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Ritty x Shiko confirmed

I'll be playing it for VN of the Month, so look forward to it, people...lol

Confession: I just woke up, now to keep writing lewd stuff~ :3 Flutterz x Greenshadow, 903 words.

Confession: I think that people were also getting a little tired of my Hatsusaku spam. Not that I stopped it lol

HEAVY BREATHING

Hi this might sound crazy and unconventional but maybe you could try playing it on Windows 7

I would recommend the games in release order. You can go in chronological order if you want, but even in the modern setting games they work with the backstory quite a bit and the prequels expect you to know a lot of those plot details. Metal Gear 1 and 2 are interesting games but they probably aren't very playable by today's standard. Nor is the story particularly important. They adequately explain everything in the other games. Main thing you need to know: Big Boss was a big baddie and double crossed you, Solid Snake, hoping to build his ultimate mercenary empire, outer heaven. He manufactured conflicts, recruited child soldiers, the works. At the end of MG2 you melt his face with a lighter and aerosol spray. Metal Gear Solid is practically a 3D remake of MG2 but with a new story and a ton of cinematic flair. The gameplay and controls are almost identical, interestingly enough, as are many of the encounters and boss fights. I guess that means the controls are pretty awkward for a PS1 game. It was an extremely groundbreaking game that laid a path for cinematic storytelling that many followed. But maybe not super great to actually play unless you're very patient. Twin Snakes is also an acceptable version to play if you want to go that route. Metal Gear Solid 2 is probably the first "playable" MG game by modern standards, although it also has a really weird control scheme. Still, it's very good. It's absolutely absurd in many ways and is possibly the weirdest MGS game, but that works to its benefit. I found it to be a highly entertaining and thrilling title from start to finish, although I did first play it over a decade ago. MGS3 is my favorite in the series, telling story full of memorable characters, thrilling plot twists, and even some touching moments. All without ever taking itself too seriously (one of the bosses is a man who can control bees. He makes a gun out of bees that shoot bee bullets). Also I really enjoyed its brand of stealth. MGS4 I never actually played since I never had a PS3, but I did watch an LP of it. It actually controlled halfway decently and had a ton of options for guns and that kind of thing, while still staying true to the stealth gameplay. It seemed solid, but the story also kind of got up its own ass. The plotlines of the MGS series are inherently absurd, that's part of the fun. They've always been a little self aware, but only a little. It was a fine balance that allowed it to tell some incredibly bizarre but entertaining tales with a straight face. But MGS4 kind of messed that balance up. It's still good, but like I said, it just felt like it was a little too up its own ass. Also a lot of very, VERY long cutscenes. Peace Walker brought itself back to a much more gameplay focused experience. There was still a bit of a crazy plot with some really entertaining moments, but there was also a whole lot of side missions, a base management system was added where you recruit and manage soldiers, and a lot of other neat gameplay features. It was cool and good. MGS5 I'm still playing, but I like it a lot. It's very different from most other MGS games. It's reasonably similar to Peace Walker with the mission structure and side missions and research and base management and all that, but there are also a lot of differences. It's very much a gameplay focused experience. The story is sporadic but at least it's still delightfully bizarre and full of twists. The protagonist is a lot less chatty than usual, which feels a bit weird at first but it kind of fits what the character has become. The gameplay is fantastic, though. I really love it. For the first time, an MGS game controls and plays really, really well. And all of the gameplay systems are very polished and work like you would expect. The disparate mechanics like base building, research, and the gameplay in the field all fit together surprisingly well. It's a pretty great experience so far. So yeah, that's my take on the MGS series. I'm glad you're giving it a shot, Zeno, and I hope you stick with it. It's very much a worthwhile endeavor. If you do, after you finish MGS3, I suggest watching a LP of MGS4, I guess it may not be absolutely plot critical since nothing but Revengeance takes palce after that (and Revengeance isn't really relevant, although it's very entertaining and worth playing as well), but it's good to know a lot of the backstory they delve into in order to flesh out the events of MGS5. Suggested LP: edit: wow that was a long post. I have a lot of things to say about metal gear solid, apparently.

