Clephas Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Resurrecting this thread from the horrors of Fuwapocalypse 3.0, I give you my list of great fantasy VNs. For the untranslated ones, I'm going to split them into regular/moe fantasy and action fantasy. Translated: Tsukihime Fate/Stay Night Kagetsu Tohya Comyu Irotoridori no Sekai (partial) Eien no Aselia (gameplay) Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Dracu-riot (partial) Cross Channel Sharin no Kuni (it isn't fantasy in the classic sense, but it is fantasy in the sense that it is based in an alternative world that is so different as to not even resemble our world socially) Shinikiss Hoshizora no Memoria (and the fandisc) Zanmataisei Demonbane (even with mecha, this is fantasy...) 1/09/2015 edit Bunny Black Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning Sekien no Inganock (I honestly don't know why I didn't put this here before) Shikkoku no Sharnoth Untranslated (regular): Hapymaher Hyper→Highspeed→Genius Konata yori Kanata Made Ore no Tsure wa Hitodenashi Maji Suki ~Marginal Skip Moshimo Ashita ga Harenaraba Ruitomo (as well as the fandisc both are borderline, but I decided to list them as regular fantasy) Suzunone Seven Kamikaze Explorer Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide (similar to Ruitomo, borderline because there are serious action scenes) Tsuisou no Augment 1/2 Summer Gaku Ou Hatsuyuki Sakura Hotel. (end of world fantasy) Boku ga Tenshi ni Natta Wake (utsuge, some rape, a little too dark for the average reader) Kamigakari Cross Heart Karumaruka Circle Koko yori, Haruka Kono Sekai no Mukou de Lunaris Filia (vampires, Whirlpool, fairly good) Mahou Shoujo na Taisetsu na Koto (too ridiculous for the action section) Meguri Megureba Meguru Toki!? (Caramel Box, interesting concept) Monobeno (youkai, very 'Japanese' feeling in an older sense) Naka no Hito nado Nai (might be considered sci-fi by some, but too fantasy-like to even be science fantasy) Onigokko Ryuuyoku no Melodia (Whirlpool, decent) Tayutama Timepiece Ensemble Tojita Sekai no Tori Colony Toppara Tsubasa wo Kudasai Witch's Garden 11eyes (I was requested to list this one, but to be honest I'm not fond of it) 3 Days Wiz Anniversary Amatsu Misora ni Erect! (I make an exception for this nukige because it also has a good story, though it is in the end a nukige) Natsu no Owari no Nirvana (utsuge, Japanese-influenced Buddhist mythology) Mirai Nostalgica Tasogare no Sinsemillia Gleam Garden no Shoujo '&' - Sora no Mukou de Sakimasu you ni - Kaminoyu (peaceful, no human heroines) Kurenai no Tsuki (other person's recommendation/request) Lovekami (Japanese mythology/moege) Furuiro Meikyuu Rondo ~Histoire de Destin~ (horror, mystery, mindfuck) 8/13/2014 edit AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Atled Ashita no Kimi ni Ao Tame ni Majo Koi Nikki (an acquired taste, too surreal for mine) Tsukiakari Lunch Sakigake Generation (same world as Suzunone Seven, a generation previous) Hapymaher Fragmentation Dream (sequel to the original, concludes the overall story) Alia's Carnival Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki Izayoi no Fortuna 1/09/2015 edit Monobeno Happy End Sakura Nikagetsu Kitto, Sumiwataru Asairo yori mo Sei Monmusu Gakuen (and the fandisc) Mamono Musume no Rakuen series Ayakashi Contract Love Rec Koitama Chrono Clock Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no Soreyori no Prologue Sanoba Witch Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia Hyakka Ryouran Elixir Kami no Ue no Mahoutsukai Nanairo Reincarnation Amairo Islenauts Satsukoi Dekina Watashi ga, Kurikaesu Untranslated (action): Bullet Butlers Tokyo Babel (non-ero, very good use of Christian angel/demon apocrypha, great protagonist, great heroines) Chrono Belt Devils Devel Concept Dies Irae Paradise Lost Kajiri Kamui Kagura Soranica Ele Vermillion Bind of Blood Yurikago yori Tenshi made Draculius Shinigami no Testament Gurenka Bloody Rondo Futagoza no Paradox (cthulu) Ikusa Megami Zero (gameplay) Shin Koihime Musou (gameplay) Soukoku no Arterial (gameplay) Gensou no Avatar (doujin, no voices) Abyss Homicide Club (some of the stuff in this game is too whacked out to call it non-fantasy) Jingai Makyou Muramasa Gekkou no Carnevale Tiny Dungeon (whole series, in order) Danzai no Maria Hello, Good-bye Legend Seven Trample on Schatten Owaru Sekai to Birthday (almost made this non-action, cthulu influence) Para-sol Shinjisougeki Carnival Stellula Eques Codex ~Tasogare no Himekishi~ (dark Mahou Shoujo without tentacles, lol) Trouble@Vampire Boku no Te no Naka no Rakuen (medieval fantasy without rape, for those who want it) Gensou no Idea Heliotrope ~sore wa shi ni itaru kami no ai (trans: That is the love of god that results in death. This game has a borderline hetare protag, so not to be recommended for those