Zantax Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 Started reading Coμ. I already finished common route and started Benio route. It's... OK-ish I guess. Setting is OK, some of characters are interesting (but almost no one is likeable). Common route didn't have much plot, what is quite disappointing considering the fact, that I picked this VN to read some interesting plot (as a break from a charage). I really hope I get some of that in Benio route, because I'm already rather bored and don't have much motivation to keep reading... Quote
Vorathiel Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Canicheslayer said: Oh my ! The first H-scene in Kara no Shoujo 2 is so...annoying and out of place Which one? That beautiful, simple, innocent, sweet and well composed into story scene, with Spoiler Satsuki, and if you mean this scene, then do not open next spoiler box or that nice, but little too long and cringe'y, but still well composed and 'down to earth' scene with Spoiler Kyouko ? Quote
Canicheslayer Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 Vorathiel => Spoiler The one between Kuchiki siblings, Chizuru and Fumiya. Satsuki's H-scene was nice indeed. Quote
Vorathiel Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 Oh, I forgot about this one. Then I agree, it was just as you said. Quote
Eclipsed Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 Tokyo Babel. First off, was anyone able to guess the name of the big baddie, Spoiler Metatron? I'm a fan of the CW's Supernatural, a show heavy on the supernatural and mythology, so I felt like a genius when I was easily able to guess his name out of all them angels Anyways, because I'm a dumbass who loves to do the white-knighting, I went straight into Sorami's Bad End, and I swear I haven't cried this hard since a certain KnS bad ending back in November. Those final moments were just so. sooo. SOOOOOO tragic Spoiler I think a part of me died reading through this scene ._. I shall mourn for the next 30 minutes, then get right back to the Normal / True ends. Quote
moonstarfc Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 My boyfriend and I are playing Yandere together lately. We finished one run-through and now we're skipping back to see the other endings. By myself, I'm playing Togainu no Chi. Kawasumi 1 Quote
Kawasumi Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 1 hour ago, moonstarfc said: My boyfriend and I are playing Yandere together lately. We finished one run-through and now we're skipping back to see the other endings. By myself, I'm playing Togainu no Chi. I have thought about this being my first BL VN, do tell what you think about it afterwards Quote
XReaper Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 juuust finished pil/slashs "pigeon blood" and still collecting my thoughts, in one way or another, before feeling ready to rate/write sth about it - now all there´s left is abit fapping in our cafeteria (yes seriously) & then back to work... Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 16 hours ago, Eclipsed said: Tokyo Babel. First off, was anyone able to guess the name of the big baddie, Reveal hidden contents Metatron? I'm a fan of the CW's Supernatural, a show heavy on the supernatural and mythology, so I felt like a genius when I was easily able to guess his name out of all them angels Anyways, because I'm a dumbass who loves to do the white-knighting, I went straight into Sorami's Bad End, and I swear I haven't cried this hard since a certain KnS bad ending back in November. Those final moments were just so. sooo. SOOOOOO tragic Reveal hidden contents I think a part of me died reading through this scene ._. I shall mourn for the next 30 minutes, then get right back to the Normal / True ends. I was able to figure out the big baddie, but from a different source - I'm a huge Shin Megami Tensei fan, and esp. my experiences with Nocturne stood out in my mind when reading through TB. Man, you really marathoned through that route I'm envious, for some reason I just wasn't very emotionally invested in her arc. :/ Quote
Decay Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 I knew it from persona 3/4. I didn't actually know that being's role or anything, I just thought "hey, it has a really cool name so I bet it's the big bad." I was right. Quote
moonstarfc Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Kawasumi said: I have thought about this being my first BL VN, do tell what you think about it afterwards I really like it so far, I think I'm about halfway through my first playthrough. My friend recommended it to me and she thought I would like it over Dramatical Murder. It was just a huge pain to install, that's the only bad thing. Quote
Eclipsed Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Suzu Fanatic said: Man, you really marathoned through that route I'm envious, for some reason I just wasn't very emotionally invested in her arc. :/ Ya, I'm extremely fond of Sorami; tbh if that Bad Ending happened to Raziel / Lilith instead, I probably wouldn't bat an eyelash >.> ~~ Anyways, Sorami's True End... Hm. I liked it, but uh, it felt a little...too perfect? I'd say it was borderline Swan Song Good End in terms of how cop out it was and how it undermined the choices and sacrifices that had to be made in the other Ends by providing a "Hahaha whoop-dee-doo, here's a scenario where EVERYTHING works out all fine and dandy, so screw you ggez Setsuna for choosing to go X alone or choosing to Y with Sorami and causing her to go Z". But eh, all is well if I get to see Sorami's beaming smiling again Spoiler ~~ Won't be able to get to Lilith's route 'til this weekend, prob. Quote
BookwormOtaku Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 Currently on chapter 16 of Princess Evangile. For some reason I can't help but wonder who has a greater fear of fire: Masaya or The Hound? Also started the route path for the harem route for Kyonyuu Fantasy 2 if. Should be interesting to see how this is going to differ from the events of the other route path...which I hope isn't as disappointing. Quote
Zantax Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 Still reading Coμ. It seems I'm close to the finish of Benio route. Compared to common part I found it more interesting, but I have that one strange feeling... I feel like I'm playing a computer RPG and I'm picking quests from random NPCs, so much random and disconnected events seems to be. Sure, there is a major plotline that all those small events are eventually connected to, but still that strange feeling don't disappear Quote
bogdankl Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 my reaction to the fate route ending I get that It couldn't have ended any other way but " Your heart is probably a little broken (in a happy way)," Tay you lying sack of sh!t, what kind of happy am I supposed to feel???? My heart is broken in a very broken way right now Quote
