News/Upcoming:
http://www.cool-b.jp/calendar.php
http://otomex.net/calendar
FAQ:
http://pastebin.com/bqwGmEeC
Rec chart:
http://pastebin.com/dDnYWGem
BL Downloads:
http://pastebin.com/Vz6NsMpe
Otome Downloads:
http://pastebin.com/SnkfJYnm
http://pastebin.com/HRKrTLj0
English Otome Games:
https://vndb.org/g542?fil=lang-en
Translation status:
https://boards.4chan.org/jp/catalog#s=visual%20novel%20translation%20status
Character Birthday Archive:
http://piratepad.net/qP0sKOGum6
Various game/CD info:
http://pastebin.com/vpRaP1Cm
Previous thread: >>133939283
>>135492067
That one isn't a sequel/FD, it's an entire new game with new characters.
It's questionable if an anime of the original game would be a good advertisement for something like that.
>>135494752
I need more hikki/broken boys
Is there a good android input dictionary that doesn't require you to know stroke order?
>>135502043
Cat boys are the best.
Small reminder to do the daily gacha thing to get an Ichuu card of your choice: https://i-chu.flyinggacha.com
>>135499654
All of them are not that good because freeware. I use Kanji Recognizer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHsbUpL62d4
https://twitter.com/SpikeChunsoft_e/status/710334113719267329
Happening? Not happening?
>>135499654
Google translate works surprisingly well.
>>135508142
>hunky cast
I wouldn't call any of them hunky, but okay.
>>135508142
Would be cool, but I doubt it.
>>135508142
Why do people keep asking for unreleased games? Wait until it's released, to see if it's even worth it.
>>135510701
Might as well start early, but hopefully is not a case like Reine des Fleurs, which ppl are still asking to come over.
If Kenka Bancho Otome does come over, there will probably be a lot of backlash from people who are fan of the original series since we haven't gotten one in years.
>>135508142
I don't see it happening at all, but even if it did then I imagine it would flop terribly.
That game's on my watchlist, might pick it up later if reviews are favorable.
>>135508142
>"If there's enough interest, we'll consider it!"
Translator's note: that's Japanese for "there's not enough interest so give up"
>>135512367
You never know. At least with Mangagamer it sort of worked.
>>135510701
I saw someone complaining that the DwD game hasn't gotten an English release. On top of that they were saying that Rejet has more English-speaking fans than Japanese. How do people come up with this stuff and where do they get their sense of entitlement?
>>135512680
The fandom is full of stupid people
>>135512680
probably from tumblr
>>135512367
It must have somehow worked since we did get 3 games last year.
>>135512680
>>135513287
And that's why I want as little localisations as possible. Keeps out a huge part of the retards, because they're to lazy to learn nip.
>>135514010
And yet DiaLovers has tons of idiotic English fans and none of those games have been translated. Otome games should stop having anime.
How do these people even become huge fans of these games if they've never played them and don't know Japanese?
>>135514379
mix of tumblr (which is often misinfo from dumbasses guesslating or skewing) and anime (which is a terrible thing to do because adaptations are notorious for taking liberties and in some cases rewriting shit to the point of being a bad fanfic)
>>135514309
That's because of the CDs, mostly. All of them were translated just a few days after the initial release.
>>135514776
I remember that happened with Danganronpa and now that game's permanently tainted thanks to them
>>135514309
Technically the first DiaLovers is translated. And some of the others, too, I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQf-GzTi7AY
>>135514010
The only thing that matters is if they are fans who are actually buying the games.
Is surugaya the best place for used games or?
>Price: US$ 46.99 (CAD~62.55)
Sometimes I'd like to live in burgerland.
>>135415101
Thank you. I will look at my team, though I do have my strongest cards selected now.
Are those points for pros get full perfect combos in expert? Highest I've ever gotten was in the 700K range.
>>135519387
Surugaya is the best place for used stuff in general.
>>135512680
This is why I like IF closing their comment section on youtube.
Good example of retards is the comments from >>135517124
>inb4 looking at the comment section in youtube
Yeah, I know
>>135514010
>>135523328
Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks that.
>>135514379
Those "huge fans" often judge a game solely by its art. Or they just read some reviews and think they know all about it.
>>135522004
If you can get an entire group together, make use of their group skills. I have a LE which multiplies the points per Pop note by 4, thanks to that I easily score around 3M to 3.8M (depends on how many notes the song has).
>>135510701
EOP jump at every opportunity, that's how desperate they are. They'd be better off learning Japanese instead of spamming devs and companies.
