Yuritopia is here. If you haven't bought it yet, there's something wrong with the way you're living your life.
http://www.mangagamer.com/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=165
Demo available, but just take my word for it, it's worth more than $35.
You're a bit late friend.
Feel free to sing its praises over here though
>>1990578
>>1991603
I don't have money, and there aren't any illegal torrents/DL out there yet. Fuck.
Am I the only one who thought it was a bit weird howYuna takes a month to figure out how to reply to Hina's confession, but then she goes from 0 to "Uh, yeah, there are these ghosts at our school who want to possess us and use our bodies for sex, that cool with you?" in half a conversation?
>>1991627
>Am I the only one
Yes
>>1991627
Strike while the iron is hot.
Just finished listening to Yuujou Plan.
>you will never be best rock friends with Youka
>>1991627
She had more than week to think about itm after Megumi told her
And knowing Yuna, I'm pretty sure that she did
>>1991646
Youka is the best.Aki best girl.
>>1991627
I had the same impression, especially since she tells her about that right after her confession. I guess she just wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible - the two ghosts were putting quite the pressure on her, especially Megumi - and relied on the fact that Hina was still confused and happy from her confession.
>>1991653
My afro-american onee-sama.
Shill please, it's already well received here.
>>1991683
Though it still has the typical "issues" of the yuri-genre. (way too many short-stories, few longer running stories) But hey, more yuri games are coming, and I'm sure either Flowers or that chuuni one will probably be "better" in that regard.
Still, I do think it's kind of a waste of potential. They make a VN and have enough of a budget to do a ~30 hour one, and what do they do? No branching and tons of short-stories every yuri fan already gets with all the one-shots or ~2 vol serialized manga.
There is a main-story though, which is what saves it for me. Though I guess then summer (camp) came, and I never touched it since then, as even the main-story became unappealing to me.
>>1991689
After finishing the extra stories, I can say that it doesn't really feel like a collection of short stories, although you might get this impression at first because you don't see the characters interacting much with each other(the extra scenes fix that and also do a good job at fleshing out characters that didn't get much screentime).
This isn't like, let's say, "a kiss and a white lily" where you actually get the impression that you're reading a collection of one-shots because the characters all have their sub-plot where they often don't even need to interact with the main characters.
Well, I guess 3300 is more or less real number
http://steamspy.com/app/402620
Looks pretty promising for the next yuri localizations
>>1991699
Does it? 3300 doesn't seem like that much, granted who knows how many bought it on Mangagamer instead. Probably not as many given the payment processing issues (I assume those are fixed now?).
>>1991699
Steamspy is kind of odd. Was up to just over 4k owners a day or two ago, and then when it updated with the stats from the 21st and 22nd it dropped to the 3800 it is at now. The margin of error is still huge but I have no idea how these things are calculated and narrowed down.
Since this does not include mangagamer's sales (which should spike when their payment problems are fixed, unless it already is?) I am going to assume Yurirei sold pretty well for a niche within a niche (within a niche?) thing priced at 30-35 dollars and is the herald of the yuritopia that will bring more great games to us.
>>1991704
Steamspy numbers aren't reliable, since the data is extracted from a limited number of user profiles. Also consider that there are people who have pre-ordered the game from mangagamer and haven't used their steam key, for several reasons(not everybody wants to let their friends know that they're playing lesbian annie may games with sex scenes in it), and therefore there are people who are still waiting for mangagamer to fix their payment issues before getting it.
>>1991689
Well, IMO it works better this way. A easy way to screw up a romance story is making it too big, at the point where a lot of unnecessary things start to get throw in it just to have something to keep writing about.
So I kind of like that most yuri works are shorter stories. If this was an adventure story with romance as subplot it could be bigger, but otherwise, I think it's better not to stretch it.
Since Flowers is about lots of different couples too, I doubt it will be too different (unless there's a big focus on the mystery part, but I heard it wasn't like that). The chuuni one isn't even yuri. It's subtext.
Got bored and decided to check out #yuritopia.
Mostly just screenshots with a small amount of fan art here and there but someone made this:
http://h-zr.github.io/yurirei/
Goddamn those sprites are cute. I have no idea what is up with inumimi Hina though.
>>1991603
>it's worth more than $35.
>mfw it costs $19 where I live.
>>1991744
Loyal dog that follows Yuna around? Cute, regardless
>>1991744
This is pretty cute.
>>1991831
Is this from one of the extra scenes? Looks like it's from Hina's POV- I didn't care for her much in the main game, but hopefully her perspective might change that a bit.
