2 cause I have one that's kind of like one but it's got battles and such in it so not sure if it counts. XD

The two that I play the most are Heart no Kuni no Alice for the PSP and then Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden Kagami no Miko (PSP) <-- they have it for the DS know too that comes with the Suzaku Ibun game on it too. <3

[Akai Shuichi]

Damn, why does Muv-Luv Extra has to be so long? >_>

[Tiamat]

Aselia got a review and interview on RPGFan

http://rpgfan.com/news/2011/2534.html

[perrandy]

Aselia got a review and interview on RPGFan

http://rpgfan.com/news/2011/2534.htmlgonna get it by next month

[kknd]

Aselia got a review and interview on RPGFan

http://rpgfan.com/news/2011/2534.html

already got this, school days and Yumina the Ethereal preordered :)

[Tiamat]

I've got Yumina preordered as well. looks like fun

[perrandy]

just finished playing harem party :p

pros of the VN: art direction is beautiful,translation seems to be spot on,lotsa of naughty scenes,music is pretty good as well

cons: some voice overs seem grating (specially an elf character),there's some incest and furry-lolicon in there as well.also, vn seems to be rather short despite of its many "hentai" scenes

[PringlesXD]

Only now I realized. Shouldn't this thread be in the Video Games section?

[Tiamat]

Only now I realized. Shouldn't this thread be in the Video Games section?

It depends on if you consider VNs to be video games or not. There's also a lot of variety within VNs themselves. Some don't even have any route selections or anything and it's just a single path to a single ending with no interaction beyond clicking to advance the text. Then there's others like Aselia which have a lot of gameplay and are more like regular RPGs in a lot of ways. So you might say that some VNs are games and some are not.

[Akai Shuichi]

Well, I finally managed to finish every route on Muv-Luv Extra, and I'm about halfway through Muv-Luv Unlimited....Getting closer to Alternative!

[Raguna]

Finished Katawa Shoujo two week ago and have 94% complete. I'm too scared to get the bad ends of the girl's route except Lilly since she didn't seem to have one until I figured that there was one. So far I only have Lilly's route 100% complete the others I'am to scared of the consequenses especially Hanako's.

[PringlesXD]

Hakuoki on the 14th! ;)

[Raguna]

Hakuoki on the 14th! ;)

Oh yeah... I have to buy that for someone I know. I can believe she wants this as a Valentine's present but why Valentines? Well people remember that Valentine's is a day for love (Obviously) but forget thats is also about friendship so I'm going to have to give her this the 15th or sometime after school if I see her but it will probably be the former. Hakuoki coming around 12 PM and all.

[Raguna]

I'm sorry for the double post but. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!?!?!?!? I forced myself to play Hanako's bad end that almost brought me tears and the worse part my computer shut down because of lack of batteries so now I checked I have to do it all over again since I didn't see the ending credits.:( *sobs*

[Boy_Tomo_Chan]

I like hanako's bad end the best! :D

[perrandy]

I like hanako's bad end the best! :Djust finished playing edelweiss and edelweiss fantasia and now i'm playing crecendo lol

[WanderingMind]

Hakuoki on the 14th! ;)

I need to preorder that.

And here I'm reminded the last otome game I played was Starry Sky In Spring, and that was last year. If only the rest of the games got translated as well...

[Adrian-kun]

A demo for Type Moon's Mahou Tsukai no Yoru can now be played in English:
http://narod.ru/disk/39024725001/Mahou_Tsukai_no_Yoru_Demo-en.part1.rar.html
http://narod.ru/disk/39026823001/Mahou_Tsukai_no_Yoru_Demo-en.part2.rar.html
http://narod.ru/disk/39028033001/Mahou_Tsukai_no_Yoru_Demo-en.part3.rar.html

All three parts must be downloaded and then unzipped/extracted into a single folder. Enjoy! :)

[Solaire]

I rather liked Hanako's bad end. She finally stood up for herself which (arguably) means that she made more progress than she did on her good end.
I can't bring myself to get 100% completion though. I think I will be perfectly content with my life if I never have to see Rin's bad ending.

[PringlesXD]

Why? Is it bad? Is it sad? I really should finish this game. :s

[Raguna]

Why? Is it bad? Is it sad? I really should finish this game. :s

You'll know why.

