What are you playing?

[littleshogun]

Try a bit of Magic and Slash with full save, and I find that the sex scenes with the monsters are a bit of lacking. I guess that's what happen when I already used to read the sex scenes from both of Haruka and Frontier, in that I'd half expected that it'll be going like that especially with female MC there. Also there's absolutely no reason to lose here seeing that you can get the monster sex scenes by beat the game there, which is more or less like Monster Girl Quest (Granted the graphic of the sex scenes in Magic and Slash is not that bad, but still).

Edited March 24, 2020 by littleshogun

[Seraphim]

Almost done with the common route in Princess Evangile. I heard that W Happiness includes part of it as some sort of recap. Is it just a copy+paste or is there some new content mixed in? I'm hoping it's the former, so I can just safely skip past all of it to reach the after stories and whatnot.

[Seraphim]

Today, I claimed this tag for myself, "un" part included.

It all started out well enough. I was reading Princess Evangile for a few hours and then took a break to do some grocery shopping. While I was out on the town, I thought to myself "Hey, maybe it's time I bought that extra hard drive so I can make those backups I've been putting off for too long". Said and done; I got one, went back home and got started.
I had finished backing up my first drive and went to make some tea while the backup for the second one was being finalized. I came back, intending to get started on the last one, but no such luck. Out of the blue, that drive had suddenly become completely inaccessible. I hadn't done anything to it yet, so it's not like it was being pushed too hard or anything; it just randomly died on me literally moments before I was going to make the backup, after having worked flawlessly since 2015.
I've tried a whole bunch of recovery programs, different cables and hooking it up to another computer, but it's all futile.
Coincidentally, it was the drive where all my VNs were stored, along with screenshots and some other stuff. I guess this is what I get for not making backups sooner, but I can't help but feel that fate truly is a cruel mistress, considering the fact that the drive died at the worst possible moment.



(sorry about going kinda off-topic)

Edited March 27, 2020 by Seraphim88

[adamstan]

6 hours ago, Seraphim88 said:

Almost done with the common route in Princess Evangile. I heard that W Happiness includes part of it as some sort of recap. Is it just a copy+paste or is there some new content mixed in? I'm hoping it's the former, so I can just safely skip past all of it to reach the after stories and whatnot.

Yes, it's just the repeat of original common route without any changes, so if you have read the main game, and remember it, you can safely skip that part in W Happiness.

3 hours ago, Seraphim88 said:

Coincidentally, it was the drive where all my VNs were stored, along with screenshots and some other stuff. I guess this is what I get for not making backups sooner, but I can't help but feel that fate truly is a cruel mistress, considering the fact that the drive died at the worst possible moment.

Ack, that hurts

Edited March 27, 2020 by adamstan

[adamstan]

I think, that for my next VN I'll try Pure Love! - I found it discounted to 999円 on DLSite It seems to be "pure" fluffy moege. I'm genuinely curious if I'll like it. Art seems nice, and in the OP I spotted lots of SD CGs. It might be fun - or horribly boring. Let's check

[Dreamysyu]

7 hours ago, Seraphim88 said:

I had finished backing up my first drive and went to make some tea while the backup for the second one was being finalized. I came back, intending to get started on the last one, but no such luck. Out of the blue, that drive had suddenly become completely inaccessible. I hadn't done anything to it yet, so it's not like it was being pushed too hard or anything; it just randomly died on me literally moments before I was going to make the backup, after having worked flawlessly since 2015.
I've tried a whole bunch of recovery programs, different cables and hooking it up to another computer, but it's all futile.
Coincidentally, it was the drive where all my VNs were stored, along with screenshots and some other stuff. I guess this is what I get for not making backups sooner, but I can't help but feel that fate truly is a cruel mistress, considering the fact that the drive died at the worst possible moment.

This sucks, but, in case you don't know, there are some companies that specialize in restoring data from broken hard drives. This might get pretty expensive though, depending on what exactly stopped working, and of course there's no guarantee that they will manage to restore everything. For example, they may not be able to restore the names of the files, which will make VNs unplayable. I tried to apply for their services once, but there was nothing really important on my broken hard drive, so the price just wasn't worth it.

[Seraphim]

1 hour ago, Dreamysyu said:

This sucks, but, in case you don't know, there are some companies that specialize in restoring data from broken hard drives.

The problem in this case is that it's an SSD. From the information I've gathered, once an SSD stops responding, it's dead for good (unlike an HDD, where you can usually recover some of the data).