>>1991869
>Is this from one of the extra scenes
Yeah.
>I didn't care for her much in the main game
You're insane. Hina is perfect.
>>1991875
For the majority of the playthrough I couldn't get anything from Hina's personality besides liking running and meat, speaking near-entirely in "Mm"s, and being vaguely attached to Yuna. She showed a little more characterization later on, but still.
Admittedly, I might be biased because I was hoping for an Ano route practically the entire time, so there's that.
To the guys who made the sprite sets, those chibi/planner sprites have got a nice, bigger version on the Mangagamer site. Transparencies too. http://mangagamer.org/kindredspirits/
>>1991744Tomboys, man.
>>1991744
My superior taste
I haven't played the game but I have a question, do Fuji and Yuna ever fuck someone?
>>1991908
No, and yes.
>>1991909
Thank you.
Why is it over? I don't want it to be over. How do I make it stop being over?
I'm sad now.
>>1991886
Funny, that's the reason why I stopped after the main part of summer was over. Hina should've really been written differently. When.. you know what.. started in summer, I just got annoyed. Typical (w-why is my heart beating faster?!?), predictable(the childhood-friend... of course) and terrible (can you even call Hina a character? What's there to like?).
Can't call it anything else. Maybe it gets a bit better later on, but so far I have a hard time caring enough to even continue.
But well, nice to see others enjoy it. To me it plays "way too safe", and I don't like that anymore in Yuri, as it's such a common trope. The girls who "meet first" or are "close first" (based on what the story says) stay like that, no matter how the story ends up being written. Ever since I read a certain manga which was 90% about the MC getting close to a girl, but at the last page she just randomly got together with the girl she liked on page 1, who however barely mattered, I'm kinda salty about that. That manga even introduced a random fourth girl, to pair the left-over girl with. In the last freaking chapter. And it's not the only manga where that shit happens. So weird. But that's part of why I like Seisai no Resonance so much, I guess.
>>1991995
>So weird. But that's part of why I like Seisai no Resonance so much
If only you didn't said that, then your opinion would worth something
Seisai no Resonance was actually generic as fuck in everything. There was nothing new or original. And just like with 90% of anime/manga author was too afraid to actually use japanese mythology in full power and just used simple and short version of it
>>1992001
>too afraid to actually use japanese mythology in full power and just used simple and short version of it
Imo, it's a good thing if a VN doesn't require you to have a bachelor's in japanese mythology to understand what's going on.
>>1992008
No, simple and safe versions just like generic archetypes are always bad or at least not good.
You didn't need to have a bachelor's in japanese mythology to understand Akai Ito's plot, but it was surely a nice bonus if you know more when "anime" level of subject
I would usually just ignore your post, because everyone have their own opinions(I for once actually think that characters in yurirei were less generic than usual for genre), but Seisai no Resonance was the one of the most generic vn I know, including het harem nukige
>>1991901
Get on my level you plesbians
>>1992001
Like 90% of heavy metal is too afraid to actually use Christian mythology
>>1991834
You have good taste, nee-san.
>>1991834
She's kindred spirits with gayoon.
>>1991744
Somone should make a sorter for individual sprites.
I am so mad that there wasn't aAno's route for yuna
But the rest was great, Aki was surprisingly a great character, I was expecting that pairing to be shit since Youka was introduced.
>>1991995
Hina's better explored in the extra scenes.
>>1992088
I figured Aki-Youka was going to be good ever since Aki just casually accepted Youka's offer for friendship like that.
>>1992032
Great taste.
Aki got the most benefit from the extra bonus scenes.
Her just chilling and being acutely aware of Youka's intentions was hilarious.
>>1992097
Same here, my first impression of her was completely shattered after that scene. It's made even better later when she reveals that she was already aware of Youka's crush and considered her a romantic target from the very beginning.
>>1992114
I thought their ero scene was funny, because Aki always seemed like the one in control of their relationship, yet at the crucial moment she went weak-kneed and Youka had to take control.
>>1992123
Maybe it was a momentary weakness because in the bathroom stall scene she was pretty much the one in charge, although in that case they didn't actually go all the way.
Or maybe she's just a power bottom.
>>1992032
You're not so bad yourself onee-san.I love Aki so much and I don't know why.
If the editor is reading this thread, there's a missing period in 9/13.
>>1992261
...
...Well, anyway. That one's due to be fixed in the next patch.
>>1992123
I really did want Aki to punish Youka like a dominatrix or something. Youka showed she could get nervous and timid when under pressure, and I just wanted to see Aki get really, really aggressive.
