kooolm Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Still going through Rewrite. Kotori, Lucia, Chihaya done. Chihaya so far is my favourite route. The lack of romance is dissapointing though... Quote
Joshua1207 Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Still going through Rewrite. Kotori, Lucia, Chihaya done. Chihaya so far is my favourite route. The lack of romance is dissapointing though... Lucia had quite a bit of romance in her route :s Rewrite overall is pretty disappointing though. Quote
nohman Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I spent most of my free time yesterday working my way through Demonbane. I'm on chapter 7, which I -think- has split into Ruri's route by now, but I'm not 100% certain since this is my first playthrough. I'm really, really, really, really digging it in a few different ways The verbose style of writing and action sequences is a refreshing change of pace coming off of reading Hoshimemo, the setting is undeniably cool (there's no leeway here; it's impossible not to think it's cool), and (with a little tinge of recency bias) the soundtrack is among the best out of all the VNs I've read. It fits so well, with some of the tracks having a thematic 'otherness' that really nails the Lovecraftian aspects of the story. So with my interest being captured by Demonbane at the moment, I'm temporary stalling Hoshimemo for the time being. I normally don't like to start a new VN when I'm in the middle of reading another one, but reading the common route + 3 routes of Hoshimemo back-to-back got a little mind numbing and had me craving something that wasn't so slice of life or cute. My thoughts on Demonbane so far: Chapter 1 & 2: Good. Interesting set up, really liked the way Grand Master Therion is introduced in the prologue as well as chapter 2 - the whole 'lightless gold' thing was striking. Maybe could use a little more collateral damage to better incentivize and make Kurou's call to action a little more believable. I never liked in how some giant robot stories there's never any collateral damage because everyone's been evacuated already during the spontaneous giant robot battle. I guess you can't be a hero of justice otherwise, though. Chapter 3-5: Honestly, kinda bored me. I'm not opposed to an episodic, monster-of-the-week focus in a story, but having Dr, West appear every. single. time. got old immediately. Also the pacing felt off during the training in chapter 3. Chapter 6: The story really picked back up here for me. Action got real exciting again with a couple of fresh villains. Also, an immortal zombie clown trying to rape a heroine with his magically infused tentacle-intestines really brought the story from the zany Dr. West crap in the previous 3 chapters back into the realm of macabre and 'otherness' On chapter 7 now, the whole mystery at the beach resort premise seems like it'll hold my interest where chapter 6 left off. Quote
LinovaA Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Aboard the hype train! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2meta4me Still making my way through 素晴らしき日々(SubaHibi). I am still in It's My Own Invention... and I was beginning to wonder if I was near the end of it. I then realized that there are over 17k lines in this portion of the VN. Sadly... I don't think I am going to meet my goal of finishing SubaHibi on the 20th. I knew I should have started it sooner. Q_Q Quote
Satsuki Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Quote of the Day "I'm not small, the world is just too big." Kawasumi, Nyanko, LinovaA and 1 other 4 Quote
Ene Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Currently reading the common route in Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki. Tina and Konami are my favorite heroines so far. Quote
starlessn1ght Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Did you drop Kajitsu or something? Last I heard you were reading Amane's route. No. I'm playing both. However, I'll just leave Grisaia aside for a while until I finish Faris' and Mayuri's routes. I'm still really early on Amane's route though, not even got to Angelic Howl yet. Quote
XReaper Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 started playing chusingura´s fd bushi no kodou a few hours ago, cause i need something different right now, after finishing zombie no afureta, which wasnt bad, but abit too short. (wish there were more stories like that though + the visuals looked pretty cool for a doujin, yep). so yeah i turned once more to my beloved souji Quote
Funyarinpa Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Got my first (proper) YU-NO ending. As recommended by the included walkthrough, I played the Mitsuki/Eriko route first. The game is archaic from the technical side (no backlog, wonky skip options, no way to return to the main menu without saving unless you quit the game, etc. The story was rather intriguing and the ending got quite hectic. However, I'm rather annoyed by the fact that a SHITTON of technobabble was just thrown around with no explanation whatsoever. The last 60/30 minutes of the game, the game somewhat lost me. I hope the other endings are more explanatory when it comes to technical terms. The characters were all good. The roster is quite interesting and I'm sure that the upcoming routes will also deliver on that front. The h-scenes were WAY fucking better than I expected. I had a 4-hour playthrough that I ended up scrapping after I accidentally used all my jewels and then got stuck in the infirmary scene with Mitsuki. The jewel concept was liberating but also intimidating especially taking the (from what I have heard) considerably huge length of the VN. Also, the game made you wander around aimlessly/randomly click stuff a bit too often in my opinion. The setting was quite nice and I enjoyed going around Sakaimachi. I hope other routes offer many new settings, however. I always felt rather lost as to when I should use a jewel and when I should not, and I ended up using a walkthrough. Overall, I am really enjoying this VN despite a few flaws. I'm not going completely crazy over starting a new route though, since the end of the first route wasn't all that engaging (thanks to things going the non-fucking-sense road). XReaper 1 Quote
LightBladeNova Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 The Sakura no Uta trial has some pretty nice music so far especially that piano piece that plays during Natsume Shizuku's first appearance as well as during Misakura Rin's class introduction, it's so pretty~ it's like the new Yoru no Himawari for me. Quote