[PringlesXD]

DOES SHE DIE?! :eek:
I'm going for Hanako and then Lily and then Rin and then Emi and maybe Shizune, by the way.

[Raguna]

DOES SHE DIE?! :eek:
I'm going for Hanako and then Lily and then Rin and then Emi and maybe Shizune, by the way.

You'll get the "what if" scenarios just by playing Rin' route no matter what ending you get. Its just that in the bad ending the "what if" is strongly implied to have happened.

[PringlesXD]

Ah, I see. Oh well, she's not even my favorite ~

[Raguna]

Ah, I see. Oh well, she's not even my favorite ~

The Rin's route is the darkest of all the girls its starts getting dark when you get to part 2. Even though her route has a theme I have already gone through it still makes you sad at what actually happens.

[Tiamat]

I've cleared Emi and Rin's routes and I'm on Hanako's now. Lets all try to keep the spoilers hidden.

I think Emi's route is pretty weak but Rin's is good (though I didn't like the ending much). The music is excellent in this game

[perrandy]

well, this is just stupid.i cant seem to play crecendo without putting the cd on the tray.for some reason the game doesnt fully install on my hard drive =/

[Adrian-kun]

I would like to draw your attention to Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom for the PSP. All the guys in this game are incredibly hot and are looking for someone to love them:) Aksys Games should be commended for releasing a portable visual novel in English. In a sea of shooters, this is truly remarkable.

[PringlesXD]

Oh yeah, is it out yet? If so, I should buy it!

[Tiamat]

parrandy: yea I've had that issue with a couple I got. it's pretty crappy. newer games it should never be like that

[Adrian-kun]

Oh yeah, is it out yet? If so, I should buy it!

http://www.amazon.com/Hakuoki-Demon-Fleeting-Blossom-Sony-PSP/dp/B005T3GSBS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329320114&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Hakuoki-Fleeting-Blossom-Limited-Sony-PSP/dp/B005T3GSCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329320114&sr=8-1
It should also be on PSN.

[PringlesXD]

Having a blast with Hakuoki! It doesn't feel like a game for girls at all! xD

[Adrian-kun]

Having a blast with Hakuoki! It doesn't feel like a game for girls at all! xD

I'm glad that you like it. Let's hope Aksys will grace us with even more console visual novels:)

I came across this amazing VN that was made in just a month. It's an incredibly well-made and I highly suggest you download it.
'don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story' is a full length visual novel about the erosion of privacy, gay drama, young sexuality, and the perils of modern online life for a high school literature class.

http://scoutshonour.com/donttakeitpersonallybabeitjustaintyourstory/

[Adrian-kun]

Deardrops, the spiritual successor to Kira Kira, is now available for download:
http://www.mangagamer.com/r18/Titles/Details/FC264AC0-795A-4FEB-AA09-56BAEF3B2FC3/deardrops

PS: This is an eroge title so be prepared when hitting the link.

[perrandy]

Deardrops, the spiritual successor to Kira Kira, is now available for download:
http://www.mangagamer.com/r18/Titles/Details/FC264AC0-795A-4FEB-AA09-56BAEF3B2FC3/deardrops

PS: This is an eroge title so be prepared when hitting the link.currently playing conquering the queen :P
on a side note, has anyone downloaded any games directly from jast usa?

[Raguna]

currently playing conquering the queen :P
on a side note, has anyone downloaded any games directly from jast usa?

Not me. I don't have the money. Though that Saya no Uta visual novel is giving me the creeps a bit and it hasn't even been released yet.

[perrandy]

Not me. I don't have the money. Though that Saya no Uta visual novel is giving me the creeps a bit and it hasn't even been released yet.yeah i might try an eroge/horror visual novel for a change.the thing is that mangamer is pretty expensive on their visual novels rather than lets say...rightstuff also i have been noticing that the selection of rightstuff is getting rather old.i want to play/read/see a visual novel with better graphics and more...ahem.."creativity" if you catch my drift

anyways,any recommendations for a fantasy setting type of visual novel?i'm very attracted to that kind of thing.you know chivalry and all that j.a.z.z lol

[Raguna]

yeah i might try an eroge/horror visual novel for a change.the thing is that mangamer is pretty expensive on their visual novels rather than lets say...rightstuff also i have been noticing that the selection of rightstuff is getting rather old.i want to play/read/see a visual novel with better graphics and more...ahem.."creativity" if you catch my drift

anyways,any recommendations for a fantasy setting type of visual novel?i'm very attracted to that kind of thing.you know chivalry and all that j.a.z.z lol

Like Katawa Shoujo. But if you mean that in some other way I think I caught your drift.