>Ariu-sama
>bow down
>love is bondage
Goddammit Umi you're such a dope but I love you.
>>1992272
That's just make them stereotypical S&M couple though. The best thing about them is that they're not just one note character but an actually person with relatable worries. It's true for all of them, not just Youka and Aki.
Though I
>>1992297
*I'd love to see Aki dominates Youka too.
Very studious pair.
>>1992297
Still, with only one sex scene it's kind of disappointing for Aki to choke and not really establish dominance at one of the most important points in their story. Some notes just need to be played. Youka can pull a reversal and the characters can become round/well-developed in the extra stories or something.
Are Mac versions available?? :-(
>>1992317
You could probably get it to run under Wine, but I'm 99.9% sure there'll never be an actual mac version just because of the work it would take to port the engine.
>>1992310
>Aki to choke and not really establish dominance
But that's the best part. It makes them well balanced.
>become round/well-developed in the extra stories
That's exactly what happened right? Aki is great from what we've seen in main story but in the extra story she evolved into the best girl ever. They also show us the dynamic between the gaming trio, Miyu and Miki mutual understanding, and Hina&Maki friendship.
![[Ohys-Raws] Valkyrie Drive Mermaid - 10 (AT-X 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4_snapshot_11.08_[2015.12.12_22.58.52].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/lm4iEkv.jpg "[Ohys-Raws] Valkyrie Drive Mermaid - 10 (AT-X 1280x720 x264 AAC).mp4_snapshot_11.08_[2015.12.12_22.58.52].jpg")
>>1991603
>download trial
>please log in
While I prefer Akaiito and Aoishiro, the game is fucking fantastic. Lol the two people here who disliked it, have problems, cause your tastes are horrible. The overwhelming majority of people who loved it are in the right.
>>1992319
Thank you! I'm trying out Wine right now. I'll be back with results.
>>1992325
You don't have to log in here: http://mangagamer.org/kindredspirits/
>>1992322
I meant that that "balance" could have waited for the extra scenes. Nobody would initiate anything if they were really so worried about "balance".
>>1992333
If the main story focus is to show the couple's story then they should show the dynamic between couple in the main story. The extra scenes, in the end is just 'extra'.
>Nobody would initiate anything if they were really so worried about "balance"
Youka ask for second rounds, and Aki drag Youka to make out in school toilet. Balance is all about give and take in equal amount.
>>1992330
Please do. I haven't bought the game because I'm not sure if I would be able to play it in loonix. I rather die than installi wangblows.
>>1992348
Videogames tho
>>1992357
I almost don't play videogames besides VN and most of them run under WINE.
>>1992348
Haha! I got it working! Just follow the steps in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZle3ZBsKyY
Let me know if you need any help with anything.
>>1992123
>Aki always seemed like the one in control of their relationship, yet at the crucial moment she went weak-kneed and Youka had to take control.
I really liked that, honestly, though I didn't see it as going "weak-kneed" exactly. I've read that real-life people who have to be in 'dominant' or controlling roles for things like jobs, e.g. CEOs, have a strong trend of preferring to be submissive in sex. Since they'd normally be needing to stay in control constantly, being able to let go and let someone you trust take over would be appealing. And Aki struck me as someone who'd fit that pattern well.
Though apparently there's a bathroom scene I haven't read yet which has Aki more dominant, so, quite possible I'm just overthinking the yuri vidya.
REJOICE
I guess I really was left thirsty for Hina even after fullclearing the whole thing, porn or not. I decided she would be my favorite character pretty quickly but maybe those complaints that she was too bland had a point.
>>1992367
This is probably just me but I'm aware of those kind of people and I'm kind of tired of it. Conversely, I thought Youka would be too dumb to handle being in control, and possibly even fumble it away during sex.
>>1992383
>I thought Youka would be too dumb to handle being in control, and possibly even fumble it away during sex.
This sounds wonderfully funny and cute, wish it happened in an extra scene or something
>>1992383
I haven't seen many depictions like that in games- though now I'm remembering some tsundere characters which could fit, I just didn't count those- so I liked it more, but can understand feeling tired with the phenomenon. And I could see Youka doing that all too easily, ha. Love that girl, but she's a dolt.
Also, honest question: as one of those people who did think Hina was bland, what did you like about her? Open to anyone, I was seeing her as a lot of people's favorites and was wondering why.
>>1992394
I've always, always been game for lolis/DFC, short hair and tomboys. So it's really the shallowest of reasons.
