What are you playing?

[BookwormOtaku]

Starting Draculius since I want to have at least one game I can connect to Halloween under my belt by October. I remember trying to play this back when I first started trying nontranslated VNs and not being able to read much; now...holy crap it surprises me how clear so much of it is coming out from how I remember

[Flutterz]

Huh, my troll sense just activated...strange, you're the only one here.  Oh well, must have been a mistake.  I know you'd never troll me.

 

Yep, I can't think of any more, aside from Makina's in Kajitsu.  That one creeped me the hell out.  That trash bag  O.o

Sorry, that's an unintended side-effect of . It makes people think you're trolling them when you're completely serious. Sorry, reflex.

 

Some "good" ends in VNs can be pretty brutal too.

[Flutterz]

 

Got any examples?  Might just be my terrible memory, but I can't think of any depressing "good" endings from the VNs I've read.

Well, by "good ends" I really mean ones that aren't bad ends simply because you don't lose once you reach them. True end kind of fits, but that kind of implies it is the only true end.

As for examples, the easiest ones are Saya, Cross Channel and Air. Although I guess it is the true end for them. 

 

Oh, there's also a bad end in Symphonic Rain which doesn't seem too bad until you play the whole game.

[BookwormOtaku]

While I'm probably still in the prologue I just remembered Draculius was written by the same guy who wrote the Grisaia games. So is Misao essentially proto-Michiru?

 

Edit: I know I should pronounce it differently but I can't help but read Elshlant's nickname of choice as "Belch"

Edit of Edit: Came across Narg's review, apparently that is the correct way of reading it

[Flutterz]

Oh yeah, I forgot how depressing the endings to Saya no Uta are.  I'll laugh so hard if they somehow make an all-ages version of Saya.  That'd be a sight to see.

 

Oh, boy, I get to look forward to that in Cross Channel.  Do you remember if that particular ending is good or not?

Cross Channel is structured pretty differently from most VNs, hard to explain without spoiling. I'll just say that yes, it is good.

[SanadaShadow]

Oh yeah, I forgot how depressing the endings to Saya no Uta are.  I'll laugh so hard if they somehow make an all-ages version of Saya.  That'd be a sight to see.

 

Oh, boy, I get to look forward to that in Cross Channel.  Do you remember if that particular ending is good or not?

 

Well, rather than spoiling anything, it's pretty damn well done. It's depressing, but it's great either way you look at it. That said, it depends on your viewpoint of the certain scenario. Oh, and also, it's good to use a guide after you get frustrated exploring all the alternate ends. That game is a bitch to get right. Though that's just my opinion.

[Kenshin_sama]

Oh yeah, I forgot how depressing the endings to Saya no Uta are.  I'll laugh so hard if they somehow make an all-ages version of Saya.  That'd be a sight to see.

For that to happen, almost everything would have to be rewritten from scratch. Saya's just not the kind of story that can happen without H scenes.

[Vokoca]

Still playing Muramasa. I think I am nearing the ending - I've already finished the 'bad' one (and damn Kageaki was the pinnacle of badassery there ). There are still some things left unanswered, so I am hoping they sort all that out before the ending - it all depends on how this ends; if it's amazing, it's an easy 10/10 from me.

 

Oh also, there was a joke  part where about every single heroine from previous Nitro+ titles makes a cameo. I think I've never laughed so hard - and by the time Saya showed up, I was nearly dying. The humour in this VN is incredible, it's so absurd and out of nowhere that it gets me every single time.

 

 

I haven't read Saya no Uta, but I know the plot, since I looked it up after people were talking about it.  Gore and weird-ass h-scenes, gore and weird-ass h-scenes everywhere.

 

Huh.  Should be interesting, then.  Most VNs that are structured differently tend to be at least interesting, if not good.  Nothing bugs me as much as a crappy ending, so I'm happy to know I won't be irritated after finishing Cross Channel.

No way! Saya no Uta is about love and cute lolis.

 

As for Cross Channel, the ending is decent. It's nothing mindblowing, but it is satisfying, in one way or another. Also, I know I say this pretty much every single time, but play without a walkthrough if you can. The interesting structure is one of the VNs (plot-related) strong-points, and spoling that with a walkthrough would be a shame. The choices aren't difficult to understand at all - and even if you were to get frustrated for a little bit, that only plays into the VN's plot in my opinion.

 

Speaking of all-ages stuff, there is a console port of Cross+Channel. I wonder what they do with the h-scenes in that...

[Berilium]

I had a hard time reading Cross Channel.

 

I don't even know why it's so high rated. Maybe because I didn't understand half of the game? And the extra story named "Tower of Friends" if IRC. What the hell was that?

I wasn't expecting the title to be lieteral .-:

 

Maybe I'm too dumb to understand.

 

Oh well. no point killing myself about it

[LiquidShu]

So many h-scenes in Comyu's first play through 

[ff80c38]

Heh, I finally started reading F/SN after being persuaded an am around Day 5, Fate. So far it's intriguing but I can't read more than a couple of hours before needing a break. I get the feeling that all the info dumps and therefore the whole universe with so much substance are F/SN biggest benefit and flaw at the same time.

 

Oh yeah, Rin Tohsaka best girl.

[havoc]

finally managed to start on komyu, Liking it so far. 

Pacing seems good so i hope it stays that way

[Vokoca]

I had a hard time reading Cross Channel.

 

I don't even know why it's so high rated. Maybe because I didn't understand half of the game? And the extra story named "Tower of Friends" if IRC. What the hell was that?

I wasn't expecting the title to be lieteral .-:

 

Maybe I'm too dumb to understand.

