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Otome Community Thread: Happiness isn't a limited commodity, my love is boundless!
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Code Realize or Norn9.
Code:Realize...and Hakuouki!
I hope that mecha otome actually has a good story.
But is that just platitudes or is UtaPri genuinely in their radar? Although the fact that they actually commented on this when they haven't in the other otome/VN threads gives me hope.
But is that just platitudes or is UtaPri genuinely in their radar? Although the fact that they actually commented on this when they haven't in the other otome/VN threads gives me hope.
Thank you for the suggestions. Any specific reasons why you suggest those?
Also, I don't have a vita so I can't play Code:Realize. Would still want to hear why it's suggested though.
Regardless, it'll be a long time until we find out. We'll have to see how Psycho-Pass does for them and if it sells well we'll get more VNs, and in turn (possibly) otome games.
Personally, I rank Code:Realize and Hakuouki as the best otome games available in English. SF is good and a decent first entry in the otome genre. Both C:R and Hakuouki are much longer games and with more focus on the characters and the story.
The romances takes longer to get going and a common complaint is that Hakuouki doesn't have enough of it, but it's the characters and the story that keep you interested. C:R is steampunk London with crazy, literary characters and an intriguing premise. Hakuouki's plot is deeply rooted into the historical struggles of the Shinsengumi with a sprinkle of supernatural elements.
If you're not interested about the samurai/Shinsengumi, you may find Hakuouki to be boring.
You should still give it a try because it's an amazing game. 
Basileus777
Member
Hakuoki was alright, I neither love it nor hate it. I'd recommend it over what I played of Amnesia for sure.
https://youtu.be/4tXT3zNhHuE
Kenka Bancho Otome is looking like a solid game. (gameplay in the second half)
Kenka Bancho Otome is looking like a solid game. (gameplay in the second half)
They haven't been localizing a Kenka Bancho since the PSP game but who knows? It should be way less expensive.The odds of us getting this here are close to 0, aren't they?
The odds of us getting this here are close to 0, aren't they?
Let's bug Atlus to localize it since they did one of the Kenka Bancho games. But seriously, how things stand now we probably got more chances of getting UtaPri than this.
It should also sell way less.
Otome games seems to be doing fine. It should be a less risky project overall.
And come on, we all know it's just the stepping stone for Kenka Bancho VI
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And I say that it would probably be more risky than a normal Kenka Bancho game, since it probably has more to translate and it's a smaller niche. So far Aksys, MG, and IFI are willing to take that risk with the later one being a bit more reluctant, but that's it. Aksys will probably stick to Otomate games, and MG only does PC games. XSEED/NISA have expressed interested in non-Idea Factory otome games, but they haven't followed through yet so we can't rely on them.
Basileus777
Member
Mangagamer must be the only visual novel publisher that manages to get a game localized without any major mishaps and released without resorting to crowdfunding nowadays.
SouSouRocket
Member
It ain't lookin' good for Beastmaster and Prince :/
Well it didn't really from the start. Even in the topic made for it, every update, everything they did was dumb, disorganized, and I have NEVER seen such a clueless company in my whole life. Over 300 comments... all asking questions that barely got answered, and suggestions of HOW to properly run a Kickstarter.
They basically just dumped this online and hoped that it would be a success. Doesn't work like that. With SUCH little communication and enthusiasm from the actual company, it's hard to tell if it was on the west side or the Japanese side that made things such a disaster :/ It's too bad too, because I really wanted to check it out... I still feel like it will just show up one day on Steam or something anyways.
I'm morbidly curious what their next move will be after the KS fails.
SouSouRocket
Member
RIP Beastmaster and Prince... T_T here's hoping we get another chance somehow.
Basileus777
Member
MidnightRain
Member
I know what I'm buying next month and I'm definitely getting it on Steam.
Wow, they responded. I've asked KT about their otome games several times and they have never responded. Now to see if otome fans can mobilize enough to make a difference.
You could wait, if NTY!!! got one then Ozmafia!! should sell enough to do so as well.
KT America...or Europe?
I doubt KT would be interested in bringing their otome games over. It's a shame
.KT America...or Europe?
