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    SC2013 - Ryoji's Blog [Kanji Stage] My Journey Into Japanese

    in General Discussion

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    Goal Accomplished!! 500 Kanji!!

    Ok with 3 days to spare i am now 500 Kanji in. My review times are getting kinda crazy but My new goal is 800 Kanji by March 31. I know to some of you kids, 10 a day seems a snap. Well ill just say ive been out of school longer then most of you have been alive so my brain is working overdrive lol.

    Thanks to all who have offered encouragement and support so far. Its MOST appreciated and I am grateful.

    Awesome! Congrats on the achievment, and also good luck reaching that 800!

    Fire Emblem Awakening

    in Gaming Talk

    Posted

    I've heard some really excellent things about this game, and it's pretty much the 3DS' killer app for me. I'll admit that I'm interested in all the shipping possibilities, heh, but I've also liked FE for quite a while now, and seeing a new game that improves on areas that I always felt were bad in the previous installments (rather sucky art, no time for grinding, etc.) really got me excited.

    Fuwanovel Traffic Data

    in Fan Translation Discussion

    Posted

    I do not respect people who [...]

    And that's the problem, really. I have absolutely no problems with people having different opinions, as the world would otherwise be extremely boring, but disagreeing with an opinion does not automatically mean that you have to disrespect it (see my comments in that post - I'm .). Civility is the base of a good debate, and without it you're never going to convince anyone of anything.

    The VN community in your country

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    I also live in Brazil, and it's pretty much what Sieg said. The anime/manga scene is pretty big, with quite a few conventions and stuff, but when it comes to VNs I know like a handful of people that also read them (and none of them in real life). That it's like this everywhere just goes to show how young VNs still are as a medium, I guess.

    I did find this blog the other day though, and it's pretty good from what little I've seen of it.

    [Post Game] Fate/Stay Night

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    ]Nah, don't worry, there are lots of Saber fans out there. Way more than Sakura fans at least. Hell, it's the cash cow of Type-Moon after all.

    Oh yeah, definitely, but... those are the people that like shit like Nero or Mordred, or just Arthuria Syndrome (aka genderswapping things for no good reason) in general... :| I like Saber, but I really think that we could do without a clone of her in every single Fate work.

    It's because the premise of Fate/Zero is so amazing. A Holy Grail War, but without dumb characters doing shit in the way (Shirou...) and with actual tricks. Sadly I think Urobuchi took things a little too far and there are things I didn't really like in the second half.

    For reference, I think Heaven's Feel is definitely better than F/Z.

    I think that the thing with F/z is that it changes the premise from "what would happen if heroes from history met each other?" to "what would happen if people with incompatible world views met each other?", while still being in the context of the Holy Grail War (and well yeah also because it doesn't have Shirou lol). The only thing I didn't like about it was the end, since it's just so inconclusive if you haven't read F/sn (and it's disappointing even if you have).

    How did you think Urobuchi went too far, though?

    [Post Game] Fate/Stay Night

    in Visual Novel Talk

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    Oh, so am I alone in liking Saber? I knew that people didn't like her, but damn.

    Favorite route is easily Heaven's Feel, because like someone already said before, it has the most plot developments. To be honest it it really felt like the romance and heroines in F/sn were just tacked on... Saber's the only one of the three that I really do like.

    I think that ideally for me F/sn would've kept some of the old stuff from Prototype (Ayaka as the protagonist, non-genderswapped Arthur as Saber, Perseus as Rider [even though I like Medusa], Misaya's design for Rin), while changing... well, pretty much everything else that changed. And removing the h-stuff/romance.

    Favorite character... I guess either Saber, Rider or Ilya. There actually aren't a lot of interesting characters to be honest :| F/sn's strength lies in its premise and plot, and the Holy Grail War is easily one of my favorite concepts ever. So much that in another forum that I go to we frequently make Fate RPs and come up with our own Servants... heh, it's fun.

    I'd like to reread F/sn once the Realta Nua translation is completed, though, since right now I'm seeing Fate/zero as infinitely better and I want to know if that's not just because it's the more recent Fate thing I've seen.

    Call for Images of NON-JAPANESE Characters

    in Anime/Manga Talk

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    Well, the first VN/game that comes to mind is Eiyuu Senki, which is actually where your loli Beethoven comes from. It features characters from all over history and the world (except that they're all women), so let's see... let's start with the Knights of the Round Table, then. In alphabetical order:

    King Arthur, who I don't think needs an introduction

    Balin, the Knight with the Two Swords

    Bedivere, who returned the Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake upon Arthur's death (and has a robot arm in here for some reason)

    Bors, one of the knights to achieve the Holy Grail

    Galahad, another one of the knights to achieve the Holy Grail, and (originally) Lancelot's son

    Gawain, one of the most famous of the Knights and (originally) Arthur's nephew

    Kay, (originally) Arthur's foster brother (and the one with the least stupid design in here)

    Lancelot, the greatest of the Knights and a frequent major character in Arthurian legend

    Mordred, (originally) Arthur's illegitimate son, who kills him in the Battle of Camlann

    Palamedes, a notably non-english knight

    Percival, the last of the three knights to achieve the Holy Grail (and who's a bunny girl in here??? I have no idea what the hell)

    Tristan, known for his amazingly tragic story

    Ywain, who is RIDING A GODDAMN LION HOLY SHIT.

    Oh, and let's not forget Merlin, the legendary wizard who... uh... yeah.

    Of course, there still are characters from the rest of Asia, the ancient Middle-East, Europe, Oceania, Africa and even the Americas, so the whole game might be worth looking into. Maybe it's not exactly what you're looking for but oh well.

    Hi, I always get the bad ending

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    Hey there! Welcome to the forum. I don't think that there's anything particularily bad about getting a bad end - they're technically as much part of the story as the good end, and sometimes may even provide more insight on the characters or the setting, so don't beat yourself over it too much. Also... like some people already said, they are visual novels, not games. Very rarely is a protagonist a stand-in for the player, if at all. Thus, you are not the protagonist; the choices that you'd make are not the choices the protagonist would make; and the latter are the ones necessary for progressing the story, even if they make no logical sense. Mephisto mentioned Fate/stay night, and that's a good example of this (notably Sakura's route).

    Anyway, for your second question... I find that what distinguishes them from manga and such are not plot elements or character tropes, but rather the narrative. Visual novels are unique in their method of combining literature, pictures and sounds, a practice which probably first arose from technical limitations, yet still manages to create such an amazing atmosphere. In addition, their nature as a digital medium allows them to be far longer than what an anime, manga, or even a novel would usually be, which in turn allows for greater development of pretty much everything in the story. Also I like anime-style art too :E

    VN Translation Suggestions/Poll

    in Fan Translation Discussion

    Posted

    VN Name: Suiheisen made Nan Mile? Deep Blue Sky & Pure White Wings / Samuiru Cubic! / Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

    TL Project?: Nope.

    Hack/No Hack: Don't care.

    Reason for TL: Look at that art. Now look at it again. Yes, that's right. That's the best art you've ever seen in your entire life. That alone is enough.

    Other: DAT AAAAART.

    さあああああああああああああ

    well either way how am I going to remove stuff then.

    the other admins don't want to increase the poll limit higher than it is atm (20)

    ...my original idea for the "VNs you want translated" thread was just to have people post which ones they'd like to see translated. No poll or anything.

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