https://twitter.com/DragonsDogma/status/641266456131317760 Well met, Arisens! Here, have some awesome news: As of January 2016, the epic fantasy action-RPG Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will be available on Windows PC for $29.99 / € 29.99 / £ 23.99, with full Steam platform support. Huzzah! In case you missed it on console, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is an awesome, inspired, sprawling fantasy game set in an open world, where players create their own unique character and supporting, AI-controlled characters known as Pawns, which can be “rented” and shared online by other players. Battle giant mythical beasts, master a variety of distinct vocations, and explore atmospheric dungeons to uncover endless items and loot. The PC version will feature stunningly high-res graphics and improved fidelity, as well as support for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers, as well as a traditional keyboard and mouse control scheme. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Just in case anyone here has missed out on Dragon's Dogma: It's fucking great. Dragon's Dogma is a weird hybrid between Skyrim, Dark Souls and Monster Hunter, with a touch of Shadow of the Colossus. It was without a doubt my Game of the Year 2012 and the Addon Dark Arisen fixed a ton of issues I had in terms of balance and content. The NPC animations and dialogues weren't best though and I really hope capcom gives us the eternal ferrystone. Otherwise, you'll have to pay ingame currency to fast travel.

Commissioner Mephisto lifted the sheet, glanced at the cooling corpse underneath, and then grimaced. It was just as the officer on the scene had said, and it meant a lot of paperwork and a lot of overtime for his detectives... A mysterious cloaked stranger quietly treads the soaked streets as the sound of water drizzles overhead. Rain blankets the neon-lit city with colors of cerulean and ash. The sound of footsteps, barely audible in the distance, slowly slosh through the thick puddles littering the ground. In mere moments, the footsteps speak. "Do you understand your instructions?" asked the patron. As per usual, names had not been exchanged. "Of course," responded the informant. "This should not prove terribly difficult. "Nothing must lead back to me." "How could it?" the informant contended. "Even if I were caught - and I won't be - I don't know who you are." "What name will you use?" "Today I shall be...Blue Cross." Welcome to New Fuwa! The world has changed, but crime has not. Welcome to a complete revamp of the murder mystery game here on the forums of Fuwanovel! In this new and exciting take, you get to play as a team of expert thieves out to steal important data around the city of New Fuwa. Can you sneak your way to success, or will the city bury you deep with the rest of the lowly scum? Your leader, known only as the infamous Blue Cross, is a highly trained and expert larcenist who will stop at nothing to obtain what she desires. Being skilled in the art of thievery, she requires a team of 4 expert larcenists whose skills go above and beyond that of a petty thief. Are you up to the challenge? If so, take a look below and submit your application file in this thread by performing the following tasks: 1. Begin by downloading the following PSD (Photoshop) file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7ivNNDDfsj5T2VhRnI2X25MV00 2. Edit the file by using the above template as an example. Make sure to include the following information in the manila folder: The image can be anything you'd like it to be. It represents your character in the gameGive yourself a unique print. This does not need to be a fingerprint; use something that defines your characterFill out the information below the image and print sections. The font I used is located here, but feel free to use a different font if you like something elseFinally, provide some backstory on the opposite page. Images are great, but aren't needed. Make this section interesting and eye-popping When you are finished, submit your completed work to this thread. Blue Cross will select what she believes to be the most interesting and best suited candidates for the job, so make sure your submission is the best there is! Please Note: If you don't own a version of Photoshop, feel free to use the following image and any other editable program to create your file:

