Bolverk Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Welp. Finally figured out what I'm playing next. It's time. Aye Aye Sir!!! Fire the ROCKETS OF AWESOMEEEEE!! Quote
Yin Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Played a bit of Dekinai trial ver. Until now, the story is better than I thought (slice of life is always my cup of tea). But... time leap? The setting have a lot of potential, but it also have its risk. I don't expect much of AKB3. And I just hope it won't turn out like Juukishi... Now, turning back to Anzu route in AkaGoei fandisc. Quote
Scars Unseen Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 So I just finished Yukine's route in Clannad. I still feel about the same as I did before. Some fairly amusing humor(mostly involving Sunohara), but nothing that special in terms of drama. Moving on to Ryou's route next(following the recommended order in the walkthrough). So far this VN hasn't been particularly compelling, but neither could I claim it to be difficult to get through. My biggest complaint would be that many scenes are the same between routes, but there are just enough differences that skipping previously read dialogue would make the new dialogue feel somewhat jarring. Quote
Bolverk Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Completed Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ (SubaHibi or suba) a few days ago now. Got time to digest it some. (All the endings ofc) To say obvious about this. I'll put stuff that spoils the vn in the spoiler. Tbh, if you are going to read the vn in close future. I'd not read this, as I'd like you have a blank slate while reading it. It's that kind of vn. Now onto my thoughts. It's been a hell of a ride.. This vn is hard to compare to other vn's. Imo it's been one of the best vn's I've read. Even so, it's hard to vote on it because it's such a unique vn. I'll start with the things I didn't like so much with the vn. The vn has a lot of different ero scenes, that is to say the least. I always thought I'd avoid to see some of these kinds weird ero stuff. But, reading this vn. I somehow did anyway. You might wonder. Can't I just skip those ero scenes? Well. You could, but a lot of them are a big part of the story. Skipping them is removing a part the actual story. So to read this vn you kinda have to stomach them and follow the story still. To be honest, the worst H-scene for me. Was rather early in the game. In "It's my own invention" in the scene with the school desk. It was so sad so frustrating so horrible to read. I hoped at the time that he had some part of sanity left in him at the time. But he didn't. I seriously got more disturbed by that than I did in Saya no Uta's H-scenes. Suba made me cry and I wanted to puke lol afterwards lol. The other ero stuff afterwards I didn't mind so much btw. You already know he's messed up lol. Another thing I didn't like: Was the "Insects" chapter didn't feel as important as the others was. The chapter was ofc necessary, but a lot of the time you were reading stuff you knew were going to happen. But I got a feeling that was also the point. So I'll pass on this really. Yup, pretty much only those two things I didn't like in the vn. Good vn yes~~ On to the stuff I liked and the story. The Vn really is about 3 major things I'd say. They are all pretty interconnected. The story, the characters and the philosophical. The philosophical stuff really pops of all the time. The characters are really really great imo. Not all characters have voices, but most of them who have are great. I mean Mamiya's voice changes just increases the epicness of the story. Due to how the vn is set up in the terms of chapters. You will also see how multiple sides of each character and what they think. This makes the characters seem and feel very dynamic. Also to try to understand what is happening. You have to consider a lot of stuff to try to get a grip on what actually is going on. Fun~ The story, which is divided into multiple chapters/perspectives. Are all mostly very interesting to read. Really all of the chapters are great reads. The honestly the speeches "It's My invention" are awesome to say the least. Some of them don't even need voices. They are that good. Aside from the text of the story. The BGM is beautiful. The themes and different ending songs. Fit perfectly to the story and different characters. It really enchants the vn. The CG's and sprites are also really great. The art itself is really nice, it feels really detailed and at the same time smooth. How they used the CG's what also really nice. Usually VN have like a cg of something that is obvious that is taking place and the rest is mostly it's just of ero scenes. Most of the cg's in this game adds a new description to the scene. They usually give a picture of something that is much better shown than described in the text. Some after thoughts. If we look aside from the story and the characters. Looking back at all that a happens. In the end pretty much everything is explained. But as you peel the onion that is this vn. You notice that something beside the onion that was very interesting. The loads of philosophical concepts that pop up in the vn is fun to think about. You might even consider to read some up on Wittgenstein and other philosophers. Simply because you want to understand the story more and understand what they thought. There is also a lot of Literature quotes that come up in this vn. I really have no idea how much Lewis Carroll, Edwin Abbott, Miyazawa Kenji etc is important for the story. Depending if you have read some of the references or not. You will likely get another view of the story. If this is a incorrect view.. I have no idea lol. Personally I'd like to connect Flatland multiple parts of the vn to explain what is happening. But you might as well use Wittgenstein or some of the concepts that is explained in the vn itself. Because at the end some of the stuff isn't really explained, and I think that's fine. It is how it should be. That is what the writer wanted. At the end of the thoughts of my vn I tend to score the vn. Hard lol. All things considered. I will score this 10/10. Jolly good. Yes I loved this vn. Chronopolis 1 Quote
