seems Sankaku is selling "really well" so maybe more asa project titles will be coming in the future
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Visual Novel Community Thread: No Auto Read Required
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Got a few new pickups to fill up holes in my collection
Funnily enough, I never owned a copy of this classic. However, I do own the Escalayer R so it's not that bad.
I never owned Rance Quest(Rance 8) physically, I'll also have to get Magnum later down the road
Mamatoto I played digitally. I couldn't find it physically, and it's one of the few semi-modern ones that actually get quite expensive.
If you're not interested in a collection, I'd recommend the bargain edition, which isn't so bad price-wise.
Atlach=Nacha, also the game I keep on harassing MangaGamer about in their polls. I technically already own this as part of "Alice no Yakata 456", however a few games from that collection later got standalone bargain editions. This is one of them.
Safe for work? Say it isn't so. Alicesoft in the past has repackaged a few of their games for sale on other platforms.
This is the limited edition for "Pastel Chime Continue". I owned the original PC version already, but purchased this for the novelty.
Okay...I actually did buy it a 3rd time, the regular version for PSP
And that's about it, and will be it for a while. I'll be saving funds up for other things for now.
Funnily enough, I never owned a copy of this classic. However, I do own the Escalayer R so it's not that bad.
I never owned Rance Quest(Rance 8) physically, I'll also have to get Magnum later down the road
Mamatoto I played digitally. I couldn't find it physically, and it's one of the few semi-modern ones that actually get quite expensive.
If you're not interested in a collection, I'd recommend the bargain edition, which isn't so bad price-wise.
Atlach=Nacha, also the game I keep on harassing MangaGamer about in their polls. I technically already own this as part of "Alice no Yakata 456", however a few games from that collection later got standalone bargain editions. This is one of them.
Safe for work? Say it isn't so. Alicesoft in the past has repackaged a few of their games for sale on other platforms.
This is the limited edition for "Pastel Chime Continue". I owned the original PC version already, but purchased this for the novelty.
Okay...I actually did buy it a 3rd time, the regular version for PSP
And that's about it, and will be it for a while. I'll be saving funds up for other things for now.
Damn this is a great haul. I am having my first work week here in Japan and might go shopping this weekend. Probably only picking up one or two games as I want to clear the backlog first as well as saving for the "eroge tsunami" next month. The E3 hype is also catching up on me so will be focusing on watching stuff and reading discussions in the coming week.
BTW, I am at the last area of Rance 01. Did not play it with a guide so I have missed quite a few scenes. I will return to the game for a second playthrough later.
that's really where those games excel.
I tend to play blind my first time and then collect all the CGs on consequent runs.
Some games like Sengoku(7) have multiple routes, but at least they force you to play the "true"(canon) route before unlocking the rest.
I'm guessing you're enjoying it since you're going in for a second round? that's good. I'm interested in how you feel once you get past the remakes because all of the games in the series are different genres which never fails to surprise people.
Also you might notice that "Rance 02" is never sold on store shelves, and that's because it never got released standalone. It's sold as part of "Alice 2010".
Yay, I like it, and will definitely continue playing the rest. I will take my time though as I want (hope) they will announce and release Rance 04 by next year. And yeah, I notice Rance 02 is in the 2010 pack.
Regarding my current plan, after Rance 01, I am going back to Ouka Sabaki, then back to Demon Route of Soukoku no Arterial. Ryuusei will be probably out by that time and it will be my priority in the summer. Going to have a wonderful time with all these games!
I'm currently in a dry period myself. I'm mainly keeping an eye out during E3 to budget what I'll get besides FE and Pokemon.
As for eroge, on the Alicesoft side we've had no news since Haha Ranman released 2 months ago. Also I'm waiting to learn more about whatever Navel is doing.
In the meantime I'm going to finish up the Ace Attorneys I missed being both Dai Gyakuten Saiban games. If time permits, I'll also be marathoning all of FE again, or at least Kaga era.
(Not sure if Ace Attorney counts as visual novels here. I wouldn't, but they and VNs are both called adventure games, so...?)
