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Fred the Barber Fuwa Master

Fred the Barber

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eden* wasn't an eroge to begin wtih, and doesn't sexualize Sion at all, IMO, unless you go to MangaGamer to get the edition with a small amount (I think? I don't have it, just read descriptions) of extra ero content tacked on. I seriously doubt anybody playing the Steam version of the game, without any further context, would view it in any kind of compromising light. It's a pretty far cry from Maitetsu, which from what I'm hearing seems to have a very strong emphasis on the ero content.

Chuee Fuwa Elite

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Maitetsu doesn't actually "focus" on ero-content as all the game's ero is unlocked and played through the main menu. They have a shit ton of it, but that's just Lose wanting to make a bunch of loli diddling scenes, rather than them wanting to make a game focused on sex. 

Also I feel like people are blowing out of proportion what impact this game being on steam will have. A good number of the casual people that stumble across it on Steam won't even know an 18+ version is out there. Also, most likely they'll just censor out every instance of loli nipples, and leave in the bath scenes, because in all honesty nobody is going to stir up major shit about them being naked. I'm willing to bet Prisma Illya has dirtier loli stuff than the story of this game.

john 'mr. customer' smith Fuwa Elite

john 'mr. customer' smith

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Alright, so a casual player probably won't get suspicious or turned off, at least not more than at something like nekopara. However, i could still see some important figure in games media finding out about the kind of stuff that was originally in maitetsu and blowing the whole thing way out of proportion. That would NOT be good for the reputation of visual novels in general

kingdomcome Fuwa Elite

kingdomcome

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On 26/03/2016 at 3:57 AM, Satsuki said:

To be fair, Ley-Line is also an eroge, with loli <_< 

 Damn it..     Related image

On 26/03/2016 at 4:46 AM, Kawasumi said:

so because it has loli's it suddenly has a bad story? I must admit that I had the same view when I heard about it first, but its apparently legit good storywise, so I wouldnt be disappointed just yet.

Interested in reading the all ages version if it doesnt butcher the whole VN 

No.. not that the story is bad. I just don't like the whole loli thing. :amane:

 

Kawasumi Fuwa Elite

Kawasumi

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Just now, kingdomcome said:

 Damn it..     Related image

No.. not that the story is bad. I just don't like the whole loli thing. :amane:

 

are you telling me that you're playing porn games for the characters? gross :holo:

sanahtlig Fuwa Master

sanahtlig

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After seeing some of these exchanges with Sekai Project on Twitter, here's my own bit of speculation.

Sekai Project has decided to translate the 18+ content in Maitetsu or contract it out to someone that will.  This will be disseminated either via an anonymous patch (like Shiny Days) or possibly via Lose's site (perhaps behind a paywall).  Sekai Project is keeping quiet about it to preserve deniability and not set any expectations (the patch for Shiny Days was 3 months late and caused discontent among fans).

That's my prediction.  Time will tell if it's correct.

Darklord Rooke Fuwa Master

Darklord Rooke

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8 minutes ago, kingdomcome said:

Nah, that never happens here...

Poor guy.

Mostly on /jp/. I think Dovac's Steam-centric focus has been a reasonable business decision, personally. His challenge to people that want more AO stuff is also reasonable, if you want it, buy it.

Just now, Satsuki said:

I will just leave this here and go get some bleach...

I'd rather they do this. There's less narration in manga (almost non-existent) and less dialogue overall. People pay attention to the writing less. The manga medium suits dodgy writers like them more than the VN medium. Go do manga, Winged Cloud.

solidbatman Fuwa Master

solidbatman

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Steam releases make more money. Until the companies are proven otherwise buy everyone buying 18+ only, they will release all ages versions on steam. Plain and simple. I'm confident its a case of a silent majority that doesn't care about ero content being cut with the vocal minority being the ones that do. 

sanahtlig Fuwa Master

sanahtlig

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7 minutes ago, solidbatman said:

I'm confident its a case of a silent majority that doesn't care about ero content being cut with the vocal minority being the ones that do. 

I think the silent majority never even realizes that content was cut in the first place.  They're not given the chance to react.  Raising awareness was half the reason for my project to document censored eroge.

Chuee Fuwa Elite

Chuee

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43 minutes ago, solidbatman said:

Steam releases make more money. Until the companies are proven otherwise buy everyone buying 18+ only, they will release all ages versions on steam. Plain and simple. I'm confident its a case of a silent majority that doesn't care about ero content being cut with the vocal minority being the ones that do. 

I'm not seeing what's your point. What's there to lose in making an 18+ version? Total sales can't possibly go anywhere but up by doing so, and the effort required is basically little to nothing if all you're doing for the steam version is taking out h-scenes of an originally 18+ game. Also, Denpasoft doesn't really have the best titles right now to judge sales. EVNs and Nekopara appeal more to casual fans, and some of them have steam fan-patches which dissuade people from buying the 18+ version. Grisaia was released months after the steam version, and also existed as a fan-translation for about 2 years. Once they release they release more long Japanese titles on there, you'll probably get more conclusive results provided outside factors don't come up, like steam patches. 

sanahtlig Fuwa Master

sanahtlig

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32 minutes ago, Chuee said:

I'm not seeing what's your point. What's there to lose in making an 18+ version? Total sales can't possibly go anywhere but up by doing so, and the effort required is basically little to nothing if all you're doing for the steam version is taking out h-scenes of an originally 18+ game.

According to Debonosu, translating the H-scenes for Kagura Douchuuki would've significantly increased localization costs.

Maxel Fuwa Elite

Maxel

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42 minutes ago, Chuee said:

I'm not seeing what's your point. What's there to lose in making an 18+ version? Total sales can't possibly go anywhere but up by doing so, and the effort required is basically little to nothing if all you're doing for the steam version is taking out h-scenes of an originally 18+ game. Also, Denpasoft doesn't really have the best titles right now to judge sales. EVNs and Nekopara appeal more to casual fans, and some of them have steam fan-patches which dissuade people from buying the 18+ version. Grisaia was released months after the steam version, and also existed as a fan-translation for about 2 years. Once they release they release more long Japanese titles on there, you'll probably get more conclusive results provided outside factors don't come up, like steam patches. 

Say that to dovac.

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