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[Setre]

What are some recommendations for visual novels that have an official English translation? Here's what I've played so far.

Higurashi (loved it)
Hourglass of Summer (was alright)
Crescendo (loved it)
Snow Sakura (was alright)
Digital: A Love Story (liked it)

I plan to buy Steins;Gate when that gets released as well. I've still got Katawa Shoujo to play.

 

[ShogunDarius]

Can anyone suggest a few vn with really good stories, thanks

 

[Necrovex]

Higurashi and Umekino are in the same universe, right? Should I play Higurashi prior to playing Umekino? I tend to wait for several months to pass between VNs. Once I finish Xenoblade, I plan to attack another VN.

Can anyone suggest a few vn with really good stories, thanks

I'll say the obvious one and say "Steins;Gate." But if you have a 3DS, then 999/Virtue's Last Reward.

 

[ShogunDarius]

Higurashi and Umekino are in the same universe, right? Should I play Higurashi prior to playing Umekino? I tend to wait for several months to pass between VNs. Once I finish Xenoblade, I plan to attack another VN.



I'll say the obvious one and say "Steins;Gate." But if you have a 3DS, then 999/Virtue's Last Reward.

I get the feeling I may get flamed for this, but what is steins gate?

 

[InfiniteNine]

Higurashi and Umekino are in the same universe, right? Should I play Higurashi prior to playing Umekino? I tend to wait for several months to pass between VNs. Once I finish Xenoblade, I plan to attack another VN."

Kinda but aside from some references to higurashi in umineko you'll be fine just playing one, but I recommend playing both if you like one.

 

[Necrovex]

I get the feeling I may get flamed for this, but what is steins gate?

The microwave is a time machine. Okarin proved it. The self-anointed mad scientist nuked bananas into some gelatinous version of the future.
Or maybe it was the past. Doesn’t matter. No one thought he could do it, but he did it anyway.
He sent text messages through time to people he knew. To his friends. Some of them female. Pretty. He should have been more careful.

He should have stopped.

This is essentially the plot summary for Steins;Gate. Many consider it the best in the VN genre. It's getting an English release in the near-future too. I love Steins;Gate, and I don't believe I have met a person here who has disliked the game. It's universally loved.

 

[/XX/]

Is this all finally the beginning for 5pb.'s overseas 'plan of attack'? I definitely thought that it at first would involve Hideo Kojima's collaboration as a 'Trojan horse' for the market expansion they wanted:

Chiyomaru Shikura: We are aware of the overseas market, of course. We will capture the populace with visual novels, and we will then commence a unique plan of attack for overseas, so please look forward to it!

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/04/2...els-an-interview-with-5pbs-chiyomaru-shikura/

Chiyomaru Shikura: After succeeding with Robotic Notes, the next title will be created with Kojima and be released outside Japan. The plan is to create fans for the ADV genre.

My strategy for the foreign market is to make sure that these titles get popular within Japan before releasing them overseas. After the title becomes popular in Japan, the fans overseas will surely catch on to it, which will give us confidence to release an international version.

http://ibm5100.net/steinswiki/2012/...-ported-to-ps3-english-steam-release-rumours/

Little Witch Romanesque is the translation that had that aborted kickstarter. It's kind of amusing how it's now JAST's project.

Holy sheeeeeeeet Romanesque owns. Special place in my heart. Much better than Steins;Gate! ｷﾀ━━━━━━━━━━━(ﾟ∀&#65439━━━━━━━━━━━━ｯ

YES! Okito Endō & Oyari Ashito 'combi' works will keep on living! If only this additional exposure would have come earlier... :-(

 

[ponpo]

YES! Okito Endō & Oyari Ashito 'combi' works will keep on living! If only this additional exposure would have come earlier... :-(

Indeed. Ah well, Tenco lives on and maybe they'll do Rondo Leaflet or Period or something if they're bored. Also someone else on gaf who follows oyari and endo on twitter? Let's get married, /xx/

 

[/XX/]

Indeed. Ah well, Tenco lives on and maybe they'll do Rondo Leaflet or Period or something if they're bored.

