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before we begin Y'ALL SERIOUSLY NEED TO BUY THE HOUSE IN FATA MORGANA, EASILY VN OF THE YEAR AND IT'S 25% OFF NOW (ALSO GET THE OST, IT'S GODLIKE) *ahem* Okay, time to move on to the inferior other VNs now! Bolded VNs are stuff I played myself and would recommend. Will try to edit in links later. No previous prices because my Steam uses local currency. Root Double: 50% off The Silver Case: 20% off Umineko (Question Arcs): 20% off VA-11-HAL-LA: 15% off Higurashi Hou: Ch.1 30% off, Ch.2 25% off, Ch.3 20% off, Ch.4 15% off, Hou bundle (All 4 chapters) 30% off Steins; Gate: 20% off MYTH: 10% off Danganronpa 1: 40% off Danganronpa 2: 40% off Sekai Project Sale List (many titles!) (thanks Mitch!) Tokyo Babel: 50% off Gakthun: 35% off As people post more deals I'll add them.

How about give your translation staff a bonus if the lower base goal this time around means they're getting paid less.

Since the usual recommendations have been given I'll stick to : - Edelweiss - Princess Evangile - Dracu-Riot (though the current patch is missing a route but it's being completed) - Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a shooting star- - Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (A bit more dramatic)

Hello Fuwa, On behalf of the unnamed translation team that worked on the short game, Guilty Crown Lost Christmas, we are finally able to present to you an English patch for the game. The actual translation and editing has been completed a while ago, however technical issues that led to a very long delay. We can finally release for your viewing pleasure. Let me credit the wonderful people who made this possible: Hacker: lolgc Translator: Aiden K., Crysis99 Editing: Crysis99, Andrew Siu The patch can be found here, just extract the files into the installation folder and replace any existing files. If you still encounter any bugs, technical issues, or horrible grammar then contact lolgc over at his website. Enjoy.

Greetings, everyone. After many years of being a strict JRPG gamer, I finally discovered the world of visual novels. Haven't played many, but I'm hoping to change that soon. Some other stuff about me...been an anime fan since the mid '90s, but I'm more of a manga reader these days. Favorite video games include Hyperdevotion Noire, Journey, and Shadow the Colossus. Nice to be here!

Hi guys, I'm kinda new into the VN world, and thought that this forum might be a good start point to meet new people, and to get more used to the whole VN world. I guess that's it. Hope to get along well with evryone (I'm not native of a english-speaking country, so my grammar might have some flaws)

I am another basement dwelling weeb that just now was introduced to the world of vns(pls don't bully me)

Hello everyone! I'm a visual novel fan and developer who hopes to see visual novels become more mainstream! I love dark and dramatic stories that are compelling and intelligent, with some romance and action mixed in. I'd have to say my favorite visual novel is probably Danganronpa 2. I'm looking forward to meeting more people here and getting introduced to new visual novels!

DMM is having a huge sale on a whole bunch of their titles at the moment. (Over 1800 games are discounted.) The list of games on sale includes several games that have or will get fan patches, (Like Noble Works, Yosuga no Sora, Koiken Otome and what not,) and several new titles released in 2016 is on sale with some pretty nifty discounts. (Like Inochi no Spare, Sakura no Mori † Dreamers and loads more.) A pretty awesome sale for Japanese readers, but not completely pointless for English only readers. I used to have some issues buying games on DMM in the past, but it seems they fixed that, as I was able to buy several games there this week without any issues. (Did not need a VPN.) So it seems they accept foreign IPs and foreign credit cards now. (I bought a few games literally a day before the sale, and those are now on discount. Fuck my life ) Buying games on DMM is super easy, and they also have the easiest DRM system out of all the download sites. (The DRM is directly linked to your DMM account, so as long as you have the game on your account, you just log in once when the DRM pop up appears after installing the game, and you're done.) If you need any help getting through some of the menus, feel free to ask me for some help. (Though, the menus are quite simple to understand, and the wording is so simplistic you can just chuck them into google translate.) Here a list of the games on sale: http://dlsoft.dmm.co.jp/list/article=keyword/dmmref=sk51w2f7/i3_ord=1/i3_ref=banner/id=7431/sort=ranking/?dmmref=sk51w2f7&i3_ord=1&i3_ref=banner

By the way, if you're looking for a lolifest of your life, fucking Monobeno Full Set (NSFW, ofc) for 6400jpy, that's a 50% cut.

I'll never understand peoples lust for hategifts

If you are looking for free shit, have you tried this website?

someone buy me shit

What an irresponsible piece of advice 0.0

So.. many... games.. must... resist... *looks at cart* Over $300?! /sigh. *begins to remove some* Joking aside, what's the news (if any) on the denpa release of the 2nd Grisaia? I'm debating getting the steam version... but I really should wait... right? P.S. Fate Morgana is in my cart.

Gahkthun -35% and I like it so everyone should get it, nice not-shit/10 VN.

They used to offer Steam keys with the games that had Steam versions, but they don't do that anymore because people started scamming them for the keys, unfortunately. It's why they had payment processor issues a while back and couldn't sell anything.

