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Visual Novels Community Thread | A Little Something for Everyone

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Basileus777

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Shizuka said:
Half of the visual novels I installed on my tablet don't really work. WEE1 displays a big screen and I can't make it fit the screen. Higurashi displays a really small screen and nothing happens when I select english. Analogue also displays a huge screen and If My Heart Had Wings doesn't even run, saying that the screen size isn't compatible with the game.
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This is a Windows tablet? Are you using DPI scaling?
 
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Funyarinpa

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Basileus777 said:
Root Double Prefundia is up. 120k goal. They'll make that.

They're aiming at a March 2016 release, so work must be well underway.
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March 16 sounds GREAT!
Kinda sad I can't afford $40 (or justify that price for a game I am not sure I will love)
Annoying that they prioritized some sort of magic girl drama CD over seemingpy actually RELEVANT drama CD- Also no Vita stretch goal, UUUUUGGGGHHHH.
 
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Basileus777

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Shizuka said:
Yes, it's a Windows tablet, running Windows 10. I don't know what DPI scaling is, though.
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It's an option on Windows to make the text look bigger. It causes problems with a bunch of visual novels. If you go to a program's executable, right click (or the equivalent), go to properties, the compatibility tab, and check "disable display scaling at high DPI settings" you can turn it off.
 
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StereoVsn

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Shizuka said:
It's full HD, from what I've read. The highest resolution is 1920x1200, that's what I'm using.



Yes, it's a Windows tablet, running Windows 10. I don't know what DPI scaling is, though.
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Right click on the desktop, select Display Settings. Top line should talk about size of text, etc. Further, scroll down and select advanced display settings. Make sure your tablet is set at right display resolution.

I have a Surface Pro 3 and ran Steins;Gate, Clannad and Cho Dengeki Stryker on it with no problems but it's fairly small sample size.
 
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R_thanatos

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Regarding Majikoi

1 weird bad route doesn't cancel the rest of the game.
Bad written routes happens quite often.

Majikoi is harmless fun , especially in the common route...

One could even say that what made majikoi popular is that common route. because let's face it that cast is quite fun to follow.

Sure One route had a theme that one could dislike ..OK
Doesn't make the whole game worthless.

Yuuichi said:
Because the average person is incredibly stupid.
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This post feels so "Elitist" i'm not even sure how to process this.
 
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Jazz573

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R_thanatos said:
Regarding Majikoi

1 weird bad route doesn't cancel the rest of the game.
Bad written routes happens quite often.

Majikoi is harmless fun , especially in the common route...

One could even say that what made majikoi popular is that common route. because let's face it that cast is quite fun to follow.

Sure One route had a theme that one could dislike ..OK
Doesn't make the whole game worthless.



This post feels so "Elitist" i'm not even sure how to process this.
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I was on VNDB and many seem to think the people bothered by that one route, were taking it too seriously.

And yeah, Yuuichi's comment... I've got nothing. Except maybe, that's an incredibly disrespectful thing to say.
 
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Shizuka

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Found a YouTube video regarding the DPI settings and it fixed most games, except for Higurashi, which is still not responding to my touch, and Analogue, which seems to respond to the touch after fifteen seconds.

Problem is that everything is mighty minuscule now, I can barely touch the right icons and buttons on the screen since they're so small. Can I use a different resolution, would it help with that?
 
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Basileus777

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The Libra Kickstarter is launching on December 10. I hope for them Root Double waits a bit and doesn't launch at the same time.

Shizuka said:
Found a YouTube video regarding the DPI settings and it fixed most games, except for Higurashi, which is still not responding to my touch, and Analogue, which seems to respond to the touch after fifteen seconds.

Problem is that everything is mighty minuscule now, I can barely touch the right icons and buttons on the screen since they're so small. Can I use a different resolution, would it help with that?
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You shouldn't change your universal DPI settings because of games, just disable the scaling on a per game basis like I mentioned above.
 
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Crash Station

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jonjonaug said:
Stop while you're ahead. The common route is OK and a few of the routes are alright but there is some really, really awful content in there. The Chris route was one of the worst things I've ever read with copious amounts of racism, really dumb plot developments, vast amounts of OOC, and two cases of "justified" rape. Even then the "good" parts are only good if you can ignore the weird ultranationalism that runs through the whole thing along with the sexism and homophobia.

