What are you playing?

[InSoulFallen]

i have Innocent Bullet and Koisurudoll upnext just want to finish this quick

 

@Tom thanks Sakura from Sakura Mau Otome no Rondo best waifuu ~

[Aggressor]

Koisurudoll

Finished it recently - not really worth much if you ask me. I prefer dolls to be more like dolls... well, maybe it's just me.

Have to read innocent bullet too...

[InSoulFallen]

Finished it recently - not really worth much if you ask me. I prefer dolls to be more like dolls... well, maybe it's just me.

Have to read innocent bullet too...i

really  i finished the prologue yesterday and id have to agree with you that it has that not really worth much vibe but hey loli doll are win and also the OP is catchy

 

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think im near Yukino end 2Hscenes left the drama begins here and im starting to really hate the protag now

[Soradragoon]

This is going to reveal my lack of experience but... I'm playing Fate / stay night. To be more precise I'm finishing unlimited blade works route.

[InSoulFallen]

youre not the only one whose lacking i have not finished that too(cause i jumped right into untranslated)  i need a month or two for translated VNs

[Wahfuu]

Read through what I could understand of the Senshinkan prologue, and it was beyond amazing. I have never seen something so epic in a VN, and to think that was just the prologue... Unfortunately, I can't get ITH working with it at all, and VNR has serious trouble with the long text (it takes text from the whole NVL textbox at each click, no matter how much of it appears, which results in it being too long for it to handle 95% of the time), so I won't be reading this until there's some sort of a fix. ;_;

 

It's so frustrating to have bad japanese and such epic things coming out, I really need to go crazy on the kanji or something.

Senshinkan is absolutely bonkers. Im currently reading it at a snails pace, mostly because it is obscenely difficult japanese with a very complicated setting, so. Hard times.

The ITH problem is annoying and really adds to the reading time, but i've gotten used to it. Just highlight whats on the screen at the time in the textwall and break it up into chunks. It's far less intimidating that way then reading a huge textwall before any of it is on screen. Theres no fix to it, unfortunately. It's just how the engine is.

[Darkshine]

My cute Anzu has been taken care of now I must follow the sisters routes in Da Capo II.

[FruitsPunchSamurai]

So i'm playing Discipline again, and i totally forgot about the Assistant Dean. I feel so bad for this guy yet i can't help but laugh like crazy at this guy's misfortunes. Everything that happens to him is just too damn funny.

[douggle]

Do Umineko, it's straight up better . After all, you must be sick of Ren and I being lovey-dovey and there's none of that in Umineko.

I decided to do Umineko glad I did this is really good.

[Flutterz]

I decided to do Umineko glad I did this is really good.

How far in are you? Also are you using the graphics patch? Although no graphics patch can make it look as good as Ren-senpai~

[douggle]

How far in are you? Also are you using the graphics patch? Although no graphics patch can make it look as good as Ren-senpai~

Yep I am using UmiTweak with the ps3 sprites I am on Route 2 of Umineko no Naku Koro Ni. 

Shortly after the servants have turned in their Master Keys and George and the servants have migrated to the kitchen.

[Guest]

Well, I'm still playing through the common route in Grisaia, and I'm trying to resist the urge to bash my head against a wall.  It's not that it's bad, it's just SOOOO SLOW.  Nothing really important plot-wise has happened yet, and it's making me wonder when the hell the first choice is gonna show up.

 

I'm past the point where

Amane gives Michiru the concentrated Vitamin A powder, and sarcastically does a whole bit about it being heroin after Yuuji asks her if it is.

 

I actually didn't mind that at all.

It does a good job at introducting correctly each character and it's incredibly funny.

I don't think Grisaia is a game to rush.

 

I just appreciated the humor and the characters. (Michiruuuuuu~ <3)

[Guest]

I'm 2/3 through the game and from what i've heard and experienced for now there isn't any real plot, there's no true end. 

Just 5 heroines with an independant route.

So the plot will kick when you actually get on a route.

