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Visual Novels Community Thread | A Little Something for Everyone
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CenturionKei
Banned
Has anyone by chance, played the Visual Novels Akaiito,
or it's sister-game, Aoishiro?
There great all-age Yuri games, with gorgeous art, beautiful music, and amazing atmosphere. They go very deep into Japanese mythology, have horror elements, and the characters are very well done (there all voiced too, lip synch and all) I prefer Aoishiro, (just because I love the characters more), but Akaiito is amazing as well.
or it's sister-game, Aoishiro?
There great all-age Yuri games, with gorgeous art, beautiful music, and amazing atmosphere. They go very deep into Japanese mythology, have horror elements, and the characters are very well done (there all voiced too, lip synch and all) I prefer Aoishiro, (just because I love the characters more), but Akaiito is amazing as well.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
the binge of DR continues
Seriously debating foregoing the actual Vita device and going with a PSTV to be able to finally continue reading these (I have only read the original, since I was able to read the fan translation). I have two weeks to decide, so hopefully I'll be able to reach a conclusion by then.
Also, enjoy it!
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
DS2 is only $30 on Amazon America, apparently. I'm Canadian so I can't vouch for that price's legitimacy
Basileus777
Member
I already posted it.
Aren't you excited that they're finally starting to translate the 2nd of two short doujin games only 1.5 years after the Kickstarter?
It's more or less the price I'm getting at Amazon MX, so I will probably order it from there. The reason why I have only that time frame is because a family member is going to the US, so they would be the one to bring me the device. The PS Vita 1001 refurb runs at $140, the PSTV bundle with the DS3 and 8 gig memcard at $80 and both are way cheaper than here where I am, since Amazon raises the prices to be more or less what they are in the rest of the market.
...Or I get lucky with a discounted price in a random store here (it has happened before. I once got a brand new PS2 at $35 when they were still selling them and a few stores have those types of deals yearly. You need to get lucky to find them, tho). Anyway, I'm still playing the waiting game for a bit more.
...Or I get lucky with a discounted price in a random store here (it has happened before. I once got a brand new PS2 at $35 when they were still selling them and a few stores have those types of deals yearly. You need to get lucky to find them, tho). Anyway, I'm still playing the waiting game for a bit more.
Well, at least it's getting done. That's the important part. Nothing can top the fumbles like Mighty No 9 and it's ton of delays (and yes, I backed that too on the first day... v_v)
Funyarinpa
Member
It's legit, I bought it from there a month ago.
Basileus777
Member
At least that's for development of the game and not just a localization. And the first two episodes of WEE weren't translated particularly well anyway, though Sekai Project didn't do the first episode.
That and the first SP project I backed was WAS. Or was it Clannad, I can't remember which was first.
Basileus777
Member
WEE was June 2014, it definitely came first. WAS and Clannad were around the same time in the Fall.
It sounds like I'm going to be getting a flood of goodies coming in at the beginning of next year and some might make it in before this year ends! I love getting mail 
(I did get my Mighty No. 9 tshirt in randomly, and was sad to see so many already listed on eBay >_>)
(I did get my Mighty No. 9 tshirt in randomly, and was sad to see so many already listed on eBay >_>)
Yeah. I know I didn't back WEE or anything else before WAS or Clannad. In fact, I hadn't even heard of SP until those Kickstarters.
i am an idiot
The reason I remain optimistic... My KS shopping:
So far I received: Mighty No. 9 t-shirt >_> And there's a bunch of digital codes from the older ones I didn't even list. (Can I has goodies for my monies?)