FE is one of my most anticipated releases of this year and it has been looking better and better with the tweets everyday. This is easily the furthest IS has taken on customizations and gameplay variety. Unfortunately my switch is at home now so I can't play it soon. Maybe I will get one more Switch when they announce the new model.
Although I don't have Switch and my gaming PC with me, I still look forward to a lot of potential announcements from E3. Always a joy to see other people's hard work on my favorite hobby got shown and appreciated by so.many people.
And I also would not count AA as a visual novel. It definitely involves reading, but I would say the gameplay is what really makes it special. When calling something a VN, I always refer to games that hardly has any interactions. I also need to play both Dai but my 2DS LL was broken by accident. So now I only play games on my old laptop, which can hardly run anything other than eroge lol.
Yeah, it is up to each person. Personally I don't think they are, but I still posted Ouka Sabaki here because... hell, where can I talk about it with others on this forum besides this thread lol
I finished the first route of Fate/Stay Night.
Now I'll continue with UBW, hoping to find out more about Rin and Archer, who quite interested me but weren't so central in the first route.
The ending was so good and sad at the same time for Saber. On one side, she was finally able to die peacefully, understanding that the past must not be changed and that what she searched for - the Holy Grail -- was nothing but evil; on the other side, it was so sad that she had to leave a life where she could her be herself for the time ever, being loved by Shirou and loving him. I really liked her characterisation; even though in the beginning I appreciated more Tohsaka's charisma, then Saber clearly became the best character of this route, showing all the weaknesses as a woman and "king" despite beiong among the most powerful Servants.
Like in books, better read the source material first. If the poster in interested in watching it, he should do it after finishing that route.
Definitely agree - merely wanted to point out that it exists
Yes, better make it clear the only FSN adaptations that exist are Ufotable UBW and Heaven's Feel Movies. Anything else is bad fanfiction.
Also OP, since you liked FSN, after you finish the last route and want more, watch Carnival Phantasm and Today's Menu with the Emiya Family. The former is a comedy spinoff with FSN and Tsukihime characters and the latter is another spinoff focused in Shirou's real love: cooking.
When it comes to visual novel, it's really not that different from normal novel. You already have one novel you enjoy, if you want something simliar, search the writer's other works. I believe Phantom Integration and Kikokugai The Cyber Slayer are in English.
Thank you for the suggestions, I know there are some anime adaptation (I think also for thew first route and Fate/Zero, if I remember correctly) and in the future I will watch them after finishing the three routes in the VN - unfortunately I cannot go to the cinema for the second film of HF, because it will air on 18-19th July and I doubt I will have even finished UBW by that point. Of course, first I prefer to read the visual novel since I suppose it is the complete version.
That's for the best tbh, without knowing what's going on in Shirou's head you can't really understand why he's acting the way he is, that said I can only speak for UBW because I'm waiting for all the blu ray before I jump into the HF adaption, so I haven't watched any of the HF movies yet.
Fuck plans. I beat Rance 01 this morning and I just went to Surugaya and got back with Alice 2010 (containing Rance 02) and Rance 03.
Going to return to 01 first to collect everything before moving on. I will also write a post regarding my first impressions with the series.
Going to return to 01 first to collect everything before moving on. I will also write a post regarding my first impressions with the series.
NekoNyan monthly update, posting just the first tweet not the whole thread
summary:
Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue! 95% Translated and 70% Edited
Making Lovers! 40% Translated and 40% Edited
Hello Lady! 40% Translated
Senren Banka 25% Translated 25% Edited
summary:
Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue! 95% Translated and 70% Edited
Making Lovers! 40% Translated and 40% Edited
Hello Lady! 40% Translated
Senren Banka 25% Translated 25% Edited
There is one other work I am curious about, but am unsure how to ask about with seeming kinda fucked up. Awhile back I read Hogg by Samuel Delany. For those not familiar it is a horribly disturbing book, filled with sexual deviancy and violence. Yet it does not read as fetish fuel, but instead as a literary work. A friend of my sent me this essay on some vn called Euphoria. It seems like it does a similar thing as Hogg or 120 Days of Sodom or Saya No Uta of using filth to communicate a literary meaning. Is there more like this?
