What are you playing?

[Kurisu-Chan]

Wait ..... am I missing something. I don't remember there being any reference to Takumi in S;G. There are references to the Shibuya earthquake one year ago, and well Phantasm is literally all over the place, but haven't seen anything about Takumi. (I haven't finished it yet so I might not have reached there, if so no spoilers pls)

 

 

Chapter 6 - definitely one of the best chapters. It actually felt a bit like C;H in the sense that Mayuri keeps dieing like the delusions Takumi used to have, where he keeps trying to die but it turns out to be delusion everytime. Everything before was the comedy/light-hearted part, and you could say that the major part started in this chapter. The sight of Mayuri dieing again and again set the atmosphere and well the feels started to come in. 

[hydro]

Nearly finished Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. Just got a few bonus scenes to reach 100% completion. Took a while to get used to NVL text boxes and lack of voice acting, after reading so many VNs with ADV text boxes and voice acting recently. But I really, really liked it. As much as the original even. It goes without saying the comedy is better in this, so that's one point in it's favour. And while the serious stuff isn't as long or "deep", it was pretty good in it's own right. Plenty of badass moments, and the ending was amazing. Right at the end when

 

the monsters that stuck past the other 6 servants where about to climb the tower, and Saber was waiting there to stop them was one of my fav moments in either VN. It's hard to do it justice in text like this, but even though I saw it coming it still gave me chills. The build-up, music and dialogue were excellent.

[FinalChaos]

It's just a tiny reference in the chapter 2.

And about that famous chapter 6, trust me, i wasn't expecting it, the VN was too much light hearted an comedy to be taken seriously, and then, paf! plot twist, awful amount of desperation.

[FamishedPants]

Now I'm playing Muv-Luv. Common route is boring, and Tama is only one intresting character here. 

 

[Snowtsuku]

Finished Fal's route for Symphonic Rain

Misc. Thoughts/Ramblings

[nohman]

Started on Demonbane since Kikokugai got me feeling like a certain setting, but I'll likely end up stalling it soon with Littlewitch coming out tomorrow.

[bluethunder91]

So finals' season is coming to a close and I finally have enough time to post here again.

 

A while ago I started playing Majikoi, but then I stopped because I want to wait for the full patch.

I only played Chris's route but here are my impressions so far.

 

The Story:

Prologue: 

Let me start by saying this: this is the best common route I've ever played in a VN, beating even Grisaia no Kajitsu. It had the right amount of comedy, more serious moments, foreshadowing for the routes and just amazing pacing in general. It helps that every character is likable as well, but I'll get to that later.

The one thing that really sets apart this prologue from other VNs is how they introduced so many characters (at least 30 off the top of my head) and then took their time to flesh out every single one of them. Stuff like Hideo's talk with Gakuto about Wanko, Gen-san and Kyojin-sensei's relationship really added a complete feel to the world the characters live in. As for what actually happens, the inclusion of Chris and Mayucchi into the group is well done: it doesn't feel too fast or unnatural. I also really liked the little hints they kept dropping of something bigger behind the scenes, like with that Ryuhei guy who I have no idea of who he is yet.

If I have to say, the matches between Yamato and Touma were my favorite part. I really enjoy psychological battles like that.

 

10/10 for the prologue.

[Desert35]

Finished Hisoka's route in Comyu it was quite the thing with a lot of suspence in it. I really liked it but now it's time to do mayuki's route ^^

[Kurisu-Chan]

Could you tell me what that reference is ?

 

Well I had just played C;H and was playing S;G keeping in mind that it was in the same series, so it was a bit odd at first to see things so light-hearted, and then when I had finally gotten used to it ........... bam.

[FinalChaos]

Soo Cute and Light hearted that only a bullet in the head can break it.

Oh wait...

As for the reference, It's when Okabe searches for the IBN 5100, and Daru states that "even the legendary NeidHart" didn't found it

(NeidHart is Takumi's Nickname in Ensue the MMO)

[Kurisu-Chan]

Ohh yeah I remember now. He was given the title of Lightning Flash (or something like that), so I guess Daru was making a joke on that.

And I'm pretty sure that it was 'KnightHart' and not 'NeidHart'.

 

 

A bullet in the head soo true.

[Rose]

The Second Reproduction. I'm confused as hell but am enjoying it a lot!

[sirjabberwock]

Could you tell me what that reference is ?

 

Well I had just played C;H and was playing S;G keeping in mind that it was in the same series, so it was a bit odd at first to see things so light-hearted, and then when I had finally gotten used to it ........... bam.

[FinalChaos]

If only it was just a bullet.

Gosh, that was just too much, you were a light hearted VN, not a dark one!