I can go on about how she reminded me of myself from back in high school: short, dark hair, always wearing the tracksuit, kind of quiet. I can also go on about how I love the pseudo-mother-daughter or pseudo-big-sister-little-sister kind of couple.
But really it comes back to the shallowest of reasons.
>DFC/loli
>short-hair tomboy
>>1991894
>>1992394
I like the strong silent type. Mm.
>>1992383
Is this a new doujin? Is it scanned? Is it on sadpanda?
>>1992419
Yuri-ism's got it and is working on it.
>>1992420
Maria-sama bless them.
>>1992420
orgasm.jpg
>>1992420
Viva Yuritopia-ism!
>>1992420
That's awesome. Can't wait.
Soare Fuji and Nena the only ones who stay single in the end?
>>1992383
>I thought Youka would be too dumb to handle being in control, and possibly even fumble it away during sex.
This was the likely outcome if Youka's bandmate hadn't given her her drunken lesbian sex ed lectures. And in fiction, it seems dumb people have good instincts to make up for their lack of intellect.
>>1992457Yes, but listen to the first drama CD, because there is definite subtext between them.
>>1992471Also there's a good amount of art of them together in pixivI wonder why the devs didnt made a route for them in the game
THE GAME'S BEEN OUT FOR 4 YEARS. WHY THE FUCK ISN'T THE OST ON YOUTUBE. I NEED TO HEAR THAT DODODODO DAAAAAH FOR HOURS ON END AGAIN.
BAKA DESU SEMPAI
>>1992480
Just do what I do and set it as the planner BGM.Also how has no one uploaded A A Ai yet
>>1992480we need more Yurirei reaction images
>>1992485
Here's one
>>1992482
You just need to look around to find it, aka check the yuri game thread. It's not mine, I just copypaste the link.
OST
http://pastebin.com/YN35LL1A
A.A.Ai
https://mega.nz/#!1gZhjJiA!tnrWe9kh_p5yse-8T1X5V5m9UjKRiS_XsmwU1loJME0
>>1992492
I meant on Youtube for convenience but thanks
>>1992495
does niconico convenient for you?
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18463367
>>1992394
>Also, honest question: as one of those people who did think Hina was bland, what did you like about her?
She's cute, honest and upfront, and she's not afraid to go after the girl she loves. I don't really see how she's any more, or less, bland than any of the other characters.
Would buy, but $35 for a Visual Novel?
I don't know, man. It doesn't seem worth it to me.
>>1992555
It's a standard price for a full-lenght title. Sakura Shits have ruined people's perceptions of visual novel lenghts and costs.
>>1992557
Do we have any past sale prices from this company on steam? I feel like 25% off by the steam summer sale isn't too far fetched.
>>1992559
Eden has often gotten 50% off, so Kindred Spirits might reach the same. Though 25% off is more likely.
MangaGamer also frequently does sales on their own site, like Valentines etc. This year there wasn't one due to issues with payment processor.
>>1992561
I think it might not even hit 25% off. Princess Evangile has been out since last March, and I don't think it's been more than 15% off ever.
All sale prices have to be approved by the Japanese developers, so you end up with widely varying levels of sales discounts.
>>1992557
>Sakura Shits
You seem to be... upset.
Does anyone want to translate a thing?
Hey we've got some fanfics finally (if there's more, please post them)
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6101606
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6099804
Both Seina/Miki, second is better imo
>>1992816
>http://archiveofourown.org/works/6099804
This was really nice. Hope someone writes some more fanfics.
Miss Ano is so good...
>>1992720
Kinda. As a long running visual novel fan I guess it's nice that they brought the genre to wider attention on Steam, but I wish they'd be better. Nothing against silly ecchi, but the quality in them is really poor and it doesn't seem like WInged Cloud has any intention to improve.
>>1992555
I doubt it at first as well but I ended up buying it to support yuri.
I ended up really liking it, quite lengthy, well written and multiple couples.
>>1993225
I just hope it sells pretty well.
>>1992555
It's 25-30 hours long and high quality. Most of the $10-ish VNs on Steam are only 3-10 hours long (and 10 is usually stretching it) and of a rather low quality.
>>1992492
>http://pastebin.com/YN35LL1A
>https://mega.nz/#!1gZhjJiA!tnrWe9kh_p5yse-8T1X5V5m9UjKRiS_XsmwU1loJME0
>.rar
WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS WHEN ZIP EXISTS.