>>135510701
>>135512680
They're naive impatient people thirsty for more content. There's a market, but the other foreign audience isn't getting any. Even if they get it, it's not high quality unlike what the contents of the japanese swim of in boatloads thanks to their culture and what the foreign audience regard some of untranslated stuff as.
>>135520732
It's basically what games cost here anyway.
>costs as much as a Vita itself to buy a decent memory card and a new game
>>135529993
That's why you buy physical copies for vita games.
>>135530193
And then you're paying additional shipping and import fees for every game.
>>135531067
Either way, you're paying extra money.
>>135531067
What is your point? We all know this hobby is expensive.
>>135531649
It's always this excuse for Sony's retarded memory card prices.
>>135531649
>What is your point?
That buying physical copies costs as much if not more than buying digital copies and recommending the former over the latter solely for that reason is dumb.
On average, what are the differences between PSP and Vita versions of the same game to make the latter worth it?
>>135532453
Some know how to avoid import fees or don't have to pay them at all, not to mention shipping fees change per area. Hell, there might be one or two anons that live in Japan and pick up the game in a store.
When buying games it just comes down to the person buying it and how much they want to spend.
>>135533431
Vita ports often include additional scenes, CGs, or bonus material. They also look nicer, because the screen is obviously better.
>>135533431
It varies, but sometimes there will be additional CGs/scenarios, maybe touch features. Other times, it's just a matter of the game looking significantly better on the Vita screen.
>>135514010
>>135514309
>>135525082
>Games being promoted is a bad thing
There is no such thing as bad publicity. Even if the fans are idiots word-of-mouth spreads awareness of the genre, which generates interest, and interest is what gets consumers. Even if you only import games if you like the genre it is something to care about. But if you don't otome will fortunately get steamrolled by mobile and none of this matters.
>>135531895
There are other options to save money, like buying a cheap memory card and transferring the save data to your PC. Sure it's a hassle, but there are ways to avoid spending more.
Also, Sony did lower their proprietary memory card price to almost half compared to 4 years ago. They could possibly lower it even more so in the future.
>>135532453
Some digital games aren't even that cheap compared to getting the physical versions that had some % discounts with shipping and fees.
>>135534585
If the consumers have shit taste, I'd rather see the genre die than start catering to them.
>>135534585
English otome gamers make out a small percentage of the consumers. It's highly unlikely that otome will die out in Japan any time soon even if the English community vanishes.
DL version is out.
Any known problems with ITH? I heard it gets detected as a trojan.
>>135539694
What? That's the first time I've heard of that. Isn't it a simple program to use? It runs fine for me. Haven't run into any problems except for when I try to use it on incompatible game engines.
>10
lewd
>>135537732
You guys gotta tell me how this turns out.
What optical drive emulation software do you prefer?
>>135547728
OSX
Fuck Baidu
>>135547728
A monocle
>>135550315
>ytw the password is written in pinyin
Those Chinese secret clubs really make me question my life choices sometimes.
>>135547728
Daemon Tools Lite, but I've got an older ver. and apparently the new versions have chinese spyware so...
>>135547728
Virtual CloneDrive is the best. I switched from Daemon Tools and not once have I regretted it.
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>installing game
>The following file already exists
>data.xp3
>Would you like to replace the existing file?
What do?
>>135556875
Second this. Virtual CloneDrive works very nicely.
>>135564167
Rename existing data.xp3 file to data(2).xp3 and then carry on installing.
Look at those shoujo legs
>>135571634
Is this by Clamp?
>>135571634
He looks like a fucking alien and I love it so much.
>>135571634
Has this been shopped?
>>135526009
Thanks for the tip.
My other issue is accuracy. I don't full combo in expert. I'll usually get a few misses and one or two bads, and 100 greats. But I'm not sure how to land more perfect to boost the points. Maybe I just suck? I feel like I'll always be rushing to keep up in expert and unable to do hit the notes better.
>>135574212
Don't worry, you'll eventually get better at it. Just keep practiving.
On another note, depending on the skills you want to use, lowering your HP is the key to activating them. Perhaps you should make use of them instead of franatically trying to get a full combo.
>>135571634
Damn Nikkari's bro isn't fine as him.
Anyone know how long is his timer?
>>135575192
10 hours
>>135571634
He sounds too much like my husbando, I feel conflicted.
I wonder how his recollection withYamabushiis like
>>135576854
Wait, he has a recollection with Bushi? never thought it would be their pick. Do they have any historical thing going on?
What the hell happened to thetwo worstPsychedelicas.
>>135582284
Blonde turned into best boy.
>>135571634
He looks way too frail to be on the battlefield.
From such a height!
>Did 10 pulls
>Got 0 5*
The rate up is a lie.