Having to download and reinstall all my VNs elsewhere is a bit bothersome, but the worst part is definitely losing screenshots, saves and all the other files I had stored there (like a manga I was in the process of translating as part of my Japanese studies).
The saying "you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone" really rings true in this case. :<

Edited March 27, 2020 by Seraphim88

[ChaosRaven]

3 hours ago, Seraphim88 said:

The problem in this case is that it's an SSD. From the information I've gathered, once an SSD stops responding, it's dead for good (unlike an HDD, where you can usually recover some of the data).

Are you sure it's really the SSD itself? I'd at least try to connect it with a different cable and/or to a different port first. Maybe it's not the SSD itself that's broken.

Nevertheless, that's certainly bad luck right after Murphy's law. 

[Ryleona]

Playing Higurashi right now, chilling in chapter 2. Very spooky.

[Seraphim]

52 minutes ago, ChaosRaven said:

Are you sure it's really the SSD itself?

Well, 99.99% sure. I've tried various types of recovery software, hooking it up to different slots on the PSU/mobo, using different cables as well as connecting it to a different PC, and the result is always the same. The SSD is recognized at first (I can see it in disk management, along with the drive letter and title) but as soon as I try to access it, there's a timeout and then the computer can't recognize the drive anymore until I reboot. I've found many sources claiming this is common behavior when an SSD dies. Using an SSD isn't advantageous in all regards, apparently.

[ChaosRaven]

3 hours ago, Seraphim88 said:

Well, 99.99% sure. I've tried various types of recovery software, hooking it up to different slots on the PSU/mobo, using different cables as well as connecting it to a different PC, and the result is always the same. The SSD is recognized at first (I can see it in disk management, along with the drive letter and title) but as soon as I try to access it, there's a timeout and then the computer can't recognize the drive anymore until I reboot. I've found many sources claiming this is common behavior when an SSD dies. Using an SSD isn't advantageous in all regards, apparently.

That sounds bad indeed. I've still an old HDD for my data and was thinking about replacing it with an SSD. But I'm not sure anymore if the SSD's can die completely from one moment to the other. Though I do have monthly backups, so the risk wouldn't be as big.

Still, sorry for your data loss. I'd be furious if I'd loose my art collection of fantasy, scifi and anime images. 

[Zidan209]

4 hours ago, Ryleona said:

Playing Higurashi right now, chilling in chapter 2. Very spooky.

What a coincidence! I am currently reading through Watanagashi as well.

So far, the first episode was creepier, though

[Seraphim]

35 minutes ago, ChaosRaven said:

That sounds bad indeed. I've still an old HDD for my data and was thinking about replacing it with an SSD. But I'm not sure anymore if the SSD's can die completely from one moment to the other. Though I do have monthly backups, so the risk wouldn't be as big.

An SSD should be fine as long as you have backups, but a lot can happen in a month so maybe you should consider doing it more frequently. I certainly learned my lessons this time, so in addition to the new drive I bought yesterday, I also signed up for a Backblaze account; something I've been contemplating for quite some time. $60 a year for unlimited data backup seems like a relatively cheap insurance in case something like this were to happen again at some point.

[fuyopon]

13 hours ago, Ryleona said:

Playing Higurashi right now, chilling in chapter 2. Very spooky.

 

8 hours ago, Zidan209 said:

What a coincidence! I am currently reading through Watanagashi as well.

So far, the first episode was creepier, though

Honestly, I think this was the most horrifying chapter...

Spoiler

the third one is the most paranoia-inducing for me tho, I love it

I really need to start reading the fifth chapters while I still remember the other chapters haha Maybe I'll read them again, who knows?

[Dreamysyu]

6 hours ago, Leonor said:

I really need to start reading the fifth chapters while I still remember the other chapters haha

You really should. Chapters 5 to 7 are, imo, the best in the game, but they only work due to buildup of the first 4 chapters. The answer arcs only work if you still remember what questions are being answered.

Incidentally, chapter 8 is currently in beta, so it's probably going to be released relatively soon. I hope they localize Rei too. From what I remember, their initial plans included Rei and Hou, but it was so, so long ago.

[Seraphim]

I find it a bit odd that Ruriko doesn't have a route in Princess Evangile. I get that they apparently wanted to go with just four routes here and that she most likely has one in W Happiness, but it feels strange how she's constantly being pushed aside whenever there's a choice to make, although she's one of the girls with the most screen time and she's obviously in love with Masaya. (The same goes for Konomi, but not to the same extent.)

