What are you playing?

[Plk_Lesiak]

So, I'm playing The Seven Districts of Sin, a VN apparently no one ever heard about and developer of which was desperate enough to send a review copy to every Steam curator vaguely connected to VNs, and after like 20+ mins of playing stumbled upon this:

Well... This is either going to be brilliant or try way too hard and fall flat on its face pretty soon. Voice acting is decent though...

Edited February 10, 2018 by Plk_Lesiak

[-soraa]

Well I am almost finished with Drau-Riot and now I need a more story focused VN.
Dracu-Riot was actually good but I hate it that every route has the same pattern... The first Route I read was Miu's and I liked it alot. However the other Routes were boring because the Story was quite the same and you know what is going to happen. In my opinion the authors should have been more creative.
The romance was good but too muche moe for me... 

Yesterday I heard these 3 Soundtracks: 
World Enddominator ---> AWESOME!
Last End Conductor ---> EPIC!
Dream End Discharger ---> HOLLY SHIT!

Awesome Soundtracks and I loved Higurashi. Therefore the next VN I am going to read is Umineko. *hype* 

Edited February 10, 2018 by -soraa

[r0xm2n]

4 months after buying it, and shelving it twice (to play other VN's) ...... finally got the True End in Clannad.

And now I can stop crying all the time! Think I cried upwards of 25 times....

[Thyndd]

2 hours ago, r0xm2n said:

4 months after buying it, and shelving it twice (to play other VN's) ...... finally got the True End in Clannad.

And now I can stop crying all the time! Think I cried upwards of 25 times....

*clap* *clap*

You've come a long, long way. Congratulations on your journey 

[Thyndd]

So I finished Tsugumi's route in Ever17 (my first route).

Lol at that ending à la Gravity (the film by Alfonso Cuarón). It felt all a little random to be honest, but I'm aware that the true route (Coco's route if I'm not mistaken) is where all the heart of the story is, so I guess I'll have to patiently wait for it.

But what makes me rather sad is that I wanted to know some more about Tsugumi. I thought that she was an interesting character... and the development was going well to a certain point, where it suddenly stopped, and I don't think I'm getting any more in the other routes (though I could perfectly be wrong, of course). That's a shame, because I really wanted to understand better her personality and way of thinking.

Now about the mistery... So there's this seventh kinda ghostly passenger (I guess they would've had copyright issues if there were eight of them ) who apparently enjoys playing pranks and kicking cans. Aside from that we have all the mess with those two virus, one of which is clearly caused by Oyashiro-sama's curse. 

Ok, I'm interested. Let's see what awaits on the next route 

 

[Hiashi]

Currently playing Hoshizora no Memoria. I don't play many moege, but I figured I'd give this one a shot.

It's good so far, as long as I overlook the occasional typos, untranslated lines, and weird translations (especially on Chinami). I hope Eternal Heart gets localized soon too. I don't like leaving things half-finished.

[r0xm2n]

Started playing Lucy, the Eternity she wished for. Artwork seems nice, soundtrack sounds peaceful....

... and did that android just turn very moe and ditzy!? LOL

Lucy might be even more ditzy and adorable then Grisaia's Michiru...

[Ranzo]

23 hours ago, r0xm2n said:

4 months after buying it, and shelving it twice (to play other VN's) ...... finally got the True End in Clannad.

And now I can stop crying all the time! Think I cried upwards of 25 times....

Well done my friend you are now accepted among the ranks of the elite

Twenty five times Jesus Christ

4 hours ago, Thyndd said:

So I finished Tsugumi's route in Ever17 (my first route).

 

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Lol at that ending à la Gravity (the film by Alfonso Cuarón). It felt all a little random to be honest, but I'm aware that the true route (Coco's route if I'm not mistaken) is where all the heart of the story is, so I guess I'll have to patiently wait for it.

But what makes me rather sad is that I wanted to know some more about Tsugumi. I thought that she was an interesting character... and the development was going well to a certain point, where it suddenly stopped, and I don't think I'm getting any more in the other routes (though I could perfectly be wrong, of course). That's a shame, because I really wanted to understand better her personality and way of thinking.

