What are you playing?

[Nyanko]

For those who've played the steampunk series, do I have to play Inganock to understand Sharnoth? I've read that it makes references to Inganock. Is it better if I play Inganock before Sharnoth?

There are some references, but nothing that big.

 

And yes, good choice, if you can, play Sekien no Inganock and Shikkoku no Sharnoth.

You don't need Sekien no Inganock at all, they just share the same universe but nothing more. I do think Sekien is a better introduction to the series though. But I agree with Kurisu-Chan: just play both! They're both really nice and not that long, so they should fit into your winter break!

[bluethunder91]

Finished everything in Everlasting Summer. That was decent for a free game, I guess.

Now I'm not sure if I should play Chaos;Head or Sharin no Kuni next. Suggestion, maybe?

 

Sharin no Kuni definitely. I like Chaos;Head too, but Sharin is leagues better.

[Deep Blue]

Finished muv-luv extra, took a while but in the end it wasnt that bad, unlimited is looking waaaaaaaaaay better so far and I've only played half and hour or so...

 

Sharin no Kuni definitely. I like Chaos;Head too, but Sharin is leagues better.

another vote for sharin no kuni himawari no shoujo, amazing humor mixed with good drama, superb plot and well developed characters, almost a 10/10 vn,

[Roach]

Thank you everyone! Sharin no Kuni it is, then.

[Eclipsed]

Y'know what, with all of these recommendations, I'll read Sharin no Kuni as well~

[TexasDice]

I feel almost bad for disliking it now. Almost.

[FamishedPants]

I feel almost bad for disliking it now. Almost.

What?

 

Also, I am definitely suggesting you play Sharing is Karing too. Kenichi is one of the better protagonists there are. C: 

[BookwormOtaku]

@roach I also recommend Sharin no Kuni and seeing as you really enjoyed Grisaia no Kajitsu it's probably up your alley.

[Deep Blue]

I feel almost bad for disliking it now. Almost.

What?You... you monster!!!

Why exactly?

[Snowtsuku]

I feel almost bad for disliking it now. Almost.

Nah. It's fine. I hate Rewrite even if most people seems to like it.

[TexasDice]

 

What?You... you monster!!! 
Why exactly?

I don't like the protagonist at all. He's more like the guy, that deserves to be beaten up by the real protagonist (like those rich-footballteam-jerks in 80s teen flicks). Then there's the setting, which is kinda creepy and makes me feel really uncomfortable.

 

No clue if that stuff changes somewhere down the line or if all of that is on purpose, but I had enough after 30 minutes. 

[Decay]

You know, one of the things that makes Symphonic Rain weird for me is just how bad the Fortell sounds to me. Like, this mystical magical instrument that is supposed to be rare and difficult to master just sounds like babby's first casio gotten for $30 down at a walmart. It ruins every song.

[bluethunder91]

 

 

 

I don't like the protagonist at all. He's more like the guy, that deserves to be beaten up by the real protagonist (like those rich-footballteam-jerks in 80s teen flicks). Then there's the setting, which is kinda creepy and makes me feel really uncomfortable.

 

No clue if that stuff changes somewhere down the line or if all of that is on purpose, but I had enough after 30 minutes. 

 

 

Well, I don't want to spoil too much but literally everything in the game has a purpose. You should really give the game a second chance. It takes a while to really get started but it gets really good.

[Roach]

@roach I also recommend Sharin no Kuni and seeing as you really enjoyed Grisaia no Kajitsu it's probably up your alley.

Wh-What the?! Someone actually checked my vndb?! Must... hide... all my nukiges...

*Ahem*

Anyway, I've reached chapter 2, around the part after the first H-scene with Sachi. Why did I chose Sachi, you say? Because she is awesome. The end.

Kenichi definitely isn't a protagonist that I thought to be. I even wondered why some people called him similar to Yuuji...

And the end of chapter one (and the start of chapter two) made me think otherwise. He is definitely

similar to Yuuji, even if only a little bit. Like, the training they went through, their inner monologue, and, ALL THE INCEST THEY DID! ....Umm, I mean, they are similar alright, kind of.

The characters are really enjoyable. Isono didn't turn out to be a comic-relief-only character that I thought he would be. Natsume pissed me off at first but after seeing that last scene in chapter one, I'm really curious about her now. Sachi's... CUTE, reaaally cute. I mean, those eyes~

Touka might end up being my favorite heroine though, since I like tsundere and all.

I think I will finish chapter 2 by tonight. That is, if I don't fall asleep in the process.

[Mr Poltroon]

You know, one of the things that makes Symphonic Rain weird for me is just how bad the Fortell sounds to me. Like, this mystical magical instrument that is supposed to be rare and difficult to master just sounds like babby's first casio gotten for $30 down at a walmart. It ruins every song.

I'll agree on this point. While I quickly came to like the first song (Phorni's); I, for instance, absolutely abhor Fal's song. Being unable to skip it is one of my greatest pains.

 

Also, finished Fal's route in Symphonic Rain. Posting my thoughts in the appropriate place.

[Deep Blue]

 

 

 

I don't like the protagonist at all. He's more like the guy, that deserves to be beaten up by the real protagonist (like those rich-footballteam-jerks in 80s teen flicks). Then there's the setting, which is kinda creepy and makes me feel really uncomfortable.

 

No clue if that stuff changes somewhere down the line or if all of that is on purpose, but I had enough after 30 minutes. 

