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You're not at Episode 10, are you? In that case, you still have a long way to go.

No I think he was referring to Operation 21st. Operation Ouka comes much later.

Yeah visual novels have always known to be very long in in terms of length. For example, Fate Stay Night is more than 1 million words in length, which is more than twice the length of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy. This is why it can take much longer for people to finish a visual novel as compared to a standard novel. I used to frequently read standard novels a few years ago (when I was 13-15) and I could finish a trilogy within a day. Meanwhile, a very long visual novel which is over 50 hours in length will usually take me at least a week to complete, provided that I dedicate all my time to it (which is about 10-12 hours). If you are looking for a wordy vn, I think it would be Higurashi as it took me months to complete it (though to be fair, I didn't dedicate much time at one go in the earlier half of the game).

Oh yes, i forgot that the existing 18+ patch by Amaterasu Translations isn't compatible with the Steam version, my bad. In that case, go ahead with the all ages version.

Muv Luv Alternative

Yeah pretty much. The patch only uncensors stuff for the first h scene and completely removes the second h scene. However, I find the first h scene to have lots of impact so if you view them uncensored, you might feel the full effect of it. But then again, I only played the 18+ version so I wouldn't know if that scene had as much impact in the all-ages version as it did in the 18+ version so take my advice with a grain of salt

Yeah there isn't much you missed on, so you should be fine. However, I think you may want to apply the 18+ patch on Alternative, for full impact (though it's optional). Moving on, I'm sure you will enjoy Alternative more. If Unlimited is a good production, then Alternative is a godly masterpiece. If you thought Unlimited was depressing enough, wait till you finish Alternative . Since you're playing the Steam version, I suppose you won't be witnessing wonderful Engrish. Oh wells (spoilers for the intro only)

anything below 5 is utter trash. I rarely rate anything 10 unless it had some sort of emotional impact on me. Plot twists and incredible character development won't be enough to convince me to rate a vn 10 unless it makes me cry, which is why to this day, I've rated only 1 vn a perfect 10.

When there are untranslated lines. Ahem Hoshimemo. Ahem Sekai

Welcome! Since you like otomes, I've filtered a list of otomes for you which should catch your interest. My personal recommendations are Code Realize if you have money to spare and Mystic Messenger if you don't. It isn't often that we get new female users but nevertheless, I hope you enjoy your stay here!

i concur

Yeah the first trial was pretty crappy. The culprit was too obvious and the murder method was too plain, though this changes as the murder methods get much more complicated in Goodbye Despair and Killing Harmony, meaning that the cases get harder to solve. Anyways, since you've mentioned that you've finished the 4th trial, that means that you are close to finding out the mastermind of the killing game. Do you have any guesses for the mastermind?

The routes for Sumika and Meiya absolutely need to be played in order to fully enjoy Alternative. Miki's route and Ayamine's route do not have much bearing on Alternative, though they do provide some background info for 2 side characters in Alternative (Sagiri,Miki's dad). The other routes are just unnecessary. Since you will be moving on to Unlimited, I recommend playing just one route for one of the students (I chose Meiya since she's my fav along with Sumika). Yuuko's route is optional. As for Alternative, route choice doesn't really matter.

Extra initially makes you take all the little things for granted and complain about all the cliches, Unlimited completely changes the atmosphere and Alternative just breaks you apart. You'll definitely be rewarded...with PTSD, that is. In a nutshell

Phenomeno is something you really should read. At least for me,the horror factor here is higher than that of most of the so-called horror vns like saya no uta and higurashi,despite its apparent lack of plot development (since the VN was only meant for the promotion of the original LN series). More importantly, it's the shortest vn I've read (took me about 1.5h to complete) so it should be sufficient to last through your date.

My most favorite is Fujibayashi Kyou from Clannad, with Makise Kurisu from Steins Gate and Hisakaki Komomo from Hoshinozara no Memoria close behind. Who are your favorites?

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Clannad has its lighthearted moments in some of its routes so you can try that out. Little Busters is also pretty light-hearted (at least in the common route since I haven't locked on to the character-focused routes yet) so this is an option too. And of course, you can always re-read Muv Luv Extra! (Just try not to remember the depressing moments in MLA or you will be crying bitch tears in no time)

well it's a moege....don't expect too much lol

I'm finally done with Fata Morgana no Yakata. Phew, that was one heck of a wild ride; now I can't wait for the translation for the fandisc to be released (which I presume will be released soon so hooray )

If only Cross Channel had a better translation, I might had enjoyed the game better but now....

Yeah I checked it just now; my bad. I've edited my post.

Top 3: Alternate subbed version for the 1st soundtrack with a bit of spoilers (Skip to 0:30 to avoid spoilers)

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