What's up with so many bad VN anime adaptations? Sometimes I'll see one that looks appealing, and then I hear how awful it is :/ What's the point of cramming in such a big story into like, 12 eps?
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What's up with so many bad VN anime adaptations? Sometimes I'll see one that looks appealing, and then I hear how awful it is :/ What's the point of cramming in such a big story into like, 12 eps?
Chairmanchuck
Member
Isnt it like that with everything?
Anime is mostly the gateway to every other medium. Every time a manga runs here in Germany and sells bad, it wont be reprinted. So when an anime comes, the communities always demand the manga, because "I wanna read it because I saw the anime".
So I had no idea that the patch to Hatoful came out last month :x I assume it's only for the PC copy? Don't think there's a way to patch it to the Steam copy.
I don't think it's a patch at all. It's a standalone game consisting of the bonus content from the PS release. It's free (unless you want to pay).
The developer mentioned the free release here: http://moa810.tumblr.com/post/124614977927/hatoful-boyfriend-for-ps4v-coming-soon-as-you
Not sure why they didn't just release it as a free update to the Steam version. Could also have included the new standalone game as an alternate launch option.
And I would strongly disagree. But that's fine.
Maybe it was a publisher/contract thing to add it? Ah ok, I was confused by the "run off Adobe Air" thing, so I guess I'll need that to run the .air.
Hey now.
The music is amazing.
The present part is great (if you ignore the ero bits).
Anime is usually just a marketing tool to sell goods/the source material?
Sometimes, but I wonder how many times a bad adaptation would actually deter people from checking out anymore.
Then there are cases where it's the other way around (and they made goal in just ONE day!)
R_thanatos
Member
The power of cute cat girls in action
For a good reason, have you seen that cat cosplay photo on their page?
Wouldn't it be cheaper to find a good tailor and ask for a similar costume?
Haha, I don't know if that's ironic or vaguely unsettling. I actually bought Nekopara 1 and 2 yet still haven't tried them out.
From my understanding, Nekopara is actually a decent (as in "ok") series? I used to get it mixed up with the Sakura games, since some of those have cat-eared girls, too. But yeah I figured I'd give Nekopara a shot, if what I heard was true. Sounds like it's more... light-hearted than super-ecchi.
bobawesome
Member
Is there a fix for the fullscreen bug for the Muv-Luv release on Steam? A quick search in the discussion area shows it was caused by an October update, it seems. I mean, if nothing else I can autohide the taskbar but it's kind of annoying.
Anyone know anything about the current groupees Jast bundle?
Link, NSFW
TIER 1: $2 per game, $10 for all 5:
Snow Drop
Cat Girl Alliance
Figures of Happiness
Kana ~ Little Sister
Heart de Roommate
TIER 2: Pay $20 to also get:
Yumina the Ethereal
Yukkuri Panic: Escalation
TIER 3: Pay $30 to also get:
Starless: Nymphomaniac
Kana ~ Okaeri
Any of these worthwhile or is it all just H shovelware?
Link, NSFW
TIER 1: $2 per game, $10 for all 5:
Snow Drop
Cat Girl Alliance
Figures of Happiness
Kana ~ Little Sister
Heart de Roommate
TIER 2: Pay $20 to also get:
Yumina the Ethereal
Yukkuri Panic: Escalation
TIER 3: Pay $30 to also get:
Starless: Nymphomaniac
Kana ~ Okaeri
Any of these worthwhile or is it all just H shovelware?
https://www.indiegala.com/xmas4play
There's also another nsfw in indiegala.
There's also another nsfw in indiegala.
I'll tell you, Starless is interesting but you need a good tolerance to typos.
2 of the games from that one are still available in the giveaway here.
https://rokkenjima.org/new-when-they-cry-series-announced/
Tell me it's not a joke/mistraslation/Ryu troll.
:O
Tell me it's not a joke/mistraslation/Ryu troll.
:O
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Going to assume it's all of those things at once until given information otherwise.
Dangerous1992
Member
could it really be true :O
Free shipping worldwide?
With orders above 50CDN, yes.
The Silver
Member
I wonder what he defines as a When they Cry game
I already bought the bundle.
Day one purchase for me.
Thanks for the info.
Anyone get this message from vgp?
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You don't have permission to access /specials.php on this server.
bobawesome
Member
How are the artbooks for Steins;Gate 0 and Root Letter?
grim-tales
Member
Hey,
I was going to try and change/upgrade my computer to Win 10 and wondered if all the VN I have would still run properly. The ones I have:
Ever 17
Never 7
Remember 11
G Senjou no Maou
Moon
Sekien no Inganock
Umineko 1-4
Uminkeo 5-8
Higurashi (opening chapter?)
