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  1. 13 hours ago, Zalor said:

    I suppose now's as good a time as any to share an article/blog post I did on Aaeru for a completely different site and thus a totally different audience. I was afraid the article might have been viewed as controversial here since it seems like modern Fuwanovel really likes to pretend it never was a piracy site, and my sympathies with Aaeru and her vision perhaps leak a bit strongly. So I was hesitant to share it here for a while. But at least for me personally, Aaeru left a weirdly significant impact on me despite never really talking to her, so I'll leave this here for anyone curious:
     

    A story from my hometown on the net: Aaeru, the piracy advocate who vanished

    Many thanks for providing the links to the article about the infamous Aaeru. Such a interesting read!

    Hmm all I can about piracy that its a two-edge sword, most people think of piracy as simple file sharing efforts to distribute copies of a cracked software/video game/visual novel onto the masses over the internet. while there some truth to it no denying that. There's another reason why piracy exist as a necessary evil, "Digital Preservation"

     

    Most physical copies of softwares and video games is going to deteriorate overtime like the CD/DVD we had and most companies are not going to support legacy products, abandoning them after their lifespan. The current games are getting shitty and mostly are just cash grab, giving you the urge to seek the good old games from ages past wherein you own the stuffs that you buy instead of renting them...

     

    In addition, Piracy is often a very viable option or perhaps the only sensible choice for people living in  Third-World Countries wherein the Internet/broadband Services are somehow overpriced. People are barely getting enough to put food on the table, and their only solace out of their miserable existence is to play games or read visual novels/eroges with their second-hand PC desktops they got from the scrapyards to sooth the burden of existence... 

     

     

  2. I've taking a break from playing VIsual Novels/Eroges for the time being and trying to go back my gaming roots lol

     

    Pillars of Eternity The White March: If you're a Infinity Engine Veteran and playing Baldur's Gate 3 somehow seems disappointing, this is one of those games to play!

    Gordian Quest: is an epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turn-based strategic combat

    Stronghold Warlords: I always like RTS and got bored with the European middle aesthetics, time to play a eastern inspired game this time starting from Vietnam, China then to Japan lol! 

    Sniper Elite V2 Remastered: I always like the seeing the ballistic X-Ray Kills!

     

     

     

     

  3. On 1/28/2023 at 8:51 AM, serpentry69 said:

    Like the title stated, I'm looking for some good reads with a war theme.

    The most enjoyable titles I've read about it were Full Metal Daemon Muramasa and Hatsumira -from the future undying-.

    First title doesn't feature war a lot but is just a masterpiece (imho) while the second title is all about war and very enjoyable all around.

    Only translated ones please, I tried translating with tools but I can't enjoy it :(

    VenusBlood FRONTIER

    VenusBlood HOLLOW

     

  4. I hate to say it, but I have to agree with littleshogun this time around. Visual Novels in general might be diverse and has genres that appeals to different kinds of people, however I have yet to see a VN that’s very ultra-specific with its fetishes such as the protagonist necessarily being a Black guy not that I hate those kind of stuffs since I like watching Morgan Freeman and Samuel Jackson related movies/videos

    Also the OELVN (Original English Language Visual Novel) Scene hasn’t been evolved to a stage wherein they could cater to your every desires. Although there might be something that could alleviate such a demand like HataVNI has provided, they’re very few in numbers, albeit lacking in content…

    Just be content whatever’s available at the VN market for time being or if you hate that idea, why not try making one yourself?

    The problem with most people while they’re playing Visual Novels/Eroges is they try to self-insert themselves with the protagonists, falsely believing it’ll help with immersion instead of enjoying a particular VN as it is? No wonder people hate NTRs and the apparent overall toxicity of the VN Community might as well be comparable with the Anime Community or are they one and the same?

    The idiots aren’t aware that Japanese Visual Novels are equivalent to Western adventure Point and Click games wherein they present a story for the players to enjoy, without the need for self-insert.  

  5. On 11/23/2022 at 10:24 AM, Zakamutt said:

    Added. I have to say, Cinders and moacube in general tout something as a feature that I mostly consider a detriment: lots of choices. It makes walkthroughs hard to follow, tends to make content shallow, and often makes walkthroughs necessary which takes me out of the story (unless there is a transparent flowchart system or the like, which I do enjoy). This is or at least was an EVN trend for things that didn't go full kinetic instead, though I think that it's maybe lessened a bit these days.

