Visual Novel General #1048
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IT WAS SO CLOSE
I hate lolis
Don't let the thread die, EOPs.
>>135799758
>tfw someone saves your tilt
I love giving hugs to my imouto!
>>135799907
EOPs should just let it die. They only read kusoge.
posting best daughteru
>>135800092
But if they die then who is going to get bullied?
>>135800484
Your mom
Holy shit Aeka in YMK is so fucking innocent, I just cant take it. Its painful to see her receiving so much crap, but at the same time the sweet moments that follow are so good.
>>135800484
That's why the jops are here, you silly plonker.
>>135800565
You're mom*
ftfy
What are some VNs where I can bully girls?
>>135800941
Girls are for loving and protecting.
>>135800941
ONE.
why does nothing works even on a world with giant mechs damn it. Fucking designers should be fire for creating defective shit damn it.
>>135799758
Tilts are a blight on VNs
>>135801034
Bullying is the 3rd purest form of love after Yuri and incest.
>>135799758
Good OP.
>>135800093
Good taste, annon. Shame Darx never gets to fuck her.
>>135799909
that's a shovel
>>135801808
>>135801997
He's the fatty on the picture.
>>135801997
green handle, weird shape/shadow suggesting it's concave, sand
>>135801207
the power of CLANG
What you looking at fool?
>bloody mech enters the scene
goddamn i love this kind of shit.
>>135805204
You will se howMeiya fucks everything up
Trace, on
>>135799758
>dat filename
Long time no see, friend.
>>135810340
Unfortunately it's just me, a random anon
>>135800657
To be honest I found her completely annoying
>>135800941
Rance series.
Only reason Kanami exists
>>135810595
>>135800093
Reset 》Koze
Koze is a bitch who ignores her brothers
>>135810901
That level of stupidity is only endearing in primary schoolers
>>135810595
i found her ugly and stupid
I K I K O I
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>>135811638
Absolute kamige
>>135811638
Tentative kusoge
JUST FUCKING DO IT DAMN IT
COME ON YOU GODDAMN IDIOT
END HER SUFFERING
:_; goddamn it, at least he still has sumika ....
>>135813440
>that spoiler
That one Anon blogging his Ouka experience.
>>135813646
He's not completely wrong.
What are you playing, /vn/? I'm hyped for Maitetsu and playing Evangelie for the moment.
>>135814730
Kamidori. Getting kind of sick of it to be honest. Thankfully I'm nearly finished, just gotta finish up Emelita's route. After that I 'unno. Guess I'll just fuck about waiting for Tokyo Babel and Root Double.
>>135815183
God, I wish I could forget that series and play it again. Such an amazing roller coaster of a VN.
>>135815183
Spoilerino
>>135814730
Juggling Kamidori and Koisuru. I kinda wish Kamidori's gameplay was a little more similar to Utawarerumono. Koisuru is comfy.
fucked up that spoiler
i cant type nice things now
>it's a Kotomine rip-off MC
>>135814316
Reminder that Muv Luv has an absolutely awful translation by a renowned hack fan translator. You have only experienced a shell of MLA.
>let me remind you all of your dead friends before you vanish from existencewhat a great way to stab your heart infinitely
can i go back to the extra parts now please?
i miss those overly happy cute shit now, and i'll never thought i would say that..
fuck :_;
>>135816213
Fuck off with this literal tumblr posting. You've absolutely destroyed any immersion there was to be had by being a blogcunt through the emotional climax of over a hundred hours of buildup. Good fucking job.
>>135816305
Fuck off.
>>135816305
Fuck off.
>>135816305
I think it's pretty cool, it's like we're rereading it through fresh eyes.
>>135816213
Are you done? Who did you pick for most of your choices?
Followed the advice of the anon from 3 weeks ago, and now I'm reading untranslated moege atsnail's pacewith a pretty decent understanding of what's going on.
Farewell, my EOP friends. I'll come and tease you with the hottest kamige once my skill has improved beyond moeshit.
