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Fuwa History Fact(ish): I'm pretty sure this is a relic of Ryoji and I cracking down on signatures. It was one of those times where I wanted to be even stricter and Ryoji had to advocate for the people. Not positive, tho, since I don't really remember the later 125>150px decision. (I was the original 100px advocate, btw, back in 2012 : P.) Nay unilaterally changed it at one point, I think (he gave you even more leeway, so sing his praises), but that's hazy, too. Thank you for the positive reinforcement!

(I always forget about that theme, tbh. Sometimes I purposefully sabotaged it in the past when Rooke and others made a ruckus about the Gravity Green theme (back before the new themes), but this particular nugget you found is just plain ole forgetfulness) I am, actually, fairly proud that those sidebar additions managed to be as ugly as the IP.Board theme itself.

This is going to sound harsh, but *somebody* has to lay out the way the real world works: If you are using the IP.Board theme, you have brought this upon yourself. Herewith instructing mods to lock this thread and ban anyone caught advocating the IP.Board forums theme.

Don't get me wrong -- I like panic and rioting in the streets as the next guy -- but I can't see the pic.... What's going on, exactly?

FYI -- I know the art is off putting at first, but I just finished Love At First Sight and I really think you'd like it. I think it's a great example of more or less exactly what you' say you're looking for. We've got a giveaway going on right now, but I think it's worth the $8 just to get it.

Welcome!

Welcome! Glad you finally decided to up and introduce yourself : D

That new "Love at First Sight" VN has some of that going on...

I am quite amused by just who, exactly, jumped on this thread before the Home Team could show up. Well played, Europe. Well played.

About forty minutes in. Can confirm cyclops girl. Can also confirm it grows on you. Come on, people. If you could get into a *pigeon dating sim*, you can get into this : P

Few more details about Fuwa's coverage: I'll finish it today and post some impressions, we've got both Rockmandash and Batman lined up to do official reviews, the forums giveaway is planned and should go up whoever Nosebleed gets a chance, and we'll have another surprise this weekend.

This is a really good list. I missed several of these, and you did a good job capturing a wide variety. Thank you!

I guess this is an example of how giveaways can backfire XD? How about we compromise that if you don't get the giveaway, then you do the whole instabuy thing : P.

We'll be offering two giveaways of this game, actually! One here on the forums, and one on Facebook. Additionally, we should have 1-2 of the reviews team starting on this game soon! Keep an eye out here on the forums (and watch/like the FB page -- http://facebook.com/fuwanovel) for more info.

See: https://twitter.com/ArchmageTay/status/599364337220788224 This guy is looking for an "official comment" as to whether or not Fuwanovel is planning a raspberry pi OS (and/or devkit?). Thoughts? Is this the next big thing?

RE: Themes: I assume that you mean customizing the blog themes, themselves, and not opening up the other forums themes. The only forums themes which I don't have on there yet are the dark theme, and the (hidden) Fuwa 2015 theme. RE: Changing to excerpts -- We've tried this before, and it doesn't look very good. If the people want to give it another go, I'd be fine flipping the switch temporarily, but last time the consensus was solidly against the excerpts.

The technical previews roll out periodically to the Windows Insiders group, not to the general public. That's a really good thing, too, because like what Nosebleed said, the previews not only have bugs, but Microsoft will deploy many versions of a technical build with slight tweaks to the insiders and then compare performance. (So when you read threads about it on other sites and people are arguing about a VN's performance on Win10, chances are good they're both right and simply got different builds) The notes that they sent out to Insiders just after Ignite make it clear that trying to nail down the OS's capabilities and compatibility with older software is a fool's errand until later in the summer. We're going to have to sit tight on this one and wait a little longer.

Well, I dunno about that. I think mobile manages to bridge that gap pretty well. The selection of male-protag VNs is small (but growing) on the app stores, but there are hundreds of highly-rated Otome games on both iOS and Google Play, and otome readers are generally book-readers, too, from what I hear. tldr: I think even traditional readers would enjoy a VN on their phone/tablet throughout the day, but I think you're absolutely right RE: pc-tethered games. /aside Anybody else playing Toko?

Hm. Are you going to the .net domain? Android? iOS?