DMM doesn't force DRM, it depends on the developer. A lot of games, including doujinsoft does not have any protection at all. No idea about western users, but european users in general have no issues. All you need is an account and active credit card. When you register a new card DMM only charges a miniscule fee to confirm your bank account's valid. I bought Himawari's Aqua After, it's also discounted.

Majikoi is still too expensive... and unfortunately 11eyes is not discounted

Some of these cgs....I swear, so great to look at

Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate - The Code Name is "Shield 9" is the VN that most vets think of when they think of AXL as a company. For better or worse, this has become the defining work in this company's library, and it is the only one that has any sort of English release patch out (though it is only a partial with Yukino's route). This VN is something of a thriller, focusing on Kisaragi Shuuji as he protects Yukino, Ren, and Marina from the assassins and would-be kidnappers inside their school. Unfortunately for him, this means he has to dress up as a woman... and this was another part about this VN that has become genre-defining looking at it in retrospect. There are generally two types of 'trap protagonists', the type that is always uneasy with it and the type that adapts completely to it (when they don't think about it deeply). Examples of the former include Shuuji in this one, the original Otoboku protagonist, and Ruitomo's protagonist. Examples of the latter include the protagonist of Koi no Canvas, the protagonist of Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou, and a few others. Most of the former type tend to have a heavy comedic element and/or a strong serious element. This VN is definitely of the serious type, though there are a lot of amusing moments. Because of his role as a bodyguard, Shuuji is constantly on the lookout for threats, and there are some nice showdowns throughout the VN, though which of the two final antagonists serves as the main in individual heroine routes varies from route to route. The common route has some serious 'wtf, he/she is an assassin?!' moments, and there are some moments where Shuuji gets to show off how cool he is. However, as was the tradition with 'school life' VNs at the time, Shugotate deliberately breaks up those moments with mild comedy and a ton of slice-of-life. This is a VN that is the most enjoyable the first time around, when you aren't spoiled to whom the villains/antagonists are, and you aren't yet familiar with the background of what is going on. Looking at it on my third time around, my thoughts are identical to the second time... 'this VN is best when you aren't spoiled about the antagonists'. Part of this VN's attraction is not knowing who the enemy is until the game actively hints at it, as well as not knowing how a scene will turn out. While the endings are classic AXL, being reasonably satisfying and bringing setting the tone for future imaginings on the characters' futures, I have come to the conclusion that they are a lot more touching the first time around, lol. Even looking at it from this perspective and despite the somewhat dated conventions of the time (the somewhat ridiculously fast-moving romantic elements), this VN is still amongst one of those most high-class VNs in history... it just doesn't survive multiple playthroughs by people who happen to remember who the enemy is, lol. That said, Setsuko's and Yukino's paths are still great even now and after multiple playthroughs. However, that just shows that those two heroines are the ones the writers liked the most, due to the level of emotional impact you get from their stories. Now, comparing this to Bara no Seibo, the sequel released earlier this year, I have to say that Bara no Seibo built nearly perfectly on the foundation established in this VN, keeping the nice suspense and action writing while cutting down on the 'break the mood' moments that sometimes pop up in this one. Moreover, it is based off of a non-romance version of Setsuko's ending, which is a huge plus for me, since her route is my favorite by far (Setsuko is awesome. Setsuko Banzai!). After playing this again, I almost wished I'd only played this one for the first time immediately before Bara no Seibo due to the degree to which the two games meld together.

Welcome to Fuwa~! This is indeed the right place for you in finding new VN's and meeting people sharing the same interest. I myself joined earlier this year, and have made quite a few new friends! P.S Your English was very well~

if my heart had wings, muv-luv, maji de watashi ni koi shinasai those are all i can think of off the top of my head.

I agree that Western media is as if not more archetyped compared to otaku media. The difference is that there is that Western media has a tendency to allow more freedom to 'fill in the blanks' than Japanese media does, due to the business culture over there. For better or worse, Japanese business culture is mostly counter-innovation outside of the tech field... and even there, there is a sense of 'perfecting what already exists' rather than expanding the field as a whole these days. That's why smart phones took so long to catch on there, and why the Japanese phone-makers pretty much got left behind by the wave of the smart phone. Something to keep in mind is that the 'moe/slice-of-life' genre is the epitome of Japanese conservative culture in the VN industry. Considering that these are mostly eroge, that might seem a weird way to be conservative to us, but that's how it is, unfortunately. Innovation in storytelling is mostly seen in chuunige, the nakige and utsuge sub-genres, and sci-fi or fantasy. You'll almost never see any significant variation from the 'golden road' that most VN companies rely on outside of these genres. You might see a first-class VN of the type that transcends its tropes... but you won't escape the use of the tropes.

Please install Japanese language in my brain so that I too can partake of the Japanese releases while they're full of spunk. (aka it's time to learn Japanese...)

Paper Mario the thousand year door: It's my favorite game of all time and I doubt that will ever change. I can't count how many times I found myself replaying it and it never felt boring oe repetitive. Dark Souls: The perfect example of well executed world design, extremely deep lore and fantastic difficulty throughout the whole game, never being unfair, just you being bad. The Neptunia games (the 4 main games): They sucked out almost over 600 hours of my life. I seriously enjoyed the games (and not just for the cute girls) EDIT: Forgot to mention the touhou series. Came for the girls. Stayed for the music, lore and gameplay.