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Fair points all around, although I don't know if the 100 vote threshold is fair. Some games are just good and fly under the radar. Not that those stand a chance of actually winning, but it's nice to see more diverse representation. Although honestly, VNDB listing all of the Majikoi A games as a single VN is probably a mistake. They are fully independent of each other, each with very different content and honestly different levels of quality. It's just a mess from a voting, screenshot, and tag standpoint. That's neither here nor there, just me complaining as a VNDB mod who's too lazy to do something about the problem.

I'd say Majikoi A-1 and A-2 qualify, even if they're fandiscs. I count them as fully independent releases, and they're pretty big. I'd also count Nekopara Vol. 2 for sure. That might actually tilt the vote a little, the nekopara fanbase is scary, lol. And if it was me, i'd throw in Koiken Otome just because it was a somewhat popular release, even if it wasn't particularly well received. edit: There's also... Bunny Black 2 if you're doing gameplay VNs Tomoyo After if you want to count a retranslated, enhanced release (and Muv Luv for just a retranslated release) Funbag Fantasy because it's a popular nukige Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na had a full translation release although theoretically an improved translation is still on the way (same with Dracu-Riot, tho less "theoretical") Nurse Love Addiction was a solid yuri release. Kiss for the Petals - New Generation as well, though it's not quite as highly rated as NLA. Not quite sure what kind of standards you're using here, but these are the other most notable releases of the year to me. I don't really think they stand much of a chance of actually winning it all but some of them may do better than some of the other games present.

I detect a clear bias against moege in this poll, judging from the games that are mysteriously missing. edit: VA-11 Hall-A is a VN-ass VN. The only gameplay present is actually just an elaborate choice system and makes up an extremely small part of the experience. And if you want to include OELVNs, may as well include Ladykiller in a Bind as well. edit: Emphasis on "if," I'm not exactly pining for this to be more than a translated VN only thing, although maybe it would be interesting to see how those fare against the big translated VNs.

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Tabletop Simulator - Ren talked me into this, then tried to teach me Arkham Horror while I was kinda drunk last night. Had a good time. God Eater 2 - I've never really played a Monster Hunter style game before but people say this one is good, and it's on PC, so I figure why not, I'll give it a shot. It came with the first game, not sure if I should play that first. Grand Theft Auto 5 - I mean, why not? Also bought someone Life is Strange since the complete season is just $5. I mean, that's kinda nuts, how could I not?

The graphics are kinda lackluster

Yeah, this is basically confirmed. It's happening.

I'd avoid reading such a translation. Translations of translations always lose a lot of accuracy and nuance in that process. If you don't know Japanese and are translating from Spanish, it will become impossible to tell what the original intent was behind the lines. And if the translation is low quality like you're stating, that's all the more reason to avoid doing it.

Are there any "fuck you" moments in VI players should be aware of? I realize that the designer wanted to make it a "friendly" dungeon crawler that was pleasant to play, but well, this is Rance so I'm still not convinced. Any hidden time limits, annoying forced game overs, required skills/equipment, etc?

good job on having a big number.

RTJ3 is out. It's a Christmas fucking miracle.

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Can you really call it "efficient" when the fan translation was as poorly done as it was? Quality takes time. "Fan translators are way more efficient than the publishers!" *looks at number of fan translations released this year versus official releases* Oh...

Well you can only buy it digitally since it's MangaGamer. There isn't a physical edition available at all. MG is digital-only unless a sufficiently large demand for physical editions for that specific title emerge.

Pretty sure that goes for Australia as well and Rooke is just having a moment.

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No. Everyone always says Merry Christmas.

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How about give your translation staff a bonus if the lower base goal this time around means they're getting paid less.

Or to compare it to a previous english release, it sounds similar in structure to Sharin no Kuni.

Majikoi has plenty of romance, but it's all romantic comedy, it's all pretty light-hearted. If you want your romance to be super dramatic, you won't find that in Majikoi. I find it interesting that you list Rewrite as having very good romance, since the general lack of romance is one of the most common criticisms levied against it. If you were okay with that much romance, you'll definitely be okay with Majikoi.