    In contrast Corpse Factory actually has the "few choices" tag on vndb, so good on them for that. I've actually heard good stuff about Corpse Factory from several sources, so it's on my radar.

     

    Of all of the three titles that I've suggested, I suppose Corpse Factory is the most pretty interesting of the bunch, there are still a couple of other EVNs to mention like the the yuri VNs Heart of the Woods and Highway Blossoms The first Sunrider VN is a decent VN SRPG hybrid, very affordable since its Free on both GOG and Steam.  Shining Song Starnova is a interesting title too!

     

    Also is it alright to include Long Live the Queen in the list or not since VNDB does not classify it as a VN and more of a management game rather?

  6. Corpse Factory

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    By the title alone you might think its a rip off of Corpse Party, nevertheless give the VN/Game a try and you'll witness a interesting, gloomy, dark, and semi realistic depiction of modern society. A psychological horror VN at its very core.

    In addition this VN/Game has decent English voice acting in it on some of the important dialogues!

     

    Cinders

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    It is a reimagining of Cinderella with unique art style.

     

    Solstice

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    Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi thriller of an VN

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  7. On 11/8/2022 at 12:47 PM, littleshogun said:

    My mistake there. I did type FD because I got myself mixed it with Akagoei FD, which to say it's easy to do so because Kinugasa did write both trilogy in a very similar way (And Frontwing decided to copy Kinugasa's way to write their Grisaia (So-called) trilogy). Anyway while I may mistaken by writing it as the FD instead of sequel in regard of Ryuusei 2, the fact is remain the same that Ryuusei 2 here can somehow ended up on Steam with the prequel is not as lucky here because it got banned on Steam three times (If I remember it right).

    Honestly speaking there's a lot to nitpick here, but I figure that it's more hassle than it's worth for, so I won't do anything about it even with you bring justice and stuffs. Anyway feel free to keep rationalizing (Or whatever fancy term that you came up with) your own opinion there, @Templarseeker.

    The feeling is mutual, you’re not worth the trouble anyways, and if you think my words are fancy, you must really have a boring imagination and choice of words. It’s just a simple skill called using a dictionary and the power of simplicity. I do not use flowery words to make a point. The word rationalize just came easily straight out of my head and just right stuff that I feel like writing. Try doing it yourself. It’s kinda fun too!

     

    Also, its somehow unfair to have two people gangbanging on me since I somehow triggered their emotional mine field, why don’t you two novurdim and littleshogun go find a room and make some BL lovemaking action while your at it, I believe you two are made for each other you DRM loyalists.

     

    DRM-FREE is the future!

  8. On 11/15/2022 at 12:51 AM, Skypie said:

    Confession: 
    being introvert and doesn't have that big connection really hard once you pass school life/college...

    I'm a introvert myself and I didn't have any trouble finding the right people in making my college life a easy and memorable experience I even become a Student Assistant with a little bit of power and influence.

    I'm very shy as hell, but you need to do the hard stuffs since nobody is going to do it for you. that's one of the reasons we go to school/college in the first place to learn and develop these so called "Social Skills"  as annoying and irritating as it sounds, It is what it...

    Given the chance, I rather spend my time reading books and playing PC games on my lonesome, however humans are not build that way so we need to come in contact with our own kind from time to time.

     

    My advice if your willing to listen, is simply, be to true and honest to yourself, do not take shit from anyone or from anything and learn to take a stand when it counts.

    And also don't be a pussy/weakling if you don't want to be bullied and practice some self defense tactics which help you boost confidence and its a decent exercise too!

    Leave it or take it...

  9. 8 hours ago, littleshogun said:

    Okay I know that you have the reason to dislike Steam with their actions are certainly won't help matter the slightest, but just because Steam did bad doesn't mean that you should try to dismiss the other people opinion by accusing the people who tried to say his opinion as DRM loyalist (Other than that it's quite rude to say it). Honestly speaking I'm not the one who should said this, but I figure I should say it anyway. Also in case you want to accuse me the same just because I tried to speak my own opinion here, I should say that I never buy anything from Steam (I'm mostly just use it as a window shopping place).

