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Visual Novels Community Thread | A Little Something for Everyone
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Well, the price would probably be a big factor. Nekopara are only a couples bucks to buy, even at full price. The other titles are... a bit more than that.
Well I'm not buying G-Senjou, because I don't like how SP handled it. And displeased there is still no news on the 18+ version. My plan is to buy the original version and apply the fan patch.
Basileus777
Member
WEE2 has sold well. Sound of Drop is really obscure and G-Senjou was a controversial release that was stealthy put out and never promoted, and is a lot more expensive than Nekopara ($40 for the complete game).
Funyarinpa
Member
I just finished Watanagashi
woah man, woah
woah man, woah
SHION'S DEATH WAS SUCH A COP OUT ;_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________;
Funny. I just finished this myself. Should I post a review? Or move on to quickly get rid of that damn post VN emptiness before I buy up every drama CD tokuten I can find on auction sites.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Sure, go ahead I'd be interested in getting some opinions!
anyone? willing to buy it on release if it's actually good
Here's GundamAce (one of the Lemnisca translators) review of the game
If you're worried about spoilers, here's the most relevant part:
After several years, I finally decided to buy and play Ghost Trick. I wasn't expecting much, initially I wasn't fond of the gameplay, and I just thought it would be a passable VN that would keep me occupied while waiting for Ace Attorney 6 (sadly, I guess we won't get the one with Sherlock Holmes anytime soon) and Zero Escape 3.
Let's just say that I was dead wrong, and that I should have played that game ages ago. I haven't finished it yet (I shouldn't be too far from the ending), but this game skyrocketed pretty quickly to the top of my "Best Games" list. I highly recommend you play it.
I hope Ever17 will be a good surprise: I have it, but never found the time to actually play it. I think it is high time I give that VN a try, and I'm fully expecting my mind to be blown.
Let's just say that I was dead wrong, and that I should have played that game ages ago. I haven't finished it yet (I shouldn't be too far from the ending), but this game skyrocketed pretty quickly to the top of my "Best Games" list. I highly recommend you play it.
I hope Ever17 will be a good surprise: I have it, but never found the time to actually play it. I think it is high time I give that VN a try, and I'm fully expecting my mind to be blown.
cj_iwakura
Member
Ghost Trick is one of those games that should be considered mandatory. As in if your DS shows no history of having played it, the government confiscates it.
Basileus777
Member
Does the IOS version still not work on new versions of the OS?
Don't let the non-true routes bum you out if you find yourself bored, they're kinda.. Shit
The true route more than makes up for it
Funyarinpa
Member
Sora route is way too damn underrated
Basileus777
Member
I don't understand people that like Ever17 and only like one route. But then I like the game for more than just OMG TWISTS.
Confirmed fake, before you get angry at SP, just posting here in case someone stumbles upon that and thinks it's real.
Confirmed fake, before you get angry at SP, just posting here in case someone stumbles upon that and thinks it's real.
That's definitely above 140 characters.
Basileus777
Member
Well it's trolling from /jp/, I didn't expect it to make it to make the rounds.
Well, the non-true routes are pretty straight forward romance stories with no real intrigue, mystery (aside from the premise and setting, obviously) or really any interesting plot development, so I'm not sure what's so particularly weird about only really liking the true route.
The true route is a whole different beast. It's been years since I played Ever17, but I'm pretty sure I'd have enjoyed the story as much as I did if they just threw away the non-true routes and replaced them with a couple of hours of character development before the true route content starts.
e: no wait,
Tsugumi's
Confirmed fake, before you get angry at SP, just posting here in case someone stumbles upon that and thinks it's real.
Read the first line and legit got a bit annoyed before I noticed that it's fake lol
I'm gonna replay Ever17 if Root Double's not out soon
I feel like an idiot for getting riled up even for a second there lol
I feel like an idiot for getting riled up even for a second there lol
Funyarinpa
Member
Don't think I can wait until the Vita version releases next year to play Root Double lol
Fate/Extra anime from Shaft announced
Well also a Heaven's Feel movie from Ufotable, and a Grand Order anime, well, not sure if series or OVA.
Well also a Heaven's Feel movie from Ufotable, and a Grand Order anime, well, not sure if series or OVA.
I think praising Fate/Extra for all these years paid off. Well, that and the poll we saw last year where Fate/Extra was the #1 requested game to get an anime adaptation in Japan.
Translation Status Update March 27 from /r/visualnovels
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Finished Ghost Trick. Definitly one of the best experience I had in a long time. It kinda was like my very first Ace Attorney game, except maybe even better (yes, I enjoyed Ghost Trick that much). My only regret is that, unlike Ace Attorney, I can't buy the sequel immediatly, since there is no sequel to Ghost Trick.
Damn, the feels. They are overhelming. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to do pretty much what everyone probably did after completing the game, assuming those players and I share the same thing (spoilers for Ghost Trick, do not click unless you've completed the game:
).
Damn, the feels. They are overhelming. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to do pretty much what everyone probably did after completing the game, assuming those players and I share the same thing (spoilers for Ghost Trick, do not click unless you've completed the game:
pet my cat
Basileus777
Member
Did you play Ghost Trick on IOS or DS?