Just to go into detail how bad the Chris route is from what I remember. I don't even care if this is spoilers seriously it's the dumbest fucking shit ever, look seriously just click this:
So Chris is being taken back to her home country by her dad, and Yamato doesn't want her to leave. So he decides he's going to make her realize how much she loves him by forcibly having intercourse with her, even if she says no. He goes around to all of his friends to make sure he's doing the right thing, and every single one of them tells him how great his rape plan is. Then he rapes Chris, but it's OK because "it's not rape if she enjoys it" or whatever. In a later scene Margit walks in on them having anal sex and freaks out, so Chris tells Yamato that he should stick it in Margit's ass so that she sees how good it is. Then Yamato rapes Margit, but it's OK because "it's not rape if she enjoys it" or whatever.

tl;dr Majikoi is a terrible awful no-good game.
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Just sounds like a stereotypical cheap hentai plot.

Euphoria is definitely more objectionable, though the justification is better.
 
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Shizuka

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Basileus777 said:
You shouldn't change your universal DPI settings because of games, just disable the scaling on a per game basis like I mentioned above.
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The problem is that I can't find the file you mentioned, since they're Steam games and all I can find are scattered files on the Steam file.
 
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Basileus777

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Shizuka said:
The problem is that I can't find the file you mentioned, since they're Steam games and all I can find are scattered files on the Steam file.
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Every game still has an .exe in Steam\steamapps\common. Like HigurashiEp02.exe here:
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Curler

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Maybe better for the otome topic, but what's the general consensus on the Amnesia anime? I see that it's on sale on Rightstuf, but I dont' even know if it's based on the same title that just came out.
 
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Li Kao

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73€ for the HP Stream 7 Signature Edition, is that a good price ?
On the other hand maybe I've got too high standards but I fear that the tablet might be really slow, what is your opinion VNGaf ?
 
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Shizuka

Member
Basileus777 said:
Every game still has an .exe in Steamsteamappscommon. Like HigurashiEp02.exe here:
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I'll try that when I get home, thank you very much for your help.

Curler said:
I thought I remember hearing something bad about it. Is it just Danganronpa bad, in the sense that everything is crammed together or...?
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The story is not worth it, IMO. Nothing against the adaptation itself, the source material is just bad.

Li Kao said:
73€ for the HP Stream 7 Signature Edition, is that a good price ?
On the other hand maybe I've got too high standards but I fear that the tablet might be really slow, what is your opinion VNGaf ?
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I think I've seen it cheaper in the US, if you could import it. Since you're using euro, I'd have to know the average for the price in Europe, but since I can't, I think you'll just have to do the research and see if it's a good price locally.

The tablet itself doesn't seem to be that bad, if you're only thinking of running visual novels.
 
max_505

max_505

Member
R_thanatos said:
Regarding Majikoi

1 weird bad route doesn't cancel the rest of the game.
Bad written routes happens quite often.

Majikoi is harmless fun , especially in the common route...

One could even say that what made majikoi popular is that common route. because let's face it that cast is quite fun to follow.

Sure One route had a theme that one could dislike ..OK
Doesn't make the whole game worthless.



This post feels so "Elitist" i'm not even sure how to process this.
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FWIW, I'm still in the common route and it's enjoyable (LOL Miyako)... so far. I'll save my judgment after I finish the game. If I even finish it, that is. From the strong reactions here, it's probably safe to say that some of the stuff really does get to some people. I'm curious to see which side I'll end up in.
 
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Yuuichi

Member
Jazz573 said:
I was on VNDB and many seem to think the people bothered by that one route, were taking it too seriously.

And yeah, Yuuichi's comment... I've got nothing. Except maybe, that's an incredibly disrespectful thing to say.
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R_thanatos said:
This post feels so "Elitist" i'm not even sure how to process this.
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Sorry I don't like things that justify rape, it just goes against my personal value set.
Ultranationalism I can deal with, especially since I'm bombarded with it what feels like every day living in the US.

As for the people comment, if you disagree you either have an incredibly optimistic disposition (which I respect, even though it's something I cannot begin to imagine having) and/or have never worked in a retail environment. Trust me, there's no faster way to lose faith in the intelligence of the average individual than a retail type job.
 
