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    ittaku reacted to Clephas in Shiravune acquired Mashiro-iro Symphony   
    Mashiro-Iro Symphony is often mentioned as being the peak of the company's moege/charage era games.  It was made during the latter-stages of the 'golden age of JVNs', in 2009 (The 'golden age' is generally seen as being from 2005 or 2006 to 2011 or 2012, depending on who you ask), and it was an example of quality in a time when VNs had only just branched out into distinctive genres and sub-genres but before the templates had been set in stone.  
    As games of the type go, it is an excellent choice for localization.  
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    ittaku reacted to NowItsAngeTime in NUKITASHI 1 + 2 Video Review   
    I recently got the privilege to do official PAID Software QA for NUKITASHI 2. This inspired me to do a duology review of both NUKITASHIs, as they are now two of my favorite visual novels of all time. No major spoilers in this review:
     
     
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    ittaku reacted to Dergonu in Un-pinning the "What are you playing" thread   
    Makes sense to me. I'll go ahead an unpin it, and we'll see how that goes. I doubt it would get buried fast anyways rn with the... lack of activity in other threads.
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    ittaku got a reaction from YouBetterDream in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    Not a bad summary, but you left out a massive reason they're not very profitable - piracy. People feel a sense of entitlement to porn, and also a degree of guilt with buying porn, so they pirate it instead. It's estimated there are 10x as many pirated copies of eroge compared to the number of units sold. Add a section of the community that is toxic and encourages piracy or discourages purchasing because they have some personal beef, and you've got a clusterfuck right there.  Whilst pirating is rife in all media areas, eroge seems particularly bad, which makes it much worse when the profit margins are so slim now.  VN translation is not a good business model, and virtually all the Western localisers do it because they're passionate about the medium, and most of the staff accept relatively poor pay for the same reason.
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    ittaku reacted to TexasDice in What are you playing?   
    I'm done with Clover Days. That was fun. Very cutesy.
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    ittaku got a reaction from Bremus in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    Not a bad summary, but you left out a massive reason they're not very profitable - piracy. People feel a sense of entitlement to porn, and also a degree of guilt with buying porn, so they pirate it instead. It's estimated there are 10x as many pirated copies of eroge compared to the number of units sold. Add a section of the community that is toxic and encourages piracy or discourages purchasing because they have some personal beef, and you've got a clusterfuck right there.  Whilst pirating is rife in all media areas, eroge seems particularly bad, which makes it much worse when the profit margins are so slim now.  VN translation is not a good business model, and virtually all the Western localisers do it because they're passionate about the medium, and most of the staff accept relatively poor pay for the same reason.
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    ittaku got a reaction from ShiningBird in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    Not a bad summary, but you left out a massive reason they're not very profitable - piracy. People feel a sense of entitlement to porn, and also a degree of guilt with buying porn, so they pirate it instead. It's estimated there are 10x as many pirated copies of eroge compared to the number of units sold. Add a section of the community that is toxic and encourages piracy or discourages purchasing because they have some personal beef, and you've got a clusterfuck right there.  Whilst pirating is rife in all media areas, eroge seems particularly bad, which makes it much worse when the profit margins are so slim now.  VN translation is not a good business model, and virtually all the Western localisers do it because they're passionate about the medium, and most of the staff accept relatively poor pay for the same reason.
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    ittaku reacted to Clephas in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    It is an issue, and one that doesn't really need to happen with localized VNs.  To be blunt, compared to JVNs that haven't been localized, the prices are unbelievably cheap even in the most expensive cases.  There is no excuse for pirating localized VNs... especially since sales on digital versions are a regular thing if you just wait.
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    ittaku got a reaction from Silvz in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    Not a bad summary, but you left out a massive reason they're not very profitable - piracy. People feel a sense of entitlement to porn, and also a degree of guilt with buying porn, so they pirate it instead. It's estimated there are 10x as many pirated copies of eroge compared to the number of units sold. Add a section of the community that is toxic and encourages piracy or discourages purchasing because they have some personal beef, and you've got a clusterfuck right there.  Whilst pirating is rife in all media areas, eroge seems particularly bad, which makes it much worse when the profit margins are so slim now.  VN translation is not a good business model, and virtually all the Western localisers do it because they're passionate about the medium, and most of the staff accept relatively poor pay for the same reason.
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    ittaku reacted to NowItsAngeTime in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    You ever wondered why we still have a lot of visual novels without translations? Based on talks with people in the industry, watching the community, and analysis, here are 7 reasons why we don't have MORE VN translations:
     