>>135816819
What was the advice from 3 weeks ago senpai
>>135816819
You poor thing. It's not going to get any faster and you'll feel like you've wasted a massive amount of time without amounting to anything.
>>135816952
But he'll be able to read as much moege as he wants and moege are the only reason to even read VNs. Doesn't sound like a waste of time.
>>135816905
>learn kana
>read tae kim's grammar guide
>text hook with rikaisama
Took less than 2 weeks. I'm a NEET, though. Also doing Core 2k/6k on the side for good measure.
>>135816952
Stay mad.
>>135816437
>>135816213
he pacing of the vn was god awful.
MUV LUV A SHIT
Well?
>>135817247
>Are you done?
Yes
>Who did you pick for most of your choices?Meiya
quick questionso does she remember the events of alternative? how?
also damn this was a great ride, i have to take a pause then and there because i was too invested on the characters.
Now i crave for more, even though its over.
>>135818113
I think it's becauseAlt Sumika used her powers to transfer her there or something, that's why she was thanking her.
>>135816213
if takeru didntvanish, he would probably end up like his TDA self
>>135819162
Alt takeru knows the BETA can be defeated
TDA Takeru is post-MLU's Takeru and you know that shit went
>>135819292
shit went bad*
I'm about to end this man's whole career.
What VN has the best OST?
>>135819682
C+C
>>135819682
Umineko has a pretty good one.
Holy shit, I just realized something about Emiya Shirou. People on /vn/ and other communities just don't understand him, and what's amazing is that that's written into his character. "Not even once being understood.", a line from his UBW chant, in the future we know he ends up becoming a hero who is never recognized by the general public. He struggles with the desire to be a hero and help others in the face of crushing reality and the knowledge that he'll never be able to bear such a harsh weight but triumphs and continues his belief knowing that the process of attempting to do good regardless is what matters, while also accepting the potential sins of it all.
Nasu is literally a goddamn genius.
>>135819682
symphonic rain
>>135819682
Fate/stay night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCRhJog_2vY
Muv-Luv keys when
>>135818113
I read somewherethat Yuuko send her there, to watch after Takeru.
>>135822107
>666 KB
Go away, Satan
>>135822107
must be a relative of Umi
>>135819682
Coμ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FIpjNTbFYQ
>>135822527
This VN is the first one to make me consistently laugh every few lines, it's great. Romeo is really good at writing comedy
>>135822734
>>135822527
>>135822107
That's Rewrite isn't it? I really need to get around to downloading a version that works.
>>135819682
KnS 2
>>135821626
never ever
>>135819162
is TDA still on going? or its over?
>>135819682
These >>135820035 >>135823046
Gahkthun is also pretty great, but having only 18 BGM makes it somewhat limited.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ3rgCrXwTY
>>135823323
Still on going, but I read somewhere that the next one might be the last.
Man, these sprites sure are expressive in Noble Works.
>it's a /vn/ thread without the fuwanovel pastebin
i'm out
>>135823962
Good riddance.
>>135823908
Yeah the sprites and animations are the best thing about Noble Works. The interim frames made it hard to make crops though.
>>135823323
Yes, it has been three years since the last volume, and it seems its gonna a full VN so they can conclude it, if 2ch isn't lying, i hope they keep hibiki, rather than the fucking nips who want to see more takeru so they can enjoy the suffering for some fucking reason.
>>135820175
Why is Archer so shit compared to Shirou? What the fuck happened?
Shirou is nothing special and his np isn't particularly strong but he still got shit done. Why is Archer such a washed out shitter?
Conjueror said that one of the top 20 in here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNjGMfrzPtM
Is currently in translation. What is your guess /vn/?
>>135825519
Dude, I told you, it's the silly faces.
>>135825650
>2015
He didn't say the one in the video is his project, and we already established it isn't a Light game.
>>135825892
>we already established it isn't a Light game.
Care to explain?
>>135826118
Read thread #1045.