I still hold a grudge against Tenco for their foreigner IP blockage on conquest game Eiyuu＊Senki... but you are right, it is time to go past that and wait for the better!

Also someone else on gaf who follows oyari and endo on twitter? Let's get married, /xx/

I also follow you... ;-)

Also, it is sad Extollere isn't visiting this forum nowadays, he was also a self-confessed big fan of both!

 

[R_thanatos]

Higurashi and Umekino are in the same universe, right? Should I play Higurashi prior to playing Umekino? I tend to wait for several months to pass between VNs. Once I finish Xenoblade, I plan to attack another VN.
.

Higurashi & umineko are in the same Meta-verse , that a big difference.

The difference is that both stories / games can be enjoyed stand alone.
You will however miss the TRUE origin of 3 characters in umineko if you haven't played higurashi untill the end but that information bear no relation to the real plot of umineko.

So play them in order for the best , but that's not a requirement.

 

[OnFire331]

Some high profile VNs announced on AX goddamn. Cartagra, Kara no Shoujo 2, Shiny Days, Romanesque and Steins;Gate.

Is this all finally the beginning for 5pb.'s overseas 'plan of attack'? I definitely thought that it at first would involve Hideo Kojima's collaboration as a 'Trojan horse' for the market expansion they wanted:

Not if they aren't planning on putting S;G through Steam Greenlight.

 

[R_thanatos]

After watching the first episode of the anime , i really wanted to play dangan ronpa since it was translated recently..

This is like the BEST decision i've made in a while..

This game is ....AWESOME. It's like a delicious mix between phoenix wright and VLR ... it's incredibly addictive and all the mecanics are trully well made.

I've finished the prologue , chapter 1 & 2 and so far it was a ride i can't forget yet..

The way everything fall appart , the way everyone has squelletons in their closet , the way you're free to explore, the way the game sometimes trick you in order to confuse you ( but in a good way ) ..

What annoyed me is that i managed to predict sucessfully only half of the truth... Chapter 2 resolution was something i wasn't expecting and they trully did their best to hide it.

I'm so impressed but right now i don't have any battery left in my psps so i was forced to stop ...

Based on what i've seen i cannot praise this game enough.

 

[ponpo]

Censored but NWS Romanesque PC box http://i.imgur.com/pI02cii.jpg

So excited. Haven't played it in years. I think I'll be in Japan during the Oyari gallery exhibition too ｷﾀ━━━━━(ﾟ∀&#65439━━━━━━ｯ

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Higurashi and Umekino are in the same universe, right? Should I play Higurashi prior to playing Umekino? I tend to wait for several months to pass between VNs. Once I finish Xenoblade, I plan to attack another VN.



I'll say the obvious one and say "Steins;Gate." But if you have a 3DS, then 999/Virtue's Last Reward.

I'd suggest playing Higurashi first or watching at least the anime (wich is ok, compared to Umineko anime that is terrible and it only covers first half of the story). I think there were few non-story things that really are better if you know Higurashi. It's hard to explain how the two are linked but if you only can tackle one then don't hesitate to go straight to Umineko if you want to.

Also if you play Higurashi worry not about the terrible creatures that greet you, there is a patch to replace the PS2 images in.

Started Dangan Ronpa a few days back, we shall see how I'll like it. Haven't really done much VN:s, just Higurashi, Umineko and Zero Escape. You could maybe add Corpse Party kinda sorta?

 

[aravuus]

Dangan Ronpa seems really awesome but as I don't have a PSP, a Let's Play of it has to do. I'm not far in, but the premise alone is so crazy this just can't be bad.

 

[Marche90]

Dangan Ronpa seems really awesome but as I don't have a PSP, a Let's Play of it has to do. I'm not far in, but the premise alone is so crazy this just can't be bad.

I'm planning to get a PSP again solely for this (and if they decide to release it soon, the VC3 fan translation too). I don't have the money to buy a Vita for the localized version, but a PSP + this game is not totally out of reach for me.