fault milestone one: physical artbook
Mighty No. 9: box, artbook, PC disc, WiiU code
WAS The Hourglass of Lepidoptera: physical game, soundtrack, artbook, manga
WORLD END ECONOMiCA -complete-: Physical game and OST, physical guidebook, tapestry
Clannad: physical game LE, 3 disc physical OST, physical side story, physical manga
Fruit of Grisaia: physical trilogy, physical OST, physical magical side story
Yooka-Laylee: Physical PC game, manual, CD, artbook, tshirt?, digital ps4
Memory's Dogma: physical game, physical OST
Bloodstained: physical PS4 game, Steam digital copy, hardcover artbook, OST, tshirt, poster, box, pin, button, keychain, retro strategy guide
Shenmue 3: physical PS4 game, physical OST, digital OST, art book, digital art book, illustration, scroll, capsole toy, tshirt, Ryo jacket skin, 20 capsole toy tickets, in game phone card
Muv-Luv: physical box and vita copy, physical artbook, physical DVD OST, Figma, physical Codex, digital PC game, digital OST, digital artbook, digital stretch goals
Narcissu: physical disc, collector box, physical soundtrack, physical artbook, mini-novel, digital game, digital soundtrack, digital artbook
Mighty No. 9: box, artbook, PC disc, WiiU code
WAS The Hourglass of Lepidoptera: physical game, soundtrack, artbook, manga
WORLD END ECONOMiCA -complete-: Physical game and OST, physical guidebook, tapestry
Clannad: physical game LE, 3 disc physical OST, physical side story, physical manga
Fruit of Grisaia: physical trilogy, physical OST, physical magical side story
Yooka-Laylee: Physical PC game, manual, CD, artbook, tshirt?, digital ps4
Memory's Dogma: physical game, physical OST
Bloodstained: physical PS4 game, Steam digital copy, hardcover artbook, OST, tshirt, poster, box, pin, button, keychain, retro strategy guide
Shenmue 3: physical PS4 game, physical OST, digital OST, art book, digital art book, illustration, scroll, capsole toy, tshirt, Ryo jacket skin, 20 capsole toy tickets, in game phone card
Muv-Luv: physical box and vita copy, physical artbook, physical DVD OST, Figma, physical Codex, digital PC game, digital OST, digital artbook, digital stretch goals
Narcissu: physical disc, collector box, physical soundtrack, physical artbook, mini-novel, digital game, digital soundtrack, digital artbook
So far I received: Mighty No. 9 t-shirt >_> And there's a bunch of digital codes from the older ones I didn't even list. (Can I has goodies for my monies?)
Backed everything there except fault and WEE.
Funyarinpa
Member
ouch!
the only thing I backed was Exogenesis and that's about a year late at this point
I backed the Homestuck game. Get on my level. ;_;
EDIT: Seriously though, about half of the things I've backed on Kickstarter I've received and have been satisfied with. Of the remaining half, only a few things have had major delays of about a year or more and are still undelivered. Of everything I backed, I think Barkley 2's delay has been the most egregious. MM9 has only been delayed about a year and has shown real progress so I'm not too upset about the delay for that one. Torment from inExile has also been delayed about as much as MM9, and that barely has an alpha build together. Homestuck's delay has been the worst, but apparently there was some real drama with the development company that was contracted to do that and I can't blame them too hard for that one.
And hey, Undertale and Pillars of Eternity both came out after delays, and those were great.
EDIT 2: Actually the delay I'm most annoyed about is my physical copy of Grisaia even though it's only been a few months since the digital release. The game is done except for these "1-2 minor bugs" that have been holding up the whole thing for a while now.
EDIT: Seriously though, about half of the things I've backed on Kickstarter I've received and have been satisfied with. Of the remaining half, only a few things have had major delays of about a year or more and are still undelivered. Of everything I backed, I think Barkley 2's delay has been the most egregious. MM9 has only been delayed about a year and has shown real progress so I'm not too upset about the delay for that one. Torment from inExile has also been delayed about as much as MM9, and that barely has an alpha build together. Homestuck's delay has been the worst, but apparently there was some real drama with the development company that was contracted to do that and I can't blame them too hard for that one.
And hey, Undertale and Pillars of Eternity both came out after delays, and those were great.
EDIT 2: Actually the delay I'm most annoyed about is my physical copy of Grisaia even though it's only been a few months since the digital release. The game is done except for these "1-2 minor bugs" that have been holding up the whole thing for a while now.
Chairmanchuck
Member
Which one of the VNs available on Steam have some kind of gameplay?
Dont need that much, but maybe sth. like Tokimeki Memorial?
Dont need that much, but maybe sth. like Tokimeki Memorial?
R_thanatos
Member
Has anyone by chance, played the Visual Novels Akaiito,
or it's sister-game, Aoishiro?