[douggle]

I'm 2/3 through the game and from what i've heard and experienced for now there isn't any real plot, there's no true end. 

Just 5 heroines with an independant route.

So the plot will kick when you actually get on a route.

It's the first part of a Trilogy of course theres no true end. it serves as an introduction to the girls. You get into Yuuji's back story and path in Meikyuu and then it finishes up in Rakuen

[Vokoca]

Senshinkan is absolutely bonkers. Im currently reading it at a snails pace, mostly because it is obscenely difficult japanese with a very complicated setting, so. Hard times.

The ITH problem is annoying and really adds to the reading time, but i've gotten used to it. Just highlight whats on the screen at the time in the textwall and break it up into chunks. It's far less intimidating that way then reading a huge textwall before any of it is on screen. Theres no fix to it, unfortunately. It's just how the engine is.

Did you actually get it working with ITH? How?

 

But yeah, you can say that again. I was doing fine with the dubbed prologue, and the following descriptions of the scenery were quite manageable for me too, even though the dictionary was getting really difficult - but the fight scene was where it got absolutely ridiculous. Those technique names, fake kanji readings... and the overall advanced grammar... what a nightmare. :x

 

I'm only properly studying japanese for the second semester now, so I might be jumping in way too soon, but this VN really is so tempting... Highlighting one line at a time sounds like a great idea, the walls of text scared me so much I had to give up without even having the power to finish the prologue completely. :x

[Wahfuu]

Did you actually get it working with ITH? How?

 

But yeah, you can say that again. I was doing fine with the dubbed prologue, and the following descriptions of the scenery were quite manageable for me too, even though the dictionary was getting really difficult - but the fight scene was where it got absolutely ridiculous. Those technique names, fake kanji readings... and the overall advanced grammar... what a nightmare. :x

 

I'm only properly studying japanese for the second semester now, so I might be jumping in way too soon, but this VN really is so tempting... Highlighting one line at a time sounds like a great idea, the walls of text scared me so much I had to give up without even having the power to finish the prologue completely. :x

I'll PM you the ITH I use that works with it.

But yes, ITH does the textwall thing and grabs everything when the game goes AVL mode, and sometimes you have to slog through a number of hooks to find the one thats grabbing everything, but it's just some extra labour. The game itself is definitely worth it. It IS really hard to grasp though. The game is written as though you know japanese history, and paid quite a bit of attention in history class. It's a whole lot of Fuck. Especially when the antagonists have these incredibly vague conversations.

The ABSOLUTE monster of this VN though is Karuma Dan. He speaks with a Hiroshima-ben dialect and it's very.. wow. Hard to parse. I definitely suggest knowing some/looking up some about the dialect if you plan on reading this, as Dan's dialect is not only hard itself, hes a very enigmatic weird character that just makes everything he does weird and hard if you dont know anything.

Edit: JUST KIDDING APPARENTLY THE SITE IS DOWN. I'll get it for you when its back up.

[RusAnon]

Dunno, I didn't find it overall that hard. Also regarding history, pretty much everything you need is explained in the game itself, and overall info about Meiji is common knowledge.

I'm still at Akira-Seiji route (ch10) tho, so I guess I didn't see worst of Dan yet.

 

Overall writing is hard, but you get used to it after several chapters. Speaking of which, I love how Masada adds separate meanings to words with furigana. More writers should use this.

[castor212]

Well, I'm still playing through the common route in Grisaia, and I'm trying to resist the urge to bash my head against a wall.  It's not that it's bad, it's just SOOOO SLOW.  Nothing really important plot-wise has happened yet, and it's making me wonder when the hell the first choice is gonna show up.

 

I'm past the point where

Amane gives Michiru the concentrated Vitamin A powder, and sarcastically does a whole bit about it being heroin after Yuuji asks her if it is.

 

 

it's amazing how it could felt boring and hilarious at the same time.

[Vokoca]

I'll PM you the ITH I use that works with it.