 

[aravuus]

If I had the tiniest bit more money than I currently have, I'd do the same thing. Some day I will get a PSP since it still has a few JRPGs I have to play, but unfortunately the time isn't now.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Just finished watching a 9 hour video series on Umineko series ending theories. I gotta say that

Spoiler

Rosa and George being the culprits really fits instead of the bullshit Yasu/Shannon theory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHMta4YbjSM

 

[Taruranto]

Higurashi and Umekino are in the same universe, right? Should I play Higurashi prior to playing Umekino? I tend to wait for several months to pass between VNs. Once I finish Xenoblade, I plan to attack another VN.

You should play Higurashi before Umineko because Higurashi is awesome and Umineko is awful.

Just finished watching a 9 hour video series on Umineko series ending theories. I gotta say that

Spoiler

Rosa and George being the culprits really fits instead of the bullshit Yasu/Shannon theory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHMta4YbjSM

It really doesn't. And

Spoiler

Yasu

isn't a theory, he's the official explanation. Umineko is simply badly written. Accept it and move on.

What are some recommendations for visual novels that have an official English translation? Here's what I've played so far.

Higurashi (loved it)
Hourglass of Summer (was alright)
Crescendo (loved it)
Snow Sakura (was alright)
Digital: A Love Story (liked it)

I plan to buy Steins;Gate when that gets released as well. I've still got Katawa Shoujo to play.

Ever17. Always Ever17.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

It really doesn't. And

Spoiler

Yasu

isn't a theory, he's the official explanation. Umineko is simply badly written. Accept it and move on.

In the video he gives evidence as to how Ryukishi is lying. C'mon man.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

You should play Higurashi before Umineko because Higurashi is awesome and Umineko is awful.

Shame on you!

The ending is not exactly what I'd hope for and stuff but the journey there is more than worth it.

 

[aravuus]

I have to say, this Dangan Ronpa lp is absolutely fantastic. So if you're interested in it but don't have and can't get a psp and/or the game, you should check out orenronen's very nicely formatted let's play in something awful forums.

Ever17. Always Ever17.

And after that, 999 and VLR.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I just hate that apparently you don't have any dialogue log. I few times skipped a textbox accidentally

 

[R_thanatos]

Just finished watching a 9 hour video series on Umineko series ending theories. I gotta say that

Spoiler

Rosa and George being the culprits really fits instead of the bullshit Yasu/Shannon theory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHMta4YbjSM

loool

The rosa+george theory is full of holes and doesn't make sense in many scenarios.

Besides , the

Spoiler

yasu/shannon

part is the only one that can explain everything except the

Spoiler

Rudolf, Kyrie, Battler theory

.

 

[Mamont1537]

I'm close to the end of Kotori's route in "If My Heart Had Wings" and translation is getting worse
There were several random lines that didn't match VO (like completely different lines from some other part of the game).
Some characters are referred as he/her or she/his in the same sentence (

Spoiler

I couldn't figure out Isuka's gender for about half of the game

).
And there were a lot more lines than in the beginning that seem unedited (you can easily understand what they mean, but it looks like they were translated without any context).
I find all of this quite disappointing...

 

[podracer35]

I'm close to the end of Kotori's route in "If My Heart Had Wings" and translation is getting worse
There were several random lines that didn't match VO (like completely different lines from some other part of the game).
Some characters are referred as he/her or she/his in the same sentence (

Spoiler

I couldn't figure out Isuka's gender for about half of the game

).
And there were a lot more lines than in the beginning that seem unedited (you can easily understand what they mean, but it looks like they were translated without any context).
I find all of this quite disappointing...

That's disappointing... Man I really want my copy to come in already so I can judge for myself! (Screw you, playasia economy shipping!!! Who ships an American game from China?!?)

I wonder who is to blame, though... The publisher MoeNovel? Or the translator(?) AGM? Both? I'm sure a lot of the blame should go onto AGM for poor translation, but I'm sure MoeNovel is partly at fault too. They were the ones who ordered the close/literal translation, after all. Ooohhhhh it'll be (depressingly) fun to see how badly things get twisted in the other routes! Hope that full fan patch comes out soon!

 

[aravuus]

I should have finished Sharin no Kuni before I check Dangan Ronpa out, this stuff is captivating as fuck :lol

This is like 999, only a bit more straighforward, a goddamn shame I can't play it myself. Oh well, I'm still loving it!