A year has already passed since I started, so I decided to write something about the things I did and some things I have learned. I did say a year but actually, I informally began from the time I started watching anime. What I did was to listen attentively to the lines of the characters while associating them to the subtitle and to the scene. Doing this, I learned basic grammar and basic vocabulary. The formal endeavor started on Sept. 10, 2014. I learned kana and some 300 basic kanji through writing. I doubt someone will do this but still, I do not recommend to do the same as writing takes a lot of time and it doesn't help that much in reading. Reading can only be learned by doing the actual reading. (But doing something others cannot, is always fun.) I came to fuwa, met rains, then found a good news. Learning japanese can be done while reading visual novels. After 3.5 months, I decided to read my first raw vn since I already learned basic grammar, basic vocab, kana, and some 300 kanji. My first game was a moege. I started with this type of game because I heard around the forums that moege is the easiest type of game. But it was not easy. I'm a perfectionist so I worked hard to understand every single line, while reading it several times aloud, until I can speak it fluently. Darn perfectionist. Because of this method, a month has already passed yet I haven't even reached the 1st choice. Something has to change. I changed my approach. This time, I just move on after getting the gist, while keeping in mind to guess how the repeating word is read, before looking it up in the dictionary. It's faster and is a lot more fun than what I was doing before. I didn't completely comprehend everything but I still knew what's going on, thanks to the support from several factors: a. context of the scene b. background music c. characters' facial expression & gestures d. characters' tone & nuance. These things are very important, as it fills the stuff I didn't get from reading. The first game was specially tough. The key is not to give up. As much as possible, one should avoid reading two or more games at the same time and concentrate on a single vn. Avoid reading a vn then dropping it, then continue to repeat the cycle. Finishing a VN completely, gives motivation to read more. Also, one should not rely too much on Jparser. Atleast have a dictionary program for support. These are my suggestions for guys who are planning to read raw vns. My goal is to enjoy visual novels without tools. My initial impression when I was starting was, before attempting to read VNs, I should have a good grasp of the 2136 Jouyou Kanji first. This is a common misconception. Having solid basic grammar is the "go signal". Grammar acts like a backbone/outline/foundation in understanding Japanese. As for kanji, grinding them one by one, is not as enjoyable & effective as remembering them in VNs wherein kanji is used in actual words. For some words, I start by identifying them as a "unit" and not as "assembled parts". For example, the word 自動販売機 (jidouhanbaiki / vending machine). I think of this as【自動販売機】and not as 自+動+販+売+機. The first and the last characters are my main focus. Through its repeated appearance, I slowly recognized the characters "inside" the word and their respective order. Then eventually learned their on-yomi as well. 自 is "ji", 動 is "dou", 販 is "han",etc. Also, I found the hiraganas that succeed the kanji of a word very useful in remembering the words. I'll just call them "hiraganas" here. Say I'm not sure what the word 確かめる means and how it is read. But I can read the hiragana part so it will look like this in my mind. 〇かめる "Now, I don't know any other word with 'kameru' as its 'hiraganas' aside from 'tashikameru'. I'm not sure though if that's correct. Hmm. *checks the dictionary* Oh yeah, it is 'tashikameru'." Due to it's constant appearance in the lines, I started to associate the appearance of 確 with かめる and with it's corresponding reading and meaning. Then eventually recognized 確かめる reflexively. It also told me that 確 is "tashi", therefore, 確かに is "tashikani". I believe that Repetition is key to learning any skill. Maji. About 2 months ago, I began watching anime again but this time, without subs. Watching raw anime improves my vocab and it gives me satisfaction and enjoyment more than those with subs, since there is no distraction. Now, I'm going to give few comments about the airing anime series this season that I am watching, which I arranged according to difficulty from how I see them. Easy to understand 1. Danchigai - 3.5 mins / episode. A really soothing series. 2. Ore Monogatari - 好きだ！ 3. Gakkou Gurashi! - Cute girls doing cute things, in a not so cute situation. 4. Prison School - Funniest thing on earth. 5. Ao Haru x Kikanjuu - Has similar premise as Ouran HSHC. This one though is action. 6. Charlotte - story by Jun Maeda (Key). Charlotte's episode 7 is one of the best episodes I have ever watched. Started to get quite complex on episode 8. Not so easy 7. Shokugeki no Souma - Best anime. The cooking terms are not easy. 8. Ushio to Tora - Youkai terms. I normally hate noisy songs but I love this series' OP. Has a tsundere. 9. GATE - Military. Honestly I have no idea what's going on with the plot aside from the obvious. Well, that's the end of this. Screenshots from Le Labyrinthe De La Grisaia

Sheesh, here's my entry. You see the tilted text and images to the right? I nearly had to sell my arm in order to tilt that stuff! It was ridiculous! Anyway, I don't think this is an acceptable entry, given all of de Killer's conditions to work, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this.

I didn't get Ritsuko, she got me. The complete opposite happened to me. The only translated VNs that I haven't read, are very heavy on story and probably well written. My problem: I'm totally not in the mood for that. Leaving me utterly bored and frustrated, because I have NOTHING ELSE TO DO ALL DAY.

I got more than I expected from a VN with the same optic as Imouto Paradise, that's why I liked it so much.