Ceris Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Toradora! Portable, finally.I got bored of that but should just finish it. I don't have access to s computer for several days so Toradora Portable would be a great VN since I can run a PSP emulator on my phone and play it that way. I actually already did that but deleted the game without deleting the saves so all I would have to do is redownload it. Quote
Blizzard884 Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 currently playing PrettyxCation trial version.... Quote
LiquidShu Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Playing Fate/Stay Night, Shinigami no Kiss wa Wakare no Aji, and Sona Hana. Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Currently playing Ayakashibito, Duel Savior, The Infinity Series (currently Remember11), Grasaia No Kajitsu, Kamidori (replaying, but last time I didn't get all the routes), Kingdom of Love (friend keeps pestering me about it), Muv-Luv, Phantom of Inferno, Sharin No Kuni: Yuukyuu No Shounenshoujo, Shikkoku No Sharnoth, Symphonic Rain and Tears To Tiara. All at the same time. Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Wut. Impossibru! Well, I get bored easily. One second I'm playing Duel Savior, then I'm like "Dammit, all this hentai's getting on my nerves, I want something less pervy" and I go on Symphonic Rain. Or I'm playing TTT and I'm like "My brain is overloading with all this strategy, I'll just go onto something with a bit more story" and I open Grasaia. Quote
waies Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Currently playing corpse party blood covered . I'm trying to not play the night for my own sanity Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Currently playing corpse party blood covered . I'm trying to not play the night for my own sanity Is corpse party good? I've heard people talk about it before, but... Quote
waies Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Yes it's really good , sometimes scary but it's good. There is also 4 oav. I'm playing the psp version with ppsspp . It's really creepy sometimes so care if you are sensible , it'll be really hard Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 It is quite fine. 'Creepy' is my specialty, you see. Edit: I meant playing creepy games, not being creepy. Quote
Vokoca Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 It is quite fine. 'Creepy' is my specialty, you see. Edit: I meant playing creepy games, not being creepy. You aren't talking your way out of this one! On a more serious note, yeah, the Corpse Party games are fun. BloodCovered is great, and Book of Shadows is pretty good too, although it's more of a fandisc. The direct sequel is coming out this summer though, so it might be the right time to get on Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 You aren't talking your way out of this one! What do you mean by that? I meant I really liked Song of Saya and When the Cicadas/Seagulls Cry, so I thought I might also like Corpse Party. Quote
Vokoca Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 What do you mean by that? I meant I really liked Song of Saya and When the Cicadas/Seagulls Cry, so I thought I might also like Corpse Party. I know, I was just joking about your edit. Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I know, I was just joking about your edit. If you knew I was joking, please do not start making comments about me not being able to 'talk may way out' of it. Quote
Nyanko Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Bought Hakuoki last week and it got delivered this friday. I wanted to finish 999 first but started it anyway ^^; it's the first game I actually play on a console (not emulating) since its for PS3. Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I've never actually heard of that title. Is that the full name? Hakuoki? Quote
Nyanko Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I've never actually heard of that title. Is that the full name? Hakuoki? Hakuouki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~ http://vndb.org/v1715 Quote
Scars Unseen Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 If you knew I was joking, please do not start making comments about me not being able to 'talk may way out' of it. You're not talking him out of talking about you not talking your way out of that thing you talked yourself into! Yin and Vokoca 2 Quote
douggle Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. Now that the leaked patch is out I'm gonna read it, regardless of how bad it is. Quote
SanadaShadow Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Hakuouki ~Shinsengumi Kitan~ http://vndb.org/v1715 Thanks for telling me about this, I'm a complete fanboy for anything Meiji/Bakumatsu, and also the Sengoku era. You're not talking him out of talking about you not talking your way out of that thing you talked yourself into! ...I feel you confused yourself as you typed this. If I am neither talking about talking him out of it nor am I talking my way out of what I talked myself into, then what am I talking about? Your words translate roughly into "you're not talking about talking". Quote
Scars Unseen Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 ...I feel you confused yourself as you typed this. If I am neither talking about talking him out of it nor am I talking my way out of what I talked myself into, then what am I talking about? Your words translate roughly into "you're not talking about talking". In terms of roughness, that's about a 100 grit translation. Let's break this down. SanadaShadow: "'Creepy' is my specialty, you see." [What you talked yourself into] SanadaShadow: "I meant playing creepy games, not being creepy." [How you talked your way out what you talked yourself into] Vokoca: "You aren't talking your way out of this one!" [Vokoca talks about you not being able to talk your way out of what you talked yourself into] SanadaShadow: "If you knew I was joking, please do not start making comments about me not being able to 'talk may way out' of it." [You try to talk Vokoca out of talking about you not talking your way out of what you talked yourself into] Me: "You're not talking him out of talking about you not talking your way out of that thing you talked yourself into!" [i talk about you not talking Vokoca out of talking about you not talking your way out of what you talked yourself into] Of course now I've gone and explained the joke, which is a cardinal sin. How will I ever talk my way out of this one? Vokoca 1 Quote
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