     
     
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    ittaku got a reaction from Shaun in What are you playing?   
    Playing Onigokko FD. Interesting to see ALcot's evolution from its earlier works to Clover Day's.
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    ittaku got a reaction from minamichita1 in To Heart 2 discussion thread   
    Good question. Unfortunately the correct answer is
     
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    ittaku got a reaction from adamstan in To Heart 2 discussion thread   
    Good question. Unfortunately the correct answer is
     
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    ittaku reacted to minamichita1 in To Heart 2 discussion thread   
    okay, i might be necroing this but... here goes:
    is ruuko
    nonetheless, her route was pretty enjoyable for me, one of my favorites in the game even
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    ittaku got a reaction from ztrepzilius in H-scene clichés   
    Here's a few I think may or may not have been missed:
     
    "I started to feel like teasing her" from an otherwise gentle protagonist
     
    Stopping stimulating her till she says what she wants by name
     
    "My voice is coming out by itself"
     
    It got even bigger
     
    Women urinating after orgasm
     
    Painful first experiences that always wane and turn into ecstasy
     
    Insides that squirm like they have a life of their own
     
    All semen is tasty or at least enjoyable because "it has your taste"
     
    My mind went all white
     
    I feel numb from pleasure
     
    I'm going to feel strange
     
    I want yours (not what, just whose) but that's just literal Japanese translation
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    ittaku got a reaction from j2alg in To Heart Translation Project (English - Spanish)   
    I'm pleased to see more of the To Heart world getting attention, having translated To Heart 2 myself. Good luck with the project.
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    ittaku reacted to adamstan in What are you playing?   
    Yesterday I finished Clover Day's with Izumi's route.
    @ittaku - you were right, this route was amazing ❤️ I'd say it was on par with Anzu's route when it comes to the plot - they could be called sister routes perhaps I mean, they feature similar themes and struggles - but this time it was about Izumi's family, instead of Yuuto's.
    And Izumi as a heroine is absolutely lovely - one of the cutest tsunderes I've encountered so far ❤️
    So, if I had to rank the routes it would be Izumi >= Anzu > Tsubame > Anri >>> Hekiru/Hikaru.
    So, it makes for one meh route (H/H), one decent (Anri), one very good (Tsubame) and two outstanding ones (Anzu and Izumi) - not bad
    There's decent presence of side characters throughout the rotes - big plus. It was especially pronounced in Tsubame's route Art looks very good, and I really like the character designs. Music is ok - nothing outstanding, but does the job.
    I played Vita version, but I actually own PC version (standard one, not the Plus). While - at least when skimming through PC version - H-scenes weren't exactly up to my taste, I'm a bit disappointed with the all-ages edition, since it features no extra content at all, except the unlockable "extra scenarios", that are just 1-2 minutes long skits, similar to those in Majkoi's menu Even some additional CGs for "normal" scenes would be welcome, but there's nothing of that, it just skips the H-scenes, and that's all. Well, thank you, I could have done it myself with Ctrl key, and wouldn't have to struggle with some emulator glitches
    But that's a minor complaint, and all in all I really enjoyed this VN - strong 8/10. (Would have been 9 if the two lesser routes - Anri and Hekiru - were of the same quality as the three better ones)
    I think that - after a short break - I might try Tsui no Stella as my next read (unless some other title distracts me ).
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    ittaku reacted to adamstan in What are you playing?   
    Yesterday I finished Tsubame's route in Clover Day's
    While not as rich plot-wise as Anzu's, it was very good. There was healthy balance of humor and drama, Tsubame is both hot and cute at the same time, and I really liked the whole acting club setting and parallels between the play they were doing and real life
    Also, seeing Izumi in this route I couldn't help but think about
    Now there's only Izumi's route left to read, and I'm really looking forward to it
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    ittaku reacted to adamstan in What are you playing?   
    Yeah, when looking from that POV, it's good to have it out of the way Luckily while weakest, it was still decent enough to keep me reading.
    For the first few scenes in the common route I found Izumi rather annoying, but later she grew on me, and I'm really looking forward to her route