Fred the Barber Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 1 hour ago, bogdankl said: my reaction to the fate route ending I get that It couldn't have ended any other way but " Your heart is probably a little broken (in a happy way)," Tay you lying sack of sh!t, what kind of happy am I supposed to feel???? My heart is broken in a very broken way right now Bittersweet endings, yay! Suffer well. UBW is the good stuff; hope you enjoy it. I haven't been making time for VNs aside from editing... but starting tonight I'm going to get back to spending a little time with Grisaia each night, to do my second route. However, first I need to decide on what that route should be... I can't even narrow it down among the 4 remaining (all but Sachi). Quote
Decay Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 Honestly I recommend doing the Makina route first since it's practically the Yuuji route and serves as the best introduction of his backstory and circumstances. And it helps to fully understand that for the other routes. But you already did Sachi's route so... welp. Canicheslayer and Dreamysyu 2 Quote
Soulless Watcher Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 Been trying to get 100% completion on Shiny Days (fully patched of course). It should be mandatory for everyone to study up on the Overflow family tree for its' characters before you play their games. It really enhances the experience Quote
Jun Inoue Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Fred the Barber said: Bittersweet endings, yay! Suffer well. UBW is the good stuff; hope you enjoy it. I haven't been making time for VNs aside from editing... but starting tonight I'm going to get back to spending a little time with Grisaia each night, to do my second route. However, first I need to decide on what that route should be... I can't even narrow it down among the 4 remaining (all but Sachi). It's extra important that you don't listen to random complains about Michiru's route. Do not fall into that trap. AaronIsCrunchy and Suzu Fanatic 2 Quote
HotTrax Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 Kono Koi, Seishun ni Yori – Relationship was smooth sailing and building towards the most obvious outcome but then, boom. Legit made me put my hands up and yell “what”? Quote
ChaosRaven Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 Finished Axel's two true endings in Ozmafia. The route was longer than the one from Pachet, but it still felt rather short. Even if the VN is tagged as very long in VNDB, I'd consider it of average length at most judging by the two routes I've played so far. So if it's really a long VN then it either has one hell of a lot of shorter routes, or one super long true route at the end. Not sure what applies here. The route itself lacked some more interaction from Fuka. It was still kind of charming but I expected either more romance or story and it didn't really deliver a lot of both. But arguably Ozmafia's biggest flaw so far are the many choices. Although I do like a reasonable amount of choices to influence the story, but here they come so often that they seriously disrupt the reading flow. The title apparently has a pletora of different endings, but I think it would have been better if they've skipped a few of those and deepened a few selected ones instead. I think I'll do a bit of VN hopping now and continue with Tokyo Babel. Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 20 hours ago, bogdankl said: my reaction to the fate route ending I get that It couldn't have ended any other way but " Your heart is probably a little broken (in a happy way)," Tay you lying sack of sh!t, what kind of happy am I supposed to feel???? My heart is broken in a very broken way right now I'm a huge fan, so my imput might be subjective - but F/SN is one of the few stories that I can discover new points of views, and symbolisms, with each replay. I only read it once a year, or every other year - but up to date, I've always managed to learn something new about the characters and their situations. (of course, it involves a lot of "reading between the lines" and thus purely subjective to my own thought process.) Might not come across as a satisfying end right now, but come back to it down the road, and you might see it from a different angle. Quote
ittaku Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 19 hours ago, Fred the Barber said: I haven't been making time for VNs aside from editing... but starting tonight I'm going to get back to... I heartily approve your new signature Serious question though, do you think editing the game has spoilt your ability to enjoy it since you've had to examine 2 routes so carefully? Just as a reference point, I have not found that when translating a game, even if takes me more than 10x longer to get through the route. Quote
wolfrayet Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 13 hours ago, Jun Inoue said: It's extra important that you don't listen to random complains about Michiru's route. Do not fall into that trap. The only reason I would recommend reading through Michiru's arc last is because (very mild spoiler, if you want to go in completely blind do not read) Spoiler it's the only route that has a supernatural element which sets it far apart from the rest of the game. I remember reading somewhere (moogy's blog, I think?) that it was written by one lone guy who didn't work on anything else, so it kind of makes sense. I really like Michiru's character and the arc itself isn't outright bad, but I can certainly see that there's cause for complaint. On a different note, I started playing Da Capo. Struck me as a very vanilla game, which interested me since the majority of the VNs I've played have been relatively low-concept. Quote
Jun Inoue Posted May 18, 2016 Posted May 18, 2016 14 minutes ago, wolfrayet said: The only reason I would recommend reading through Michiru's arc last is because (very mild spoiler, if you want to go in completely blind do not read) Hide contents it's the only route that has a supernatural element which sets it far apart from the rest of the game. I remember reading somewhere (moogy's blog, I think?) that it was written by one lone guy who didn't work on anything else, so it kind of makes sense. I really like Michiru's character and the arc itself isn't outright bad, but I can certainly see that there's cause for complaint. On a different note, I started playing Da Capo. Struck me as a very vanilla game, which interested me since the majority of the VNs I've played have been relatively low-concept. I'm pretty sure that yes, Michiru's route was written by someone else. I think there were a few writers who divided the routes between them? (not sure on this one) Quote
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