Silvz Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 21 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. I plan on reading Hashihime soon, but I'd love to know if you enjoy the other routes first. Just started reading OshiRabu: Waifus over Husbandos, by Sukera Somero. The art is great, and the voice acting is perfect for the characters, but I'm finding the story a little dull, even for a 3-hour-long VN. I'm going to finish it just because it's short and the reviews on steam are extremely positive, something that I've never seen before in a VN (and it doesn't seem they are troll reviews either). But I was expecting something way better due to Somero being a sister company of those who created Amrilato. Quote
Mago Ivo Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 I just finished Kara no Shoujo and I can say two things about it. 1 : Great, almost amazing, VN 2 : Absolutely awful ending. I'm very dissapointed. fuyopon 1 Quote
fuyopon Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Mago Ivo said: 2 : Absolutely awful ending. I'm very dissapointed. Oh boy... I'm finishing the novel next week and I'm so not ready for the ending. I did like the normal endings but for the theories me and my book club friends did for all those weeks of reading, the resolution is quite... disappointing, I guess. Maybe I just had too high expectations for it since one of my book club mates was getting me hyped for this one. Quote
Stormwolf Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mago Ivo said: I just finished Kara no Shoujo and I can say two things about it. 1 : Great, almost amazing, VN 2 : Absolutely awful ending. I'm very dissapointed. Spoiler I know right. A damn detective story about puzzling things together and making the right decisions, then the damn true ending has protag making weird priorities. I was face palming when he was going somewhere to research instead of looking for touko after she was kidnapped. As we know the other choice has him finding her alive, yet not that well. At least she's alive, so he brought it on himself. Terrible true ending  Edited April 3, 2020 by Stormwolf Quote
alpacaman Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 9 hours ago, Leonor said: Oh boy... I'm finishing the novel next week and I'm so not ready for the ending. I did like the normal endings but for the theories me and my book club friends did for all those weeks of reading, the resolution is quite... disappointing, I guess. Maybe I just had too high expectations for it since one of my book club mates was getting me hyped for this one. I thought the ending was totally fine. If you look at KnS as a horror story first and foremost and not as a much as a murder mystery the true ending works pretty well imo. Quote
fuyopon Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, alpacaman said: I thought the ending was totally fine. If you look at KnS as a horror story first and foremost and not as a much as a murder mystery the true ending works pretty well imo. I mean, I guess...? But I can't really see KnS as horror when it focuses so much on the mystery aspects. I guess it doesn't give me the feels that other horror vns give, idk Quote
fuyopon Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 (edited)    5  Advanced issues found ▲  2 11 hours ago, Stormwolf said:  11 hours ago, Stormwolf said:    5  Advanced issues found ▲  2 Spoiler   Hide contents I know right. A damn detective story about puzzling things together and making the right decisions, then the damn true ending has protag making weird priorities. I was face palming when he was going somewhere to research instead of looking for touko after she was kidnapped. As we know the other choice has him finding her alive, yet not that well. At least she's alive, so he brought it on himself. Terrible true ending  Spoiler I haven't played the true ending yet but one of my buddies was suspecting of Shugo because he was investigating an awful lot near the school and yeah, now we know the reason why but it would be such a despair-inducing plot twist... </3 I guess the imagination was running wild, but aside from the fact that Shugo isn't that mentally unstable, there were some things that made me suspect him at some point hahaha  Edited April 3, 2020 by Leonor Quote
fuyopon Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 11 hours ago, Stormwolf said:  Reveal hidden contents I know right. A damn detective story about puzzling things together and making the right decisions, then the damn true ending has protag making weird priorities. I was face palming when he was going somewhere to research instead of looking for touko after she was kidnapped. As we know the other choice has him finding her alive, yet not that well. At least she's alive, so he brought it on himself. Terrible true ending  I haven't played the true ending yet but one of my buddies was suspecting of Shugo because he was investigating an awful lot near the school and yeah, now we know the reason why but it would be such a despair-inducing plot twist... </3 I guess the imagination was running wild, but aside from the fact that Shugo isn't that mentally unstable, there were some things that made me suspect him at some point hahaha Quote
Seraphim Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) http://imageshack.com/a/img923/28/ys2vPY.png Good thing they're being specific, or else I might have thought it was miso soup or something. Edited April 4, 2020 by Seraphim88 adamstan, fuyopon, Silvz and 1 other 4 Quote
