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This speaks for itself. Art in it's purest form.

https://fuwanovel.net/reviews/2018/01/09/umineko-when-they-cry-answer-arcs/ Been a while since I last did one of these. Replaying Umineko was an odd experience.

Which is the choice in a VN that stuck with you the most? For me it's the "superhero" choice from Fate/Stay Night, because i felt like the first two routes built up that choice pretty well.

The sad fact about replaying VNs... is that VNs don't have replay value. That's not to say it isn't possible to replay a VN and enjoy it. With many of the more complex VNs, it is impossible to take in the entire thing on your first playthrough, so it is usually worth a second one. Others are so well-written or have such great characters that they are worth reading again and again. Yet others are just so much fun or are so funny (games made by Rosebleu, Lamunation, etc) that they are worth playing again and again. Last of all, there are those that are so unique that no other experience quite equals them. However, even amongst the best VNs, there are ones I've found that pale immensely after the second playthrough. In particular, games that are heavy on mysteries and rely on their hidden aspects for at least some of their attraction become much weaker on later playthroughs. As an example, one of my favorite VNs of all time is Hapymaher (VN of the Year 2013). This game has an emotional, psychedelic story, a unique style, and the single best VN soundtrack out there. However, whenever I attempt a third playthrough, my knowledge of certain aspects that come to light in the end and the fandisc ruins it for me. Oh, Keiko is still unreasonably sexy for a chippai character, Yayoi is still funny, and Saki's sadism+jealousy thing with the protagonist is still just as hilarious... but I always stumble at two-thirds of the way through the common route (otherwise known as the 'Week towards Christmas' chapter by some fanboys). This part is immensely funny and interesting the first time you play it through... but without being able to share in the mystery and surprise of the characters, it is unbearably dull, sadly. Every single time I go back into this game, I stop here. Another example would be charage, in general. Understand, as you know, I am not terribly fond of charage in and of themselves. I won't go so far as to say I hate them, because I don't. However, if it is the choice between a nakige, an utsuge, a chuunige, and a charage... I'll always pick the charage last. In a good charage, the slice of life and character interactions and development are the best parts of the game... but when it comes to replaying a VN, this tripod of specialties is a poor substitute for an interesting story. I have managed to enjoy replaying a few charage... but most I drop after one path (usually the one of the heroine I liked the most), simply because I feel fatigue from having to slog through the same slice of life scenes a second time. The Light at the end of the Tunnel However, there are some games that survive multiple replays well. Nakige, utsuge, and games that go for the emotions in general are the most obvious genres (that are mainstream). I can still go back to moldy-oldies like Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no for a good cry, and I can still devour games like Houkago no Futekikakusha without any trouble at all. Another type that survives well are well-designed comedic games... for example, Lamunation, with its endless humor (ranging from sex jokes to penguins enjoying Mexican beer), endures multiple playthroughs quite nicely, without paling much as long as you space them out. Comedy is comedy, and as long as you don't overdo it, it is possible to enjoy a good comedy VN multiple times without much fear of boredom. Games that have a strong protagonist. Perhaps the biggest reason many Japanese VNs are almost unreplayable is because of the 'average protagonist'. A strong, well-developed protagonist with his own unique flaws and personality can carry a game on his back through numerous playthroughs. Good examples of this are Asagiri Kaito from the Akagoei series, Shirasagi Hime from the Tiny Dungeon series, and Narita Shinri from Hello, Lady. Games that have an overwhelmingly unique cast of characters or setting. A unique setting or a cast of characters can be the difference between a boring failed attempt at a second playthrough and four or five enjoyable playthroughs. Some examples of these are Evolimit; Devils Devel Concept; and the Silverio series. (note: Chuunige are the most likely to fit this type, but the Majikoi games and the Shin Koihime series also fit into this). Conclusion In the end though, taste matters. If you didn't enjoy the VN the first time, you won't enjoy it a second time (with rare exceptions). If you don't like chuunige, you most likely won't enjoy DDC or Silverio no matter how many times you attempt to play them, and if you don't like horrible things to happen to your characters, you will never enjoy Houkago no Futekikakusha. I've known people who enjoyed all these games on a first playthrough, were able to enjoy a charage on a second playthrough, but couldn't enjoy these on a second one. So, while this is my analysis, it is not absolute, lol.