There great all-age Yuri games, with gorgeous art, beautiful music, and amazing atmosphere. They go very deep into Japanese mythology, have horror elements, and the characters are very well done (there all voiced too, lip synch and all) I prefer Aoishiro, (just because I love the characters more), but Akaiito is amazing as well.
I've wrote 3 post in the old thread detailling why i ABSOLUTELY LOVE Aoishiro. It's certainly my prime recommendation when i want to introduce a friend to world of visual novel at the intermediate level.
There is nothing i dislike about aoishiro . True route is the best , but all routes are great in their own ways.
R_thanatos
Member
SO WAS is for the Winter season ? I hope everything will be fine untill then.
Maybe try Long Live the Queen?
CenturionKei
Banned
I prefer the regular Nami route, but Grand is pretty awesome (though it's kinda tied with Kohaku for me) Lol, love the gameplay, I wish more VN's used Aoishiro's style (like having to beat other routes, to unlock secret options and choices that unlike more ending's in other routes)
Another good part about the series, is there fully translated.
Akaiito is much more merciless, though. And a far darker game. So I can see why people prefer it over Aoishiro (i like the music more in Akaiito). I actually prefer Uzuki (cause she's an ultra badass), to Migiwan, but I overall like Aoishiro more.
Oh and yeah. Sooooooooooooooo much content in both VN"s. So much.
R_thanatos
Member
I need to play Akaiito one day .. heard plenty of praise but since i think it's as long as aoishiro i decided to leave it behind until i get enough time to experience it.
Is it as long as aoishiro ? Does it use the same system for routes ?
Narcissu is at $46,947/75,000 with 17 days left... Despite all the SP stuff, I really hope this does make it. I doubt it'll make the $100k stretch goal for the new episode, but as long as it gets funded it would be nice. It's.... not looking too great and really in need of more updates or something.
Basileus777
Member
At the current average pledge it needs around 450 more backers to hit their main goal. It'll probably make it with the end surge, but it has really stalled. They've been busy advertising it though, they sent out a bunch of updates for their older Kickstarters that said little but had a huge plug for Narcissu.
Sekai Project must be real relieved that they cut the goal in half. Though I wonder if it'd come out even if the Kickstarer failed. For all that they're trying to sell it as game development, it actually seems to just be a localization of sidestories already released as a PSP game, and much of the translation work has already been done. Considering half the stories in the Kickstarter are supposed to be released this year and the rest early 2016, it's hard to imagine them pulling the plug.
Basileus777
Member
It was 150k, they cut it in half. Though this Kickstarter isn't doing all that much worse than their other doujin Kickstarters. It could be fatigue with Sekai Project, but I'm not certain how much desire there really is for a bunch of sidestories to a free doujin game. I suppose that's why they're trying to promote the game as some sort of new development when it really seems to just be a localization of an already existing PSP collection.
Translation Status Update November 8 from /r/visualnovels
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
CenturionKei
Banned
Akaiito is amazing. A little longer then aoishiro. It uses the same addictive system in it's routes (also has a in-game flow chart). Everything is really different, while being similar.
Instead of a grand route, you get a secret character by completing all the other routes. And like Aoishiro, you can die alot.
Aoishiro was downright gorgeous with it's water motif's, while Akaiito has a more haunting beauty, it it's dream sequences, and night and day cycle. Really high production value, just like Aoishiro. Gorgeous art
You can easily buy it for cheap on the Japanese PSN.
Funyarinpa
Member
The only thing I want from Sekai and its Kickstarters is Root Double.
Basileus777
Member
There's no translation. There probably won't ever be one.
I was hoping that Aksys would localize the Vita version, since they've been doing Arc Sys visual novels for some time.
Basileus777
Member
Even then we'd have to hope KnS2 sells enough to warrant another localization.
Indeed. Read my edit, it's related to that :lol
Hope it does well enough over time
Basileus777
Member
Well at least it looks like things are doing well for MangaGamer.
They've come a long way, especially in terms of the quality of their localizations. Consistent releases without endless delays, good translations, and haven't needed Kickstarter to do it.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Yeah pretty glad they're doing better with their quality lately. Someone who wasn't too great at English did a pass over Umineko for them a couple of years ago, so I was glad to see them fixing up the Witch Hunt translation for the new release instead.
Well, I did buy my first physical PC game ever this year and it was a visual novel by MangaGamer.