>>135582284
Eh? Who are those?
The VAs are the same as last Psychedelica, but Ishikawa was doing the red one, blonde was Kakki?
>>135586858
I know it's second nature to color code waifus but look at the rest of his features.
>hair shape
>two moles under eye
>holding a rabbit thing
>same seiyuu
Whoever he is he's obviously derived from Hikage, not Karasuba.
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>>135582284
>>135589354
Don't forget that Hikage wasonly posing as Monshiro/Kazuya. We never got to see what he actually looked like. If this is really HikagePsychedelica 2 is probably going to be a prequel rather than a sequel.
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>>135584850
After toku and refining, apparently he has 78 leadership. Taroutachi's is 77. The devs have a strange sense of humor.
>>135571634
Are there already any recipes/crafting percentages floating around?
In clock zero, why are common words such as dame and ore written in katakana, especially since ore is written in kanji in other places ?
>>135600239
It's just a stylistic thing, I think. One character using オレ , while another uses 俺 is common in pretty much every game. Same with ボク/僕
>>135600239
Cause Nips think it's kewl.
>>135574630
I had to rework all my teams again, but I got about a two hundred point boost on a song I constantly averaged the same number on. Thanks a lot, Anon.
>>135582284
>left
Was hoping I wouldn't have to see him again.
Elric a cute though.
>>135597985
Same anon, I got him with all100, no ema, Mikazuki as leader.
I saw lot of people got him with this recipe, looks like this is a new kami recipe. You can also check wiki for more recipes
How much does text options effect things in Mebiusline?
eg. Economic and military growth is necessary/undesirable
>>135609071
is that a game or an exam
Reminds me, April Fools is coming up.
Can't wait for the gag pages.
>>135609607
>>135609751
>April Fools
Nearly forgot. Ought to be fun.
Looks cool.
>>135610034
Also wanted to discuss YumeCast's Yes, Your... Playing on exert is a blast.
We got quite a major update. I didn't see the vertical form in action, but it looks interesting. And we get twenty stones for shota's birthday.
>>135611982
I don't know why everything I see of them reminds me of Psycho Pass.
>>135612137
It's the nightmode coat.
Can someone please post the first illustration from this? It refuses to load for me.
>>135613691
This one?
>>135614912
>>135614912
Yes, thank you.
>>135616187
Why isn't this dickable?
>>135604681
Now I feel dumb for using expensive tachi recipes and wasting about 25000 resources. Since I didn't have any ofuda I figured that the 100 x 4 recipe wouldn't be worth it.
>>135604681
They're celebrating 100万 (1mil) downloads of the smartphone app with a 100h limited campaign, and you can forge Juzu with all100. I wonder if they wanted to make his timer 100h too but thought it was too much.
>>135592409
It doesn't necessarily mean it's a prequel. They could bereincarnations, considering it's only the 3 who died in Kokuchou.
Bocchi Musume is out on DLsite and DMM.
I want to play it badly but dammit it'll have to wait until payday.
>Doujinshi drama CD called "I'm becoming your dog"
>it isn't doM
Fuck you, Japan.
>>135620126
Cat a best, but that MC looks a bit retarded.
https://twitter.com/NitroplusCHiRAL/status/710755078345371648
Apparently there's something to the new game in this month's B's Log.
>>135629830
He's a fox.
I agree with the MC looking off, I think it's her forehead and the way she stares with her big eyes.
Code Realize is on sale for $11.99 on NA PSN
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/code-realize-guardian-of-rebirth/cid=UP1024-PCSE00763_00-CODEREALIZE00000
>>135632809
Oh, and Norn9 too.
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/norn9-var-commons/cid=UP1024-PCSE00762_00-IFNORNVARCOMMONS
>>135632809
Tempted to pick it up just because I'm too cheap to buy the Japanese version, but setting up my card for a different country is such a pain.
>>135633062
Nice. I was waiting for it to go on sale before buying.
![orig[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/QQEk8W4.jpg "orig[1].jpg")
>>135574630
I just have to say that I got one million points for a song and one thousand for the event. I can't thank you enough.
>>135611461
It continues looking cool.
>>135647691
Sugita looks as if he wants to die.
>>135604681
>wasted all tokens and ofuda
>it's fucking nothing
I hate this shit.
>>135648357
Don't worry, he always looks as if he wants to die.
>>135649767
Not when he's playing bishoujo games.
>>135604681
How do you have so balanced resources?
Some of mine have like a 300k difference.
>>135631610
No scans?
>>135647691
The wombat is the best.
That's a pretty fabulous stance.
>>135660038
What's the most ridiculous way a character has held a sword in otome/BL?
