It will be interesting to see how it will turn out. In the original Visual Novel, there is not a single true ending route unlike Steins;Gate, so the anime had to adapt multiple things from different routes (and overall I also liked what it did).
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It will be interesting to see how it will turn out. In the original Visual Novel, there is not a single true ending route unlike Steins;Gate, so the anime had to adapt multiple things from different routes (and overall I also liked what it did).
Not really too confident that Anonymous;Code will be great considering the other game (Occultic;Nine) in the Science Visual Novel sub-series was really rough. However, it could be an improvement as it has the benefit of not being a weird adaptation of an unfinished light novel, for starters. Here's hoping that when it actually releases, it'll be something worth talking about. I hope its concept is executed correctly, as from its TGS2016 demo it seems like it might end up being something special if it is.
I also have a hard time believing that it will release this year, especially considering the amount of rewrites and delays it has had. The small delay of "before the olympics" to Winter 2020 makes me think that it might actually not be vaporware though.
I also have a hard time believing that it will release this year, especially considering the amount of rewrites and delays it has had. The small delay of "before the olympics" to Winter 2020 makes me think that it might actually not be vaporware though.
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Seems Steam banned Ryusei World Actor again.
I dont really get why, since there are hundreds of similar looking VNs on Steam.
I dont really get why, since there are hundreds of similar looking VNs on Steam.
I was somehow always missing "Beat Blades Haruka" from my collection so I recently added it.
Not much else is going on for me regarding ADV.
Not much else is going on for me regarding ADV.
Yes, NekoNyan just did a big announcements
Also Senren*Banka is release on Feb 14. Making Lovers translation and editing are done, Hello Lady is getting close to finishing the translation. Some new announcements are: Dracu Riot, Riddle Joker, Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche, IxSHE Tell, Clover Day's. announcement 1 announcement 2
Nice, been waiting for them all to come out since 2016. Gonna start reading it soon
I can't wait until Spike Chunsoft localize even more visual novels, I love their selection of SC/5pb titles.
I always try to support them buying their physical editions when I can, even limited ones. Without Spike Chunsoft, I doubt we would have ever get the two Robotics;Notes games localized in the West. I still have to get Yu-No too, since I still have two routes of Fruit of Grisaia + the next two games in the trilogy to play (in pause because I am playing TMS#Fe currently), but in the future I will catch up.
Interesting article here, including about the already released Steins;Gate follow-ups:
Including this:
Given that Darling's Embrace came out with almost no warning, wonder what the chances are for Robotics;Notes Elite doing the same.
Thank you for sharing that interview! I'm not worried about R;N as the game had a previous localization announcement and a physical release incoming, both of which Darling didn't get.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but both R;N elite and dash were both already confirmed for the west by Spike Chunsoft last year.
Yes, what I was meaning was more the chances of it launching suddenly without them prior giving a release date weeks or months in the future, given the answer in the interview, and that Darling was a sudden launch. I suppose that's less likely with there being a physical release here.
Was DaSH also confirmed for 2020 release? I'm quite sure it's only Elite (especially since DaSH has no platforms announced so far).
"Robotics;Notes Elite is coming to North America and Europe in 2020 for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam, publisher Spike Chunsoft announced at Anime Expo 2019. It will feature Japanese voice-overs with English text. The direct sequel Robotics;Notes DaSH will follow later in 2020, but platforms were not confirmed."
Gotcha, yeah misunderstanding on my part. Thought you meant more, including R;N not the unannounced part. My bad.
Summer Pockets has just been released on Steam. 10% off currently (£28.79 in UK, not sure about elsewhere).
Not saying Gematsu is wrong but it's the only place that lists DaSH as a 2020 release. We'll see, I guess.
In other news, still no release date for Totono.
Played The House in Fata Morgana last year, didn't come away a huge fan sadly, though I thought it had quite a few redeeming features (character art, tone, soundtrack, sheer ambition - thanks again OniBaka for the giveaway). I was still intrigued enough to grab A Requiem for Innocence recently.
I think it's a substantial improvement, certainly stronger than any single one of the stories in the original, and possibly more impactful just as a package. I think the lack of convolution and shorter length helped it, though I might feel differently if I thought the convolutions of the first game were better. I thought it fleshed out its characters more successfully as well, certainly the main character at least. I was surprised by how well done Jacopo's fall was, sticking with his perspective through it really helped make it more believable. Even knowing what was coming I found myself hoping things would work out somehow, and there's no clear moment of no return until it's already too late. Even the way his former friends react to him is pretty believable. Really should've given Gratien a guard/police leadership position, dummy! Could've had a sideplot about how power and ambition can corrupt even strong friendships that way too.