>>1993315
rar saves more space but it's sort of pointless which of the two are used when it comes to files that already have some kind of compression applied (mp3s for instance)
>>1993320
Why not use GZIP with maximum compression? All algorithms for handling RAR files are proprietary. It's also correct that applying compression to already lossy compressed files won't compress them further at all, but to upload a pack of files it is necessary for them to be on a compressed format, and putting them on RAR is a pain in the ass, at least use something libre.
>Ariu Aki
>A.A.
>A.A. Ai
Mind = blown.
Lookin through Pixiv artwork.
I can't believe I've been missing out on this stuff for so long.
>>1993415
>愛来 Aki's name
>愛 = Ai
>"Love will come"
This CG from melon's product page... does this mean they have special CG for melon version?
>>1992816
Awesome. Rinforzando is the author of some of my favorite NicoMaki fanfics. Excited for that one.
>>1993446
This looks more like promotional art than actual CG from the game.
This is hard.
I want a sequel to this game so much it hurts, but I also have to accept that that's pretty much never going to happen.
Guess I'll just have to read it through again.
>>1993533
The drama CDs cover events 1 and 2 years later, so they're like a sequel of sorts. Same thing for the little those characters appear in the manga series.
>>1993599
Yeah, that's nice. Is anyone planning on translating them?
>>1993610
Drama CDs almost never get translated. The most likely scenario would be MangaGamer translating them for a limited edition hardcopy of the game, which seems likely given its decent sales on Steam.
>>1993315to annoy autistic fucks
Short little greentext.
>was on /v/
>saw a thread about Kindred Spirits given that it was newly released
>"I'm gonna get spoiled aren't I? I'll just take it word-by-word just to be safe."
>have expand image on hover on and accidentally hover on a screenshot someone took when Hina's sprite was still fading in when she enters a scene, though I only saw the fact that her sprite wasn't entirely opaque
>"OH NO NO" and close the thread
>played the rest of the game in fear that Hina was going to die and become a ghost (hence the translucent sprite)
>saw the scene with Hina jumping out of the window"
>immediately interpreted this as foreshadowing
I played the rest of the game with this immense dread in my heart that Hina was going to pull a Sachi and yank Yuna back from falling off the fucking roof in an accident and fall to her death. I was so fucking sure this would happen that I would get really sad just thinking about it and wonder how they were going to pair up Yuna and Hina afterwards. I was so worried, but I'm glad that didn't happen.
>>1991744
Did it.
Has anyone tried the non-steam version with wine? Does it work?
I'd rather not have to get all the steam stuff just for one game.
>>1993894
They're the exact same game so I imagine they'd work the same.
Is there a way to buy this without Steam? I think I vaguely recall someone saying that there was a place where you can buy a non-Steam version and a Steam key, but I'm not 100% sure it was referring to Kindred Spirits.
>>1993971
Mangagamer
>>1993975
Does that come with a Steam key as well?
>>1993980
Yes
>>1993992
I thought they had to stop that because of people making fraudulent purchases?
>>1994002
Well, I'll just buy the Steam version for now. Seems like the game's made its way to the internet, so I'll just get it the illegitimate way if I don't like using the Steam version.
Torrent is out, just saying for people who can't buy the game.
>>1994019
About fucking time.I promise I will buy the game when I have enough money.
>>1994033
Yuuna is dependable girl.
Will there ever be a sequel?
I'd love to see more about the couples
>>1994038
Considering that everyone is pirating the game? No...
>>1994040
First, this game is not western, and second, it came out 4 years ago. I'm pretty sure developers care more about the Japanese fanbase than the western one, and nobody has been pirating the game until today, literally just some hours ago.
>>1994019
Which tracker? Just checked both Nyaas and TBP and did a quick Google.
I think MangaGamer's payment processor isn't supposed to be back up until the 29th, so the torrent going up likely means that sales on their own site are going to be shit now. Oh well, at least its Steam sales seem to be doing okay, though I wonder how well it could've done without the processor issues getting in the way.
>>1994050
ka.t
Last time I posted a link I got banned so, just do the rest of the legwork.
>>1994056
>0 seeds
Nice.
>>1994008
The Steam version is 100% identical to the version on Mangagamer's website. The executable and all data files are entirely the same.
There have been some issues reported if you launch if from Steam (seems to affect a small percentage of users), so if you experience slowdown then run the EXE directly from the folder it's installed to.
>>1994059
There's two torrents...
>>1994065
Tomorrow I will check. I'm on my phone trying to sleep so looking for stuff is a pain.
>>1994062
>The Steam version is 100% identical to the version on Mangagamer's website. The executable and all data files are entirely the same.