>>135660038
I feel like I saw that stance too many times in these type of games.
>>135661042
And I laugh every time.
if you get your ass killed, at least you looked beautiful.
>>135660656
I've seen some pretty stupid shit in Hakuouki.
>>135660656
my favorite is when they limply hold their sword out in front of them like they're about to drop it.
Weird sword poses are easier to believe when there's supernatural shit involved somehow.
Looks like that Korean mobile game by Cheritz has been delayed to June.
>>135651983
Yeah, I'm usually running out of steel while the rest is much higher. (Though that balanced out more after making heavy cavalry.)
>>135621043
>セーラー服やリボンは前作の別キャラクターからの引き継ぎです
I thought that meant her uniform ribbon, but he actually has her hair ribbon. Cute.
And even Usagi has the same seiyuu.
>>135627921
>54minutes of binaural audio NTR corruption
Sounds interesting despite it not having a doM guy. Anon, please tell me more about your listening experience with this.
Bocchi Musume was good
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>>135662596
still better than the omnipresent "ow my neck hurts" pose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceq3-hCIb38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYz0piVAgQ
Shirayuki and Mahoutsukai's character songs.
>>135703534
I get the impression it's very short. About how long would you say it took you?
Still strong on DMM, even with the app.
>>135711450
Well, it's a half-price game with only two full routes, so short's to be expected really. Definitely shorter than either of the Jooubachi halves though. Might be like 10-12 hrs if you're a slow reader? I found it edging on the boundary of too short for the price, but everything else was enjoyable enough that I have a hard time being too upset about it.
>>135700660
It was pretty much vanilla, really. And the ear licking was super wet and sloppy, it gave me the creeps.
Will we ever see another BL game in English?
>>135714092
Yes. I hope you like machine "translators".
>>135713713
>pretty much vanilla
Aw. Even the dialogue? The dl synopsis and track descriptions made it seem much more interesting. How was the writing? Did it deliver the story well or whatever?
>>135714092
It sounds like NTY sold quite well, one of their top sellers of 2015 according to the MG blog, so I'm guessing it's just a matter of time before MG announces something. Maybe at one of the con panels between now and Summer.
JAST has been quiet for long enough that I wouldn't really expect anything from them. After their recent handling of Flowers (holy shit I'm so butthurt), I'm extremely wary of anything they get their hands on.
There will probably also be some fan translation attempts on N+C's new game when that comes out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdPeUadQRC4
New Puchi Reve game.
>>135715818
>their recent handling of Flowers
What did they do?
Already dropped this guy with some casual farming.
Too bad I need his brother, not him.
Ho boy.
>>135716301
Basically they released a Steam demo about a month before the full game release date. The demo translation was awful and people raised a fuss. JAST made excuses for the shit-tier quality, assured fans the demo didn't reflect the quality of the final product and released patches for the demo that still couldn't save the shitty script. Eventually they announced that the game will be delayed (to god knows when) so they can do some QC.
>>135715818
>Maybe at one of the con panels between now and Summer.
I'm pretty sure all of MG's announcements are made at cons, with AX and I think Otakon being their biggest. Who knows, we might even get something at Anime Boston next week at the earliest.
If JAST gives us anything BL related, all my bets are on DMMd, then it'll probably be already translated so I doubt there will be another Flowers.
>>135708607
I do it subconsciously when I talk to people too. It can't be helped
Who will be the first one to make a VR otome?
>>135727568
Noone. There will never be a VR otome.
>>135727568
There are already plenty VR 乙女
>>135727568
>tfw about the SAO teaser
Isn't creating that game a bad idea? Why not .hack? Wait, that's a bad example too.
What genre would be viable for a VR/AR otome game? How much budget do you think they would skimp from the writing department again to make the game incredibly pretty?
>>135730120
There's no way we're getting one. We don't even get games with 3D models.
The most we're likely to see is something like Fire Emblem or Rune Factory where you can go after both genders.
>>135730659
Anon, pls. You're treading hard on my dreams.
>>135730887
It's because I care, friend. You were doomed for heartbreak.
>>135714092
there are a couple of BL evns coming out this year. Of course, the catch is that they are evns.
>>135731296
Please lie to me instead. Do you think we'll ever get a modern age of otome heaven, anon?
>>135730659
I actually would like this more than anything else, actual gameplay is best.
>>135730659
A Rune Factory VR sounds like a lot of fun. But I doubt we'll even get that.
>VR otome
I'm not confident I could contain my autism.
>>135731579
Forgive me, I can't do it. We have fewer tech savvy doujin creators, fewer companies who care about the genre enough to strive for quality and more fans who enjoy and spend money on things not specifically targeted at them(not that that's a bad thing).