I doubt KT would be interested in bringing their otome games over. It's a shame
Both. KT Europe was even answering questions the other day, but my question didn't get answered supposedly because I was a bit late, and no one else asked about their otome games.
Ah. I don't see a lot of people wanting their otome games though. Personally, I'm up for most otome games, but some people are picky and stick with the more well known games.
I don't use Twitter, but maybe if more people asked they'd answer.
Damn, I would have been all over joining in on asking them about their otome games. I wish I would have known they were answering questions. ;_;
Which is weird, because their games are still pretty popular in Japan, and we did get some of the manga and anime. But then, not many of the otome importers review their games and the anime was awhile ago.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I lurk in here and I see that sale on CR and N9. I can't decide if I should pull the trigger...
Go for Code: Realize, definitely.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Do you think that's more worth my time than just trying something like Sweet Fuse?
If it's about money, they're almost the same price during this sale. If it's about the story, while they have different premises, they both have alluring stories for beginners or people not interested in the romance aspect of the genre. I still put C:R above SF if only because the different endings build a better narrative overall and everything makes sense, even if it's all established characters based on existing stories.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I'm a little worried about getting bored with not enough to "do" as it were. Hm, I'll have to think on it a bit I guess.
If you get into the story, it will pull you along like it did me. I bought it on a whim and was surprised how much I got into it. I don't want to oversell it though because part of the reason I enjoyed it was that I didn't have any expectations and knew nothing about it. Having people tell me something is great/amazing/best thing ever is a good way to ensure I get disappointed. I will say I liked Code:Realize enough to platinum it.
SouSouRocket
Member
Honestly it's hard to say, they're both so different. I personally still rank Sweet Fuse as my #1 but it's all gonna depend on what you like in a story. As far as being bored without enough to "do"... in both the stories play out rather differently though I feel like CR has a lot more repeated bits in the beginning that you have to sit through every time.
No idea if this was already known because after Reine des 40 Bad Endings I was 300% done with the genre and pretended it no longer existed for two months, buttttttttt....
The Men of Yoshiwara apparently got a sequel, The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya, which will be out on Steam this month.
There's a mobile version of it, but from what I've quickly read here and there it's only available through Rakuten and some hassle, but it's already in English.
They have no releasedate for App and Google Play yet at this time (but it will happen).
Doesn't seem to be voiced though, sadly. It had voices on the PSV version.
I only started to play the first one on my friends laptop yesterday (because my PC is apparently also too old to play VN on now fml).
It feels kind of like a typical mobile otoge, with some translation errors, few and simple backgrounds and repeating elevator music, but the character and cg art is nice, the story is not bad and it did manage to keep me up the greater part of the night to complete a route.
So yeah, just a heads up I guess. I'm sure the masses are more looking forward to Ozmafia but since there's not that many otoge in English I thought I'd post. ovo
The Men of Yoshiwara apparently got a sequel, The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya, which will be out on Steam this month.
There's a mobile version of it, but from what I've quickly read here and there it's only available through Rakuten and some hassle, but it's already in English.
They have no releasedate for App and Google Play yet at this time (but it will happen).
Doesn't seem to be voiced though, sadly. It had voices on the PSV version.
I only started to play the first one on my friends laptop yesterday (because my PC is apparently also too old to play VN on now fml).
It feels kind of like a typical mobile otoge, with some translation errors, few and simple backgrounds and repeating elevator music, but the character and cg art is nice, the story is not bad and it did manage to keep me up the greater part of the night to complete a route.
So yeah, just a heads up I guess. I'm sure the masses are more looking forward to Ozmafia but since there's not that many otoge in English I thought I'd post. ovo
There's also Destiny's Princess from the same publisher, which is 40% off until April 12. The writer is apparently pretty good so I've seen some hype for the game. I haven't really liked anything by that publisher yet, so I'm skipping it.
New otome game Hanaoboro
More to be revealed in May.
Seems like a fantasy/historical setting, and one guy is probably a vampire
Aren't they all?
Aren't they all?
Needs pointy teeth for authenticity!
SouSouRocket
Member
Can we not have any historical fiction without vampires?! 😂
Ozmafia coming soon! Day after my birthday, so excited :'D
Ozmafia coming soon! Day after my birthday, so excited :'D