Flutterz

im 12 and what is this

I made a post about it not too long ago, I'd link you to it but my phone is clunky so it wouldn't be worth the effort. Basically when I started VNs I couldn't stand the high-pitched Japanese voices.

If you want moe, just go to the introductions subforum and click on any topic within the last 2 days - it'll have moe.

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! You should try Clannad, Little Busters, Steins;Gate and Ever17 - they're my favourites. Have a moe:

Exactly, but even without the voices it was amazing, so as long as the story is good I don't mind there not being voice acting.

I agree that making an "empty" protag takes away from the story, but at the same I don't feel like they necessarily have to be voiced, for the simple reason that I read all 4 VNs that I've given a 10 on vndb before I stopped turning off voices, so I didn't hear a single line in Clannad, Little Busters, Ever17 or Steins;Gate. Although I can certainly see how having the protagonist voiced would help him come to life.

Hmm... I think it wouldn't affect how good the price is, but knowing that would affect whether I buy it or not, if that makes any sense.

Do MADs count? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1g7J2WymW8

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! You should use vndb.org for your VN list, it'll be easier to tell others what you have and haven't read. I recommend Clannad, Little Busters (I wonder how many times I've recommended them today?), Muv-Luv and Sharin no Kuni. Have a moe:

I'd say do Clannad first, both because I like it more and because it came out before Little Busters did, not that the stories are in any way related. Although I think most other people would tell you to do Little Busters first.

Only VNs with yuri and sexual content are worth reading!

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! There's plenty of amazing VNs without any H content: Ever17(I think it's still worth it even if you don't particularly like the characters), Little Busters, Clannad, Rewrite, Symphonic Rain, Narcissu, True Remembrance, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, take your pick. Have a moe:

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Have a moe:

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! I suggest you try using vndb.org for your VN list, it's both easier to maintain, and easier to share with others. Which VN was your favourite? Oh, and don't worry about the hobby being weird, I mean some people's hobby is to JUST read text, without even left clicking anything! Have a moe: Which reminds me, you should read Steins;Gate!

If the price of a game reflects both the quality, length and depth/complexity of the game, or is lower than that, then it's a good price, things like impulse buying notwithstanding. Let's say quality is both the presentation quality and polish of the mechanics. Length is how long can I keep playing without playing a part more than once, or playing something new that doesn't add anything to my experience, so things like grinding in an area or replaying a game don't count. Of course this definition fails in multiplayer, but let's not touch that. Depth/complexity, for lack of a better word, is how much the game has to offer from a mechanics standpoint. So a game with either a large amount of mechanics that were thought through would be complex, and a game with few mechanics that have a lot of interaction with one another would be deep. These are the best definitions I can pull off the top of my head, so don't judge too harshly. Of course, it's hard to put definitive numbers on these kinds of things, but let's try nonetheless. For example, for $5 I'd most likely expect a game that is: -well-done, but short and not very complicated -a complex game that perhaps isn't very long or polished(hehe) But I wouldn't want a long game that isn't well-done and doesn't have any depth, because while length is undoubtedly a factor, it's not as important as the other 2. For $20 I'd expect: -a well-done, complex, but short game -a longer game with complex mechanics which isn't as polished -a longer game that has good presentation, but the mechanics aren't very deep (I didn't plan this, but this sounds totally like a VN) For $60 I expect a game that is presented well, has well-thought out mechanics and can occupy me for at least a couple dozen hours. Now the really nasty part comes in when you add sales into the mix. The reason why I said that I was expecting more content out of Dysfunctional Systems, even though with the above system it fits perfectly into the $20 category, is that for $5 I can get, for example, Mass Effect 1 or 2(maybe even both!) which are presented better, have straight up more mechanics and I can play them for longer. And while I understand that it's not fair comparing one game which isn't on sale and another which is, after all if DysSys was on sale for $1.25, I wouldn't say a word about it not having enough stuff, that doesn't change the fact that for $5 I can straight up get more. Another problem with sales is that, as Batman said, if a game is on sale on steam for $1.25, it would have to be really unappealing for me to not get it. Now that I think about it a bit more, VNs really fit well in this model. While they can be categorized as long games with good presentation, little complexity, which would fall into the $20 category, length can vary much, much more than the other 2 values, so even though it does not influence the price much at low values, you can have a good game which is an hour long, and you can have a good game which is a hundred hours long. It's much harder to say that one game is literally a hundred times better presented than another, or that some game's mechanics are literally a hundred times better. So once you factor in the huge length of some VNs, maybe it brings the price up into the $60 category. This whole post is just a stream of my thoughts, but hopefully it's at least comprehensible. Edit: You know how you sometimes see people say things like "This post gave me cancer"? Well this post gave me a headache. xD

Now it really is alive! Thanks, Checkmate! And rather than faking an entire takedown, we can just temporarily redirect the main page to the forums and say that everyone who knows how to fix it has disappeared.

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Now that the main site is back, I reckon this page might help you: https://fuwanovel.net/faq/what-is-a-visual-novel Have a moe:

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Have a moe:

This should speak for itself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcRT501ZHFY

Huh, I didn't even know this had happened. I enjoyed Dysfunctional Systems, even though I thought it didn't quite have enough content for $5. Then again, I've gotten literally ever other VN I have for free, so I might be just a tiny bit biased.

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Have a moe:

First of all it is moe, second of all I never said it was moe. Check and mate!

Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Have you tried Clannad and Little Busters? Have a moe:

大丈夫ですよ。よろしくおねがいします~ Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Have a moe: