storyteller

Currently playing Evolimit. Finished the two side? routes. Working through the main heroine's route now. ...And done. Good story, more comedy than expected, but those main heroine endings were just way too out there for my liking -.-

バチ＝罰 Something along the lines of retribution, punishment, etc. I'd totally go liberal on it and go with something like, "Would it be too selfish to want to stay like this for a while?" Seeing her sad smile strangled my heart painfully. "It would be too selfish for me to ask to stay like this" "I'd be punished if I should ask to stay like this longer" More literal, but it doesn't really feel fitting.

Finished vol 1 of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita. I finally found a copy of Hakomari, so I'll be reading that soon.

I have this exact problem. Then again, I failed the "motivation test" back when I was in 4th grade, so this is nothing new.

Well, you have till end of common route to decide. But you really shouldn't be commenting if you haven't even managed to finish the common route.

All of the above by end of Riho's route.

I'm going to wager you'll see your opinion change by end of the route.

I pretty much agree with everything Texas said about Kira and D2B vs Deardrops @Stormwolf

How do sequals/fandisks figure into this?

Chrno Crusade

Akagi and co are better for majong.

My first was a nukige. It was terrible. I think I did Shin Koihime Musou after that.

Chrno Crusade seems to be the closest I could come up with.

Yeah... I quit reading Usotsuki Lily after, like, the 3rd? 4th? time they ended up in the same year. I'm not sure, but Action/Adventure is actually part of the requirement?

Also pretty feel-bad to have restricted access for not owning the previous game.

Oka from Kiss Ato, maybe.

Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki - Whip-sword, gimmick shield, bow & arrow, kicks protag. Artifact Collector - A work on Narou I've been reading recently. Spear (treated more like javelins) & (magic) shield protag. ...But yeah, conventional sword & shield is rare. I guess it's a given since anime/manga combat tend to be "superpower technique, I win!" stuff. They do also tend to have physical durability that make shields look superfluous >_>

Log Horizon. SAO, but no fear of death. Memory of former life? Who cares. Pokemon. It doesn't really look like you have to work at all, and everyone gets some pokemon or other. And that might be about it. Everywhere else, the demerits seem to outweigh the merits for the average mob.

She was stable when she got the job. I figured one wouldn't be able to tell before she fell apart. The place is less of a "let's treat these kids" place and more of a "let's keep these children out of people's sight" place. Perhaps mental asylum is a better term here than mental institution (technically means the same thing? Different nuances).

Is that close enough? That would be the sequel, yes.

...Apparently this is more obscure than I believed it to be. 5. Game was released before year 2000. 6. Features a large cast of heroines (10?)

Neither. 4. I believe a beta patch for the sequel has recently been released on these forums.

1. Its sequel seems to be far more popular/famous than it. 2. It has an anime adaptation. 3. Robot maid (?) side heroine.

永遠のアセリア？

Boukyaku no Rakuen Due to neglect, the protag starts "talking" to plants, and is sent to a remote academy that doubles as a mental institution for children who are "psychologically challenged". He becomes the only member of the Gardening Club and is effectively given complete control over the academy's extensive gardens. Over time, he comes into contact with other students and/or faculty who all have their own problems, to which he provides relief in the form of illegally-cultivated opium. Will he be able to provide the relief they seek, or will his relationships devolve into addiction-driven exploitation? Homeroom Teacher A cheerful woman who serves as the protag's homeroom teacher and Gardening Club's advisor, but has Dependent Personality Disorder. She often wastes class time talking about how lovey-dovey she is with her lover, who lives in the city. As time goes on, however, she talks less and less about him. Eventually, she finds out that he had been cheating on her, at which point he breaks up with her. During this period of time, she starts acting more and more nervous, and finally suffers a nervous breakdown. Protag provides some opium to help her back on her feet. Over time, however, she becomes addicted. Choose:Take advantage of her dependence Protag starts demanding sexual favors from her in exchange for the opium. As her dependence grows stronger, protag's demands also grow increasingly violent.One day, he finds her dead in her room, having overdosed. Protag leaves the academy and never comes back. BAD ENDYou can't give her any more of the stuff Protag decides it's best to cut back on the stuff. He starts taking care of her, helping her through withdrawal. She starts developing feelings for him out of gratitude, but fears that it's from her dependent personality disorder, which they work out together. Choose:You convince her that you'll always be there for her.A few years later, she still works as a teacher at the academy. The protag, after graduating, became officially employed as a gardener at the academy. They live together happily. GOOD ENDYou fail to convince herShe starts suffering nervous breakdowns again, and protag has no choice but to provide opium to ease them. Her addiction relapses. One day, protag finds her dead in her room, having overdosed. Protag buries her under a newly-planted cherry tree in the gardens. After graduation, he becomes officially employed as a gardener at the academy. There, he spends the rest of his days caring for the cherry tree. After his death, he is buried under the same tree according to his will. ENDOther heroines? Sources of inspiration: Under the Cherry Tree by Watanabe Junichi Norwegian Woods by Murakami Haruki Le Fruit de la Grisaia by Frontwing