 

 

I can understand why you don't like him but there is a lot more to the character that you can see at first hand, give it another try you wont regret it.

Wh-What the?! Someone actually checked my vndb?! Must... hide... all my nukiges...

 

*Ahem*

Anyway, I've reached chapter 2, around the part after the first H-scene with Sachi. Why did I chose Sachi, you say? Because she is awesome. The end.

Kenichi definitely isn't a protagonist that I thought to be. I even wondered why some people called him similar to Yuuji...

And the end of chapter one (and the start of chapter two) made me think otherwise. He is definitely 

similar to Yuuji, even if only a little bit. Like, the training they had gone through, their inner monologue, and, ALL THE INCEST THEY HAD DONE! ....Umm, I mean, they are similar alright, kind of.

 

The characters are really enjoyable. Isono didn't turn out to be a comic-relief-only character that I thought he would be. Natsume pissed me off at first but after seeing that last scene in chapter one, I'm really curious about her now. Sachi's... CUTE, reaaally cute. I mean, those eyes~

Touka might end up being my favorite heroine though, since I like tsundere and all.

 

I think I will finish chapter 2 by tonight. That is, if I don't fall asleep in the process.

 

 

You should do the Natsumi's route first, even if this is almost a linear vn the best ending or at least the real one is with her.

And yes, that was the only problem with this vn, sometimes it drags on and on and on but trust me it gets better.

[RinXD]

comyu common route

[Ezeefreak]

comyu common route

 

I just guess that is what you are currently playing... Your posts are always flood over with magnificent details and an incredible way of "speech", awesome...

 

Anyway, I started also Symphonic Rain. But I'm just at the beginning. So I move on and tell you later my thoughts about that...

[RinXD]

This isnt a review thread or a discussion thread it simply asks what you are playing and nothing more and nothing less

[Ezeefreak]

This isnt a review thread or a discussion thread it simply asks what you are playing and nothing more and nothing less

 

But it isn't too hard to write before " I play" or "I read" ... But the one who is wrong here is me, because I'm think about what you're writing, Sorry for that. I should have known better.

 

But enough with that. The wrong place here.

[Decay]

This isnt a review thread or a discussion thread it simply asks what you are playing and nothing more and nothing less

This is a discussion forum, posts made here should at least try a little bit to promote discussion. You're basically the only person who posts in this thread the way you do, and I don't think anyone has responded to you so far, so maybe think about that a little.

[Mr Poltroon]

This is a discussion forum, posts made here should at least try a little bit to promote discussion. You're basically the only person who posts in this thread the way you do, and I don't think anyone has responded to you so far, so maybe think about that a little.

I recommend these posts all get moved out or nuked so as to not clutter the precious thread, but I cannot simply watch by on on this issue.

 

I absolutely believe that Rin is mostly right on this point. (disregarding the fact that the sentence he formed can hardly be called that; no capitals, no full stops but more importantly, no "I'm playing" which has actually made me report his posts before as I had no idea what he was talking about and couldn't hazard a guess)

People just have these endless discussions on this topic. I remember there were pages filled with spoilers. Isn't that just ridiculous? I think this thread is way to popular. Why not use appropriate threads for discussion?

But I wonder if it's just me...

[Deep Blue]

RinxD is like a tsundere character that we all love in the vns

Now being a little more serious, come on this is just a place to hang out and chill a bit (at least it's for me), we could use a little bit of flexibility, we can go off-topic a bit too and yes probably is wrong to do that when you have a proper specific place in the forum to do that but still being a little flexible never killed anyone

 

Back on topic:

 

playing muv-luv unlimited, meiya's route

[Eclipsed]

Just so people do not derail further,

I've talked to some people. The mods' (well, maybe I should specify: the VN Talk mods' ) stance regarding this thread is that it is perfectly fine/okay/valid for people to post in this thread regarding what they are playing along with their thoughts on what they are playing.

Tiago may have a point though, if lengthy discussions are spawned as a result of the above, it may be better to move those posts to a dedicated discussion thread. Other than that, everything's fair game.

edit: agree with Decay's post on the next page. I've always thought of this thread as the to-go place/central hub for these types of VN conversations xD 

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Started up Sharin no Kuni, but I couldn't get in the mood to read much. I think I need a longer break after having finishing Symphonic Rain xD

[Decay]

I recommend these posts all get moved out or nuked so as to not clutter the precious thread, but I cannot simply watch by on on this issue.

 

I absolutely believe that Rin is mostly right on this point. (disregarding the fact that the sentence he formed can hardly be called that; no capitals, no full stops but more importantly, no "I'm playing" which has actually made me report his posts before as I had no idea what he was talking about and couldn't hazard a guess)

People just have these endless discussions on this topic. I remember there were pages filled with spoilers. Isn't that just ridiculous? I think this thread is way to popular. Why not use appropriate threads for discussion?

But I wonder if it's just me...

The thread's entire purpose is just to chat about the VNs you're currently reading. You post a few thoughts about it and people are free to respond. I don't really see what's wrong with this. I think pages of spoilers are ridiculous, but that's another thing entirely. Not every game can support an active thread, especially older ones. If someone has something they want to seriously discuss at length, they should make a thread, but there's nothing wrong with the chit-chat, I see that as the entire point of this thread. And what does "way too popular" even mean? Why does it matter that a thread is popular?

 

edit: I should say that this actually isn't a big deal and we're probably blowing this out of proportion. Maybe I shouldn't have chimed in because ultimately it doesn't really matter much if one or two people post like how Rin does.