[perrandy]

Like Katawa Shoujo. But if you mean that in some other way I think I caught your drift.no, katawa shoujo is not about knights and damsels in distress or dungeons and dragons...what i'm saying is i like medieval settings

[Raguna]

Weird I know that edit of yours wasn't there the first time. Like going back to the classics saving the princess thing. That would be rather creative for a visual novel but not for western works. That would be interesting though. I don't think any visual novel has them well as far as I have seen. I think I might have seen some like that but their Otome games where the guys rescue you instead.

[perrandy]

Weird I know that edit of yours wasn't there the first time. Like going back to the classics saving the princess thing. That would be rather creative for a visual novel but not for western works. That would be interesting though. I don't think any visual novel has them well as far as I have seen. I think I might have seen some like that but their Otome games where the guys rescue you instead.the eroge that i just played had that setting but the thing is that the hero is pure scum instead of being the hero because he rapes anything that he sees lol

[Raguna]

It would be nice to see the good ol' likable hero. You know the average joe who gets lucky. The young squire, young traveling swordsman, or some rather likable peasant you can relate too and then becomes a hero for some reason or another.

[perrandy]

It would be nice to see the good ol' likable hero. You know the average joe who gets lucky. The young squire, young traveling swordsman, or some rather likable peasant you can relate too and then becomes a hero for some reason or another.i hear ya and thats what i'm looking for i might try google to see if there's something like that out there.to be honest i like "nukige" aka eroges with little story but i also like eroges that have a good story.now, that i think about it i would like to play some yuri too XD

[Adrian-kun]

yeah i might try an eroge/horror visual novel for a change.the thing is that mangamer is pretty expensive on their visual novels rather than lets say...rightstuff also i have been noticing that the selection of rightstuff is getting rather old.i want to play/read/see a visual novel with better graphics and more...ahem.."creativity" if you catch my drift

anyways,any recommendations for a fantasy setting type of visual novel? I'm very attracted to that kind of thing.you know chivalry and all that j.a.z.z lol

One of the best horror visual novels out there is Higurashi. And it's pretty cheap. I suggest you try it if you haven't by now. There is also a trial version on the site:
http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Gallery?type=BD30BF2A-9559-4703-B552-CA1D1E27E6AB&maker=A2A0CC1D-906B-4597-8732-1394C17BA5BA&brand=0A05F7D7-B8D6-486B-B23F-07F58DEE1576&item=DB2324F5-8829-455B-B75B-93C14A560794#item_4E2DE90A-8504-4625-8197-867101761711

All episodes:
http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Details/DB2324F5-8829-455B-B75B-93C14A560794/higurashi-when-they-cry
http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Details/533FE0C5-62C7-4A6F-AF25-54E099AE2CFC/higurashi-when-they-cry-kai-bundle-pack

As for a fantasy based VN there is Aselia the Eternal. It's Jast USA's first all-ages title. It's not a 100% VN as it contains RPG elements in the form of strategic battles that have to be played out from time to time, but it's really good from what I have read. I'm thinking about playing it myself, although Deardrops is on my plate right now:)
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/aselia-the-eternal.html

[Raguna]

Just seeing this short little visual novel called Narcissu. Poor guys.

[Falguen]

Ive been Getting into Muv-Luv ...All I can say is I love it !!

[Dusty Starr]

Oh, I am into the genre. :3 I have not played all that many, and it seems like most are made in Japan, and stay in Japan... but still. :3 I hope for moe to be released. X3 Preferably light hearted romantic ones. If it counts, my favourite is probably the first Phoenix Wright game, which is the only one in the series I have played. 999 and Professor Layton and the Curious Village are definitely runners up. :3 I bought Hakuoki, but I still need to play it.