The moment when he evolves/reverts to his sprite from the original game is really great, it's like "oh yeah, it's this guy. Wait, it's been him all along. Oh shit." His advisor is a good mechanism for maintaining the ambiguity of his transition, and is a neat, very ambiguous character himself.
I had heard before playing that there's a particular character that everybody hates and... yeah, I see why.
Ceren does serve a function as the glue that keeps the main cast together for the first half of the story, she appears to be the manifestation of their collective innocence, albeit pretty much as a stock anime stereotype, but the revelation of her true nature brings everything temporarily to a screeching halt so it can be explained and exposited and then explained again, and it's just such a bizarre thing to begin with. Her interaction with Barnier is actually kind of interesting and gives him some actual character as well, but saying "actually she was completely crazy the entire time" smashes her character development and feels really exploitative. It feels like the starting point for her character was "let's put in this obnoxious stereotype so we can pull the rug out from under it in the most megatragic way possible." And then she's gone and never matters again.
Just to be clear, individuals with lower empathy exist, and it's not completely implausible that there might be people in real life that are similar to how Ceren is portrayed. I think this idea is misused here unfortunately.
One major element that this prequel didn't really improve was Jacopo and Morgana's "romance." Morgana's character development is still beyond glacial, she still feels too close to a stock "tsundere" without the "dere." She's not as obnoxious as that other character, but she's almost as flat, and that's a problem. And looming over the whole thing is the age difference. At one point I think Maria describes Jacopo's relationship with her as like a sibling one, and he agrees, so... why can't we stick with that? Morgana never returns his romantic feelings in any substantial way, and that final vision of what she said/might've said that one time just felt dissonant.
Still, like I said, I liked it better on the whole. The Assento Dele sidestory pretty much packed most of Michel's character development into a much smaller space, which was cool. Tighter story economy is a good thing. The soundtrack isn't nearly as large or as eclectic, but the new piano tracks are really well composed. I'm glad Novectacle got to make this prequel and that it's stronger in substantial ways, and I hope they really nail it in the future like I think they have the potential to.
I think it's a substantial improvement, certainly stronger than any single one of the stories in the original, and possibly more impactful just as a package. I think the lack of convolution and shorter length helped it, though I might feel differently if I thought the convolutions of the first game were better. I thought it fleshed out its characters more successfully as well, certainly the main character at least. I was surprised by how well done Jacopo's fall was, sticking with his perspective through it really helped make it more believable. Even knowing what was coming I found myself hoping things would work out somehow, and there's no clear moment of no return until it's already too late. Even the way his former friends react to him is pretty believable. Really should've given Gratien a guard/police leadership position, dummy! Could've had a sideplot about how power and ambition can corrupt even strong friendships that way too.
The moment when he evolves/reverts to his sprite from the original game is really great, it's like "oh yeah, it's this guy. Wait, it's been him all along. Oh shit." His advisor is a good mechanism for maintaining the ambiguity of his transition, and is a neat, very ambiguous character himself.
I had heard before playing that there's a particular character that everybody hates and... yeah, I see why.
Ceren does serve a function as the glue that keeps the main cast together for the first half of the story, she appears to be the manifestation of their collective innocence, albeit pretty much as a stock anime stereotype, but the revelation of her true nature brings everything temporarily to a screeching halt so it can be explained and exposited and then explained again, and it's just such a bizarre thing to begin with. Her interaction with Barnier is actually kind of interesting and gives him some actual character as well, but saying "actually she was completely crazy the entire time" smashes her character development and feels really exploitative. It feels like the starting point for her character was "let's put in this obnoxious stereotype so we can pull the rug out from under it in the most megatragic way possible." And then she's gone and never matters again.
Just to be clear, individuals with lower empathy exist, and it's not completely implausible that there might be people in real life that are similar to how Ceren is portrayed. I think this idea is misused here unfortunately.
One major element that this prequel didn't really improve was Jacopo and Morgana's "romance." Morgana's character development is still beyond glacial, she still feels too close to a stock "tsundere" without the "dere." She's not as obnoxious as that other character, but she's almost as flat, and that's a problem. And looming over the whole thing is the age difference. At one point I think Maria describes Jacopo's relationship with her as like a sibling one, and he agrees, so... why can't we stick with that? Morgana never returns his romantic feelings in any substantial way, and that final vision of what she said/might've said that one time just felt dissonant.