>>135826235
Will do, thanks.
>>135825892
Maybe they want to test the Western market before releasing something as big as DI.
>>135826928
But DI is probaly the most hyped vn in the west (apart from maybe Type-shit). I doubt that they would risk that good reputation by publishing a inferior game first.
>>135827186
"Buy Senshinkan first or we won't release Dies Irae!".
>>135827306
That's not how it works.
Is rewrite good? I got like 5-10 hours in before my pc died and lost all progress
>>135827306
Sure, because trying to blackmail your audience totally won`t backfire
>>135827417
>on rec chart
>top 10 on vndb
>posts in this very thread praising it
>IS IT GOOD GUYS XDD
These Reddit posts should be perma bans on sight.
>>135827417
Some of the routes of the 5 girls are alright, one is absolut shit, but Moon and to some extent Terra as well are great.Lucia still best grill
>>135827480
>top 10 on vndb
That doesn't really mean much.
>>135827425
"Licensing Dies Irae is going to cost us a lot and we want to make sure the Western Market is ready"
>>135827480
I mean muv luv is the top VN so VNDB really isn't that great for judging quality
>>135827613
Great, now you not only get shit for trying to blackmail the audience, but also for trying to do it without them knowing.
Also, the whole Idea of testing the market for fucking Dies Irae with something like Silly faces is retarded.
>>135827613
It's their own game, why would it cost them more than Senshinkan? If anything they'd make a loss bringing over the game that no one even has heard about except hardcore VN fanatics. You get them addicted with your best most hyped game, then release others, is how business works.
>>135827794
Well, translating DI would still be a huge expenditure. I think that`s also the reason we can rule it out regardless of any other circumstances, it simply won`t be ready so fast.
>>135825519
It's obviously Hatsumira, they even made the ero optional for the Steam release
>>135827758
>>135827794
I'm not a marketer, but if I had something consumers really want, I'd hold it in hostage for as long as possible and make as much money as I can with the less important stuff.
Think for a minute, if they release DI first, people are just going to pirate it, play it, and stop giving a shit about the company. If you release the silly faces first, those who want DI will buy it to "support" you. If the game is a success it's great, if it fails, you still have DI. It's a win-win situation.
>>135827972
Dies irae seems childish and filled with cliches, why do people praise it like the second coming of christ over muramasa?
>>135828079
Moogy-dono-heika-sama praised it, so it must be good!
>>135827972
Not when you have four fucking translators/editors on it, of which one is Conjueror. Just because current incompetent companies take years to localize/translate something doesn't mean it's normal.
>>135828079
>seems
Maybe you shouldn't judge something while having zero clue about it.
>>135828079
As an european languages only peasent, this is of course based on what other people said, but it seems to be great regardless (or rather exactly because) it is written like a twelve year olds power fantasy.
>>135828072
But there is also this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvW1BnENwl0
People would buy Dies Irae so that they get even more of the same shit. After that it is easy game selling them almost anything just because one or two of your games had a good reputation, see nasu.
>>135828178
I still don't get the moogy meme
>>135828267
It just seems like another fate shit night but with nazis
>>135828359
>it is written like a twelve year olds power fantasy.
kek
People seriously don't know what DI is and judge off vndb screenshots, it's hilarious.
>>135828267
>four fucking translators/editors
How does that even work anyway? Translating stuff isn't like maths, two persons won't always get the same results because of their writing style and shit.
>>135828464
Well. that was pretty much what you hear in the Thread anyway. I think it is more like crazy modern version of ancient mythology with a lot of pretentious shit thrown in, but that is just from a few scenes from jewtube.
How accurate is what Conjueror wrote anyway:
Because you have to be pretty hardcore into VNs (and reading in general) to even attempt reading it as a foreigner. It has the biggest split between median (85) and average (80) in egs of any VN I know.