[Adrian-kun]

Oh, I am into the genre. :3 I have not played all that many, and it seems like most are made in Japan, and stay in Japan... but still. :3 I hope for moe to be released. X3 Preferably light hearted romantic ones. If it counts, my favourite is probably the first Phoenix Wright game, which is the only one in the series I have played. 999 and Professor Layton and the Curious Village are definitely runners up. :3 I bought Hakuoki, but I still need to play it.

I wholeheartedly recommend that you play all of the games in both the Ace Attorney and Professor Layton series.

[Dusty Starr]

I intend to. :3 I have made that, more or less, my gaming goal for this year. I am going to pick up 2 and 3 today. No cases or manuals... but I am getting them for cheap, so I do not mind. :3 It is playing the games that is important, no? I hope I can at least find covers for them to print out... I tried to find one for Contact and couldn't.

[Raguna]

I finished Narcissu today. I feel rather depressed at what happened to them but at least they had she had her last wish granted.


Rain with no end...
waves of the past...
a snow covered life...
ended in joy...
a flower in bloom...
a light that brings hope...
born in the eyes of its protector...
Narcissu.

[Adrian-kun]

I finished Narcissu today. I feel rather depressed at what happened to them but at least they had she had her last wish granted.


Rain with no end...
waves of the past...
a snow covered life...
ended in joy...
a flower in bloom...
a light that brings hope...
born in the eyes of its protector...
Narcissu.

All that's left is to continue the story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissu:_Side_2nd

[Adrian-kun]

Little Busters! is receiving a 5th release in the form of Little Busters! Converted Edition for the PSVita. Here is the latest trailer for the game. The J-Tune accompanying the trailer is simply amazing:)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBUI-hduyw&feature=player_embedded

[Lodium]

Im a big fan of Type moon
That means i like
Tsukihime and Fate/stay night

[Adrian-kun]

Im a big fan of Type moon
That means i like
Tsukihime and Fate/stay night

Have you played the demo for Type Moon's Mahou Tsukai no Yoru? Someone took the time to translate it in English.

[Lodium]

Have you played the demo for Type Moon's Mahou Tsukai no Yoru? Someone took the time to translate it in English.

Havent played that one yet.
Shoud set aside time to do it, but there are too many great games out.

[perrandy]

Havent played that one yet.
Shoud set aside time to do it, but there are too many great games out.the other day i got my g/f is the president but havent even opened because of neptunia mk2 haha

[Raguna]

the other day i got my g/f is the president but havent even opened because of neptunia mk2 haha

Tell me your thoughts on that when you start playing it please.

[perrandy]

Tell me your thoughts on that when you start playing it please.sure thing :)

[Adrian-kun]

Has anyone played Deardrops?

[lailmith]

One of the best horror visual novels out there is Higurashi. And it's pretty cheap. I suggest you try it if you haven't by now. There is also a trial version on the site:
http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Gallery?type=BD30BF2A-9559-4703-B552-CA1D1E27E6AB&maker=A2A0CC1D-906B-4597-8732-1394C17BA5BA&brand=0A05F7D7-B8D6-486B-B23F-07F58DEE1576&item=DB2324F5-8829-455B-B75B-93C14A560794#item_4E2DE90A-8504-4625-8197-867101761711


Has MG got any better at their localization? Last time I checked their English was pretty rubbish. Sure that might not matter that much in voice acted tittles but something like Higurashi - good translation is a must.

Ever17 was my first VN. Kinda broke all my prejudices on such games that time, and there is no turning back now. I can't really say much about it and not to praise it too much, since my feelings that time were just like "what the fk? what is this? this is awesome!!" probably for same reason I find ToS the best Tales of games since it was my very first game on series.

[perrandy]

Has MG got any better at their localization? Last time I checked their English was pretty rubbish. Sure that might not matter that much in voice acted tittles but something like Higurashi - good translation is a must.