Hm. For me it crashes on loading a saved game, even in a fresh wine prefix, but >>1992364 got it to work.
I'm hoping it's just me being an idiot who doesn't know how any of this stuff works and not a mac/linux difference.
>>1994068
Are you using GNU/Linux?
Having played the game, I can understand why many dislike Megumi. Her insecurities are still cute to me though
This scene was actually pretty hot. Thoughts on the sex scenes?
>>1994153
I thought they were very good.
Not really arousing, but good. This really is an eroge only in the most technical sense.
What I thought was pretty disappointing, though, and this is a pretty prevalent thing in japanese media in general, was that basically nothing happens after each couple's sex scene.
November is almost completely blank in the planner, and that feels like a missed opportunity. I would've loved to see a scene or, a few scenes, with each couple going on dates or something, but there's nothing like that.
I think when a couple gets together properly is when the story actually starts, but this game and a lot of other media like most yuri manga seems to think the story is over at that point.
alright we have "yuri rock" now, "yuri metal" fucking when?
>>1994244
This probably why Ano and Yuna are the white and black princesses of Shirojo.
A virustotal scan of "Kindred Spirits.exe" from the torrent detected something.
https://www.virustotal.com/es/file/a8cedfb6ee03ea6647da18c6c154466e5c3b84a00bb16d57264f54fd84e0581f/analysis/1456602397/
Can anyone with a legit copy of the game do a scans of the .exe file to see of these detections are false positive?
>>1994364
It says it's been scanned already and is giving me the same results you have.
So, how are you dealing with inner emptiness after you finished this game?
>>1994372
Cool, thanks.
Question, err the MC can romance Ano right? Because I don't want to turn Hina down for nothing...
>>1994387
There are no choices in the game that change the outcome.
>>1994387
The story is linear. The different decisions you make unlock different extra scenes after you finish the main plot.
Disappointing, I know, it's like playing sonohana.
>>1994375
I haven't finished yet.It's already affecting me emotionally so I need to play in small sessions.
>>1994393
>it's like playing sonohana
It was kind of annoying how after each month of the main route, you have to stop, go back, and play through scenes of every other couple before you advance. In SonoHana's newer multi-couple games, you can play through the whole main route at once before you have to play through any of the other couples.
>>1994416
This, and also the faint hope that Drama CDs will eventually get translated. I know it won't happen, but one can dream.
>>1994408
That's kinda dissappointing MC could literally have fucked the hottest girl in school.
>>1994420
Have faith.
>>1994420
How long are drama CDs? Couldn't you just make a transcript of them or something and translate that?
>>1994189I honestly though the scene where Sasa kissed Umi was more arousing than any of the sex scenes.
>>1994375
Reading through it again.
>>1994375
Killing myself until drama CD 4 gets uploaded
>>1994467
Good idea, but I decided to wait at least few months before doing it
>>1994486
I'll probably read it a third time in a few months, too.
I actually recommend giving it a second read through, because it feels much more natural going through the months day by day instead of jumping back and forth like you're supposed to.
I still think the VN is still structured well for the first read-through, though, because it introduces the characters and storylines in a more stuttered manner so you don't get overwhelmed, but that's not an issue when you've already finished it once.
>still no a good will anon to upload the game for no buyers
Feeling sad and broke
>>1994494
>still no a good will anon to upload the game for no buyers
English, motherfucker, do you speak it?
If you want to pirate it, it's out there. If you can't find it, you're just not looking hard enough.
Oh god, I can't breathe.
>A 2 volume manga adaptation published by Hirari Comics was released in 2015
Did the rest of you know about this?
>>1994624
Yes, this one was even drawn by Itou Hachi.
>>1994624
Why the fuck did Hirari die? It was vastly superior in the quality of its content compared to Yuri Hime. I still cry every time.
Anyone has the opening song of the game?
I can't seem to find the soundtrack anywhere
>>1994634
>Why the fuck did Hirari die? It was vastly superior in the quality of its content compared to Yuri Hime. I still cry every time.
Maybe one of the titles needs an anime adaptation to boost magazine interest?
Or maybe needs more additive yuri meledrama stories like citrus
>>1994624
They mainly focus on new characters, with the original characters being side characters in the first volume and almost nonexistent in the second volume. The new characters weren't even interesting, so it killed my interest real quick.
>>1994636
How about you read the fucking thread.
>>1994244
So did they ever explain Youka's stage outfit? Is it from her band or what?