It's inaccessible because it's hard to understand, extremely slow paced, and prioritizes fancy prose and literary merit over being fun. An average Japanese gamer who is into moe will never get past the prologue because it's too dense and tiring to read. People who would hate it usually can't/don't read it to begin with, so you don't hear many bad opinions. People who love it, meanwhile, get so captivated they can never shut up. :p
I imagine a lot of people in the western scene would go "?????????????" if DI actually got translated since there's nothing like it in the west (imagine FSN just 5x times more pretentious and long-winded -- and ppl already complain about that game being slow). Besides, I had to read DI twice to be confident I truly understood it, and it's like 80 hours long. It's an amazing work I respect for all that complexity and depth, but I'm not sure how good it is at actually entertaining people.
>>135828079
>Dies irae seems childish and filled with cliches
Dies Irae is one of the most intelligent eroge out there
>>135828643
Conjueror is the main translator, Gare is the editor. Not sure what moogy and Haro do, but I guess they give input. Some lines can have multiple interpretations and you have to get pretty creative about localizing it, so having multiple people give opinions is helpful.
>>135828670
If you only read VNs it will go over your head. It's a VN for people who like VNs and real literature, which is pretty awesome if you're into that (I am). "Literary chuuni" would be a good description.
>>135828670
Conjueror thinks FF13 is one of the best rpg ever and that GoT is the best thing that happened on television
You shouldn't care too much about what he says
>>135828963
>GoT is the best thing that happened on television
But it is. Well, apart from Doctor who.
>>135828963
>Conjueror thinks FF13 is one of the best rpg ever
Never said that, he just said he enjoyed it and gave it 5 stars. But he gave nearly all Final Fantasy's 5 stars, the more you know.
And GoT is acclaimed for a reason, stop being a special snowflake.
>>135829207
I should have dropped it after Ned Stark died desu
>>135829207
>Never said that, he just said he enjoyed it and gave it 5 stars
5 stars being the best rating
>And GoT is acclaimed for a reason
So is Twillight or 50 shades of Grey
I've been reading a Song of Ice and Fire since well before the TV series, nevermind that the books get pretty shitty after a Storm of Swords with Dance with Dragons being downright horrible shit the TV series manages to be a completely shit adaptation, badly acted and badly filmed
If you think it's the best thing on TV you obviously never watched anything good
And FF13 is pure shit but that goes without saying
>>135829267
Funny how he was one of the few actor who actually gave a shit
>>135829267
>not watching it for pic related's wild ride
>>135829456
>So is Twillight or 50 shades of Grey
No, they aren't. Popular =! acclaimed.
Being retarded must be rough.
>>135806250
Explain.
She didn't fuck anything up.
>>135805204
One of the most amazing, if the the most amazing one in the entire trilogy.
>>135829267
>>135829207
>>135829098
>>135828963
>>135829468
Fuck off to /tv/
>>135829514
Both of them got several awards, the more you know.
If that's not being acclaimed what is?
I'm think I'm hot for teacher.
>>135829667
better complete the game for the bonus route then
>>135829468
>littlefinger being better than the one rightful king
Shiggy diggy
>>135805204
its a shame that i cant find any webm or on any videos to any site of this scene
>>135830167
It's literally on youtube.
>>135830236
yeah, but its paired with the Opening
i cant find anything without the original scene
>>135830480
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3uvuffWLDU
If the music from the opening bothers you that much just replace it.
>>135830630
lel that song sounds similar to original Eva op
>>135832072
Is it this official art?
>>135832432
you are fucking stupid
>>135832432
Probably no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Tv18aQTRU
Is there a more unique and iconic VN track than this?
Is fate stay night a kamige?
>>135833441
Yes
>>135833441
Multiple anime, manga, game, novel adaptions, so yes.
>>135833736
>School Days is a kamige
>>135833736
>if it sells it's good
Literally the plebest of plebs.
>He can't put aside an hour a day to study Japanese
Why are EOPs so retarded ?
>>135835732
Kill yourself JOP.