with that as a pet peeve) ExE (decent but a little too formulaic) Jesus 13th (cthulu) Kouyoku no Soleil -vii’s World- (decent but not great) Soushuu Senshinkan Hachimyoujin (more fun from the makers of Dies Irae) 8/13/2014 edit Ikusa Megami Zero Ikusa Megami Verita Tenbin no la Dea (this one and the two above are from the same series of fantasy gameplay vns) Houkago no Futekikakusha (extremely utsuge, not for the faint of heart) Tiny Dungeon series Hello, Lady (awesome new game from Akatsuki Works) 1/09/2015 edit Izumo 4 Silverio Vendetta Kyuuketsu Hime no Libra Kikan Bakumatsu Ibun Last Cavalier Hatsuru koto Naki Mirai yori Tou no Shita no Exercitus Rakuen no Shugosha Sorcery Jokers Marrybell wa Shinda to Papa ni Tsutaete Kikouyoku Senki Gin no Toki no Corona (and fandisc) Venus Blood Frontier Venus Blood Hypno Kami no Rhapsody Teito Hiten Daisakusen Unionism Quartet Hello Lady Fandisc Chuushingura Sekai wo Sukuu Dake no Kantan na Oshigoto Valkyrie Runabout Edited January 10, 2016 by Clephas update Tom and Cyrillej1 2 Quote
Kaguya Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 And here it is, as awesome as always. Thanks, Clephas~ Quote
Okami Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Just to add one more to translated setction: Kamidori Alchemy Meister Quote
Clephas Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Just to add one more to translated setction: Kamidori Alchemy Meister No. I hate that game. Edit: A small addendum. I am a Eushully fan, and as all Eushully fans know, kodzukuri banchou, Himegari and Kamidori are the three worst games ever made or produced by that company. As such, I wouldn't add them even if you put a gun to my head and demanded it. Edit2: Thank god that at least Banchou was written by a subsidiary rather than the main company... Quote
Bolverk Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks for remaking the list. All hail Clephas!~~ Quote
fun2novel Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Funny but I don't see Aiyoku no Eustia. Is it because you didn't like it? Quote
Flutterz Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 I've read a couple of the translated ones, and I'm planning on reading Tsukihime in the near future. Apparently I have 1/2 Summer on my list of VNs to eventually try, is it any good? Quote
Clephas Posted February 2, 2014 Author Posted February 2, 2014 1/2 Summer is a fairly straight-up non-Key style nakige from an established company that usually does a good job, so even if I didn't recommend it it would probably be a safe game to try. Nonetheless, I'll say that yeah, it is good. As for Eustia, duh. I have never even considered replaying Eustia and with good reason. Considering that I replay all action-fantasy VNs I even like a little bit at least once, that says a lot. (incidentally, August is a company that produces games that look good at first glance but let you down in the end... every game I've played from them, including Hitsujikai and Fortune Arterial followed that same pattern) Edit: I've heard the 'Ruriiro' series is good, but it is sitting in my backlog. For all I know, it might be an exception to the rule with August. However, I won't hold my breath. Quote
Clephas Posted February 18, 2014 Author Posted February 18, 2014 Added Furuiro Meikyuu Rondo ~Histoire de Destin~, a mindfuck for those who like that kind of thing. It isn't an action game, but it has a really nice mystery and mindfucks, lol. Quote
Slowpoke Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Too bad most of them aren't translated. Quote
BookwormOtaku Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Between it and Devils Devel Concept which is the better game? Quote
Clephas Posted March 16, 2014 Author Posted March 16, 2014 DDC has a darker protag and a more abstract philosphical tilt (along with no 'good guys' amongst the protagonist, heroines, or antagonists) and Izuna Zanshinken is a combination of super-violence and serious consideration of the effects of making the death penalty illegal without a solid social foundation to support that change, vigilantism, and the flaws inherent to juvenile justice systems. Quote
Darkshine Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 I've only played Hoshizora no Memoria from the translated list so I still got much to read but it sucks I can't read japanese. Not to nit pick but I think there are some translated VNs that you missed. Quote
Clephas Posted September 16, 2014 Author Posted September 16, 2014 Added four new ones onto the untranslated (regular) section. Quote
Cyrillej1 Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 maybe you could sort the untranslated ones by difficulty level too? Thank you for the list though! I might check some of them out some time and see if I can play any. Quote
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