WhirlwindMonk
Banned
I've got the HP Stream 7. Super low end, but plays visual novels fine. I'm playing Higurashi at the moment. Got mine for about $50 with some amazon credit.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Visual Novels Community Thread | A Little Something for Everyone
- Thread starter Yuuichi
- Start date
I've got the HP Stream 7. Super low end, but plays visual novels fine. I'm playing Higurashi at the moment. Got mine for about $50 with some amazon credit.
A tablet is a perfectly good choice. Just make sure to buy one with 32 GB of storage and an SD card of equal size at least and you're set. I have one, and used to finish one or two VNs and worked wonderfully. The reason why I haven't used it more to read them is because the internal storage only has 16 gb (of which 3 are free) and an 8 GB SD card, and seeing how the newer VNs are quite big, it's impossible to fit them in the SD. I still need to buy it a bigger one.
I don't want to quote for the third time in a row, so just pretend instead.
I use an Asus VivoTab8, works great for me even considering I play some slightly more demanding newer games. I wouldn't run anything with very heavy visual demands (Light games, Emote engine, ect) on it though, I don't think it could handle them.
I use an Asus VivoTab8, works great for me even considering I play some slightly more demanding newer games. I wouldn't run anything with very heavy visual demands (Light games, Emote engine, ect) on it though, I don't think it could handle them.
Hikami
Member
I'd get this one but it seems to be pretty expensive for what I'd use it for
These two look pretty nice and have 32gb of storage like Marche mentions would be necessary, I'll look into them some more. Thanks for the replies guys.
I don't know about the stream, but the Vivo has a microSD slot, so I have an effective 128gb (64gb internal, 64 card) of memory, which is enough for several games and my permanent install of bejeweled 2.
Hours Left
Member
The first 20 minutes of Fantastic Boyfriends: Legends of Midearth in English.
apricot has done a great job with the script so far IMO. *thumbs up*
apricot has done a great job with the script so far IMO. *thumbs up*
WhirlwindMonk
Banned
Stream has a microSD as well. I've just got a 16 gb card in mine since that's what I had lying around, but honestly, I've got a half dozen VNs on there, so I've got plenty to play whenever I pick it up.
To add on a bit, the Stream is only good if you're looking to spend as little as possible. It's a seriously crappy little tablet. Only 1 gb of ram, using Windows 8.1 with a 7" screen is a pain, battery life is pretty mediocre, it occasionally refuses to connect to wifi until I restart, etc. But if all you want is to play VNs, and you are looking to spend very little money, it does the job just fine. Despite the issues, I do not regret my purchase at all, just be aware that playing VNs is one of the only things that tablet can actually do well.
Basileus777
Member
Well that is really ambitious. I wonder how much of it we will really ever see.
Basileus777
Member
So Sekai Project Memory's Dogma game is actually their next Kickstarter.
They are aiming for 30k. It's apparently going to have actual animation in it.
They are aiming for 30k. It's apparently going to have actual animation in it.
WhirlwindMonk
Banned
Sounds interesting. December of next year is pretty far out, so I don't know if I'll back it or not, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it.
calc84maniac
Member
Okay, unnecessary hype deflated for that Anime Expo thing. For now.
Could just be a cover-up, though. At any rate, I'm still pretty sure something's happening, even if not at Anime Expo.
Could just be a cover-up, though. At any rate, I'm still pretty sure something's happening, even if not at Anime Expo.
Having already dumped a hefty amount to Sekai and other recent games Kickstarter, I'll step out from funding this one. Mainly due to no special physical items involved. I have no doubts it'll get funded, so I'll wait to pick it up when released
Tribes of Trusty
Member
So, with Steins;Gate release so close, I wanted to ask : is Chaos;Head worth it ?
Should I read it before SG or should I just read it directly ?
Should I read it before SG or should I just read it directly ?
It's nowhere near the level of Steins;Gate.
But it's not a bad VN per se, well worth the read for the fucked up things PC can imagine.