[adamstan]

50 minutes ago, Seraphim88 said:

I find it a bit odd that Ruriko doesn't have a route in Princess Evangile. I get that they apparently wanted to go with just four routes here and that she most likely has one in W Happiness, but it feels strange how she's constantly being pushed aside whenever there's a choice to make, although she's one of the girls with the most screen time and she's obviously in love with Masaya. (The same goes for Konomi, but not to the same extent.)

Both girls have routes in W Happiness - it has five routes: Ruriko, Konomi, Tamie, Marika and Mitsuki.

[Seraphim]

1 hour ago, adamstan said:

Both girls have routes in W Happiness - it has five routes: Ruriko, Konomi, Tamie, Marika and Mitsuki.

As I expected then! I feel like it would have made more sense to have the Ruriko route in the original, though. She's basically a main character but isn't treated as such, being present in more scenes than some of the actual heroines but automatically excluded from all romantic developments despite participating in every event. (For example, she was one of the five girls who marked her spot on Masaya's map during the stargazing event, but the only one you couldn't pick.)
Doesn't matter much in the end, but I feel like they could have handled this better.

[adamstan]

Yeah, I agree - in a main game Ruriko is a heroine without a route. It feels a bit like they used her to sell a fandisc...

Edited March 28, 2020 by adamstan

[Seraphim]

Aye, that's probably the case. Judging by everything that happens in the main game, it feels like they were originally intending to include her route there but then decided to use her as incentive to get people to buy the fandisc instead. I imagine there are quite a few people who like her character and would be willing to buy W Happiness just to access her route.

[Zidan209]

So I ended up binging through the 2nd half of Higurashi Watanagashi today.

The words that best describe my impressions are probably "I wasn't disappointed".

Spoiler

I've learnt not to let down my guard from reading Umineko, so when things started becoming a little too simple and straightforward and later the ending was turning to a more positive direction, I was slightly dubious. But the twists at the very end didn't fail to make me smile at how everything suddenly turned into an even bigger puzzle

 

[fuyopon]

On 28/03/2020 at 12:56 PM, Dreamysyu said:

The answer arcs only work if you still remember what questions are being answered.

Yes x_x I'm considering re-reading everything again before going to chapter 5 haha It won't have the same impact as before but I'll be more up to date with everything

[onorub]

Finished the first route of Hashihime of the Old Book Town. I'll probably wait a while before going for the other routes because i keep hearing they aren't as good and are better seen as extras. Overall i thought everything about it was amazing, from the art to the story, hell even the H-Scene was better written than what i usually see in VNs. Tamamori might be my favorite VN protagonist now, i never thought i would see a character that could take Okabe Rintarou's comedy and Kurosu Taichi's unpredictability and combine them so flawlessly.

[MaggieROBOT]

2 hours ago, onorub said:

Finished the first route of Hashihime of the Old Book Town. I'll probably wait a while before going for the other routes because i keep hearing they aren't as good and are better seen as extras. Overall i thought everything about it was amazing, from the art to the story, hell even the H-Scene was better written than what i usually see in VNs. Tamamori might be my favorite VN protagonist now, i never thought i would see a character that could take Okabe Rintarou's comedy and Kurosu Taichi's unpredictability and combine them so flawlessly.

Right? Tamamori is great, his conflicts are all so very human and relatable, he really carries the story as the main character well. And as the Kawase shill I am, I feel obliged to tell you his route is definitely worth more than just an extra (but yeah, it is weaker than Minakami's route, I have to admit) so hope you find it worth your time when you get around to it~ Unfortunately, the other three are just that, extras, yeah.

 

As for myself, I'm slowly going through 428 and man, what a fun ride! The multiple protagonists thing and the very intertwined plot lines sounded confusing at first but it's actually pretty funny and rewarding to navigate on your own. The wackier the better, so I just can't not like Tama's and Minorikawa's antics and how much "destructive" for the others simple shit they pull can be (specially Minorikawa, guy can be really chaotic).

Edited March 31, 2020 by MaggieROBOT

[Inorin]

17 hours ago, MaggieROBOT said:

e (specially Minorikawa, guy can be really chaotic).

This guy's a real troublemaker. I remember he singehandedly caused 4 bad ends LOL