Back in 2010/11 when otoge was at its peak and looked like it was only getting bigger there could've been hope, but for now everything is trending towards mobage and squeezing easy cash out of us.
Unless all the feminists loud about destroying the good stuff guys get suddenly wake up and realize true justice lies in getting us male Senran Kagura, my hopes are dim.
>>135734240
>Unless all the feminists loud about destroying the good stuff guys get suddenly wake up and realize true justice lies in getting us male Senran Kagura, my hopes are dim.
Finally I see someone else mention this. The only reason those titty games bother me is because there's pretty much nothing on the other side of the spectrum. I'd kill for male senran kagura.
>>135734240
>>135735359
>male Senran Kagura
"Through dick, unity."
Can't wait for that day to arrive however long it takes.
>>135734240
Too bad they're all repulsed by sex for some reason.
>>135734240
>Unless all the feminists loud about destroying the good stuff guys get suddenly wake up and realize true justice lies in getting us male Senran Kagura, my hopes are dim.
I believe in our lord and savior Togo Mito
Are there any translations on the way?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCILqmEd93A
I finally understand thanks to this why I think the SB69 art is kinda furry, but think that other Sanrio animals are super cute.
It's the anime eyes.
>>135740281
No.
>>135740281
Ozmafia. If you mean unofficial, there are always a few in the works, but it's better not to expect anything to come of them.
Why don't they ever criticize their own atrocities in the Sino-Japanese war?
>>135745471
What do you mean? Japan has never done anything wrong.
>>135745471
For the same reasons that every nation sweeps their own war crimes under the rug?
>>135740281
Fantranslations dropped or in progress forever, kickstarters failed. There is no hope, just start learning japanese already.
Is it true you can run out of space before filling up a vita memory card?
>>135734240
Amen.
True equality should be reached though us getting more male eye candies instead of making men as miserable as we are.
I want more semi naked ottermide prettyboys.
>>135494752
Is there a better VN than Hadaka Shitsuji or am I just wasting my time lurking here for recs?
I want Compile Heart-style games with cute boys.
>>135750446
There's a rec chart right there in the OP you quoted.
Otherwise if there's something specific you're looking for just ask. We're not anal about no asking for recs since we're dead all the time.
>>135750446
Depends on what you see as good.
>>135751396
>>135751462
I'm open to pretty much anything. I just want something fun to play. I wanted to try No Thank you, people used to be hype for it but then they stopped and nobody talked about it anymore. Was it bad somehow? Or is it just the kind of game you feel like discussing when you're done with it?
>>135754378
*don't feel like discussing
>>135754378
So BL and English only?
Just give up.
>>135754378
We discussed it pretty hard when it came out. NTY's worth trying for sure though
>>135755014
O-Ok.
>>135755165
Thank you. Well then No thank you it is.
>>135750446
I'm liking Taisho Mebiusline so far, even loving the sadist who's type I usually hate.
>>135756526
i think they can only english
>>135750446
Lamento is good if you're okay with lots of text and adeus ex machinaending.
>>135756835
Haha to them then.
>>135757258
You mean they finished translating the entire thing? I had no idea. Thanks for the tip.
>>135757258
I'll throw in another vote for Lamento cause so far it's definitely my favourite BL game(Saying this from the perspective of an EOP. Yeah yeah, I know. I'm working on it but anything more than Kana is going to take time). I know that objectively speaking NTY is probably better, and I do prefer Haru as a protagonist, but the setting and music in Lamento is exactly the type of stuff I'm really into, so that pushed me over the edge.
I like how Ichuu somewhat makes their idol premise more interesting by giving these groups different genre styles. While generally speaking I enjoy Lancelot and Tenjyou Tenge's music the most, I find RE:BERSERK's chuuni qualities endearing. (Based on songs alone so far. I haven't gotten to them in the story mode yet.)
>>135761820
>I haven't gotten to them in the story mode yet
It's an almost-wizard chuuni and his chuuni shota harem(?). Pretty great if you ask me.
>>135761820
looks VK.
>>135737614
Wouldn't you when your R18 options tend to have rape and submission shoved in?
>>135764082
That doesn't effect my view on sex, no, because I'm not retarded.
>>135768337
Is he best boy? He seems like best boy.
>>135769023
He is, and even nips agree with this. He won the poll for both games.
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>>135742525
Why does it feel like being an angry OL is an largely untapped setting for games?
>>135781148
Because these games are for wish fulfilment, not for emulating the hell you have to go through every day anyway.
>Route is about guy's ex girlfriend/dead wife
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