 

[Mamont1537]

I wonder who is to blame, though... The publisher MoeNovel? Or the translator(?) AGM? Both? I'm sure a lot of the blame should go onto AGM for poor translation, but I'm sure MoeNovel is partly at fault too. They were the ones who ordered the close/literal translation, after all. Ooohhhhh it'll be (depressingly) fun to see how badly things get twisted in the other routes! Hope that full fan patch comes out soon!

Feels like they gave up on testing the last third of the game.
Or it could be just this one route. Though Kotori's story is supposed to be the main route, I think.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

loool

The rosa+george theory is full of holes and doesn't make sense in many scenarios.

Besides , the

Spoiler

yasu/shannon

part is the only one that can explain everything except the

Spoiler

Rudolf, Kyrie, Battler theory

.

Spoiler

Yasu/Shanon

doesn't make sense in many scenarios as well. Particularly the

Spoiler

linked room puzzle where it is clearly stated in red that 6 people are dead. And shanon and kanon were stated as different people.

 

[Red_taiyaki]

Feels like they gave up on testing the last third of the game.
Or it could be just this one route. Though Kotori's story is supposed to be the main route, I think.

Let us know how the other arcs are. I bought a physical copy from JLIST @ AX, but I don't really plan on starting it until I finish Rewrite.

 

[aravuus]

This is like 999, only a bit more straighforward, a goddamn shame I can't play it myself. Oh well, I'm still loving it!

I'll take this back slightly, the actual proper gameplay parts seem like shit to be honest. They have

Spoiler

an awesome court room, something like PW's relaxed system would have been perfect but they decided to make it a kind of a weird shooter?

Lmao. It's the same with Catherine, I want to play it for the story so much but the gameplay parts are just so utter shit I can't.

The story keeps on getting better and better though!

e: holy shit

Spoiler

what a way to go

 

[Basileus777]

That's disappointing... Man I really want my copy to come in already so I can judge for myself! (Screw you, playasia economy shipping!!! Who ships an American game from China?!?)

I wonder who is to blame, though... The publisher MoeNovel? Or the translator(?) AGM? Both? I'm sure a lot of the blame should go onto AGM for poor translation, but I'm sure MoeNovel is partly at fault too. They were the ones who ordered the close/literal translation, after all. Ooohhhhh it'll be (depressingly) fun to see how badly things get twisted in the other routes! Hope that full fan patch comes out soon!

It feels like a rushed translation. The turnaround on this product seems to have been very quick.

 

[R_thanatos]

Dangan ronpa Chapter 3
WHAT a chapter !

WHAT a twist !

WHAT a cliffanger !

Woah the non-stop debates in chapter 3 were quite devious , with plenty or reversal of evidence to make in order to sort everything out.

I HAVE No idea of what's going on after that cliffanger and the note pior.

This game rocks

DAT "Kaiji" reference when you talk to celes in free time .

 

[R_thanatos]

dangan ronpa chapter4

This game.....
This game.

They trully did a goodjob with the characters.

 

[aravuus]

Yeah, the characters are just fantastic. There were two I really didn't like at first, but now, close to the end of chapter 2, I think they're great. Especially the other one, who really turned out to be... quite something I wasn't expecting :lol

e: dangan ronpa ch2

Spoiler

I'm not very squeamish, but holy shit these punishments are brutal as FUCK! The first was just horrible, the (ending of) the second one was simply disgusting. And why oh why must they kill off the best characters first

Chapter 2 was very, very good indeed, can't wait to continue

 

[R_thanatos]

yeah a bro , playing at the same time as me . i plan to play 1 chapter a day at least ..

i hope you have a good battery ( for your psp ) , and good reflexes

 

[Basileus777]

i hope you have a good battery ( for your psp ) , and good reflexes

This game has actually reminded me how much longer the PSP's battery lasts in sleep mode compared to the 3DS. I've had it in sleep mode for over a week and it's still got a charge, my 3DSXL lasts a few days at best.

