Wonderfullyevil

The new sprites are shiiiiiiny. But they look eh overall. They look too moe, and they don't look like they belong to a horror mystery. It's hard even when they have a "scary" look. I don't think blend with the BGs either. They look like they should be in a moege or nukige with bad art. Regarding TrianThology, the three authors of Rewrite are working on it, right? I haven't read Rewrite, but do they mesh well together?

Thanks everyone. I guess I will go through the entire Muv-Luv series, but not now. My priority changes depending on my mood, so it will eventually land there. I've got enough info on everything except Phenomeno and Sharnoth, so before deciding, I'd appreciate if I got more on them specifically.

Makise Kurisu Senjougahara Hitagi Holo Himemiya Anthy Tenjou Utena Takakura Himari Togame Watanabe Saki (I really felt for her, despite how much SSY alienated me. Which is impressive.) I really gotta say though, I LOVE sociopaths. But of course to me there's more than that.. Starting with the obvious, they have to be attractive. They have to have a fascinating mind. Chessmasters such as Orihara Izaya are a good example. Another example of a fascinating mind is Johan Liebert, in the sense that you want to dive in to it. At times, it's their view on life and set of values. Revy's is particularly interesting. Ryougi Shiki too. Another thing I love about them is when you can feel the weight of what they do because of the why. This one's a big Higurashi spoiler. But at times, they just need to be really badass, and damn sexy. Being covered in blood, is also a huge plus for me. These are characters in that special place in my heart. There are exceptions, of course. I didn't like Light that much to the extent of all these people. Sorry if the pictures are really big, can't find small pictures.

Cool, but tbh, this thread made me realize I'm not in the mood for sci-fi if anything, I/O is will be put later, but thanks for keeping up my interest towards it. Ah, I see. Thanks for the points.

Thanks, I love dark things, so it's nice to hear about HF. I haven't read Muv-luv, because of the idea of extra. Maybe when I have more... stamina? Also, going by VNDB, F/SN is at 100 for popularity, while MLA is 61.65 so yeah. (Btw, love your sig. I love the Arland alchemists) Regarding FSN, could I skip Fate route? I watched the anime for it, and Fate/Zero. Regarding Cross Channel, could you elaborate on the atmosphere? It's what I'm most interested in stories, and CC's setting made me curious about its atmosphere. 1)Vote with other 2)I loved Umineko and R11 partly because I found a little charm in the unanswered aspect so that's cool. In comparison to the Route A, how are the others? Mainly the characters, because I wasn't fond of Route A's cast.

I currently am wondering what VN I should read next, and am on the fence among these. I don't really want something like a poll with people telling me which one to read, so I'm more curious about what is it that makes the following, and possibly what breaks them. I/O Revision II I'm putting this on hold, and lost motivation for it. I just finished Route A, and I'm not sure why, but I just lost steam. Cross Channel F/SN To be honest, I'm just putting this here because it's the most popular VN. Phenomeno Rose Guns Days I liked the first chapters, but it's on hold because it feels really repetitive. Love everything else though. Shikkoku no Sharnoth Thanks in advance. Edit: Oh, I'd highly appreciate it if you'd highlight the similarities between the above and those on my VNDB.

Then say, "Won't you... comfort me?" I regret nothing

I don't mean to be a killjoy, but with how it looks now I'm thinking of hotels... Whatever, I'll still go along. ZERO ESCAPE 3 HYYYYYYYYYYYYYPE!

Why, thank you. I'm glad it was worth something.

I was just about to post this entire thing. All that effort...

Confession: I'm listening to a few songs in the Atelier Shallie OST. My chest feels tight. I haven't felt this way since listening to the Umineko OST. I don't expect Umineko level, but damn, it's great.

I bet hypothermia would've set in.

I have ideas for Kinetic Novels... More seriously, I have thought of a sci-fi dystopia wherein everyone lives in one big dream system. And then something in the system goes haywire and killing the people in in it. Haven't really fleshed out the idea to get a good grasp on it. The route arrangement would be more like 999 and VLR wherein there's little to no romance and a true route that sums everything up. Edit: Btw, isn't this more appropriate on Creative Corner?

Hahaha, I did too. Although I liked the novels better. WHY HAVEN'T YOU?! It's amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4gHkGy_ZGc

Confession: I'm in our school choir, so I guess that means I can sing well, but I don't like the recorded sound of my talking voice. Also, my voice has a weird tendency to go up and down in pitch. I do it unconsciously, and once scared a kid with it.

As for Wondeffullyevil, the core problem is that, well, nothing's happening. Frankly it's a bit difficult to read, because of two primary reasons that I can decipher, but most importantly is that there's nothing interesting going on. Mostly exposition and telling everyone each other's names, but if this isn't the first page the reader sees (Unless this is some In Medias Res it probably isn't) then you don't need that exposition to understand the scene, and if it is then there's nothing interesting enough to keep them reading past the first paragraph. Secondly is the lack of description, in that we can't even imagine the scene strongly enough to jump in. Usually the reader is able to jump into the story's world because the descriptions give us a vector to enter it through our senses, but when they're lacking the story just becomes a jumbled mess of words as opposed to the illusion of a real world. Just 'it's a graduation party' and 'they're sitting at a table and eating' isn't enough. Sight, sound, smell, the way the wind blasts through an open window, maybe the rain hitting the ground or a crack of lightning, to the way the red velvet drapes hang down from the windows. There's a fine line to be drawn in that too much description can slow down the pacing, but it's important. Personally I'd cut the scene regardless of where it is in the story - if it's just before the conclusion then you just cut to the important part of the conclusion, if it's the first thing the reader sees then find a stronger scene to work from. As an example of a first line, Get the important details out of the way as soon as you can, but leave enough hidden that it draws the reader in with mystery. Description is key. Perhaps the scene takes place in a wine cellar of some sort, maybe there's a fancy ball/party going on upstairs. Does the music reach this far down? Could anyone above hear the scream? Does the man have beads of sweat dripping down from his face? Is he wounded himself? How does he cover his tracks? Maybe he lights a match and sets fire to the cellar? Maybe a friend calls him and asks if he's okay, assuming and implying that Amy was trying to break up with the protagonist? Maybe the conversation continues as he's running out of the building? Maybe the fire causes an explosion? Then maybe at the end of the scene, the viewpoint character ends up dead, and the rest of the characters end up having to solve both their murders at the start of the story. Or something.

Do you guys mind if I ask for advice too? Umm, it's about a series of seemingly unrelated murder cases, which all connect at the last one. Said last case gives all the answers and motivations of the culprit. This is a part of a build up to one of the answers to the case. I thought it would be nicer to start at the end to make it easier to organize the first cases. My main problem is really the fact that I can't make this part interesting and it feels lazy. SoL is one of my flaws, I guess. Inspired by When They Cry.

Naturally. A voyager of kakeras such as myself would surely be able to do anything, including being a great detective. (Contradicting premises aside of course.) What do you think, everyone? (That moe is cute, meow.)