nohman

Winding down after a night of studying by listening to the incomparable Bill Withers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcFaVfTDWcs

Welcome to the forums. As you can see, you'll find many recommendations here.

I don't really watch much anime, but what keeps me motivated to keep playing visual novels is that it offers a catharsis that no other medium matches. The format simply offers more room for investment and release than movies, television, and books. I've got a pretty bad case of this. I always get a little... uh, apprehensive towards the end of a really good show or novel.

This looks like it will be fun, I'm in.

Welcome to the forums. I hope to see your around.

Oh, certainly. I'm glad that there is a restoration patch, I honestly don't think I would've played it otherwise.

I'm not too familiar with that side of things, just know some people weren't satisfied with the quality. When I first started reading it my first thought was it came off as a little unnatural or stiff, but that misgiving went away after like 10 minutes of reading and only resurfaced at a few other parts. About the censorship thing, I don't have the strong opinion some other people may have regarding it. I understand why they did it and I can appreciate their intention, as both a VN reader and as a business student, but they went overboard in their application and I think they ended up missing their core consumer/audience due to that ambition. I don't think 12-year old French girls are the smartest market to target. That being said, the stuff they cut might not be called integral to the story's themes, but they did change a staggering amount and I think it would be fair to say it's lessened from it. Apparently the localization had 12% fewer lines than the original script.

Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef0RYffL7-U

Nightwing Annual 2:

I got a real kick out of that.

GTA Online. Went live today.

I've read some things to that effect. Most of the handful of complaints I've read about the translation had to do with just the english itself. I read one that claimed at one point the translation for a line was different than what was said, but I can't really attest to that since I don't know Japanese. Regardless, I'm enjoying it. The big contreversy was the sheer amount of liberty moenovel took with censoring the game. Luckily, there's a restoration patch should you not agree with their choices.

Yeah, I agree with most people here. As long as the story is good, either option is fine. Often times, the choices in VNs aren't exactly dynamic or interesting enough to be considered a selling point in my mind. They're exceptions to this of course (Fate/Stay Night for example), but often the choices simply come down to what route do you want to read next.

Aw, that's a shame. I had heard something similar from one other person. The first series wasn't without its faults, but it had some charm. Plus, little bit of nostalgia.

I enjoyed Last Exile quite a bit. Never got around to seeing the second series, though. Have you seen it?

Kono Oozora ni, Tsubasa wo Hirogete / If My Heart Had Wings. It has its faults, but I rather like/enjoyed it. It does a number of things right thematically and the background assets are absolutely gorgeous. Some of the best, if not the best I've seen in a visual novel. I'd certainly recommend it.

I really need to finish up Konosora. I've been sitting on my last route for like two weeks now, all my free time finding itself eaten up by other distractions. Also, you definitely can't go wrong with Muv-Luv. It's held pretty high for a reason! Cross-Chanel is also pretty fun. You'd probably enjoy either.

Howdy. Welcome to the forums. Are you currently reading anything?

Scribblenauts Unmasked. I like Scribblenauts, I love the DC universe. It's a pretty okay combination.

Cowboy Bebop: "It's all a dream."

Welcome to the forums, glad to have you around. Do you have a favorite visual novel?