Haven't read either (torture/guro not my sort of thing) but Maggot Baits gets mentioned alongside Euphoria quite often. Mangagamer are releasing an official version of it soonish.
Thank you for the suggestion. I am not a fan of the subject matter either, which makes searching for works of similar subject matter difficult. Most results just show up fetish stuff, what is not what I am looking for.
honestly, frankly, euphoria isn't really as good as that as everyone's trying to crank it up to be. it's still pornographic in every sense, sexualized through and through, and stands out from the rest of the extreme pornography VNs by merely having a protagonist who's at least conflicted about being a rapist and a decently developed plot, imagine if Saya No Uta was 95% about sex with an underage girl and you'd get the idea.
I can't think of any other VN, at least off the top of my head, that tries to tackle similar themes in a "filth to communicate a literary meaning" way.
Thank you. It seems to be difficult find any books, films, comics, or other to fufill this niche. There are a few, but they are far and in between. Also, I'll just post this essay here(NSFW) I'm curious about what you think of it. Personally, it did seem a bit reaching, but I do admire the research.
Everything was moege....
Seems lately most of the stuff getting announced is such stuff.
That's a good read, thank you!
I see the author's points but for me Euphoria is more so a game that, while aware of some of its story's parallels to feminism and particularly toxic masculinity, ends up remaining in that system instead of trying to subvert, critique or break through it. The protagonist is definitely the best written character in the game but I still dislike the heroines' writing from a literary standpoint.
Rika is basically the only female character that felt like she was realistically written to me, the way some routes especially had sugary consensual scenes right after, y'know, some of the most difficult to read sequences of abuse and torture I've ever seen is a particularly sore spot.
i'm so glad I decided to just ignore it and start from scratch when they were all out a couple years ago
Been playing DRAMAtical Murder lately and it's super great so far!
Not nearly as porny as I'd feared going into a Nitro+Chiral title, and it's just super unique overall.
Not nearly as porny as I'd feared going into a Nitro+Chiral title, and it's just super unique overall.
Mangagamer promised they will release 14 episodes back in, uhh, 2015?
Now I'm confused weren't 4 question arcs and 4 answer arcs? or the rest of the episodes side kakera or something?
Yeah, fandisks material. Main game is indeed 8 chapters, so only two more years till we get it.
Any guesses on what this could be?
Checked a walkthrough of Rance 01 and surprised to find out that I have completely missed several NPCs and two areas in the first playthrough. That`s...kinda insane. Anyway, I was tired from work so did not make much progress during the week, so I have only started playing on Sat. In order to avoid burn-out, I switched between it and Soukoku no Arterial for the Devil Route playthrough. They are vastly different games and very fun to play with in different ways.
BTW, Soukoku made me look up Eushully output and now I am interested in playing Amayui Castle Meister as the main girl is very cute and she is voiced by Sawasawa Sawa. The opening theme is good, too.
BTW, Soukoku made me look up Eushully output and now I am interested in playing Amayui Castle Meister as the main girl is very cute and she is voiced by Sawasawa Sawa. The opening theme is good, too.
I am still waiting for Amazon.it to start to sell the Uk Edition of WorldEnd Syndrome... I really do not understand why the PQube games are availableat D1 in basically all European Amazons, except for Italy. I noticed the same with Our World Is Ended; even though at the end I didn't buy it, I noticed that it become available some days after the release date. I could buy it directly from Amazon.co.uk, but I could not collect it from a post office...
So that's the reason.. I noticed that it has the rights in France and Germany, however
It's more the lack of a distribution partner, not the rights - I know for sure that's currently the case in Germany (the games on sale at Amazaon are rated by PEGI, i.e. sourcede from elsewhere as otherwise there would be a USK rating on the cover).
Fate/Stay Night Heaven's Feel is fucking with my brain, I thought I could handle FSN weirdness but this is a whole new level...
Last scene was some worms that look like dicks and apparently Sakura is having "intercourse" with them? I hope I got that all wrong ffs