Nimbus Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 And while I'm at it..... Is anyone else sick of the "Steampunk London" setting? It makes sense in this VN as the characters are based of English people and characters, but why does everybody do Steam-punk England? Why not a Steam-punk Ancient Greece? or Steam-punk Italy? Quote
ezyo22 Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 On 2/10/2015 at 11:51 PM, Alex said: And while I'm at it..... Is anyone else sick of the "Steampunk London" setting? It makes sense in this VN as the characters are based of English people and characters, but why does everybody do Steam-punk England? Why not a Steam-punk Ancient Greece? or Steam-punk Italy? Because once a time England was the number one industrial country in the world Darklord Rooke 1 Quote
SoulJustIn Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/10/2015 at 11:51 PM, Alex said: And while I'm at it..... Is anyone else sick of the "Steampunk London" setting? It makes sense in this VN as the characters are based of English people and characters, but why does everybody do Steam-punk England? Why not a Steam-punk Ancient Greece? or Steam-punk Italy? While Liar-soft's other steampunk games had been set in fictional places, Sakurai decided to set Shikkoku no Sharnoth in London as she wanted to approach the game from a different angle. She also felt that London was a very important city in the steampunk genre.http://www.game-style.jp/extra/200911/16/05ext_gs-01.php'> Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/10/2015 at 11:51 PM, Alex said: And while I'm at it..... Is anyone else sick of the "Steampunk London" setting? It makes sense in this VN as the characters are based of English people and characters, but why does everybody do Steam-punk England? Why not a Steam-punk Ancient Greece? or Steam-punk Italy? Ezyo22 touches on the important point here. Steampunk is Victorian age, and England was the main driver of innovation throughout the steam/Victorian era. Thus it's only natural that a lot of Steampunk features London as a key part of that world. For example, Gail Carriger takes jaunts through other countries in her steampunk series but the main place it's set is England. Chronopolis 1 Quote
Nimbus Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/10/2015 at 11:56 PM, ezyo22 said: Because once a time England was the number one industrial country in the world On 2/11/2015 at 2:15 AM, SoulJustIn said: While Liar-soft's other steampunk games had been set in fictional places, Sakurai decided to set Shikkoku no Sharnoth in London as she wanted to approach the game from a different angle. She also felt that London was a very important city in the steampunk genre. On 2/11/2015 at 5:04 AM, Rooke said: Ezyo22 touches on the important point here. Steampunk is Victorian age, and England was the main driver of innovation throughout the steam/Victorian era. Thus it's only natural that a lot of Steampunk features London as a key part of that world. For example, Gail Carriger takes jaunts through other countries in her steampunk series but the main place it's set is England. Alright, I'll concede defeat, these are all valid points Quote
Kurisu-Chan Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Well at least their other games are set in other parts of the world or fictional places (there's even one set in Marseille. France) Quote
Vince Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 wait, what? i feel a strong sense of deja vu of ourai no gahkthun when reading the thread. is it only my imagination, or... Quote
Kurisu-Chan Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 It's not your Imagination, Ourai no Gahkthun is set in the same universe. Quote
Vince Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 10:27 AM, Kurisu-Chan said: It's not your Imagination, Ourai no Gahkthun is set in the same universe. well, i see then. same universe, but not prequel/sequel? cus im reading ourai right now. wouldn't want spoil my read. but if sharnoth is one universe with ourai, i'll have sharnoth added to my must-read list. . Quote
Kurisu-Chan Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 10:53 AM, TyR said: well, i see then. same universe, but not prequel/sequel? cus im reading ourai right now. wouldn't want spoil my read. but if sharnoth is one universe with ourai, i'll have sharnoth added to my must-read list. . I hadn't read Ourai (and apparently Mangagamer is preparing an english TL for it, don't know if legit or not) but if you like Ourai, you should read Sharnoth. Quote
Miulei Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I'm still not finished with this one. I need to know this so I know if I'm pacing myself all right or need to pick it up some: how many Acts are in this VN? Quote
SilverLi Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 12:53 PM, Miulei said: I'm still not finished with this one. I need to know this so I know if I'm pacing myself all right or need to pick it up some: how many Acts are in this VN? I haven't even started yet. Quote
Kurisu-Chan Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 12:53 PM, Miulei said: I'm still not finished with this one. I need to know this so I know if I'm pacing myself all right or need to pick it up some: how many Acts are in this VN? If i remember correctly, there are 12 Chapters. Quote
Kosakyun Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 1:03 PM, SilverLi said: I haven't even started yet. Hello there, comrade. Quote
SoulJustIn Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 10:53 AM, TyR said: well, i see then. same universe, but not prequel/sequel? cus im reading ourai right now. wouldn't want spoil my read. but if sharnoth is one universe with ourai, i'll have sharnoth added to my must-read list. . On 2/11/2015 at 11:45 AM, Kurisu-Chan said: I hadn't read Ourai (and apparently Mangagamer is preparing an english TL for it, don't know if legit or not) but if you like Ourai, you should read Sharnoth. might as well add Sekien no Inganock too. On 2/11/2015 at 12:53 PM, Miulei said: I'm still not finished with this one. I need to know this so I know if I'm pacing myself all right or need to pick it up some: how many Acts are in this VN? 10 act (Last act) Quote
SoulJustIn Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 1:19 PM, Kurisu-Chan said: Are you sure? isn't it 12 acts? yep , i sure because i still have the game install with my save file "last moment scene".... Quote
Miulei Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Dayum. I only finished Act 1. I really need to step up the pace... Quote
Vince Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 1:15 PM, SoulJustIn said: might as well add Sekien no Inganock too. 10 act (Last act) Quote
SoulJustIn Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 On 2/11/2015 at 8:50 PM, TyR said: ahh, no wonder i felt kinda i've forgotten something. is there more of this steampunk 'series'? yes,there is more .......but in Japanese Language Souten No Celenaria ~What a Beautiful World~ , Hikari no Valusia ~What a Beautiful Hopes~ Shiei no Sona-Nyl -What a Beautiful Memories- Steampunk Full-voice Fandisk Quote
Chronopolis Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Had this on my backlog, yup might as well read it now. Count me in. Quote
Kaguya Posted February 18, 2015 Author Posted February 18, 2015 So, how is everyone? Did you make any progress? Quote
SoulJustIn Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 yes,now i in progress . Suzu Fanatic 1 Quote
Nimbus Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 I've gotten a bit further since my last status but my opinion so far is unchanged. Quote
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