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Nice, thanks for the list. Hmm, that is what I feared... some of the CGs looked a bit too violent for the PSvita. Ugh, censorship-kun, why u do dis. Is this an official port, or is this a thing added in the fanTL? I'd like to read it in Japanese, as I have heard some... not so good stuff about the translation.

Edit: Ah, I see. I've seen Prisma Illya, so I can guess what the porn was there for, lol. Hm, I saw at least three CGs that were very bloody and voilent. While there wasn't a lot of "gore", there was a lot of blood. But that's all intact?

So, I bought Fate/Stay Night [Realta Nua] (this PSvita version) when I was in Japan, though I don't actually know much about the different versions of Fate at all, and figured I'd ask here. The H is obviously missing from this, since it's an all-ages platform, but one thing I don't know is if any of the violence has been censored. Does anyone know? I glanced at a couple of CGs for Fate a while back, and noticed they were... quite violent. Does anyone know if this version censors any of the gore/ violence in the game? Or is it just the porn that's gone? Also, is the porn totally cut out and not refrenced at all, or are there replacement scenes in their stead?

This site has a really nice list of all the upcoming releases each month, both for PC and consoles. I tend to use that, as well the social media accounts of my favorite companies.

For me it was Grisaia no Meikyuu and Rakuen, since they didn't have translations at the time, and I absolutely loved Kajitsu. While it wasn't the reason I started learning in general, it certainly was a strong motivator. The Kono Oozora fandisk was as well, which was the first game I ever tried reading in Japanese. I was pretty terrible at the time, but the motivation it gave me certainly helped me improve a lot faster than I would have normally. I'd personally recommend the Genki books, tbh. We used them at our university, and Genki 1-2 gave us enough knowledge to get by when we studied abroad in Japan. Stuff like Tae Kim's guide is way too overwhelming for beginners in my opinion, and I don't think it should be used as a primary learning resource, but as a secondary source that you check for specific pieces of grammar instead. While it isn't a resource for learning per se, another thing I recommend is for people to start looking up definitions of Japanese words in Japanese dictionaries as soon as possible. (Like this site.) Sure, you might not understand the definitions fully early on, but there is definitely tons of benefits to looking up definitions in Japanese, as English translations won't always carry over the correct nuance of a word, and might even give you the wrong idea of what a word means altogether.

Eh, I think if Moenovel, or "the western branch of Pulltop", just doesn't get any sales and flops completely, they'd probably just shut it down and focus on JP releases only. I doubt they'd keep funneling money into it until the whole company, both in JP and the west, burns. It's just a small extra thing for them, not a core part of their company. This is probably one of the reasons why there is so few shits given about what the west wants; it's just a second form of income for them that they don't really care much about. There is no other logical reason why they aren't doing 18+ releases. People have been asking for it for ages, and there is no doubt it would increase sales. They probably just decided they wouldn't do 18+ releases in the west when they started moenovel, then picked some games and started releasing them without really caring what the feedback was. I doubt they have any real decision making staff onboard on Moenovel, and I doubt anyone from Pulltop has even glanced at the feedback on Moenovel's releases. It's probably just a PR dude and someone who hires the totally random assortment of translators who work on the titles, that's it. If there was anyone else with a real say involved, we'd have 18+ moenovel releases for sure, as there is just too many people asking for 18+ versions for them to keep thinking not releasing them is a good idea.

Yup, the games are written in Japanese, after all, so they already have the Japanese versions ready. (With porn.) I guess they just choose to follow this release schedule anyways, and pump out the censored version first, then release the Japanese games. I'm not sure why they do it like this, though. Last time they had Pure Song Garden to release in Japan right after the first two Love Kami games came out, so that might have explained why they wanted to wait with the Japanese versions, but this time their next big release isn't until Feb. 2019, so it is kind of weird that they are sitting on this without even announcing it yet in Japan. Maybe it is so that they can build hype for Sakura Iro first without drowning it out with small announcements like this.

That's a strange change, lol. The new CG is actually more revealing than the original. But I guess that's a good thing? At least they aren't nuking it with light rays. Though if they're going to start requesting devs to make new art for ports I have a feeling not all companies will be onboard with that, so it could turn out to be an issue as well I guess.

You can buy it on Fakku.