But yes, ITH does the textwall thing and grabs everything when the game goes AVL mode, and sometimes you have to slog through a number of hooks to find the one thats grabbing everything, but it's just some extra labour. The game itself is definitely worth it. It IS really hard to grasp though. The game is written as though you know japanese history, and paid quite a bit of attention in history class. It's a whole lot of Fuck. Especially when the antagonists have these incredibly vague conversations.

The ABSOLUTE monster of this VN though is Karuma Dan. He speaks with a Hiroshima-ben dialect and it's very.. wow. Hard to parse. I definitely suggest knowing some/looking up some about the dialect if you plan on reading this, as Dan's dialect is not only hard itself, hes a very enigmatic weird character that just makes everything he does weird and hard if you dont know anything.

Edit: JUST KIDDING APPARENTLY THE SITE IS DOWN. I'll get it for you when its back up.

Oh, thank you! I'll try reading again when you do, even if it means I'll get stuck on every single sentence.

 

Dunno, I didn't find it overall that hard. Also regarding history, pretty much everything you need is explained in the game itself, and overall info about Meiji is common knowledge.

I'm still at Akira-Seiji route (ch10) tho, so I guess I didn't see worst of Dan yet.

 

Overall writing is hard, but you get used to it after several chapters. Speaking of which, I love how Masada adds separate meanings to words with furigana. More writers should use this.

I know some of the history already, and I will have to learn it in detail either way because of uni, so I should be safe, I think. It's the writing that gave me the most trouble, but yeah... my japanese is still pretty bad. I did make it through some VNs without too much trouble, but yeah, this is a whole different level. Should be worth it, though! Also that thing with the kanji you like scares me more than anything else, but I can see the appeal of it.

[Wahfuu]

Dunno, I didn't find it overall that hard. Also regarding history, pretty much everything you need is explained in the game itself, and overall info about Meiji is common knowledge.

I'm still at Akira-Seiji route (ch10) tho, so I guess I didn't see worst of Dan yet.

 

Overall writing is hard, but you get used to it after several chapters. Speaking of which, I love how Masada adds separate meanings to words with furigana. More writers should use this.

It has a lot of hidden subtext with history that kinda flabbergasts me. The stuff with Noe Itou is pretty hilarious after finding out who her character is based on. Its.. quite something.

Think my favorite part of Masada would be his depictions of fights though. It's just so descriptive and pulls you into the pace so well its.. something else. I've seen.. quite a bit of creative furigana usage in other games though, maybe I'm spoiled on selection. Asairo used it to an insane degree, for eg.

Dans the worst, he still hurts me. Not as bad now though after informing myself about the dialect though.

[krill]

my next game is rewrite im taking a break from kamidori so i don't burn out and ill be streaming it to if you're interested there's a topic over in the general discussion forum.

[Tom]

would be interesting to see your rewrite gameplay, since i heard ppl been talking bout it being great (its not 18+ so i dont want to check it myself, but just out of curiosity)

[Guest]

my next game is rewrite im taking a break from kamidori so i don't burn out and ill be streaming it to if you're interested there's a topic over in the general discussion forum.

 

Kamidori is so freaking bad ._.

No story, the characters are just sexy girls with no personnality and are completely uninteresting.

The game is too long.

Better play a real RPG.

When I wake up in the morning I just wonder if 5/10 is a bit too much. I stalled it ... FOREVER.

(Personnal opinion <3)

[Lucky Bucket]

Kamidori is so freaking bad ._.

No story, the characters are just sexy girls with no personnality and are completely uninteresting.

The game is too long.

Better play a real RPG.

When I wake up in the morning I just wonder if 5/10 is a bit too much. I stalled it ... FOREVER.

(Personnal opinion <3)

Is it really that bad? I started it yesterday and I'm about 2 hours in. It's not that bad so far (not amazing either) is it taking a turn for the worse later in the game or..?

[Tom]

Is it really that bad? I started it yesterday and I'm about 2 hours in. It's not that bad so far (not amazing either) is it taking a turn for the worse later in the game or..?

dont worry, its a great visual novel in general