alpacaman Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 Depending on the type of VN it could have been any other bodily fluid, so I'm glad they clarified. Silvz, Seraphim, Ryleona and 1 other 4 Quote
OdaNova Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 I just finished up two of the Fruitbat giveaway VN's;  Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish. I liked it, but it felt unfinished and undercooked.  Miniature Garden Started off okay, but faltered big time as it went along. Felt like they tried to be too clever and couldn't pull the story together in the end. I also didn't really like the translation, or perhaps it was just the dialogue full stop. On the bright side, at least it was a short one.  Not sure which order I'll read the other three titles they gave away; I'm probably going to go The Graduation - > SeaBed -> Enigma. Quote
Silvz Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, OdaNova said: I just finished up two of the Fruitbat giveaway VN's;  Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish. I liked it, but it felt unfinished and undercooked.  Miniature Garden Started off okay, but faltered big time as it went along. Felt like they tried to be too clever and couldn't pull the story together in the end. I also didn't really like the translation, or perhaps it was just the dialogue full stop. On the bright side, at least it was a short one.  Not sure which order I'll read the other three titles they gave away; I'm probably going to go The Graduation - > SeaBed -> Enigma. Enigma is great, you should read it first Edited April 5, 2020 by Silvz OdaNova 1 Quote
littleshogun Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 You can also try Seabed, in which while at first it looks uneventful you'll be rewarded by the end of the playthrough. OdaNova 1 Quote
Seraphim Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Note that if you want to read SeaBed, you should go for the recently released Switch version, if possible. It has new scenes and illustrations that are currently not present in the PC version. Quote
OdaNova Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 11 hours ago, Seraphim88 said: It has new scenes and illustrations that are currently not present in the PC version. Ah, that's a shame. I'll just make do with the PC copy for now. Quote
fuyopon Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 I'm playing Clannad and I finished Misae's, Tomoyo's and Yukine's routes. So far I'm not finding Clannad to be as amazing as people claim it is... maybe it's because I don't really like "pure" romance and all that stuff, maybe it's because I played LB before this, I don't know, but let's talk about the routes. Misae's route is so far my favorite, no doubt about it! It doesn't really focus that much on the romance aspect, which I like  It was also short... could be longer, but I liked it. Spoiler I'm going to be honest, I didn't get that Shima was actually the cat all along and turned into a human for that time being lol I thought he had turned into the cat after... I'm dumb. Tomoyo's route was... painful to read. Tomoyo did grow on me but Clannad's constant sexist talk and the "girls have to be like this and behave like that" stuff kinda turned me off, well. Spoiler Besides that, the route was painfully long and the "growing apart" romance plot isn't really that moving to me... I just could roll my eyes, but then again, maybe I'm just not the target audience for this. I'm also much older than the characters so maybe I just don't relate to all these new romantic feelings and everything else. Yukine's route was surprising! At first, I didn't like Yukine; every time I had a scene with her, I would yawn. Spoiler With time, I enjoyed that side of her that indulges in Tomoya's lap and sleeps for hours haha  I am reading Ryou's route right now and I'm finding it pretty damn cute! She's not my type (I like her sister more) but the stuff she does with the cards is amazing haha P.S: This weekend I'll probably comment on Kara no Shoujo's True Ending... let's see how it goes. alpacaman 1 Quote
alpacaman Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 I mostly agree with your opinions on the routes, except for Yukine's route which I found rather boring. Tomoyo might be my favorite heroine in Clannad but what the way they handle her route just feels like such a waste to me. The main reason people love Clannad though is probably the true route, although I personally think its individual heroine routes are on the whole stronger than the ones in LB as well. LB has the better common route though. fuyopon 1 Quote
Ryleona Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 I like Higurashi, but ngl i'm getting tired of Keiichi screaming and crying every time something bad happens. Quote
Seraphim Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 5 hours ago, alpacaman said: Tomoyo might be my favorite heroine in Clannad but what the way they handle her route just feels like such a waste to me. I like Tomoyo as a character, but Tomoyo After ruined it all for me and made it so I'm unlikely to find any enjoyment from her route in Clannad ever again. Quote