I liked TDR: Toko, Ep 0. It has flaws. I will tell you about them. But I liked it and I think the series is worth your investment. I don’t think I liked it quite as much as Fuwa’s official reviewer, Ryechu (you can read his review over on the Reviews Hub), but I definitely liked it enough to recommend you try it out. This post is meant to share my own impressions of the game and why I feel like the game deserved coverage. The best reason to get this game: Ginxhou. Seriously. Love her. Every moment of great hilarity involved Ginxhou, so should Lupiesoft ever sell a Ginxhou fandisk – oh please oh please oh please oh please -- I will so be there. Ugh. Fine. A little more info: I’ve called Ginxhou a show-stealing side character in other online spaces, and I stand by that. Ginxhou’s lines to fast food workers, deadpan sense of humor, wry wit, and innate fabulousness (manifested externally by two little glory-stars, shown above) made the game a pleasure. I genuinely looked forward to her next scene, time and again. At the end of episode 0, the two characters I came away caring about were Toko and Ginxhou. That’s not to say the other characters aren’t well-written (in fact I think Lupiesoft did a great job in writing reliable character voices), but the two of them convey their personalities more effectively than the rest. If you take a look at our interview with Lupiesoft, you’ll see that the Lupie team knows they’ve got winners in those two characters – so here’s hoping we get a lot more of them. World-building: I like the TDRT universe. It’s got an engaging cosmology and manages to intertwine a lot of great (and multicultural) folklore. Its very structure is intriguing: “Stanzas” as demon lords of hell, parasitic demons whose existence is given meaning from the human souls they ferry into the afterlife, hell being the true origin of Rock ‘n’ Roll, and hell-Earth parallel spaces. Doesn’t that make your imagination turn? It does to mine, and my second-favorite part of the game (after Ginxhou’s scenes) was when I started gaining glimpses into the structure of hell and the milieu of the series. Pacing: The game’s pacing is a little awkward. The first half of the game leads up to an engaging climax, but to my surprise (and, eventually, a little confusion), it turns out that wasn’t meant to be the episode’s true climax, merely a halfway-there point. The “true” climax comes at the end of the game, and to be honest, it feels rushed and a little forced. In the last half hour of the game you encounter new, key characters in rapid succession, and Nadia is (too) rapidly re-cast into a new role to prepare her for future episodes. I got the feeling that the Lupiesoft team was preoccupied by (and more interested in) the next episode (or two), and decided to power through the second half of Episode 0. That’s not to say it’s not interesting or worth reading – remember: I think you should buy this game : P – but it felt like a shame. I was starting to connect to the characters, and the change of (/inconsistency in) pacing was… weird. Music: I had a lot of fun with the music. It’s a serious draw for the game. If you decide to take the plunge, my advice is to pull out your headphones, turn up the volume a little, and jam out to the tunes. The soundtrack (available on Steam, as well) is really tempting me. I haven’t bought it yet, but I probably will. The idea of walking to school with the guitar-heavy version of the game’s theme is just too tempting to pass up. Self-Awareness: I think self-awareness is one of the game's greatest strengths. During the course of the game you'll get funny jabs at visual novels, the game itself, character designs, and even a little at the plot. The game doesn't take itself too seriously, and unlike a lot of VNs which try this and end up feeling campy, TRDT manages to come away feeling fun. TRDT may not be perfect, but it is fun. That's worth a lot, by my measure. Conclusion: I’m not very interested in game scores. For me, the more important question is whether or not a VN is worth the investment of A) my time, and B) my money. Toko gets a “Yes, you should try it” from me, and I’ll tell you why: despite its flaws, the game is fun, the series has a truly cool milieu, and they end episode 0 with each character prepped for an intriguing role. I am legitimately intrigued about the next game in the series. I even care about a few of the characters. The game lasted me ~2 hours played across two sessions, and I consider $2.50 per hour of engaging entertainment which sparks my imagination to be a reasonable value proposition. The game is fun. And sometimes silly. And it has Ginxhou in it. On the whole, I think it earned its recommendations and positive reviews. ------------------- Play the game? What were YOUR impressions?

Congrats on the merger! I'm looking forward to your beautiful, up-to-date progress pages : P

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