Lexyvil Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Got my first (proper) YU-NO ending. Which was the previous/bad ending you got on the first playthrough? I'm kind of curious to know if it's the same as my first one. Quote
XReaper Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Got my first (proper) YU-NO ending. Overall, I am really enjoying this VN despite a few flaws. I'm not going completely crazy over starting a new route though, since the end of the first route wasn't all that engaging (thanks to things going the non-fucking-sense road). yeah eriko is the pinnacle of sexy milfness! & hope you´ll enjoy the other endings, too, cause the real deal starts after it. Quote
FinalChaos Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Finished chapter 2 in Sharin no Kuni. The vn really picks up near the end of the first chapter. the characterisation of Sachi and Mana was done splendidly, they really brought out that sisterly feel. The way chapter 2 ended kinda shows how the rest of the vn is gonna be. It seems like the vn is gonna follow a branched structure like G-senjou(just estimation as I've yet to get into a route). And from those flashbacks and random Ken muturings, I'm guessing that the last chapter/part will be Kenichi trying to rescue his onee-chan from where ever she is being held. Quote
Funyarinpa Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Which was the previous/bad ending you got on the first playthrough? I'm kind of curious to know if it's the same as my first one. I got assaulted by Mitsuki in the infirmary after she crashed her car. I did not know how to get the wooden sword. Quote
Decay Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Yeah, Sharin no Kuni has no routes. Your choices gives you a different five minute epilogue and some different h-scenes, that's pretty much it. Quote
starlessn1ght Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Just finished Faris' route in Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Darling. 7.8/10 It was fun to read. Nyan everywhere! And it was better than Kurisu's route, but still lacked romance. Next route is Mayuri's. Quote
LightBladeNova Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Regardless of whether or not G-Senjou is overall better than Sharin, I still think Sharin at least has the better plot structure (and I'd argue better overall characterization as well). Because Sharin's plot is for the most part linear, all the characters more or less keep their character development (instead of it disappearing after every branching route like in a lot of other VNs), they play significant roles in the final chapter, and so the story is more cohesive and organized. Can't really say the same for G-Senjou. Zantax 1 Quote
FinalChaos Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Oh so no routes. Regardless of whether or not G-Senjou is overall better than Sharin, I still think Sharin at least has the better plot structure (and I'd argue better overall characterization as well). Because Sharin's plot is for the most part linear, all the characters more or less keep their character development (instead of it disappearing after every branching route like in a lot of other VNs), they play significant roles in the final chapter, and so the story is more cohesive and organized. Can't really say the same for G-Senjou. Yeah much of the characters didn't play any significant role in the finale for G-Senjou. Should be interesting to see how Sharin ends. Quote
iamnoob Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Lucia had quite a bit of romance in her route :s Rewrite overall is pretty disappointing though. Rewrite is NOT romance focused. I think you're disappointed because you're looking for something that isn't the focus of the VN. Quote
Joshua1207 Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Rewrite is NOT romance focused. I think you're disappointed because you're looking for something that isn't the focus of the VN. No, I wasn't looking for it to be romance-focused. The person I replied to was the one who was disappointed by the lack of romance, not me. I was disappointed from a lot of other stuff in the game Quote
LightBladeNova Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 No, I wasn't looking for it to be romance-focused. The person I replied to was the one who was disappointed by the lack of romance, not me. I was disappointed from a lot of other stuff in the game I, for one, was severely disappointed by the Terra route... it just hit so many wrong notes for me. Quote
Joshua1207 Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 I, for one, was severely disappointed by the Terra route... it just hit so many wrong notes for me. I actually liked the Terra route although the ending was a bit cheesy. My biggest complaint was how boring the game was, esp the common route. There were also some plot holes throughout the game that were irritating but eh. Suzu Fanatic 1 Quote
Vokoca Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 After finding out just how huge the Sakuuta trial is (can I really call it a trial, with routes and all?), I've decided to go back to Hello Lady! for now. Might just wait for Sakuuta to come out, I like going into things as blind as possible, so the first few scenes were enough for me. As for Hello Lady!, just reached my first bad end. I was a bit worried about the structure at first, afraid I might screw up the order somehow, but this was the best possible way my first playthrough could've ended. Nice trial run. Very much liked what I've seen so far - Hino's writing is great as usual, and the entire VN is really enjoyable. Shinri makes for much of the enjoyment, but that's how it should be - the main characters should be the most important characters in a story, in my opinion. Or well, that's the way I prefer it, anyway. The fight scenes are also very enjoyable, giving me that nice chuuni fill, without crushing me completely like Masada would, haha. Very much looking forward to reading more of this VN, I'm enjoying it much more than I've thought I would from the intro. Quote
BookwormOtaku Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Just cleared Misora's route in Devils Devel Concept, of the two endings they were both good but I prefer the first one since the antagonist actually got a chance to do something even if he did end up slaughtered by Sora XReaper 1 Quote
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