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    ittaku got a reaction from adamstan in What are you playing?   
    The H/H route is the weakest and adds little to the story, which is why it goes first. Izumi and Anzu score the most plot in their routes, arguably Anzu's the most, but I just prefer Izumi as a heroine which is why I leave it for last.
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    ittaku reacted to adamstan in What are you playing?   
    Okay, so yesterday I finished my third route in Clover Day's - it was Anzu.
    So far the VN was very uneven for me. Common route was brilliant - like I said in my previous post. All heroines are lovely, and I really liked both the humor and the more serious bits. But then the first two routes I read - Hekiru/Hikaru and Anri - were slightly disappointing. Maybe my expectations were too high?
    As for the Hekiru's route, I was really looking forward to it after what I've seen in common route. But
    Anri's route was better - perhaps partially thanks to the side characters having bigger role. I really liked school election plot and the friendship with Mizuho. Gave me some Koichoco and Princess Evangile flashbacks What I didn't like about Anri's route was that it was relying too heavily on many Imouto x Oniichan tropes But all in all, it was decent - although I expected more.
    And then Anzu's route hit - whoah, that was amazing 😮 It's hard to believe, that it was written by the same author as Anri's route.
    Although I'm not sure, if it was right move to put this route in the middle, instead of the end - it had strong "true route" vibes, with it being more "Takakura family route" than "Anzu route". Nevertheless it was amazing nakigey story - no complaints here. And that plot twist with
    Now, that's some KEY-worthy stuff ❤️
    Now let's see what Tsubame's and Izumi's routes have in store for me
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    ittaku reacted to Formlose Gestalt in Nekonyan Announcements on AWA 2022   
    Since moege don't excite me much Mysteries of the Heart is by far the most interesting announcement for me. Aside from that Ready or Not: The Deadline is Coming! looks fun with the angle of VN creation and is something I could see my grab when I want to read something lighter.
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    ittaku reacted to adamstan in What are you playing?   
    Yeah, and from what I'm seeing so far, most of it has been kept in the console port (it has +17/CERO D rating actually +15, I confused it with HoshiOri) I know that it might be considered weird, but recently I prefer most of my moege (and even moreso nakige) without H-scenes I'm fine with sex jokes like those in this VN, or off-screen sex, like in Vita version of HoshiOri, but I don't enjoy reading most of the sex scenes themselves.
    (When I'm in the mood for eroge, I tend to go for 3DOELVNs or some RPGM shovelware )
    I think I'll go with this recommenadtion then - thanks
    Currently I think I'm leaning towards Tsubame, but I'm still near the beginning, so it all might change
    So we can expect some quality TL
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    ittaku got a reaction from adamstan in What are you playing?   
    Glad you're enjoying it; it's my favourite VN ever with just the right balance of moe, comedy, and a hint of naki.
    I would suggest two alternatives:
    Hekiru/Hikaru->Tsubame->Izumi->Anri->Anzu, or
    Hekiru/Hikaru->Anri->Anzu->Tsubame->Izumi (my preferred)
    for plot reasons, depending on which is your favourite pair of girls (as they are paired routes) and whether you want to do them last.
    As for the sex, the game has a great deal of sexual innuendo outside the H scenes so if anything the AA version is very heavily cut; not the other way around. The game was written as an adult game to begin with and then modified for an AA version.
    Disclaimer: I'm the translator for the official localisation with NekoNyan.
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    ittaku reacted to Clephas in Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi No Translation Project (Completed)   
    Keep in mind that Kamishino had over a decade to get translated, and yet it was only finished recently as a passion project.  Moreover, though the initial translation was done some time ago, it was only recently that it was actually released.  I imagine if a potential translator plays the translated version and wants the two remaining paths, it might be a possibility.  However, keep in mind that most fan-translations fall apart for a reason, and those two paths are a prime candidate for manufacturing such a reason (they are unnecessarily long for the actual content contained within the path, as well as having a more H focus than the other four paths).
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