>>135835782
I am on the road to ascension, you can stay in mediocrity for the rest of your life or join me, the chosen one who will enter the JOP realm.
You're going to see me years from now, reading the lastest kamige while you cry in a corner re-reading kusoge like Fate and Chaos;Head crying, wondering where all the good translations went. Then I will shine above you, and give you one more chance to enter these pearly gates where you can read whatever you want on your own terms ! WILL YOU ASCEND WITH ME PEASANT ?
>>135836589
Kill yourself JOP.
>>135836589
Um there have been more translations released than ever before lately and it will only continue to grow. Soon all the kamige will be translated and there will be nothing else worth to read.
>>135836753
That I will, I need to kill my current self to be reborn into my perfected form
>>135836928
that reminds me of timed exclusives
brings back good memories
169th for Saber.
>>135841321
One off.
>>135841430
Two off? How does this meme work
>forced to love Sumika, no other option in Alternative
>>135841608
AND THE TENTACLES DONT YOU LOVE TENTACLES
>>135841608
You're so damn retarded.
>>135817094
Fag, rikaisama sucks I told you to mine your own anki deck kek
>>135817094
Me too fellow neet, 2 days of tae kim, 4 days of kana and i already stormed through the ultimate vn of our times, dies irae.
>>135842789
Are you memeing?
>>135842506
This. People are sheeps at /djt/
>>135843048
Ofcourse not, i'm homegrown JOP, fuck eops amiright?
>>135841608
She is the only reason to even read that shitty VN.
Loved the Toradora anime, is the psp novel worth playing? I saw there is a fansub for it.
>>135845713
Why? What value does she have other than loving the MC? She literally does nothing.
>>135846408
She is literally the only likable character in the whole story.
>>135846954
But the story itself is unlikeable
>>135841608
thanks for spoiling it for me faggot
>>135847136
>Not having read alternative already
Must suck being new
>>135847136
fag
>>135847136
Sumika is the brain. Everyone dies.
>>135847435
Anyone else severely disappointed by the brain reveal? I really hated it.
>>135841608
Every heroine has her own role in MLA, and that's Sumika's role.
>>135847785
Well, it came in unexpected, and I had no real problem with ituntil they used it to bring the annoying bitch back
>>135848174
>unexpected
is this a joke
>>135848248
I am not a smart man
>>135848248
I thought kasumi was sumika because they're anagrams. I didn't understand how the jap language worked at the time though.
>>135827682
Being edgy stopped being cool years ago m9
>page 10
post cute
>>135828079
>seems
Just don't talk if you know jackshit about it.
>>135851343
Literally any normal person will tell you muv-luv is shit.
>>135841608
I suppose since this is Takeru's story, not yours
>>135851917
Gotta say normies love Muv-Luv
>>135852312
That's the main reason it's disliked here.
>>135852312
nah
>>135841608
shit kills me in the inside
>>135851380
>>135841608
sumika is best girl faggot
Seriously though, if you liked muv-luv, why? What parts made that awful pacing worth it?
>>135851380
>>135819682
Saya no Uta is my favorite.
>>135853361
I'd still care for her.
>>135853260
>Awful pacing
What parts had that awful pacing? What does awful pacing even mean? It's lately been used here and on /a/ as a synonym for "I don't like it".
>>135853549
The parts seem to drag on and on and on, with flashbacks that could be significantly trimmed down, and even scenes that could be entirely cut out. I'd have to re-read it to tell you exactly which ones, but it certainly did NOT need to be as long as it was.
The ending hive scene was terrible. Like 1 hour long max. They could not have been more lazy. "Just kill everyone off with a cg or two thrown in guys, we're done with this shit let's get paid." 10 minute dialogue with the beta mind and that's that. Wow great novel.
>>135854101
I agree with the final hive part, it seemed somewhat lazy to cut in to what's basically the center of the Hive, but it did not ruin the entire VN for me. I don't even remember there being that many flashbacks.
The only arc that seemed to drag on was the coup d'etat arc, but in retrospect I see why it was necessary.