Clickbait for sure, but I'm actually asking for recommendations, not recommending one. You get to recommend precisely ONE VN and ONE only, translated or untranslated, and explain why - any genre, any style. If it's an untranslated one, and I haven't read it, I may even consider it for my next translation project. To clarify, I'm not just after a recommendation for myself (that's just an aside), I'd rather know what people consider their one must read VN and why; it should be a masterpiece that makes you breathless beyond words and I want to know why. Thanks

Well, I don't deny the beauty of his later music because he as an artist had multiple phases and he certainly improved his singing style later in life, and he certainly released some very intense emotional tracks as the years went by, however I personally tend to prefer his earlier works because to me they're a good balance of Sinatra's iconic phrasing, mixed with his early high vocal range which he unfortunately had already started to lose by the mid 50's, but if I had to pick a particular period of his later career in which I believe he was at his absolute best, it would definitely be in his album "No One Cares'', which is by far his darkest album. It's honestly pretty hard to find recordings from that album online, but here's one:

Comrade! I played Clannad when it first came out, bug just got bogged down by all the routes I just didn't care about, and took a break before doing After story. A 3 year break, actually. Plus a few months. Some stories are written where there aren't routes - loop games, for example, or non-branching games like Sora-iro no Organ. And, of course, barely branching games like G-sen or Eustia where the 'routes' are more of omake what-if scenarios than real routes. And then there are the occasion game where it writers actually consider ALL the routes simultaneously. Have you ever noticed that in many games, the MC is the only person that can save the heroines from suffering and death (or worse)? And yet, in each route, only one gets 'saved'... whatever happens to the others? Some games actually consider this, and take the 'true' route as an opportunity to deal with everything in one story. Usually this is a harem route, but again - sometimes it works. It just needs to be a story where the romance is an extra to the main story, rather than one where the romance IS the story and all events happen merely to promote the romance. TL;DR: A bad attempt at those ending is bad, but a good one is good. May sound fatuous, but it's true. There is nothing inherently wrong with a non-romantic true ending.

For me it would be a sixth choice saying "Okay, but how much does it cost?"

Do we look like insufferable poser hipsters to you?

I already said my opinion, but I wanted to add that even if it's not a VN, I love the choices of Devil Survivor 2 that makes the MC look seriously retarded.

Update 09/01/2018 Happy New Year everyone! I hope the year 2018 will be good for all of you For ‘Up until the end’, I decided something: I will release a new version of the demo. This polished demo will be more representative of the quality of the full game. It means at least improved sprites and backgrounds, new GUI,more sound effect and little changes in the story. I am working on it, and I hope that it will be done soon Other than that, I worked on programming ( I have the impression that I start all of my update like that x) ) Also, do you remember when I improved Erika’s sprite? Well, I did the same on Matt’s I hope that you will like it ! The progress so far: Story : 100% Sprites : 60% Backgrounds : 34% CG : 0% GUI : 95% Sounds and Music : 55% Programming : 65% Proofreading: 98% And that’s it for this update Thank you for your support!

Clearly the second choice.... purely for scientific reasons though. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Guys, be careful about spoilers, please. Also, this: Because, really, when it comes to fiction, nothing is 'true'. Even if the ending connects the other routes in some ways, it's still just one of the possible endings.

From Rewrite.

@NowItsAngeTime Join us~ I like using both. One can never have too much Rem on one page.