Confession: I have one Skype account for real people and another one for fake online people

still comyu, still heroine 1 route, and all i have to say is that this vn has either the best or the awkwardest h scenes ever, i mean this guy has to be the most playboy protagonist out there, also benios first one was the best thing ever, that one moment where she goes like "bitch get the fuck of me" and punches him was amazing still i would have like to see a yoruko route, i think she is kind of adorable

holy fuck you listen to mihai edrisch <33333. Here, take some envy

TFW your chastity gonna be taken by elven hime-sama and raptor

I see pantsu! PANTSU! Ahem! This looks fantastic! the art is up my sleeve + Pant-- Ahem! Ahem! Anyway, good luck! I'll be closely following your project!

Wow. So this is how you hook up. Thanks, Shiko-sensei.

^

Think of a reason why he shouldn't do that stuff that would show him how dangerous of a thing he would be doing. And if you can't beat him, join him.

win 8 is the kryptonite for dsj, unfortunately. 100%incompatible.

Well, they should be watching mine, because they're the only good ones in the thread.

Nope, not as far as I know- and I did search about it, since I wanted to replay it on Win8 too.

Time to kick some ass! >: D (in a really lewd fashion.)

Tou no Shita no Exercitus, as I mentioned in the previous post, pretty much eliminates most of the problems that Verethragna had in terms of the card combat system, in exchange for a loss of any real challenge, outside of the last boss and a few others along the way. That impression didn't change throughout my experience of the last few chapters of the game, so at this point, I won't bother rehashing that explanation. More importantly, I thought I should mention that this VN doesn't commit the greatest sin of a gameplay hybrid by using the gameplay in place of narration (rather than to supplement it). Its combat scenes have decent (if not overwhelmingly good) narration, and there is a general sense that this was someone's work of love, as well as business, which is relatively rare in VNs these days. The plot, while not anything new (the setting channels Wild Arms and Mana Khemia, which had me cracking up a bit) is nonetheless solidly written, and the characters, while sometimes a bit overly comical in nature, were generally well-described and developed by the end, with a few exceptions (Ruana's team, the tower keepers), though this was alleviated by the large number of side-events you could access during the last chapter to get to know them. The existence of money is actually pretty pointless, since you can get by just by using the cards you pick up along the way (though third level single-enemy magic attack cards can only be purchased in the store, as far as I could tell). On the other hand, this means that you are free from the need to budget, instead allowing you to focus on dungeon-crawling to get your levels even with the enemies and obtain cards you might find of use. Overall, this VN was surprisingly good, leaving me with a general good feeling, though it wasn't exceptionally awesome. This VN would probably suit the tastes of people who like the Koihime Musou series (if you excise the first game, which was localized) and other 'light' gameplay hybrids, where the gameplay is designed to be easy to navigate. It isn't anywhere near kamige level, but it is nonetheless VN of the Month, August 2015.

Don't forget Shadow of Colossus! All those monster climbing is definitely inspired by SoC!

ITH3 attempted fix again... here. See if that works. and h-code if you need it: /HS8:20@4331E0

What a fag.

Hi, if there is french here I want you to know that you can know play at Kanon in french ! It's right here : http://zebdal.free.fr/whitedream/kanon.php Hop you will enjoy.

i started teaching my son how my play games. have any here done things similar or story's about teaching a kid how to play video games.

Even though I've gone an entire 15-ish years without even thinking about the game, I still remember playing it somehow. I can't recall whether I was good at it or not either.