Kara no Shoujo
Katawa Shoujo
Lucid 9
Jisei (demo)
Exogenesis (demo)
Has anyone had trouble running VN like this in W10?
On a related note I'd forgotten all about Exogenesis, hope the developer manages to finish the game. Lucid 9 was really good too.
On a related note
I was going to try and change/upgrade my computer to Win 10 and wondered if all the VN I have would still run properly. The ones I have:
Ever 17
Never 7
Remember 11
G Senjou no Maou
Moon
Sekien no Inganock
Umineko 1-4
Uminkeo 5-8
Higurashi (opening chapter?)
Kara no Shoujo
Katawa Shoujo
Lucid 9
Jisei (demo)
Exogenesis (demo)
Has anyone had trouble running VN like this in W10?
On a related note I'd forgotten all about Exogenesis, hope the developer manages to finish the game. Lucid 9 was really good too.
On a related note
You'll need a patch for E17, not sure about anything else.
grim-tales
Member
Thanks 
PhleBuster
Neo Member
That seems like a surprisingly good bundle, most of the titles are of course old but Yumina is great and definitely worth getting the $20 tier for that alone. Gameplay has some issues but it's a good SRPG from the makers of Aselia and Seinarukana, nice story, art and worldbuilding.
Starless is a pretty high production value nukige, so if that floats your boat it's an easy purchase for an extra $10. Kana is a timeless classic, so if you haven't played it it's certainly worth trying too.
Basileus777
Member
World End Economica 3 was a nice conclusion to the story. Well other than how Hagana's character was handled as I found that really clumsy. I wasn't expecting the time skip, but there was no other way for that to go I suppose.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
There were definitely some clumsy aspects to Hagan's stuff near the first part with her, although I think it came together well by the end.
Overall, it was a pretty good conclusion, although
that title drop was so silly and random that I just kind of burst out laughing
I think I still enjoyed the first episode the best on a character level, but Episode 3 was the most engaging in terms of the economic stuff.
Basileus777
Member
I liked
the title drop, it was just the right sort of cheesy. Having Barton deliver it made it work.
I'd agree with this assessment, though I wouldn't say that the episodes vary that much in terms of quality. Even episode 2 had Eleanor to elevate it.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Oh, I'd agree that it was the right sort of cheesy, and the game sold it well. It just really did make me laugh a lot. It was just funny to go from a really dramatic scene where Hal is just barely managing to pull things out to having Barton turn around and say "You know Hal, you really are the World End Economica" and that music kicking in.
And yeah, I think all of the episodes were around a similar level of quality, although they were each pretty distinct in the way they went about their stories.
Translation Status Update January 1 from /r/visualnovels
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Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Friendly reminder that SteamGAF GOTY 2016 awards have started taking submissions.
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Napalm_Frank
Member
Friendly reminder that SteamGAF GOTY 2016 awards have started taking submissions.
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How long is Fata Morgana anyway and will I be fine without a guide? I might plunge in now that I got some of them sweet tax returns.
Took me about 36 hours to reach all endings.
There are vast areas of the game without any choices, but there are bad ends as well (though most of them in the choose 1 option to proceed, choose the other for a bad end format).
Definitely not as complicated as Steins;Gate's true end route.
(I used a guide either way, did not affect my enjoyment of the title in the least)
I'd also suggest a guide with Fata Morgana even though it's not hard to get to the true end.
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the gamey stuff in most tradtional visual novels I've played. Deducing the correct sequences or responses or whatever feels like busywork.
However, I wouldn't suggest a guide with more experimental interactive fiction like inkle's games. Fumbling your way through a non-optimal playthrough of 80 Days is kind of the point.
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the gamey stuff in most tradtional visual novels I've played. Deducing the correct sequences or responses or whatever feels like busywork.
However, I wouldn't suggest a guide with more experimental interactive fiction like inkle's games. Fumbling your way through a non-optimal playthrough of 80 Days is kind of the point.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Know nothing about YU-NO.
Basileus777
Member
I'd be really surprised if YU-NO was localized that quickly.
Likewise, but then again, I wasn't expecting S;G0 so soon, either
A good thing
A good thing
Unless you're Taruranto :lol
Awesome!
To be fair, PQube has been teasing Chaos;Child for ages now. YU-NO could be similar.
It's not like it's being released in the next few months by PQube. They may as well have signed the game today and decided to share that.