The most memorable one for me certainly was (Heaven's Feel late spoiler) Other ones that I liked, more because they are ridiculous are: - In Fate Route, fighting Gilgamesh. Give up/ Don't give up. Ofc in a chuuni to give up is a valid choice. In this Tiger Dojo, Taiga even punches Shirou very hard. - DDLC, - Omerta: In a character's route, MC is in the love interest's house taking a bath. There's a choice to choose what body soap you should use: the most expensive one, the most cheaper one, none. If you don't pick the expensive one, you get a bad ending where MC strangle his love interest. Yep.

Hey guys, it's your boi Chewy here with anooooother shitpost

My dear lovely Chewy, I would really appreciate if you didn't condemn yourself in such a way. Self-hatred is a parasite that eats you from the inside out and you are the one who's feeding it. Please don't do that, you are a lovely person with an admireable personality. Anyone would love talking to you. I have known you for a long time and you are the source of anything but suffering or pain. You have been the source of the happiness and joy of numerous people including me. Love yourself and improve yourself. You are one of the greatest people on this forum, no in this world, and you can only go forward. However such negativity would never get you anywhere, only positivity will get you to become the brightest human out there, a human that you can be satisfied with becoming. And I am sure you can do it. I wouldn't post this if I did not have faith in you. Fly. Break your chains and trust me when I tell you this, you are boundless. Nothing can stop you or diminish your spirit, NOTHING. So again I am begging you not to say such horrible and degrading things about the amazing person you are.

That is true. What I usually do is before I even get started, I make of list and plan of what I am going to do in the short and long term of the game so I can keep on track and not get screwed over. But sometimes even with that, I still make mistakes and lose the game even though I have 282 hours of play time and there are still somethings I have a hard time doing. IMO, saving often is usually important so if sometime goes wrong, you can have something to fall back on (Unless your playing Ironman mode, you can't use previous saves in that.) Down below I have included a link which is an excellent resource and I recommend anyone who plays HOI IV to look at it.

Me.

Just watched the first episode of Citrus tonight and that was dope! That shit was dope Tito!! I thought the animation was good and so far it's sticking close to the manga. I also think both lead girls voices were well chosen for their characters.

If you like Konosora, then might as well recommend Miagete here because compared to Konosora, the translation was already improved or so that's what I'd heard. For other VNs, then perhaps you could try HatsuKoi and Koichoco. Hope the recommendations here would be help.

Someday I need to play this game

Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!

Ice and water flow over the illuminated American Falls, viewed from the Canadian side in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, on January 2, 2018

You have to donate to Fuwanovel or be a mod to be able to use cover photos. IIRC, it only became possible after one of the multiple IPB updates in the past year, and the only reason it's locked to mods and donators is so that they can receive something (other than warm fuzzies) for helping the site. If you're a mod or have backer status, you'll see this cover photo option when you look at your profile: Just a warning, it has very specific image resolution and file size requirements, and is a bit of a pain to get it to accept an image. You can also insert banners into your profile description if you don't want to donate. They won't be above your profile picture and username, though.

Clannad as mentioned before as well as The Devil in G-String come to mind. You could also continue the Grisaia Series.

I got in touch with them and did that yesterday. (EDIT: To clearify, I did not start a new project, but looked at the translation yesterday. I'm now on the project as a TLC. )

Well I would first say check out Sharin No Kuni since it is very similar to Grisaia No Kajitsu I would also check out Clannad and Little Busters since they have a ton of slice of life

There's Clannad that fits for everything, exccept of the graphical side ( I mean, it's not bad if u get used to it, but the way the characters are drawn is rather... different). It's pretty much the definition of slice of life romance set in school, and is one of the longest VNs out there, has no 18+ content, though (which shouldn't be a problem, since you didn't specify that) You could also try Maji de watashi ni koishinasai. It doesn't have that much of a deep story or anything, and is more a comedy than anything else, but it also fits your requirements. You're going to have alot of fun if you try this one.

I dont believe in true endings.