[sirjabberwock]

I bet S;G will always be remembered for it's 'transformation'.

[Kurisu-Chan]

I'd like to believe I'll always remember it for the true ending where

....I won't get into that just yet

[Flutterz]

Sharing is Caring (Sharin no Kuni for those who aren't familiar with the English translation of the name)

[FamishedPants]

So finals' season is coming to a close and I finally have enough time to post here again.

 

A while ago I started playing Majikoi, but then I stopped because I want to wait for the full patch.

I only played Chris's route but here are my impressions so far.

 

The Story:

Prologue: 

Let me start by saying this: this is the best common route I've ever played in a VN, beating even Grisaia no Kajitsu. It had the right amount of comedy, more serious moments, foreshadowing for the routes and just amazing pacing in general. It helps that every character is likable as well, but I'll get to that later.

The one thing that really sets apart this prologue from other VNs is how they introduced so many characters (at least 30 off the top of my head) and then took their time to flesh out every single one of them. Stuff like Hideo's talk with Gakuto about Wanko, Gen-san and Kyojin-sensei's relationship really added a complete feel to the world the characters live in. As for what actually happens, the inclusion of Chris and Mayucchi into the group is well done: it doesn't feel too fast or unnatural. I also really liked the little hints they kept dropping of something bigger behind the scenes, like with that Ryuhei guy who I have no idea of who he is yet.

If I have to say, the matches between Yamato and Touma were my favorite part. I really enjoy psychological battles like that.

 

10/10 for the prologue.

 

Those three endings: 

So while I did play only Chris' route, that's not the only ending I got.

1- The "homosexual" ending: nothing much to say. I do like how they consider the possibility of Yamato being gay, even if it's not taken entirely seriously.

2- The "no one" ending. Typical stuff. And now...

3- The "hermit crabs" ending. I swear I was like "WTF?!?" at my screen. I mean, what, how, who even thought to put this in the game?

 

Chris' route:

The relationship:

Ever since she was introduced I felt she had the best chemistry with Yamato, and the route did a good job of expanding upon that. Their falling in love was believable and the confession scene was just so cute. Special mention to the sports festival battle, which was incredibly fun to read: Yamato's tricks, getting owned by Touma, enduring Azumi's attacks. Really amazing. And Shouichi's backstory was also pretty nice.

 

The conflict:

Here is where I was a bit underwhelmed. I mean, her father being opposed to it is kind of a lame reason for her to give up so easily, and for it to be such a problem in general. I will give props though for Yamato doing the smart thing and keeping Momo-senpai on guard at all times. What I didn't like at all was how Yamato convinced Chris. That was literally rape and you can't convince me otherwise and the game tried to pass that as okay. It definitely lowered my overall impression of the route.

 

The resolution:

Done well enough, if I do say so myself. The whole final battle with each friend taking on one opponent was cheesy as all hell, but cool. I assume we'll see all those characters somewhere else eventually. One thing, though, is that I always thought the girls were incredibly strong and kind of superhuman abilities (such as Momo-senpai able to sense others' presences) but I never thought it was actually magic. So that kind of came out of nowhere for me.

 

Overall, 7.0/10

[Kurisu-Chan]

Given the fact it was made clear, so painfully clear, that Chris was spoiled and depended on her father for so much, I did not think it was a bad point of conflict. As for Chris getting a hot dicking, well, that was a gamble that Yamato won. It was either going to be rape or it wasn't, and it turned out not to be.

 

But more importantly, this game is from Japan.

[FamishedPants]

I thought I was the only one!

[Kurisu-Chan]

C: 

 

 

Well, lets be glad Yamato doesn't live in France! Though Chris never attempted to press charges, so I guess it wouldn't matter what court they were in if they never make it there. 

[Funyarinpa]

Reading Muv Luv Alternative, a few lines at a timei same as the last few months...

 

...This VN really isn't for me, but hey, it's gotta get better at the end, right?

[FamishedPants]

Reading Muv Luv Alternative, a few lines at a timei same as the last few months...

 

...This VN really isn't for me, but hey, it's gotta get better at the end, right?

[Carronade]

Reading Muv Luv Alternative, a few lines at a timei same as the last few months...

 

...This VN really isn't for me, but hey, it's gotta get better at the end, right?

[TexasDice]

So, I'll be taking a break from kanon and finally get to Grisaia/Amane. I can't stand the praising and all those spoilertags anymore, so let's see what the fuss is about.

 

Finally went back to finish Hoshimemo, and it's the first time I played it on my 1920x1080 monitor...it looks...kinda bad...

 

The feel when your monitor is too big for the picture to look decent...