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Ho ho ho, ho ho hoes; 'tis the season! If your avatar is the same as it was last year and I gave you a Santa hat for said avatar, it's time to change it. Otherwise, you may select one of the Santa hats and/or other adornments below, and I'll use my sick graphical skillz to put it on your avatar. (If you don't choose a hat, I'll choose for you, for better or worse. [Worse.]) You know the rules, and so do I. But in case you have a poor memory, they are as follows: Make sure your current avatar hasn't already been Santified last year or a year before that. You can make a special request or ask for a Santa hat you found somewhere on the Interwebs, but it might be difficult to implement on your avatar. (Translation: I might be too lazy to accommodate your request.) Some avatars won't look very good with a Santa hat, either because the Santa hat is cut off from view or for other reasons. I probably won't be able to do animated avatars. If you get a Santa hat from me, I'll save your original avatar somewhere and @ you after Christmas to remind you that it's time to de-Santify your avatar. For every day beyond liturgical Christmas in which your Santa hat is still on your avatar, I will be angry and I'll probably keep @'ing you in a way that one could reasonably interpret as targeted harassment.

Ah, December.

An excellent job, Sir. Fiddle!

¿Por qué no los dos?

Indeed it would be. A fine fit, my liege. I'll leave it to you whether you'd like to keep the black cut-off.

If you need some more recommendations, perhaps you can try something like Iwaihime, Saya no Uta, Kimikoi, Pygmalion, Raging Loop, Ouka Sabaki, Sorcery Joker, Ever17, Somnium, I/O, Root Double, Remember11, and Muramasa. I don't know if you already play those VNs or not, but regardless of that I hope my recommendations here can be helpful to you.

Welcome to Fuwanovel and sorry for the belated greeting. Good luck on your VNs search there, and I hope you'll have fun here.

Muv-Luv series - Generally considered one of the best VN series around, mainly for Alternative, but Extra and Unlimited are pre-requisites. Revolves around a post-apoclayptic world where humans have been pushed to the brink of extinction due to a alien species known as BETA (Beings of Extra-Terrestrial origin and Adversary of the human race). Humans have developed Tactical Surface Fighters (TSF) which are basically giant robots which are the only weapon effective against the BETA. The series revolves around a guy named Takeru who is somehow able to cross worlds and his attempt to save the human race. This is the most understated explanation of the game, but if you read any reviews, this VN series is almost universally praised. Aokana - Four Rhythms Across The Blue - A world where humans discovered an anti-gravity particle that allows them to fly. They develop a game/sport called Flying Circus (FC) where they fly around to touch buoys to score points. The story revolves around a guy who was once an up-and-coming star in FC, but gave up his dreams for some reason. Considered one of the best character-driven game of all time and one of Sprite's best works. There's an all-age version available. Planetarian - Short (About 5-10 hours) story about a human and an female android in a post-apocalyptic world. It is considered one of Key's better works and is all-ages. *eden - Short (5-10 hours) story about humanity's decision to leave Earth due to a comet which would hit Earth in a couple of years. Resolves around a hyper-intelligent bio-engineered girl who decides to remain on this planet and the guy who decides to stay with her until the end. Base version is all-ages. Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo, and its sequel, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo - Revolves around a group of elites called Special High-Class Individual who are tasked with re-educating and reforming criminals. The main character is on his final exam to be a Special High-Class Individual and his final test is to reform 4 girls. One of the best character-driven VNs ever. G-senjou no Maou - Revolves around the brain of a yakuza enterprise, an extremely intelligent girl and a mysterious hyper-intelligent criminal called Maou. A cat and mouse game between the girl and Maou ensues. If you like wit battles, this game will be a god-send.

Tokyo Babel. Basically, a bunch of angels and demons are guiding humans through Purgatory in an attempt to gain mercy from God before it squishes all the parallel universes like empty soda cans. No ero content. Available on Steam. Ayakashibito- Same writer as Tokyo Babel, less action focused. A version of Japan where people begin displaying habits and powers of youkai and are persecuted for it. A solid mix of SOL, action, and plot. Has ero content, but it isn't a major focus. Dies Irae- Over the top fantasy action with crazy antagonists and a brooding protagonist. Makes Fate look tame. Basic version has no ero. Available on Steam.