Now about the mistery... So there's this seventh kinda ghostly passenger (I guess they would've had copyright issues if there were eight of them ) who apparently enjoys playing pranks and kicking cans. Aside from that we have all the mess with those two virus, one of which is clearly caused by Oyashiro-sama's curse. 

Ok, I'm interested. Let's see what awaits on the next route 

 

 

 

Yeah I really loved Tsugumi as a character and I think a big part of it was the mystery behind her. Plus, I thought the romance was very sweet even if it was rather brief. You definitely learn more about her in the other routes so don't worry about that. I hope you don't let the chicken sandwiches get to you.

[Dreamysyu]

1 hour ago, Ranzo said:

I hope you don't let the chicken sandwiches get to you.

 

[Ranzo]

16 minutes ago, Dreamysyu said:

 

Everything that I know, love, and cherish is now a lie

Thank you?

[Dreamysyu]

Tried reading Phenomeno. Well, it's a nice idea, but it didn't really impress me very much, to be honest. I kind of find it surprising how highly rated it is, but, well, maybe this type of horror doesn't work on me very well anymore. Or maybe I shouldn't read this type of VNs when I'm tired.

Though I might still try reading the LN at some point.

[MaggieROBOT]

37 minutes ago, Dreamysyu said:

Tried reading Phenomeno. Well, it's a nice idea, but it didn't really impress me very much, to be honest. I kind of find it surprising how highly rated it is

Wow, super agree. I keep forgeting that I read this already, it really shows how much of an impact it left on me. It's not bad in the least, I actually like these type of horror works, but I don't know. It just didn't worked for me. Maybe because it was over before I started caring?

[Dreamysyu]

7 minutes ago, MaggieROBOT said:

Maybe because it was over before I started caring?

Actually, yeah, probably. I don't know, it simply didn't have anything that could hook me. The horror isn't particularly scary. The characters are pretty bland. Ideas about ghosts could hook me potentially, if they were better developed, but so far they weren't really that interesting. Well, maybe I'm too harsh with my ratings, but I can't really give it anything above 4/10, and I feel like even that is too high.

[onorub]

Finished SubaHibi. It reminded me of Higurashi in the sense that people really remember the dark stuff when that's just the surface of the VN. My biggest complaint is that the dark stuff in the 3rd and 4th chapters was over the top to the point of being goofy (though that was probably intentional on the 3rd chapter).

Overall, it made my top 10 and is my favorite story on a eroge (4th favorite within the whole VN genre).

[littleshogun]

As for Subahibi, the 4th chapter did have some over the top bullying as well. Not to mention the ending, in which it introduced us the new euphemism for suicide lol.

Anyway, right now I'm more or less about to face the branching at Tsujidou and as for the next route, I guess Maki's will do for now. My intention is that I'll save Ai for last, although it mean that I'll need to wait until Renna's route was finished so it'll be a while before I managed to play Ai's route. Oh well.

[Plk_Lesiak]

I've binged through the main storyline of Sunrider: Liberation Day last night (there goes my illusion of self-control) and man, when Mr. Poltroon said the series is "super-weeb"... Only after seeing the first ten minutes of the sequel I truly understood what he meant. It's actually pretty hilarious, how much they tried to make a Japanese game for the Japanese market, creating this bizarre caricature of one in the process. Without Japanese voice acting and all those weird cinematic cutscenes, the first game felt much less absurd and over-the-top, but I guess Liberation Day's camp has its own charm, you just need a bit of time to get adjusted to it. ;p

The story however, especially the ending, felt like pure BS... Just the exact kind of contrived drama-factory and sequel-baiting I despise in many space operas - they just don't know when to stop with the weird plot twists and depressing turns of events. I think many people were as disappointed as I was, considering Love in Space made that alternative-timeline DLC with happy endings (and the possibility to chose romance routes, what was already a strange omission in what is essentially another space harem). Now, let's see what it has in stores for me...

Edited February 14, 2018 by Plk_Lesiak

[r0xm2n]

Still playing Lucy ...... and that ..... I don't even have words....

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That scene where she was set on fire.....

 

SHE DID NOTHING WRONG

That packed as much punch as almost any scene from Clannad. While being a bit more horrifying....

[Ranzo]

On 2/14/2018 at 1:59 AM, littleshogun said:

As for Subahibi, the 4th chapter did have some over the top bullying as well. Not to mention the ending, in which it introduced us the new euphemism for suicide lol.