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jonjonaug

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Jazz573 said:
Then why is so generally well liked?
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People have low standards when it comes to porn and a lot of people are only interested in Majikoi for the waifus. I don't mind sex or even rape scenes in VNs at all, but Majikoi has this underlying "giving them what they really want/deserve" undertone to some scenes that comes off as really scummy. The fact that the sorts of scenes you'd only expect out of a crap nukige are in a game with decent to good production values and a very recognizable voice cast makes it somehow worse.

Almost as bad: Despite being known for VA gags only one of the gags is good, and that's only because it's a VA gag that's a reference to an already good VA gag.
 
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Basileus777

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cj_iwakura said:
Have there been any Umineko updates lately?
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They haven't been putting out updates for it in their weekly translation updates because they're just editing the script, not retranslating. Work is ongoing, but MangaGamer hasn't said where they're at. I wonder if they will try to release it in bigger chunks to avoid the issues they've had with Higurashi.

Aku-Audi said:
Me and some homies from SP were on Anime News Network today if you wanna...I dunno listen.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anncast/2015-12-04/.96107
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I listened to most of it. You seem real eager for the day where you'll finally be able to date those Vita plans. It's good to hear that Visual Arts seems pleased with Clannad's sales.
 
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Shizuka

Member
Thanks Basileus, that worked wonderfully! Everything is perfect now, except for Grisaia that isn't displaying the icon for the game, just a white file, but that's just cosmetic. I wonder if I should uninstall and install it again.
 
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Basileus777

Member
Shizuka said:
Thanks Basileus, that worked wonderfully! Everything is perfect now, except for Grisaia that isn't displaying the icon for the game, just a white file, but that's just cosmetic. I wonder if I should uninstall and install it again.
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I'm glad it worked. I'm not sure what would make the icon disappear though.
 
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Crash Station

Member
Euphoria is starting to feel like something Uchikoshi would do if he was told to make the most extreme eroge he could imagine.

Going to start the final route. These crazy twists they're building up to better pay off.
 
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aravuus

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cosmicblizzard said:
Euphoria is starting to feel like something Uchikoshi would do if he was told to make the most extreme eroge he could imagine.

Going to start the final route. These crazy twists they're building up to better pay off.
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Excited to hear your impressions later! I'm by no means a fan of eroge or gore porn or anything like that but I'm not squeamish either, so if there's a crazy plot with twists that actually pay off, I'd love to give Euphoria a try.
 
grim-tales

grim-tales

Member
Funyarinpa said:
March 16 sounds GREAT!
Kinda sad I can't afford $40 (or justify that price for a game I am not sure I will love)
Annoying that they prioritized some sort of magic girl drama CD over seemingpy actually RELEVANT drama CD- Also no Vita stretch goal, UUUUUGGGGHHHH.
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I can afford $40 but not sure I can justify $100 for a physical copy, even if its in 3 months time :( $40 seems quite a lot for just a digital copy TBH even though I'm pretty sure I will like the game.
 
grim-tales

grim-tales

Member
Muntu said:
Excited to hear your impressions later! I'm by no means a fan of eroge or gore porn or anything like that but I'm not squeamish either, so if there's a crazy plot with twists that actually pay off, I'd love to give Euphoria a try.
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Crazy plot twists and stuff does sound like my kind of thing, but I'm just uncomfortable with the scat and other sick shit :(
 
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Funyarinpa

Member
grim-tales said:
Crazy plot twists and stuff does sound like my kind of thing, but I'm just uncomfortable with the scat and other sick shit :(
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The smartest thing about Euphoria is that sick shit could be your biggest fetish or FUCKING DISGUISTING EWWWWWWW NO, but the VN works both ways.
 
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R_thanatos

Member
Knurek said:
Can't wait for Steam release.
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Never happenning.
LOL

Muntu said:
Excited to hear your impressions later! I'm by no means a fan of eroge or gore porn or anything like that but I'm not squeamish either, so if there's a crazy plot with twists that actually pay off, I'd love to give Euphoria a try.
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Well i'm waiting for his impressions too ( but in another way since i've finished that game months ago already ).
 
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