Played it on my N3DS (ie. DS). Bought a copy of the game on the internet. I gave up on using the stylus pretty quickly, since I found playing the game with the buttons and analog stick to be more enjoyable.
... Wait a second. How come the analog stick worked at all? The thought never occured to me until now, but the analog pad shouldn't have worked, since it is a DS game, right? *actually genuinely confused right now*
calc84maniac
Member
The 3DS maps the circle pad to the dpad in DS games. There are still only 8 directions, but it's much more comfortable than the dpad for games where you often make circular motions.
lol
nice
Funyarinpa
Member
Pfft, old hag. Preorder cancelled.
Aku, I know you are reading this thread, so let me tell you the fact that you've been keeping extremely silent about the release date for Root Double is extremely confusing and/or worrying.
If you're under NDA with Regista, just state so. Your contract can't possibly stipend that the NDA's existence is a part of NDA. Your last Kickstarter update was almost three weeks ago, promising future updates. Not a peep since then. If the game is to be delayed, honestly it's better to state so out loud even with a boilerplate PR response ("the game is on track for release, unfortunately we can't divulge more information at this time"), instead of leaving people hanging.
Just my $.02.
If you're under NDA with Regista, just state so. Your contract can't possibly stipend that the NDA's existence is a part of NDA. Your last Kickstarter update was almost three weeks ago, promising future updates. Not a peep since then. If the game is to be delayed, honestly it's better to state so out loud even with a boilerplate PR response ("the game is on track for release, unfortunately we can't divulge more information at this time"), instead of leaving people hanging.
Just my $.02.
Well, fuck. I kind of overdid the review and even hit the character limit on GAF. Now I'm too embarrassed to even post it. So...
Tokyo Necro Review Summary
Yuri fans should definitely play this. Don't worry, Fukami definitely has our back. We need more VNs that include yuri like this.
Awesome for the most part. I LOVED Ethika and Kiriri, disliked Souun and Ilya quite a bit, liked the rest of the characters. Ethika's just awesome. True route was disappointing, but Kiriri and Kon Su's routes were awesome. Mitsumi's was pretty okay. You would probably enjoy the true route a lot more if you didn't dislike Souun x Ilya like I do. Individual routes tied up their own endings quite nicely. True end felt a little rushed to me.
I played in this order and would recommend those looking to enjoy the Yuri/Ethika arcs to use this:
Seriously, Ethika is fucking awesome.
Tokyo Necro Review Summary
Yuri fans should definitely play this. Don't worry, Fukami definitely has our back. We need more VNs that include yuri like this.
Awesome for the most part. I LOVED Ethika and Kiriri, disliked Souun and Ilya quite a bit, liked the rest of the characters. Ethika's just awesome. True route was disappointing, but Kiriri and Kon Su's routes were awesome. Mitsumi's was pretty okay. You would probably enjoy the true route a lot more if you didn't dislike Souun x Ilya like I do. Individual routes tied up their own endings quite nicely. True end felt a little rushed to me.
I played in this order and would recommend those looking to enjoy the Yuri/Ethika arcs to use this:
Ilya > Mitsumi > Kiriri > Kon Su > Ilya refresher > True end
I am reading, but I am also traveling (on a convention tour through the US.) to do panels and presentations for the company. I can't cater to all fan demand at once unfortunately.
Root, all I know is that Japan are doing their last part for launch and I am just waiting for news. It's not even so much NDA as it is them working and being a bit dark on details. The steam page went up very recently which should tell you it's pretty close.
BTW people, I'm sitting here at the office with a Ps4 devkit and some paper to sign. Hmm. Guess I'll have to spill some beans and have some proper release dates for you guys in April and May.
R_thanatos
Member
That's... interesting.
Oh yes, definitely. You know there's a lesbian character somewhere in the series when Fukami Makoto is involved. Ethika is as much a lead character as the male lead, Souun. I really liked her character and it's worth going through Tokyo Necro for her. She's probably one of the best leads a yuri fan could ask for.
So I looked over the CG set for this game and hooooooly shit you weren't kidding. I think there's at least if not more yuri and futa on female in this game than there is straight sex. It looks incredibly schlocky and incredibly fun. Those chainsaws lmao.
Now I really want to read it.
How avoidable is the guro? I've historically avoided Nitro+ as much as possible since I usually can't stomach dark/extreme stuff, especially anything torture related ( ´-д-)
It's Nitro+ so probably not avoidable at all.
Gore*. There's no guro. It has to be explicitly in sexual context to be guro.
Reason being? Too much yuri? Don't like futa?
If it's the former, there's actually just as many hetero scenes as yuri ones. Some yuri fans may not even consider the futa scenes yuri. If it's the latter then don't either. The main yuri isn't futa and no one grew a dick. I'm not one who likes futa at all but I was okay with Tokyo Necro because the most important part is still absolutely, without a doubt yuri.
There's also a
gay male
Gore wise, there's not much to be seen. There's perhaps one squirmy torture scene? Didn't last long though.
In terms of torture, yes there's a few. There's two to three? rape scenes, but not much violence involved. Just some butt smacking.
Not really interested in arguing about english semantics but as far as Japan is concerned, グロ注意 (guro warning) tags are commonly used for any kind of gore, and tokyo necro's erogamescape page has a guro tag, which is why I asked.
Think I'm going to skip as usual then.