I recently went through the main Muv Luv games (Extra, Unlimited, Alternative) back-to-back, so I'll give you the low down on this whole deal. How much you read before Alternative is largely up to you and your preferences. To start with, the first two games of the series, Extra and Unlimited, are packaged together. In order to get access to Unlimited you must clear the Meiya and Sumika routes in Extra. There are three other routes in Extra, and honestly, even though I like Iinchou and Ayamine a lot as characters, the story they decide to tell is largely something I didn't want to see. From a storyline standpoint I actually liked Tama's route, even though the thought of doing an H scene with her makes me throw up a bit in my mouth. I would still suggest you play every route in Extra. Why? The characters introduced in these routes will show up in Alternative, and their appearance and roles will make far more sense. I also loved the "bad" end with Marimo, which I thought was awesome and wouldn't call a bad end at all. It answers a nagging question I had throughout the VN as well. While we're talking about the world of Muv Luv Extra, this happens in the same world as Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. There are several tie ins with KimiNozo. As it is only in the beginning of being translated, and is one of the longest VNs of all time, it's probably not an option if your kanji isn't at JLPT level 1. I would say watching the TV series is absolutely necessary. You should actually watch it before playing Extra as one of the characters from Kiminozo has a good amount of screen time. Watch Second Season is you want, and watch Akane Maniax after you play Extra for a chance to see some Muv Luv characters in anime. AyuMayu Theater will make far more sense after you play Alternative, so wait on that one. Unlimited is a different story. All of the routes are the same and the choices you make have almost no impact on the story. Instead of event A happening with character A, you could manipulate it into being character B with enough of the right choices, but the differences are minor. There is no reason to play the game more than once unless you want to see the H scene of another character. The endings are all EXACTLY the fucking same, to the point that it doesn't feel true to the characters. It's done to plant seeds for Alternative and it makes sense now in retrospect, but it drags on a LOT when playing for 100% and felt like a big fuck you from the writer to the fanbase IMO. I'd suggest making choices that seem like they will maximize time with your favorite character and to play Alternative before going through the game again. Clearing it to 100% after the first character was brutal. Alternative is extremely linear. The choices you make have only a minor impact on the story, and after going back through it to see what would happen with all of the opposite choices, there's basically no difference. The game gives you a big middle finger by having zero benefits after clearing the game. No soundtracks. No CG gallery. Nothing. It's like "Oh, you just forked over 60 hours of your life and thought that would let you listen to the game's music? Well fuck you." There are only 2 H scenes in the whole game, and they're both with a character I wouldn't even want to bang in real life. Now that I've said all of the bad parts about it, on the whole it's really great. Just about everything I didn't like in Extra and Unlimited tied into the story and paid off in a way that made sense. The effects that they pull off are visually stunning. While the others would have points where the story was interesting and would then drag, this went more than 10 hours before it even came close to slowing down once. The more you pay attention to little details in the prior games the more you are rewarded in Alternative. Alternative doesn't expect you to remember every hint about the way things might go and reminds you of lines here and there when foreshadowing is paid off. As you go farther into Alternative you'll be glad you at least watched KimiNozo as a lot of characters from Kimizono appear, and are true to the characters you've come to know. There aren't a lot of areas that are light-hearted in this one, but it will grab you by the balls and not let go for hours at a time. The ending is certainly divisive, you'll probably love or hate it, but the ending of the ending gave me huge blue balls for Altered Fable. I can't wait to play it. For other Muv Luv games that are translated, Haruko Maniax could be played anywhere as long as you don't play it first. It's...kinda weird and kinda gross when you consider where the H scenes come from. Shows you a softer family side of Haruko if you want to see it, but nothing lost if you don't. Chronicles vol.1 is also translated and should be played after Alternative. It's all new characters though and further expands the world after Alternative ends.

Nah. Pretty sure the ideal for this type of discussion is something with 10000 waifus to pick from.

thank you for making this the first post in this thread

Oh, by the way, Flutterz X Greenshadow is currently at 831 words. I'll probably end up finishing it tomorrow.

Oh, I see. VNDB's regular listing habits led me to believe otherwise. I would think that a game listed as two distinct entities on Steam would be likewise represented on VNDB. With this new information in mind, we can shift the discussion of this topic to hats. Did you know that the size of some hats is typically represented in gallons? Indeed, we're referring to the amount of liquid they can store. Here's an example of a 10-gallon hat:

I still laugh every time I see his outfit.

No he's from Lisboa. Anti Tiago. A lone wolf. (Heh heh)

There's a wide range of neat possibilities one could do in such case, considering you'd become a self-conscious, standard ghost. Tease women, peep on gals, flip their skirts, touch boobies or go full pervert mode. Visit places, you'd otherwise wouldn't be allowed to enter Check on your friends and family and see how are they doing. Haunt places for fun, scare people off. Posess people or animals to do good/bad deeds. Use your ghastly powers to help others, or avenge past grievances. Look for other ghosts and try to get in touch with them. Find a cute ghost girl, get together and live hapilly ever after for the rest of eternity (?) The possibilities are nearly endless ￣ー￣