>>1994375
Read it again in slower pace, browsing pixiv, feel empty again.
>>1994641
To each his own, I guess. I loved the two volumes; they caught the atmosphere of the game quite well.
>tfw there will never be a Yuno end
>tfw best girl is straight?
FML really?
Okay, this game is pretty cuteeven if I had to borrow a computer to play my gay schoolgirl games because I still can't get it to run in wine, and even if that computer happens to run one of the few antiviruses that gives a false positive for it.
Guess I'll end up buying it, since I doubt they'd take what I'd want them to from not.
>>1994744
Are you in the right thread? There's no character named Yuno in the game.
>>1994750
Yuno = Yuna + Ano(best girl)
>tfw Ano and Nena will never fug after a long session of wondering why the fuck all their friends are so gay, curious to try it out too
C'mon, Ano is a yurifag anyway, she's gotta be curious at least a little bit.
>>1994424
Yuna already does that.
>>1994751
>>1994759
>mfw people want to pair Yuna with the objectively worst girl
>>1994627
was it scanned? I only have side A raws.
>>1994889
Yep. From previous thread.
Itou Hachi.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/odn2vq8nizt6ju2
Aya Fumio.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/x7bnfdgwmxxn488
>>1994744
Ano isn't straight, she's only into 2D, or so she says.
RIP Ano virgin for life
>>1991611
Search KAT, my dear poor Anon.
>>1994984
Not really.Though Nena gets a kouhai with a crush on her in one of them.
>>1995008
Seriously!? These drama CDs just get better and better the more I hear about them.
>>1994984
They were ship teased some in the main game too, but Ano and Yuna also got a bit of ship teasing in the game (and drama CD) and nothing came of it. Neither Ano or Nena really strike me as the relationship type.
>>1994802
>Worst girl
>2D complex
>Muh purity
She is /u/.
>>1995051
Yeah, like I said, she's the worst girl.
Bought this game when it came out on Steam, didn't think to check /u/ for discussion until now, I feel dumb.
I feel tricked at the lack of an Ano route. Why ask me who I would pick if you aren't going to give me one?
Giving Hina lots of internal dialogue in the extra scenes was a good call. The concept isn't super novel but it does make her character less boring.
>>1994375
poorly
>>1992058
you are me
5k sales seems kinda small after 2 weeks. I get that it makes sense if you have a small but dedicated market to price high since they're willing to pay, but I have to wonder what kind of sales numbers they might have gotten at ~ $10 or ~$15
>>1995200
>5k sales seems kinda small after 2 weeks
No, 900 was a small number for the big novels
5k is actually a very good(if steamspy doesn't lie, more or less correct number will be released in monday anyway)
And from the general game thread https://ask.fm/The_Doddler/answers/134275304177
>>1995205
>I guess that's the power of steam.
also the power of yuri and good translations.
>>1995200
For that price, and for the genre it belongs to, I would have never expected it to sell that much in the first 2 weeks. I was expecting around 2k at best, and I guess Liar Soft also didn't have any bigger expectations for this western release.
High priced VNs that sell much better usually appeal to a more mainstream audience(see Clannad, Grisaia or otome games).
Judging from how Remembering How We Met and Kindred Spirits sold, I'd say it's safe to assume that we have a small but very dedicated fanbase in the west, and that makes me really happy.
>>1995200
>but I have to wonder what kind of sales numbers they might have gotten at ~ $10 or ~$15
Things like the Steam sales suggest that price cuts usually pay off (cut the price in half and more than twice as many people will buy it) but I think this is probably an atypical example. The number of hard-core yuri fans who were also unwilling to pay $30 for it is going to be very small.
>>1995233
In Japan it was much more expensive. I think it's all about demand: since it's a relatively obscure VN(as in not part of a bigger franchise, like SonoHana) of an already niche genre, there's a bigger chance to find a small number of people willing to buy it for a higher price rather than find many people who would buy it cheaper.
Now I wonder if there's a chance that Mangagamer will issue hardcopies too. Should we ask them?
>>1995244
>>1995245
I would also like to see the kind of sales it would have gotten at ~$50 as well.
I'm not really a hardcore yuri fan as such (or maybe I am, I do like yuri at least), but I bought it at $30 because I liked the idea of uncensored, well-translated yuri on steam and wanted to encourage the concept as much as anything else. The game ended up being pretty alright too, so that was nice.
>>1995244
>Steam sales suggest that price cuts usually pay off
The Winter Wolves developer has said several times that from his own experience it's the opposite, which is why his games are always priced around $20-$25 and why he decided to cut back on big discounts for relatively recent titles.