 

Oh well. no point killing myself about it

I had a hard time reading it as well, which was largely the main character's fault. There was a certain charm to it once I got past the first or second segment, but I still ended up giving it a 7/10. Didn't read the additional story, though.

[Vokoca]

And giant flesh blobs making it with crazy dudes. Also cannibalism. Fun for the whole family!

 

Hmmm...I usually use walkthroughs in order to save time and get 100% completion, but if you insist that it'll ruin the story, I'll consider not using one.  I haven't spoiled the plot by using one so far, but I'll take your word on it.

 

Are the h-scenes important to the story or something?  'cause if not, I wouldn't be surprised if they just cut them out, like Sekai is doing with Kajitsu.

But really, thinking of Saya no Uta as a regular guro title would be a shame. In the end, the grotesque setting is just the means to tell the story, which'd be a shame to miss out on in my opinion. Well, I'm not sure how much enjoyment you'd get out of i after having spoiled the whole thing, but since it's much more about the journey rather than the ending, I'd say it still holds plenty of value. If you ever feel like reading something short, definitely give it a shot - unless you hate horror stories, that is.

 

I just like to discover the structure (and routes) of the VN on my own. Those are usually just small details, but I like to go into VNs blind. If you feel like that doesn't matter much or that bad ends are a pain, by all means go with the walkthrough.

 

The thing with Cross+Channel is that it is quite reliant on the ero thanks to the main character. That made it incredibly hard to get into for me at first - the first impression is very off-putting to say the least, if you don't like nukige - but at least there is a plot-related reason for it. It's no Fate/stay night-like afterthought, but they probably could've done without the extremely long h-scenes too. The important fact is that they're in there - you can skip the contents itself without losing much, I think. I did the same too. I suppose they just skip the h itself in the console version? I'm just curious how they go about it.

[Tatsujin]

Diablo 3's been taking up my time It's so addicting since 2.0 ... and now that 2.1 was released with Ladders (or Seasons as they call it) it's getting more addicting ..

 

Very little progress in Hoshizora and the urge to re-read Muv-Luv Alternative is getting there ...

[Kenshin_sama]

Hmmm...I usually use walkthroughs in order to save time and get 100% completion, but if you insist that it'll ruin the story, I'll consider not using one.  I haven't spoiled the plot by using one so far, but I'll take your word on it.

I'd take Vovoca's advice on this. I'm the type of guy that uses walkthroughs to save time as well, but Saya only has two scenes with choices in them, and it's incredibly obvious which one you want to go with. The first set of choices will lead to a bad end, or continue the story. The second set will determine the route you go on. Once you've chosen your second choice, that's literally it!

[Melanite]

I took a long break and then started up Maijikoi again, I laughed so hard at this

[V_Kitsune_V]

I'm about to play Amairo prologue. And to finish the night 1 AM, Imouto Paradise

Edit: Never mind, the prologue took me two minutes to read XD

[hydro]

I took a long break and then started up Maijikoi again, I laughed so hard at this

 

I'd read the hell out of a Capt route.

[BookwormOtaku]

I'd read the hell out of a Capt route.

There is, it's untranslated, sorry no ero scenes

[Ominous]

I'm currently playing Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo's fandisk Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo. (Whew. That was a lot to say.) I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed in the epilogues, especially since most of the scenes are more of a "slice of life" piece rather than anything to do with character development. However, it's still nice to see more of the characters. I've recently finished Dangan Ronpa, which I'm glad that I did. There were so many spoilers here and there that it's not even funny. ,_,

[Ominous]

Flutterz told me that the guy that TL'd it only really worked on Houzuki's chapter, and just used a machine for the rest, since it's pretty much just fanservice. 

I mean, they have an h-scene for the girl Special High Class Individual cadet that got killed in the beginning of Sharin. Why? No real reason.

  I started on Sachi's chapter, and it made me want to hit my head against a wall.  The grammar was that bad.  That's why I switched to G-senjou.  Apparently Houzuki's chapter is the only one worth reading, according to most of the people that read it that I talked to.

Houzuki's chapter is pretty much the game itself. He's easily the best character in both games, and I find his philosophy very interesting. As for the epilogues, I think it goes without saying that they don't have a lot of interesting content, even without the grammatical errors. You can pretty much tell that it's not that great.

[Roach]

By the way, does anyone know what the song is called in G-senjou that sounds like it has clapping in the background, and is pretty fast-paced?  I tried finding an OST playlist on YouTube, but two of the songs had been removed, and I think that was one of them  :/  I can't get access to the BGM list through the VN itself, so I can only listen to it when it naturally plays in the story.

You mean this one?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22PhkOfTTWY

[Roach]

YES.  Oh my God, thanks.  Guess I should've looked at more than one G-senjou OST playlist, but I got lazy, and I didn't want to search each and every song from the OST on YouTube until I found it.  You probably saved me about 10-15 minutes of searching.

No problem. I happen to still have G-senjou no Maou on my HDD since I'm planning to re-read the true route later. Beside, that OST was happen to be one of my favorites OST from G-senjou (that clapping and the sound of clock ticking was awesome) so it instantly came to my mind when you describe it. I remember I listen to this song for at least 30 minutes after I finish the true route.

[Roach]

Hate to ask another question, but does anyone know who Yuki Tokita's VA is?  I'm about 99% sure that she's the same VA that voiced Touka's mother, Kyouko, in Sharin.

It looks like her real name is Hitomi, but she used the name Hokuto Minami for G-senjou. Also, Kyouko's seiyuu is Sakurai Harumi, who also voiced Yuri from Angel Beats! and Lisanna from Fairy Tail. Also, I accidentally clicked the like button if you're wondering.