Same

Now, I love nothing more than an interesting setting, and I'm tired of normal charage in general... so one of the biggest points that can be used to draw me into a charage is a crazy setting. Crazy charage settings are settings that have no possibility whatsoever of happening in real life or are so far outside of common sense that they are inconceivable as a real possibility to most people. This includes fantasy settings and sci-fi settings, but more often it includes a simple concept taken to an extreme. There are several types that have become common in the last ten years (common as in they've popped up at least five times in the last ten years in different companies' VNs). The Love City/School Setting This is the second most common crazy setting that pops up in charage. To be blunt, it is a setting where love and romance are encouraged as a part of the law or by school rules. In this setting, love, sex, marriage, and/or children are desirable outcomes and the 'system' in those settings goes to weirdly extreme levels of effort and expense to create the desired result. This can be seen as a part of other crazy settings (such as Kamikaze Explorer, where having children as a student was encouraged) or on their own (as in Love Revenge, where romance was essentially forced on the students by the school's new owner), but this particular crazy setting has popped up at least fifteen times that I can think of off the top of my head in the last ten years. The Virtual World Setting This is the most common sci-fi setting, often mixing with fantasy ones, where a virtual world (partial or complete) is put into place either in common use or as a part of the main characters' lives. This has a relatively low rate of occurrence for a crazy setting on this list, but it has popped up six times that I can think of in a charage in the last ten years that I can think of. Some where 'enhanced reality' types like Harvest Overray and others were 'jack-in' types like Hoshi no Ne Sanctuary. However, the key to making this list is that the virtual world element is key to the progression of the story, at least through the common route. The 'Get/got sent to another world' Setting This is the second most common fantasy charage setting. It can range from 'After I defeated the Dark Lord' types (Valkyrie Runabout is an example of this type) and 'school life somehow in a half-medieval setting' type to ones where the protagonist just shrugs and starts living with the heroines whom he just met (Unlucky Re:Birth). I've come across this six times from VNs made in the last ten years, and mostly they are fun. The 'Magical/mystical school' setting The most common fantasy setting. This can range from Alia's Carnival types where the school is the only place where the magic/mystical element is practiced to charage based in mystical worlds (Such as Racial Merge). I can think of about seventeen VNs that chose this type of crazy settings. The Cross-dressing Boy attends a Girl's School This one is... well, insane on so many levels. However, it is also the most common 'mundane' (non sci-fi, non fantasy) crazy setting. I can't count how many times this has popped up since Otoboku and Shugotate started the main trends of this crazy setting (for silly/weird reasons vs for serious reasons), but it is also one of my favorites, since you can usually enjoy the protagonist's antics as he tries to fit in... or fits in almost too naturally, as the case might be. My thoughts Crazy settings can often be amusing and add flavor to an otherwise trite concept (fall in love stories, which dominate charage), but some people are put off by them. Also, utilizing a crazy setting in a relatively believable fashion is a rare skill amongst charage writers, and many such games fizzle in the end. Nonetheless, I'll probably keep diving into crazy settings, if only to keep myself from going insane with boredom at all the dating and romance that dominate charage.

Nah, I know I can come across as less-than-serious sometimes, but it's just due to my naturally awkward formal writing style I suppose. It's not intentional, really. There's a place for humour, and I try to incorporate a comedic flair into posts when it's appropriate, but on serious matters like this I holster the meme pistols. Thanks though, I'll probably have a crack at a blog of my own soon.

Natsuyume Nagisa. Nijima Yuu's magnum opus in my opinion. The way he throws hints about the big mystery surrounding the whole game, the twist as cruel as gratifying, and the suffering; but above all, the final message of the game, that there's hope.

Eden is the best VN I've ever read. It had a slow build up, but once it finally got going, omg! Had a few epic fight scenes at times.. Also had the most extreme mood shift I've ever seen in any work of fiction ever. From to, just 2 hours later... Some of the BGM was downright amazing too (or outright funny).

I'm a big fan of the fourth choice, really helps represent VN fans of all backgrounds.

The choice where you can