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I haven't been around the VN community for a while because work and life have kept me busy. I had no idea that Tenkiame was ever released, I only noticed when I was about to put it on the licensing survey and saw that it was already released. What happened? And why is it off of steam? Apparently it's on dlsite but when I bought it I had to install the client, and after going through a bunch of hoops and installing it it crashes when I try to install it. Also I don't mind shitty translations THAT much, if it's at least legible I can enjoy it well enough, anyone know where I can get it?

I'm late cause I kinda forgot fuwa existed after it went down for a while and holidays are busy but FUCK YEAH I'm ecstatic! I'll keep an eye out for the thread/site, best of luck Narc

The Majikoi series, the MC is a strategist and even fends off an obsessive girl. Saya no Uta, while his situation isn't normal he accepts certain stuff easily, though that goes more into the insane category. Coμ I think, but I played it a while ago so he might not be as level headed as I think

Spider eh, that was another of my favorites, not the highest quality but I read it the translation in a flash. Don't recognize any of the others, and now I remember about that chef one, I think the MC reincarnated as a dog in a kitchen in Valhalla or some place, the place with all the Norse gods. Translated, it's hard to memorize the kanji (I only remember about 20, maybe 30 if I actually look at em) but I have a very basic grasp on the grammar

The light novels are infinitely better, but again they're novels. Well since reading VN's is a step above LN's its not too much of a difference, in fact mangas are usually adaptations of either of the two and almost never vice versa. I especially recommend Mushoku Tensei, I found it by looking at the most popular manga on baka updates and the LN was near the top, with good reason. I'm actually sad the LN hasn't been licensed yet Well anyway I'm especially looking forward to see what Frontwing does with isekai, actually I think it'll be my first isekai VN.

Actually isekai's are my guilty pleasure, three of my favorite light novels (Mushoku Tensei, Tate no Yuusha, and Zero no Tsukaima) are isekai. Someone on 4chan listed all these isekais, like one about a chef or a dog or something, but I'm having a hard time shifting through them all.

You don't know the half of it, there are so many different isekai stories you'd be able to find one that you'll like eventually. That said this is Frontwing so their content should be good, especially since Kajitsu came out in 2011 so they've probably improved on their creations

Ahh I see, thanks for that answer~ On the bright side it is a more recent release so it might be easier to translate it to english. After Phantom Trigger and Subahibi (maybe Island too) are out of the way maybe they'll get to Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori

So I was looking around and stumbled across Frontwing's VN called Hatsuru Koto Naki Mirai Yori. On vndb it's listed as being translated and released by Frontwing themselves but I can't find any sauce for it, anyone have any idea if its true? Can I keep my hopes up?

I'm definitely looking forward to this. I've been waiting ages, I knew TL wiki was still working on it but seeing it officially published by Frontwing makes it feel like it'll be a sure thing

I am very hyped for this. Honestly I only know the very fundamentals of the game, and how there were like 5 versions with different routes and updates, but I like enjoying content like that. I love me some tragedy, it'd be nice if it was an unlockable route system like Comyu, even better if the first ending is a bad ending with story. I'll definitely fund this, dunno if the higher ranks are worth it but I'll invest around $300 depending on how they change the reward tiers.

We all know which backstory is best, Mayucchi already has plot anyway

Oh dearest @Narcosis -sama and @Arcadeotic -sama, bless the VN english community with this simple yet wonderful kitsune miko VN

You can grind in any game, and as the MC you have to work hard to be strong to be the hero (or anti-hero) so what's wrong with some grinding? If anything games like Skyrim are too easy, you can max your sneak by modding your controller to walk backwards all night. Some people want to go above and beyond to max out everything in the game, which can result in grinding. Same deal with Kamidori, you don't have to grind (I did but that's cause I suck) to beat the game, but you have to grind to get the extra content, if you just want to beat the game and enjoy the story then no grinding is necessary.

It's an H-game, and the story requires him to stay in that general area most of the time. Yes they can make varying scenes with maybe some people in the background, but I appreciate the increase in story length at the expense of some monotonous scenery. Different people have different tastes, so far my only real complaint is the music, it feels like they only ever use 4 tracks.

I only had to grind twice to beat a boss, and it was only a few levels. I only used like 5 characters and I made it through ok. You mean scenarios or the scenery? I can understand why the scenarios would get repetitive but the scenery its almost to be expected

Also I agree with that, though its hard to decide what would make a 'quality' VN. To me, a big factor is art. I dismiss most OEL VN's based on the art, which is shallow of me I understand, but if a group of people on 4chan made a VN with an art style that rivaled some official companies, for free, why can't people backed by crowdfunding work a bit harder in that aspect? Though I do remember an interesting looking VN on indiegogo, the art looked good enough, and they had a nice little tier where you can add an OC of your, drawn by the artist. Can't remember the name though. Recently a lot of VN's are being licensed and translated, something I am very glad for, though sucks for ORL VN developers. Although I don't like the artstyle for most VN's I see pop out on an almost weekly basis I would love to see another good OEL. As for the budget thing there is kickstarter, its worked in a few cases, and yeah include a gameplay aspect. One of my favorite VN's, Kamidori, has a very fun gameplay mechanic. People just need to find the right kind of gameplay that won't be seen as ripping off something else, something that's very hard to do these days.

Cause I was dead tired last night and randomly made the post on my phone D:

Personally I can't find anything to like about them, though Katawa Shoujo is an exception since its one of the first VN's I played.

Agreed, although its not for everyone I definitely consider it a master piece in terms of music, characters, storytelling, and the endings

https://vndb.org/v18636 Probably this one, enjoy the head patting simulator

Akabei Soft2 tho I'd love to see https://vndb.org/v17337 translated, miko kitsunes are my weakness

Same tbh, I played it cause some guy suggested it, and even though the battles could be won with a guide it was immersive enough to keep me interested A close second, but not exactly weird, is Saya no Uta. I played it cause I watched Madoka Magica and found out Gen Urobutcher was behind it so I figured why not, boy was I surprised by how it ended.