 

[iavi]

This game has actually reminded me how much longer the PSP's battery lasts in sleep mode compared to the 3DS. I've had it in sleep mode for over a week and it's still got a charge, my 3DSXL lasts a few days at best.

The 3DS is also doing a lot more while sleeping, to be fair.

 

[R_thanatos]

The 3DS is also doing a lot more while sleeping, to be fair.

Actually , even if you compare it to a device that also does a lot in sleep mode, the vita for exemple , the 3ds doesn't hold.

 

[Maron]

I know I'll get hate for this but I'm actually interested in playing School Days sometime (and I know it got an official release)...but with a Mac there's no way that would work would it.

 

[iavi]

I know I'll get hate for this but I'm actually interested in playing School Days sometime (and I know it got an official release)...but with a Mac there's no way that would work would it.

Bootcamp or VMware it. Schooldays is no intensive game, so either should work just fine.

 

[Blusby]

You should play Higurashi before Umineko because Higurashi is awesome and Umineko is awful.

I found the writing in Higurashi to be worse than Umineko's regarding it's final two solution arcs and the development of its cast.

It really doesn't. And

Spoiler

Yasu

isn't a theory, he's the official explanation. Umineko is simply badly written. Accept it and move on.

I wouldn't say that, Umineko + Higurashi spoilers:

Spoiler

Yasu was just the solution to Beatrice's games, which made Umineko turn out to be a twisted romance drama. How the Prime mystery went down was pretty much a little variation of the Ep. 7 tea party with the perp's being Battler
s parents. Higurashi's ending was pretty bad, with all the conspiracy and parasite/homesickness making people go crazy bs (Though I still really liked Higurashi)

.

 

[InsaneZero]

I hear that Super Dangan Ronpa 2 surpasses the original in every regard (gameplay and writing), so I am now extremely hyped for a translation.

 

[Blusby]

I hear that Super Dangan Ronpa 2 surpasses the original in every regard (gameplay and writing), so I am now extremely hyped for a translation.

I'm pretty sure NISA is localizing the two games on the Vita next year, so you'll be getting an official translation soon!

 

[Basileus777]

I'm pretty sure NISA is localizing the two games on the Vita next year, so you'll be getting an official translation soon!

They are just doing the first game for now, so we likely won't be seeing the second one soon.

 

[Aytrial]

I'm pretty sure NISA is localizing the two games on the Vita next year, so you'll be getting an official translation soon!

NISA clarified that only Danganronpa 1 is being released here, despite 1 and 2 being bundled together for the Japanese Vita release. Annoying, I know. Everyone better buy 1 so that we can secure 2 for a release!

 

[R_thanatos]

I hear that Super Dangan Ronpa 2 surpasses the original in every regard (gameplay and writing), so I am now extremely hyped for a translation.

That's a bold statement , i honnestly don't know how that is possible but if it's true i'm hyped like no tomorrow.

 

[aravuus]

yeah a bro , playing at the same time as me . i plan to play 1 chapter a day at least ..

i hope you have a good battery ( for your psp ) , and good reflexes

Well, actually, I'm reading a let's play.. I don't even own a PSP.......

To be perfectly honest, I'm not that sad about it. The gameplay parts look like something I wouldn't enjoy and as the LP is fantastically well written, I don't miss out on any bg music, references and so on. And everything that's not just talking is also in video form.

The same guy's also lp'ing the sequel right now, so I can jump right into that after DR1

That's a bold statement , i honnestly don't know how that is possible but if it's true i'm hyped like no tomorrow.

Well, everyone thought VLR possibly couldn't be more batshit insane than 999.. And then VLR happened

 

[Basileus777]

Well, everyone thought VLR possibly couldn't be more batshit insane than 999.. And then VLR happened

Who thought that? Uchikoshi has been around for a long time, that was to be expected.

 

[aravuus]

I doubt many knew the writer in VLR's thread, and I do remember half the thread going "the ending twist just can't get crazier than 999's!"

I mean it's not like in books or movies, where you get this massive "THIS GUY KNOWN FROM THIS THING EARLIER PRESENTS...", maybe if they were made by KID but no, I seriously doubt most people knew Uchikoshi then.