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His comment about plotge being too padded/long is the one I was referring to. Mindless SOL and repeated dating scenes are unnecessary fluff even in SOL games, because they often don't do anything for the character dynamics or character development, which is supposed to be the point. I tend to subconsciously ignore that type of VN now that I don't feel like I have to play them all the time. Generally speaking, even in a romance SOL VN, you only need one or at the most two dating scenes that don't lead into drama or the conflict of the path. However, some companies (Yuzusoft comes to mind) include way too many date scenes (not to mention interminably long h-scenes), resulting in a lot of unnecessary padding. To be blunt, it might sound counter-intuitive, but I often thought of dating as non-SOL content, because (unless the characters are married or the characters have had numerous lovers) dating is a deliberate departure from daily life, a low-level stress-test for romantic relationships because 'dating' has been so beautified in anime culture. Despite jokes about cutting Kasumi's path (a lot of fans make that joke), there is very little you could cut from Dies Irae without weakening it. Dies Irae is a detail-oriented VN in the sense that every detail has its place in the story, right down to the deliberately exaggerated personalities of the main characters on both sides of the conflict. Similarly, I can't see a reason to cut anything out of Muv-Luv Alternative (though Muv-luv itself could have done with a major trim). Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai and the other games by that company actually base their appeal an their extremely detailed romance from high school to full adulthood, developing the relationship and having numerous tribulations. In that sense, I give that company kudos, because it got them a solid fanbase. However, it doesn't appeal to the people who want 'quick in, quick out' SOL romances like Wagamama High Spec. Another thing that needs to be accounted for is reading speed. Even in English, there are people who simply don't read that quickly and those who read excessively fast. For me, completing an 800 page paperback novel in six hours is normal, but for most people that is the work of weeks of scattered reading or several days of concentrated reading. The disparity is inevitably going to lead to differing opinions and preferences for VN length and narration styles. Someone who takes ten minutes to read a page in a novel probably isn't going to like a narrated battle scene that goes on for the equivalent of forty pages. Whereas for me it is simply entertaining. Not to mention those VN fans who work full time aren't going to have enough free time to really enjoy a VN like Dies Irae even if they have an average or slightly above average reading speed. For someone like that, the wordiness of a game like Dies Irae isn't something to relish but something that eats into their free time more than they think is necessary. ... why am I defending my opponents? Stupid fairness brain...

Hello people, just a small thread to advertise my PC-98 translation projects a bit, as I know some of you might be interested I reformated everything so it's easier to read. For screenshots and project descriptions, just click the name of the game you're interested in. LATEST PROJECT ORIGINAL TL - Alice's Cottage II (Hacking by RottenBlock & Alpharobo) - October 2024 Second set of this long-running fandisc series. It's mostly tied with Rance III, including no less than two side story mini-RPGs and a strip-quiz game all revolving around the game's characters and plot. But it also includes the sequel for Policeman VX, and all the usual omake stuff (user feedback, fan CG, jukebox player, AliceSoft backcatalogue...) Production values are of course vastly superior than in Cottage 1. It's also two and a half times bigger script-wise, and there were a lot of CG edits to do. It was a much bigger challenge than the first compilation, and kept us busy for some time... Download here. ORIGINAL TLs Game Hacking by Age rating Date Version Download Alice's Cottage Rottenblock & Alpharobo 18+ May 2024 1.0 Here Policewoman VX Rottenblock & Alpharobo 16+ April 2024 1.0 Here Night Slave Valley Bell & Kirinn B 18+ February 2024 1.0 Here Shangrlia 2 tomyun & Alpharobo 18+ October 2023 1.1 Here Exciting Milk Alpharobo & Kirinn B All ages August 2023 1.0 Here Jewel BEM Hunter Lime Alpharobo & Kirinn B 12+ August 2023 1.1 Here Holy Girl Force Lakers II Alpharobo & Kirinn B 18+ November 2022 1.1 Here Guynarock 2 Project led by Alpharobo 16+ November 2022 1.01+ Here Holy Girl Force Lakers Alpharobo & Kirinn B 18+ May 2022 1.1 Here Run Run Concerto tomyun & Kirinn B 18+ March 2022 1.5 Here FOXY tomyun 18+ February 2022 1.0 Here SCRIPT PORTS Game Original translation Age rating Date Version Download Rance 4.2 - Angel Army 2.0 Translations 18+ October 2024 1.0 Here Rance 4.1 - Save the Medicine Plant 2.0 Translations 18+ October 2024 1.0 Here Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect 2.0 Translations 18+ October 2024 1.0 Here Rance III:The Fall of Leazas 2.0 Translations 18+ April 2024 1.0 Here Toushin Toshi Arunaru 18+ February 2024 1.0 Here Rance II:The rebellious maidens HGTP Translations 18+ January 2024 1.1 Here Rance:Quest for Hikari HGTP Translations 18+ October 2023 1.1 Here Little Vampire RottenBlock 18+ October 2023 1.2 Here D.P.S.(Dream Program System) velt211 18+ October 2023 1.1 Here Amy's Fantasies Himeya Soft 18+ December 2022 1.1 Here Runaway City JAST USA 18+ November 2022 1.0 Here Season of the Sakura JAST USA 18+ November 2022 1.0 Here Three Sisters Story JAST USA 18+ November 2022 1.0 Here YU-NO: A Girl that Chants Love from the Edge of the World TLWiki 18+ December 2021 1.04 Here Menu-only Patches Game Age rating Download Sei Shoujo Sentail Lakers III 18+ Here Tamashii no Mon (PC-98) All ages Here Tamashii no Mon (FM TOWNS) All ages Here Improvement Patches Game Original translator Age rating Download Dragon Knight Retronomicon 18+ Here

Nice question.But answer is very simple to. This game did originally is in my native language. Of course, I don't have enough language english at this moment, but I have big help another person with translation this project, so this is not problem. Besides, If I will want learn so I must try speak. So, I try. Simply.

That's true. However, I do think that SOL can be pretty good for character development. I've seen plenty of good examples in anime, manga, and LNs. At the same time, honestly, I can't think of any good example of a VN that did something like that. Overall, most SOL parts in VNs are either comedy, which can range from very good to awful, or just useless filler.

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is there a chance this could be updated for the 1.02 update on Switch please?