>>135854101
wooow, you're so cool hating on the popular things for no good reason, aniki.
>>135854820
It was just a huge letdown for me, I could see why people enjoyed it but I was expecting a huge payoff at the end to make my experience of a 6/10 VN be worth the top spot at like 9/10 it's at on VNDB.
Instead it was mediocre and none of the events even mattered because haha alternate universes who gives a fuck. Just very disappointing. If I had gone into it blind without any hype maybe I wouldn't be so salty.
>>135854862
Fuck off retard, why would I try to not enjoy something.
>>135855582
>If I had gone into it blind without any hype maybe I wouldn't be so salty.
no wonder.
>that feel when your waifu is slut that already knows another man's cock
>>135856142
this is my fetish
>>135855582
The ending felt very much in the theme of the entire VN, which was love, duty and sacrifice.
Events that transpired mattered for the Alternative, as it should be.
>>135856142
do you hate it
>>135853260
I liked that it was actually able to make me feel like I was actually there, meaning that it had frequent action and emotion filled scenes, interrupted by somewhat boring yet heartwarming scenes.
The ending a shit though
>>135846386
Best girl gets a route, so yeah, you should go fucking play it.
>>135858224
Nope, I have a feeling it's going to turn out all alright.
Thank god that piece of shit Lise died
I hope Schwarzesmarken improves without her.
Has anyone read it?
Why do people watch let's plays of VNs?
>>135861501
People do this?
>>135841608
Sumika was one of my favorites, so I personally didn't mind.
>>135861501
This is why:
>>135801207
>>135805204
>>135813315
>>135813440
>>135815401
>>135816213
>>135818113
Live reactions capture these moments a lot better than simple posts. Too bad the absolute majority of people doing live reactions to VNs are completely intolerable.
>>135863970
>Wanting to read the blog posts of a faggot
You should kill yourself reddit
Why do normies only read translated vns?
>>135861501
I'd only watch those that I'll never get to play myself. Zero escape, Danganronpa 2 and the Phoenix Wright series come to mind, though I don't know if they classsify as VNs.
>>135863970
I posted live reactions of Ayakashibito, was I intolerable too?
>>135866958
I for one didn't really mind anon, I replied to you a few times too.
>tfw dumb EOP
>>135868773
Darx is a true gentleman.
The Maitetsu e-mote system looks really good. Are there other developers with that kind of high production value?Will a VN with that kind of production value ever be translated?
>>135871907
this game was quite enjoyable before i grew bored of it
too bad
>>135872287
>ever
Yeah? We're already getting VNs from the 10's.
>>135873215
My dick's all sore, and I'm still quite a low level compared to 99, this caters to all my fetishes. I can't wait to get that CG gallery in the end.
>>135873902
i found them very repetitive at some point
>all those dialogues about good ol' bjs and assplay
>barely any scene of it
and the few of them were good, frustrating
the gameplay going full cakewalk once i got the grasp of thing didn't help too
the first half of each game was a good ride though
>>135876347
I chose the second difficulty tier in order to not get bored too soon as people seem to on normal.
Those dialogues really are annoying though.
Man these threads have been great ever since Janitor-kun put in the ban requests for all the shitposting faggots.
How do I become a little girl who gets dominated by a taller girl?
>>135878961
by killing yourself and being born anew.
>>135879237
But the Bible doesn't say anything about reincarnation
>>135878634
More like it has been great since he fucked off forever. What a cancerous twat.
>>135879593
I see less shitposting, less daily spam, less fatefaggotry.
I'd say he did what he intended, and were better for it.
>>135879689
Literally the same as before.
>>135878961
>english
>>135879689
>>135879916
>>135880359
>implying for a second that english VN art is good
>implying for a second that it is acceptable to play an english VN ever
you make me sick anon
>>135880509It's Japanese.
>>135880509
What the fuck are you talking about nigga? 屋上の百合霊さん is not an english VN