Alright, the people have spoken. Looks like I'll be reading Subahibi. Let's see what all the hype is about.

Monster! Will be reading the translation. Mosiacs can suck it!

(*´ω｀)/ッ Welcome, welcome!

Please try to keep this thread on topic and avoid derailing into off-topic subjects like politics etc.

Alright, so there's a few VNs that have stayed on my backlog for ages that people claim are "kamiges." I have just never gotten around to reading these, so I guess it's time to find out what the hype is about. Question is, which one should I start with? The games in question are: Muv Luv Alternative, (well, all of the games, but from what I gather Alternative is the one that's actually good.) Dies Irae Subahibi

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@Flutterz Happy birthday Flutzie! Here, have a moe! I miss moe bot Flutterz (/ω＼)

Yeah, when you put an item in your cart and go to pay, you'll see this: You can see your available points in the red square, and set the amount of points you want to spend on the item with the button marked by the arrow. (I think it automatically marks the amount needed to pay for the whole item with points when you do that.) I have a credit card registered too, so I have to make sure I use enough points if I want to only pay with those, though if you never register a card you don't have to worry about that. The top option means "don't use points" and the one below means I'll use my points. (In this case I don't have enough for the whole item, and I would just use 834 points to remove some of the price.) @NowItsAngeTime Oh and for adding points to your account once you have a card:

No you simply input the code you get in the box that appears when you run the game for the first time. Not really. You just click register and input your name and email, but the site is in Japanese, so if you can't read much Japanese it could be a bit more challenging. So, for DMM their stance on western cards varies. I have used my credit card on DMM tons of times, though now and then they'll go "oh no, this is not ok!" Then suddenly they change their minds, lol. There is no harm in trying it out. (And as stupid as it is, if they do decline it you can always try again the next day and it might magically work, lmao.) But yeah, like @1P1A said, you can always buy DMM points and simply use them instead. Then you don't need a credit card. Though, buying points is more expensive than using your card, as the dealers that sells digital DMM point cards takes an extra cut. I personally use Play-Asia. They deliver the codes instantly and I have never had an issue with them when buying codes. In terms for registering it's pretty much the same as DLsite. You make an account with an email and password, then you get an email to confirm your account, that's it really. Again, the site is in JP, so that's the only "obstacle" I suppose.

Link (or simply go to dlsite.com and select the middle 美少女ゲーム button. This is generally where eroge is. Some can be under 同人, "doujin" but not many. You can always check there too, just to be safe. That would be the button above 美少女ゲーム. Also, there are still some JP games on the English store, so you could always check there first.) Generally you need the JP name, though sometimes romanji can work. Depends on the title. Safest bet is searching by the JP name/ developer. You can use western credit cards just fine, though note that you need to make a new DLsite account for the JP site. Your English one won't work. It's all digital, yes. I for one have never come across a physical item on the site. Note that DLsite often uses serial code type DRM on their games. (Especially newer ones.) You'll know if the game you are looking at has it or not by looking for this on the game's store page: (You will get your serial code when you open the page to DL the game, and only need to input it once, so it's not that bad. Though, their DRM has been known to cause issues with text hooking tools should you use them, so do keep that in mind.)

You have great taste Welcome! (/・ω・)/

I generally buy physical copies from Japan, not TLed games, so the EMS costs gets me. I have bought some games from MG in the past, and the shipping there wasn't too bad. Though, it does depend on the site, whether I use a third party shipper and so on. But yeah, I meant when ordering tokutens from Japan, not games from western publishers.

Yeah, I pretty much agree. Like I said, the chances of it becoming a problem is probably 1% or less, (and it would have to be something pretty disturbing, I'd imagine). I have never heard of a case where someone were prosecuted in norway because of fictional stuff. Still, better safe than sorry is what I think. (At least about physical items, as they do go through customs, while digital items aren't "discovered" as easily, especially when you use a VPN to download them.)

Hi, welcome! o/

Yeah, I have a couple of hardcore games too. But, the laws in norway do technically say that even fictional rape etc is illegal, which is why I don't want to import too many games like that. The chance of it being confiscated and it actually becoming an issue is like, 1%, but it's still not a fun risk to take. That being said I did just import Legend of the Overfiend last week, so I guess I only think that sometimes, lol.