Ever17 was my first VN. Kinda broke all my prejudices on such games that time, and there is no turning back now. I can't really say much about it and not to praise it too much, since my feelings that time were just like "what the fk? what is this? this is awesome!!" probably for same reason I find ToS the best Tales of games since it was my very first game on series.

yeah they have gotten better since i have already played a few titles from them.from edelweiss to conquering the queen. @raguna the visual novel is prettily good

[GeekyJuuu]

President is freaking awesome lol. Boyfriend, who isn't a big visual novel player and wanted this for his collection, wound up full-clearing every route after like, a week and a half. So that should be a testament to how good it is, even for non-genre fans. ^^ It's really funny, and has a bunch of jokes, references, and parodies and whatnot. It also does have some warm-and-fuzzy moments. It's quite good.

[lailmith]

Played Utawarerumono some time ago. I did like it but I found the SRPG elemenet "a bit" too difficult. I think I had to play every damn stage over twenty times before I beat it lol.

And the story is told a lot better (except those random ero scenes - luckily there aren't that many) in VN than it was done in anime. The anime was pure rubbish and had no depth at all :(

[Adrian-kun]

President is freaking awesome lol. Boyfriend, who isn't a big visual novel player and wanted this for his collection, wound up full-clearing every route after like, a week and a half. So that should be a testament to how good it is, even for non-genre fans. ^^ It's really funny, and has a bunch of jokes, references, and parodies and whatnot. It also does have some warm-and-fuzzy moments. It's quite good.

I bet he only played it for the naughty bits;)



Played Utawarerumono some time ago. I did like it but I found the SRPG elemenet "a bit" too difficult. I think I had to play every damn stage over twenty times before I beat it lol.

And the story is told a lot better (except those random ero scenes - luckily there aren't that many) in VN than it was done in anime. The anime was pure rubbish and had no depth at all :(

Do you still like visual novels with RPG elements in them? Because if you do, I think you should really try out:
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/yumina-the-ethereal.html (NSFW)
and
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/aselia-the-eternal.html

[Lodium]

Me personally thougth the anime was quite good but there was some plotholes though
but thats pretty typical when it comes to anime.
At least most of the animes ive seen have some sort of plotholes, some more than others.

[lailmith]

Do you still like visual novels with RPG elements in them? Because if you do, I think you should really try out:
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/yumina-the-ethereal.html (NSFW)
and
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/aselia-the-eternal.html
Totally depends on how the RPG stuff is done there. I liked Utawarerumono RPG elements even though the battles were so insanely difficult. At least it was challenging lol. It is better to be too difficult than way too easy.


Me personally thougth the anime was quite good but there was some plotholes though
but thats pretty typical when it comes to anime.
At least most of the animes ive seen have some sort of plotholes, some more than others.
The anime just made so many things in so damn stupid way.
SPOILERS FOR UTAWARERUMONO ANIME&VN

For example, Hakuoro. In game, he is kind of mysterious since he was so war intelligent. In anime, he is more like braindead idiot who acts on a whim.
Example: In game he plots the night ambush attack to the fort. Kill guards silently and open the gate so others can rush in.
And what does he do in anime? They charge OUTSIDE the fort with screaming RAAHH or something. Just what the hell? What is the point of whole plot if you going to let the enemy know "hey we are comming" when you are in totally disadvantageous situation (outside). Yeah.. Villagers without no real equipment can take a fort that way..

[GeekyJuuu]

I bet he only played it for the naughty bits;)




Do you still like visual novels with RPG elements in them? Because if you do, I think you should really try out:
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/yumina-the-ethereal.html (NSFW)
and
http://www.jastusa.com/shop/aselia-the-eternal.html

Hahaha, I gave him hell about that. XP Ironically though, he didn't intend to play it at all. The only reason he opened it is because -I- wanted to play lol. ;p Ironically, it wasn't the H-scenes he discussed, he wouldn't stop talking about how "adorable" Ell and Putina were xD For days.

Also, Aselia is pretty good thus far. It's nice that it doesn't have any shoehorned-in H scenes [I always thought the art was pretty weird in 'em anyway] However, the SRPG segments take some getting used to. Stuff is all unclear at points and it took me some time to finish the first mission because of it. However, that may have also been a personal issue stemming from the fact that I play very few SRPGs, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

Yumina looks great, though! Personally, I'm STILL waiting on Saya no Uta, and I'm not ready to plop down any more money 'til I get the game I've been waiting like half a year for, lol... :P

[lailmith]

Well whatever, I can't even buy from JAST since no paypal payment option.

