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Hmm I thought I was most like AB, but my boyf says I'm definitely more B... XD

Hello & welcome to the forums~~

Hi Isis, nice to meet you too

Hi & welcome to Fuwa~!

Hi there, welcome to the forums! I used to read/play the Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone choose your own adventure books XD

Hi Juniper, welcome to the forums~!

Welcome to the forums~! It depends on what kind of stories you like, but I would suggest Kara no Shoujo for a good horror/mystery, or Kanon for a more slice-of-life story that will bring fluffy feelings and tears.

Here in Japan I get asked my blood type ALL THE TIME and people are always shocked that I don't know it. I really need to find out somehow D: Maybe I can ask at my next health check.

Haha this looks hilarious, I'm gonna play it just for the lolz~

How about Analogue: A Hate Story? You can get it on Steam. It took me around 4 hours to complete (maybe a bit shorter than you're looking for, but I'd still recommend it) and has a small 'gameplay' element.

I wrote a review here. Basically I thought it was okay but not as good as most other people seem to think. I suppose it depends on what kind of genres you like, so I imagine anyone who enjoyed the first one would also enjoy the second.

I just played through Analogue: A Hate Story (review here) and now I'm going back to Swan Song which I forgot about for some reason >_<

YAY I'm so glad it's finally on there! It's not one of my favourite VNs, but the more exposure the genre gets the better

My favourite OP ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTSvPyOuKw And the whole anime is just as awesome

Wow, some of you have some insane stamina XD I remember binge-watching Naruto back in the day, but the most was probably 10-15 eps per day, which isn't that much really! Now I don't have time for anime marathons

Kotonoha! <3 And anyone from Higurashi.

I'm playing this now! I've not got that far yet, and I'm trying to keep myself spoiler free. How long did it take you guys to complete it?

Are you looking for other yuri titles? There's this freeware yuri English vn called Sugar's Delight. It's super short, but it's quite sweet, so I'd recommend giving it a try :3

Almost, but not quite! (right?!)

Yeah, I'm so used to it now that I get kinda freaked out when I see uncensored genitals XD I'm like.. omg, why is it so detailed?!

Urgh yeah, so much of it is over the top. And I hate when the girl just sounds either like a) a baby or b) like she's in pain or c) a baby in pain. None of those are sexy :/ When it's those kind of noises I can't imagine she's enjoying it at all! Oh and the slurping... *shudder*

That's good news! Any idea how many copies that might be..? Edit// I mean good news for VN popularity, not good news for those who missed out on ordering it XD

Interesting.. so this is like Humble Bundle etc. but allows adult content? Is this legit?

Yeah, as everyone has said, most of them don't actually exist in uncensored form. Try checking the MG and Jast websites, they specify whether their English translation is non-pixellated/censored.

Most of these 'versions' are just different packaging or something though, they don't usually change the game. Companies just don't see the point in releasing an all-ages version. It would be great if some of them would try it, sure, but these companies aren't big enough to be taking risks like that. Also even if they do release an all-ages version, it will still be connected to the 18+ version, so it will probably still put people looking for non-adult games off buying it when they google it and see a load of H-scenes. As Steve mentioned, these games are made for a Japanese market, where this kind of sex sells. If you want less H content then your best bet is to focus on the Western VN developers and support them, and try and get more all-ages stuff made that way.