Anyway, right now I'm more or less about to face the branching at Tsujidou and as for the next route, I guess Maki's will do for now. My intention is that I'll save Ai for last, although it mean that I'll need to wait until Renna's route was finished so it'll be a while before I managed to play Ai's route. Oh well.

Maki's route was pretty great I think I like her a bit more than Ai to be honest. I'm trying to muscle through her route but that damn sister is really ruining my enjoyment

On 2/13/2018 at 2:11 PM, MaggieROBOT said:

Wow, super agree. I keep forgeting that I read this already, it really shows how much of an impact it left on me. It's not bad in the least, I actually like these type of horror works, but I don't know. It just didn't worked for me. Maybe because it was over before I started caring?

I thought Phenomeno was good though I wish it had been longer but I really loved that ending. (I still have that last cg as my laptop wallpaper)

[BlackCatPrincess]

10 hours ago, r0xm2n said:

Still playing Lucy ...... and that ..... I don't even have words....

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That scene where she was set on fire.....

 

SHE DID NOTHING WRONG

That packed as much punch as almost any scene from Clannad. While being a bit more horrifying....

Ugh. The father is the worst. Wtf !!! When I saw that scene I was Just but ready to punch my screen and throw it through closed window. Most hated character by me. I think I will play Lucy one more time, perhaps there is a happier route. ( I didn’t check any walkthroughs don’t really like playing with those 

 

and i I just failed driving license exam doing such minor mistake that the examining lady facepalmed super hard. I am not even mad I have been trying to pas for 5 years now... is this a sign from god that I should stay away from driving a car or I will bring chaos and destruction to the roads of the world ?? Anyway I scheduled another exam so better stay at home @ 22.02 preferably basement far from the walls . 

[Thyndd]

1 hour ago, BlackCatPrincess said:

and i I just failed driving license exam doing such minor mistake that the examining lady facepalmed super hard. I am not even mad I have been trying to pas for 5 years now... is this a sign from god that I should stay away from driving a car or I will bring chaos and destruction to the roads of the world ?? Anyway I scheduled another exam so better stay at home @ 22.02 preferably basement far from the walls . 

I got mine on the 3rd try, after two terrible exams in which the unlikeliest happened. Now I drive like 70km every day and have traveled by byself to a lot of places, even across countries. I don't think I'm a bad driver, though I was about to give up after 2 years trying and paying quite a few money for my practices. My teacher telling me I wasn't ready yet after such a long time didn't help with my motivation either. 

Keep trying. It would be a shame that after investing so much time and money you didn't get your license. I'm sure you can do it. 

Edited February 16, 2018 by Thyndd

[BlackCatPrincess]

59 minutes ago, Thyndd said:

was about to give up after 2 years trying and paying quite a few money for my practices. My teacher telling me I wasn't ready yet after such a long time didn't help with my motivation either. 

What a shitty teacher u got... glad you had license now ;p

[r0xm2n]

Got 100% on Lucy. Short VN, but I won't forget it.

Spoiler

That scene where she was set on fire will haunt me too....

 

Just started Symphonic Rain. This seems different from all the VN's I've played so far. Non japanese setting (apparently, it's italian). The hand drawn illustrations makes it look like a fairy tale. That opening song was pretty good too.

This should be unique....

[Thyndd]

11 hours ago, r0xm2n said:

Got 100% on Lucy. Short VN, but I won't forget it.

After reading your comments about Lucy I got curious and checked what it was about. Now I definitely have to play it. I don't even know how I could possibly have overlooked that, being a hardcore fan of human-like AI. What is conciousness, what is "the self". Which kind of social relationship could we expect in the future between humans and AI? Is it possible to create an AI that feels and experience things the way we do? What's exactly the fact of experiencing anyway...? 

Plus, It looks like a feels trip, my favorite genre 

So Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention. 

 

Edited February 18, 2018 by Thyndd

[Thyndd]

Is this a motherfucking Clannad reference???

 

Edited February 18, 2018 by Thyndd

[Mr Poltroon]

14 minutes ago, Thyndd said:

Is this a motherfucking Clannad reference???

EDIT: I don't know for the life of me how to make pictures in spoilers display. Some help please? 

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That does look like a Clannad reference.

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