Playing it right now. Definitely worth it. It takes place before S;G, but it doesn't really matter if you play it before or after. I played S;G first, and I'm still enjoying it. There are references to C;H in S;G, and you'll end up recognizing them no matter which one you play first.
calc84maniac
Member
It's very possible we might get a better translation of the updated version of Chaos;Head, which would be better than the current fan translation of the PC version. No idea at this point if it's going to be another fan translation or something official, but it's being worked on.
So, it might be good to play Steins;Gate in the mean time. You might miss a few passing references to Chaos;Head, but there's nothing at all vital to the story.
Okay, unnecessary hype deflated for that Anime Expo thing. For now.
Could just be a cover-up, though. At any rate, I'm still pretty sure something's happening, even if not at Anime Expo.
Keep bringing us these updates, I appreciate it.
ThatChairMan
Member
I enjoyed it more than S;G. Both were good, though.
ToHeart 2 fully translated, not fully edited, beta released.
Too bad ToHeart 1 is too old for it to get translated.
Too bad ToHeart 1 is too old for it to get translated.
R_thanatos
Member
I don't think it was posted here, but this blog article about the work behind the higurashi localisation is worth a look , if you're intrested in how messy those VN are under the hood.
Worth a read, IMO
Worth a read, IMO
Does anyone have a save for Chapter 6 in Chaos;Head? I've had to play up until Chapter 6 multiple times, because my saves keep getting corrupted.
Edit: I've done a bit of searching and it seems to be a common problem, and it doesn't look like giving me a save would help at all.
Edit 2: I'm on chapter 6
Can anyone help me please?
Edit: I've done a bit of searching and it seems to be a common problem, and it doesn't look like giving me a save would help at all.
Edit 2: I'm on chapter 6
and I can't seem to get the questions at the end of the chapter to appear. I've tried clicking the red lifeline, the green one, and neither one, and I can't get them to appear.
Crash Station
Member
A bit into episode 3 of Umineko. You know, I always thought Battler's insistence on not suspecting any of the 18 was odd. Like, why not Gouda, who he's known for like a day? Same with Kanon to a lesser extent. Hell, if it was me, I'd have no problem suspecting Kinzo. The guy's a senile asshole that doesn't give a shit about his family at all (at least at this point), and I doubt Battler ever had an amazing relationship with the guy.
Tribes of Trusty
Member
Thank you all for your advice.
EP 5 was a mindblowing moment throughout the episode.
It's fun to see someone reading Umineko for the first time.
Spoiler for the whole series :
EP 5 was a mindblowing moment throughout the episode.
It's fun to see someone reading Umineko for the first time.
Spoiler for the whole series :
Only to be surely disappointed at the end.
I loved the ending personally.
Sure enough, everything was explained in EP7, but EP8 was a great closure
Tribes of Trusty
Member
Again, spoilers for the whole series, do not read if you hadn't read Umineko :
I don't know, it's kind of a love/hate relationship with it personally.
I loved how R07 dared to do the whole incest thing with Kinzo, the battle of Rokkenjima, the Leon alternate kakera, and the Van Dine rules.
On the other hand, it really boiled down to "a bunch of idiots blew themselves up".
For me Rudolph and Kyrie being the culprits is much better. Plus it explained why Eva acted the way she acted with Ange.
I loved how R07 dared to do the whole incest thing with Kinzo, the battle of Rokkenjima, the Leon alternate kakera, and the Van Dine rules.
On the other hand, it really boiled down to "a bunch of idiots blew themselves up".
For me Rudolph and Kyrie being the culprits is much better. Plus it explained why Eva acted the way she acted with Ange.
Knurek speaks the truth. I absolutely loved the ending.
While I had been 100% pro-truth until a while before the end, EP8 finally managed to make me see that the truth wasn't worth it for poor Ange, and she deserved better even if it was an excuse to get over her tragic and unavoidable past.
Also, magic gave us the absolutely over-the-top Ushiromiya family and their furniture vs Erika and the goats battle, which was awesome as hell. Well, except for poor old Hideyoshi doing nothing, like always.
And then there was the 34 vs Bern battle, which was also really cool.