Still, like I said, I liked it better on the whole. The Assento Dele sidestory pretty much packed most of Michel's character development into a much smaller space, which was cool. Tighter story economy is a good thing. The soundtrack isn't nearly as large or as eclectic, but the new piano tracks are really well composed. I'm glad Novectacle got to make this prequel and that it's stronger in substantial ways, and I hope they really nail it in the future like I think they have the potential to.
Oh nice I should check if I received my steam key then.oh wow JAST released venus blood frontier on Steam and it's among the global top sellers
Already did two run of the game ( backed the physical tier ), fun gameplay I really liked it. Hopefully iy has enough success to make them translate more games in the future, I more than ready to back their kickstarter again.
And who knows, maybe Eushully sill learn from it and give us translated version of their games too... One can dream.
How is the actual game? Backed the physical game and it's still sealed. Had a peek at the artbook and I was like "uhhh those mosiacs aren't leaving much for imagination...." Even though I know that the game is supposed to be all-ages, the Steam greenlight and hentai artbook, make me thinking otherwise....
Never7 for PSP English Patch
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Now all three Infinity titles are playable in english on the PSP/PC.
To be honest I didn't spend much time in the all age version of the game, but from what I saw ( and just checked again in the extra scene menu by alternating between all age an 18+ ) the all age version isn't censored with mosiacs, they use different CG.
imho gameplay is fun even if there isn't huge strategy to the battle themselves, but ( at least at higher difficulty ) you will have to think about your units, their additional skills you get them when you hire them, their synergy...
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen launches May 26 in North America, May 29 in Europe
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen will launch physically and digitally for PlayStation 4 and digitally for PS Vita on May 26 in North America and May 29 in Europe, publisher NIS America announce…
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Visual novel crowd, you should play this game. This may very well be the VN with the highest production value you can find. I have also written up a post to list out some points for new players.
Visual novel crowd, you should play this game. This may very well be the VN with the highest production value you can find. I have also written up a post to list out some points for new players.
Is this game a reboot or a sequel?
Both. As a reboot, it turns the game into a VN + ACT rather than a VN + SLG. As a sequel, it has returning characters and references to past titles. It is a great entry point though so you should not have problem starting here.
Visual novel crowd, you should play this game. This may very well be the VN with the highest production value you can find. I have also written up a post to list out some points for new players.
How much of it is a visual novel?
Very. 4/5 of it is a visual novel and the remaining 1/5 is action sequence, and the latter is mediocre at best.
Kind of comparable to Utawarerumono, except maybe with a few more tactical fights. I LOVED So Long, My Love, and look forward to this. Oh, and Sega can remake/remaster/whatever all the precious SW games anytime now >_>
I just finished 428: Shibuya Scramble's normal ending. I was ready to call that ending lame when I got to the credits, but apparently there is a true ending and a million short scenarios I have to unlock now, thank god.
Overall, it was a great visual novel; very memorable characters, good setting, loved the live action gimmick, and it manages to keep you invested from beginning to end. My two major complaints were: the whole decision system, which can get just as dumb as the majority of the ones in the genre PLUS you have to constantly switch between characters killing of momentum really bad imo and the fact the novel got super serious at the end, like waaaay too serious, they upped the stakes to the highest possible degree, when the ones established at the start of each character's story were so much better, it was way too cheesy.
I would complain about the weird ending and how my favourite story (Minorikawa's) was tied really badly with the main plot at the end, but I assume this could change after I read through all the extra material. Can't wait to read through the true ending tonight!
EDIT: And finished. I am extremely conflicted, I have no idea what to think about it. I was not expecting it to end like THAT...
8/10
Overall, it was a great visual novel; very memorable characters, good setting, loved the live action gimmick, and it manages to keep you invested from beginning to end. My two major complaints were: the whole decision system, which can get just as dumb as the majority of the ones in the genre PLUS you have to constantly switch between characters killing of momentum really bad imo and the fact the novel got super serious at the end, like waaaay too serious, they upped the stakes to the highest possible degree, when the ones established at the start of each character's story were so much better, it was way too cheesy.
I would complain about the weird ending and how my favourite story (Minorikawa's) was tied really badly with the main plot at the end, but I assume this could change after I read through all the extra material. Can't wait to read through the true ending tonight!
EDIT: And finished. I am extremely conflicted, I have no idea what to think about it. I was not expecting it to end like THAT...
8/10
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Did you already play Tears to Tiara II? Hits a lot of the same spots if you are looking for a fresh story.
Nope never played it, don't think I could even if I wanted without having to fiddle with emulation, I think a friend of mine has a copy of the game iirc.