>>1995225
>Liar Soft
Well this is their first /u/ game I think, but from what I gathered their other games have also been top notch and quite deep in terms of story telling.
...Well aside from Forrest maybe, that game is said to be fucking weird.
>>1995336
>Well this is their first /u/ game I think
Nope, Liar released Sapphism no Gensou in 2001.
Liar's games are kind of mixed. Forest is generally seen as one of their better ones.
Oh, fuck you, game.
>>1995417Fuuuuuuk yooooou.
>>1995420I'm not crying. You're crying.
>>1994425
>>1995422It's kinda weird to me that all the spinoffs are still called "Okujou no Yurirei-san" when said Yurirei are long gone by that point.
>>1995482
Kindred spirits means more than just ghosts.
>start playing
>the two girls in OP's image wearing black and white appear
They are very cute
>they're ghosts
2spooky, I can't do this.
>>1995487
They're gay ghosts so not spooky, cute.
Is the hercutelean pun less groan worthy in Japanese?
Because, really, that's awful.
>>1995490
No.
What can she do though, she's mentally handicapped from cuteness at that point.
Let it go, she can't help herself.
>>1995486
"Gay Ghosts" doesn't though
>>1995501
What are you saying? I don't understand.
To say someone is of the same nature is pretty much what kindred spirits is about. Since they're saying they're of the same nature (gay) it would make sense. They wouldn't need to get rid of the name seeing as it's in the same series just because the ghosts are gone anyway.
>>1995420
This is why I love Hina so much
>no farewells
>>1995482
Yeah, yuritopia or something like this would make more sense
>>1995505
kindred spirits is an interesting translation, but that's not the title of the series. Okujou no yurirei basically means gay ghosts on the roof, and after you take the gay ghosts out the title doesn't make much sense.
>>1995508
The title does make sense because the gay ghosts were there. Removing the characters doesn't remove the fact that they existed and were the start of the series.
>>1995512
kinda, but it's not like they're there anymore
>>1995513
Reading comprehension?
What do you mean kinda?
That's like saying don't call love live love live anymore because it has different characters. The title was named for the series because it started the series. (Series: a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another.)
I could see if it was a different setting and story like chaos;head and steins;gate which exist in the same universe events but there is no real reason to change the title as that isn't the case.
>I didn't wantHinato be the main love interest
>Hinabecame the main love interest
>how the rest of my game went
>>1995517
Shit, I don't know why I laughed.
Is the intro movie extracted somewhere to download?
>>1994375
I'm not.
Though this re-sparked my love of yuri in general, so I've been reading a bunch of manga that I've missed out on. I only just finished sasameki koto.
Who did /u/ choose?
>>1995515
lol imagine if terminator 2 didn't have a terminator in it, or if Legend of Zelda games didn't have Zelda in it after the first one
you're thinking too deeply about this, the point is that it's weird for sequels to have "gay ghosts" in the title after the gay ghosts aren't there anymore
>>1995526
Hina, but I still feel gypped out of an Ano route
Hina ended up being not super interesting until her apple scenes anyway
>>1995527
You're wrong.
Why would I imagine that? Or why would I need to imagine that? That situation is unrelated to this as those are movies/games that are named in correlation to specific characters that are the focus and changing the main character would destroy the meaning of the title.
In the case of "gay spirits on the roof"
The title is derived from the original game in the series which focused on the gayness of the spirits on the roof, and if you played the game the gay spirits on the roof were kind of the main reason all the gayness got more gay. The reason the game is called gay spirits on the roof is because of the gay spirits on the roof which started the gayness, if not for the gay spirits none of these events would have unfolded.
>Rename every episode of a history tv show because it's not right to call it "learning about jesus" if jesus didn't exist before/after this time (or in general)
>>1995530
if you don't see it, that's fine, but it's pretty obvious
maybe think about it a bit more, you might understand with a bit more effort
>>1995531
How yuna of you.
Don't worry buddy, maybe after you graduate from elementary school in Uganda the concept of "series" and "related events" will be understood by you with a bit more effort as well desu senpai :^)
>>1995533
lol you'll work it out eventually mate
>>1995533
I don't think Umi would approve of you using her image to be mean to somebody.
You need to be friends!
Anyone got the sprites from the game? I like collecting shit like that, but I can't seem to find them anywhere.
>>1995553
Check previous thread
>>1995554
If I'm not mistaken, nobody archives /u/ anymore. Publicly, at least.
>>1995581
here >>1987466