Yes, I ended up choosing the magic ending, in case you couldn't tell from all I've said.
Also, magic gave us the absolutely over-the-top Ushiromiya family and their furniture vs Erika and the goats battle, which was awesome as hell. Well, except for poor old Hideyoshi doing nothing, like always.
And then there was the 34 vs Bern battle, which was also really cool.
Yes, I ended up choosing the magic ending, in case you couldn't tell from all I've said.
Basileus777
Member
MangaGamer has finished translating Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning. I wonder if there is any chance it makes 2015.
Considering MG has an actual corporate structure and tends to do things in a timely manner, I would say late 2015 - early 2016.
Basileus777
Member
Yeah, I don't think it will be stuck in a JAST limbo, I'm just curious about how quick the turn around will be. I don't know how much technical work needs to be done and whether the game needs to be ported to a different engine. Still, soon enough we will get an officially localized Hikaru Sakurai Steampunk game, which I never expected to happen.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Got the groupees bundle. Already had go go nippon and what I've played of it made me cringe so hard my face turned inside out, but aselia and dues something something seems pretty promising. Any impressions of these two?
Basileus777
Member
Aselia is a strategy RPG/VN hybrid that plays kind of like an Ogre Battle game. The story is about a person from the regular world who gets thrown into a fantasy world conflict. It's an all ages release, so nothing icky. The writing isn't great, I enjoyed it mostly for the gameplay.
Demonbane is a Lovecraft themed giant robot visual novel. It get a little gross (you can imagine how an eroge makes use of lovecraft), but it has a lot of hot blooded mecha action with a unique setting.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Is it better or worse than that anime which turned cthullu into a moe girl.
Basileus777
Member
That was a comedy/parody. Demonbane is grimdark and serious.
cj_iwakura
Member
There's been some price drops at play-asia. Steins;Gate Phenogram is $12.39(!?) and Darling is $44.99( ), both for PS3.
), both for PS3.Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The world of demonbane is really, really fucking weird.
Did they seriously call it arkham city?
I like it though.
Did they seriously call it arkham city?
I like it though.
Basileus777
Member
Arkham is Lovecraft thing. It's not taken from comic books.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Ah alright.
They're definitely eluding to it though with the whole hero of justice thing. Didn't know that it was originally a lovecraft thing.
Also the art is so 90's anime.
They're definitely eluding to it though with the whole hero of justice thing. Didn't know that it was originally a lovecraft thing.
Also the art is so 90's anime.
So, I'm at Chapter 8 of Chaos;Head.
Please don't tell me anything that would spoil anything.
I'm wondering what the connection between Shogun and Rimi is. Is she working with him? What did she mean when she told Shogun he should kill Takumi? Also, is Shogun connected with Nozomi? One more question, well, actually two, do we ever find out what happened with Nanami's arm, and how did Shogun find out about "Whose eyes are those eyes", and the formula? Was he really spying on Takumi's thoughts?
calc84maniac
Member
Well, in answer to your question of "do we ever find out what happened", I'll just say yes to all of that, just keep reading.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah The $4 tier games are pretty good and you can forgo the $10 tier really.
Why? I mean there is that terrible nukige, but Edelweiss is still a decent game.
I know a lot of people, including myself, who will disagree with the second half of your statement.
Well it is pretty highly ranked on vndb. So obviously there are still many people who think it's a good game. And besides, just because you didn't like it doesn't mean others shouldn't try it.
ThatChairMan
Member
I loved this entire feeling of wanting to know more and more at this point in the game. Just keep going, everything will make sense soon.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Jesus christ.
It's like kurou has a goddamn tree trunk.
Demonbane is pretty goddamn silly so far. Enjoying the silliness though.
It's like kurou has a goddamn tree trunk.
Demonbane is pretty goddamn silly so far. Enjoying the silliness though.
Basileus777
Member
Demonbane is supposed to take place in Massachusetts, where Lovecraft's stories are focused on. The game even references a ton of locations in the Miskatonic valley from the his novels. So yeah, the setting is really weird.
Now you have me wanting to replay it. I think I'll just listen to the theme song instead.