fuyopon Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 14 hours ago, alpacaman said: although I personally think its individual heroine routes are on the whole stronger than the ones in LB as well. LB has the better common route though. I mean, when it comes to romance, I guess they really are. But when it comes to being really interesting, I prefer the ones in LB haha man, LB's common route is utterly amazing, I never get tired of it!  12 hours ago, Ryleona said: I like Higurashi, but ngl i'm getting tired of Keiichi screaming and crying every time something bad happens. I... I mean, if you were in his shoes, would you not get paranoid? I personally like that he is such a realistic character. I mean, as someone very anxious, I would probably not yell like that but he is his own character, not a self-insert one  Everyone has their own opinions tho haha my favorite aspect of Higurashi is Keiichi tbh I can relate to him a lot  9 hours ago, Seraphim88 said: I like Tomoyo as a character, but Tomoyo After ruined it all for me I wonder how bad Tomoyo After is... yikes :x Quote
fuyopon Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 Alright, I just finished reading Kara no Shoujo's True Ending (and the whole game, throughout the weeks). It was... disappointing. I get that you are supposed to go read the second episode after that but still... I guess I was just expecting more. Maybe the fact that the normal endings were almost the same made me expect a different outcome for the true ending since the people that recommended me claimed it to be magnific. Part of me doesn't want to say that I disliked it because it didn't have a satisfying or happy ending: okay, maybe I am a little upset about that, but that's not really it. Spoiler The thing that really left me confused is that... Was she really free then? That's it? It just felt incomplete... Anyways, this visual novel was amazing in a lot of ways, the only thing I could really do without was the unnecessary h-scenes... looking at you, Reiji. I guess I'll be reading the second episode soon! This time, with no expectations, I hope! The next I'll be finishing is Clannad but right after that will be time to continue 11eyes~!  I'm only halfway through the common route but now that I am reading this for my personal vn book club, the progress will be much faster, hooray! Quote
Inorin Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 Completed Baldr Sky Dive 1, and currently in the midst of completing Dive 2 (left with one last route). Rain's my favorite character, so I was a little disappointed when I found out that her route was the first one (I always liked to save the best for last). Considering that Baldr Sky has an enforced route order, I really had no choice but to go in this order: Rain -> Nanoha -> Chinatsu. Now, on to each route. While Rain was my favorite character, considering that her route was the first, there were still way too many mysteries which were left dangling. Some of these mysteries get revealed in the second route, Nanoha, but I never really liked Nanoha, so her route's pretty much a miss to me. As for Chinatsu's route, however, this is where many important plot points start to get revealed, to the point Spoiler that the Dominion's priestess' identity was accidentally revealed. I already had my suspicions of Makoto being the priestess, but that scene put the final nail to the coffin. Â I've already completed Aki's route and Makoto's route in Dive 2, but since I haven't completed the final route, I'll hold on to my review of Dive 2 until I complete it. Anyways, final score for Baldr Sky Dive 1: 8/10 P.S Gilbert feels like a Shinji clone with all that inferiority complex, and I'm also getting Guilty Crown vibes from Baldr Sky (Lost Christmas vs Gray Christmas). Quote
Ryleona Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, wei123 said: Completed Baldr Sky Dive 1, and currently in the midst of completing Dive 2 (left with one last route). Rain's my favorite character, so I was a little disappointed when I found out that her route was the first one (I always liked to save the best for last). Considering that Baldr Sky has an enforced route order, I really had no choice but to go in this order: Rain -> Nanoha -> Chinatsu. Now, on to each route. While Rain was my favorite character, considering that her route was the first, there were still way too many mysteries which were left dangling. Some of these mysteries get revealed in the second route, Nanoha, but I never really liked Nanoha, so her route's pretty much a miss to me. As for Chinatsu's route, however, this is where many important plot points start to get revealed, to the point  Hide contents that the Dominion's priestess' identity was accidentally revealed. I already had my suspicions of Makoto being the priestess, but that scene put the final nail to the coffin.  I've already completed Aki's route and Makoto's route in Dive 2, but since I haven't completed the final route, I'll hold on to my review of Dive 2 until I complete it. Anyways, final score for Baldr Sky Dive 1: 8/10 P.S Gilbert feels like a Shinji clone with all that inferiority complex, and I'm also getting Guilty Crown vibes from Baldr Sky (Lost Christmas vs Gray Christmas). Bruh self spoiled rip. Quote
Seraphim Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Leonor said: I wonder how bad Tomoyo After is... yikes :x It's not bad per se, but... [omitted for spoiler reasons] Quote
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