[Adrian-kun]

Well whatever, I can't even buy from JAST since no paypal payment option.

You can use jlist. They have a paypal option, but it's only for non-adult products which is great since Aselia is all-ages:
http://www.jlist.com/product/JAST002

On a different topic, the latest trailer for Robotics; Notes, the spiritual successor to Chaos; Head Noah and Steins; Gate, shows off the game's cel-shaded models much like in the remake for Ever17.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UVpmgBdKZ8&feature=player_embedded

[Raguna]

I laughed, cried, worried, went into depression, cried tears of joy, ironic melancholies, had a ton of mind screws, saw a struggling mother, saw the strength of true love, saw German and Japanese merger, holograms turn robots, saw death scenes, self-impregnation, and will probably won't be going to any water parks for a while. Last fact : Blick Winkel

Yes it was the all to well known visual novel Ever17 played from my cousin's computer.

[Slur]

I know about visual novels. Really.

[Ivy]

What is your favourite one, Slur-san? (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

[perrandy]

I laughed, cried, worried, went into depression, cried tears of joy, ironic melancholies, had a ton of mind screws, saw a struggling mother, saw the strength of true love, saw German and Japanese merger, holograms turn robots, saw death scenes, self-impregnation, and will probably won't be going to any water parks for a while. Last fact : Blick Winkel

Yes it was the all to well known visual novel Ever17 played from my cousin's computer.self impregnation you say? LOL

[Slur]

What is your favourite one, Slur-san? (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

One about a boy and a lamia trying to stop racism in the face of religious fanatics.


You know. That one.

[Adrian-kun]

Is anyone excited about Steins;Gate the movie?!?
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-05/steins-gate-film-slated-for-fall

[yuki-chan]

Is anyone excited about Steins;Gate the movie?!?
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-05/steins-gate-film-slated-for-fall

I like Steins;Gate, but I'm not very excited about the movie

[Adrian-kun]

I like Steins;Gate, but I'm not very excited about the movie

Why not? Do you think the movie will be rushed?

[yuki-chan]

Why not? Do you think the movie will be rushed?

Yes, I think that and that we have to wait 6 months to see the movie

[Adrian-kun]

Yes, I think that and that we have to wait 6 months to see the movie

The more we wait the better, right? I really don't a movie made just for the sake of money.

[Blue Star Princess]

I've only played a few Heart no Kuni no Alice, Hakuouki Demons of the Fleeting Blossom, and Fushigi Yuugi DS (With Suzaku Ibun and Kagami no Miko (Takes place in the Genbu Kaiden story))
Put of them the FY Kagami no Miko is my favorite. ^^

[Adrian-kun]

I've only played a few Heart no Kuni no Alice, Hakuouki Demons of the Fleeting Blossom, and Fushigi Yuugi DS (With Suzaku Ibun and Kagami no Miko (Takes place in the Genbu Kaiden story))
Put of them the FY Kagami no Miko is my favorite. ^^

Ohhh, I have always wanted to play Alice in the Country of Hearts and its sequels.
Right now, I'm interested in Phantom of Inferno, a remake for the Xbox 360. It's set to be released this October on the 25th. Have you played the original PC version? It was translated into English and there is even an anime.

http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/014/975/l_4fba0117e6bf3.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/014/975/l_4fba0139bf25e.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/014/975/l_4fba013e3b498.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/014/975/l_4fba013c55695.jpg

http://www.famitsu.com/images/000/014/975/l_4fba013badcb2.jpg

[Adrian-kun]

Mangagamer have just released a demo for DENGEKI STRYKER. It's really fun. I'm playing/reading through it right now.
www.mangagamer.com/r18/Titles/Gallery?type=BD30BF2A-9559-4703-B552-CA1D1E27E6AB&maker=664E9CF8-C37A-49F2-86C3-328B21CA4D94&brand=6F055369-ED5C-4936-9632-3E43D0DCA881&item=E7104ACC-E8BE-4463-B1BA-750150C65EF6#item_3DD45F9C-AA1F-42BD-BEE7-EBDDCA7D36D6
They are also having a summer sale: http://blog.mangagamer.org/2012/05/31/schools-out-for-summer-sale/#more-3953