    It is what it is, I speak what's on my mind and I do not sugarcoat my words to appease the sensitivities of others.

    It's what you called freedom of speech and thank the Gods for that!

    If you deem my actions unjust or inappropriate to some degree, the real question is. What are you going to do about it? 

    In any case what's right and what's wrong is matter of perceptive, humans themselves can rationalizes almost anything and everything.

    by that statement alone I therefore concluded that people who buys games and uses Steam or its equivalent are considered DRM loyalists and its their very fault why Steam treats the Visual Novel Industry and developers in general with such disdain since these so called DRM loyalists, unconsciously or consciously granting this monstrosity called Steam the power, by giving away your wallets to this DRM Overlord, making it relevant to the world.

  10. 21 hours ago, HataVNI said:

    GoG is quite good, but the Muramasa patch they have doesn't work, so we really need @Seryuuto report this, so that can be fixed. It has been months!

    Agreed... A lot of people in the GOG Forums are getting infuriated regarding the whole ordeal. Why not just release a uncensored one identical to the version found on JAST USA Storefront?

    They've released Dead End Aegis on GOG uncensored straight out of the box without any need to apply +18 Patches or DLC. Why not do the same?

     

    In addition to that, the GOG version of Kurokami-sama's Feast still uses the old v1.0.1 version instead of the newer v1.0.2 that the Steam version has which includes so many quality of life features such as adding a CG Gallery and Ending List. Why do they even bother prioritizing the Steam Version in contrast to the GOG Version anyways? Is JAST USA best buddies again with Steam despite the rejection of Muramasa to the Steam Store...

     

    Please also inform @Seryuu about that too aside from the Muramasa patch issue.

  11. On 11/5/2022 at 3:45 PM, novurdim said:

    Well, yeah, I was actually praising them, just not in a such "fixated-on-gog" way.

    Well I only buy games on GOG so it obvious that I'm Very "fixated-on-gog"  Nothing wrong with that. At least I own every game that I buy, unlike Steam wherein I'm paying full price and only renting the game and there's a 50-50 chance the games you bought might be taken away from you if a certain game got delisted or violated some Steam policy.

     

    Steam is garbage and most people only buy games there since its mainstream and convenient, however its only going to harm the Visual Novel/Eroge Industry and its localization efforts in the long run due to forcing censorship on their titles/games and we don't like half ass VN releases right?

     

    Just go and settle along with your overlords Steam and Johren you DRM loyalist.

     

    I have nothing more to say to the likes of you, hope you enjoy playing all those Shiravune VNs over and over again (snicker)

     

  12. 2 hours ago, novurdim said:

    I'd say, in retrospect nekonyan are the luckiest (or most efficient?) in their Steam parleys. I think all their games ended up releasing on Steam even if some later than others?

    Clover Day's Plus has been rejected on Steam once again. Maybe they'll release it on other stores such as JAST USA, Mangagamer or GOG.

    NekoNyan is a pretty decent company and most of their localized VN titles are top notch, in addition they even made their games available in GOG as well which is nice. They're good enough for me.

  13. 9 hours ago, skfhfsadjkfnaf said:

    This week I did the upgrade from 10 to 11, and everything has worked great so far, except for Locale Emulator, which I relied on to play a lot of VNs. I've googled around and haven't found the exact problem I'm having; For me, the options still appear in the context menu like usual. However, when I do "Run in Japanese" or with administrator privileges, it just tries to boot up the games normally, without forcing the locale (which you can tell by the bungled characters, or some games not running at all). In LEGUI.exe, I've also toggled "Fake system language", to no effect.

     

    Has anyone run into this issue and figured out a solution? I imagine a lot of people will be using W11 now. I'm hoping someone will have some useful tips. I have yet to try actually changing the system locale. I was gonna leave that to last resort.

    Why did you upgrade your OS to Windows 11?! That's still a very recent OS and its prone to bugs and some other unforeseen issues along the lines. You should have just stick with Windows 10 since its a little stable now despite the annoying updates coming very now and then.

     

    Windows 11 is not really suitable for gaming at the moment and its only good for doing work related tasks.

     

    The best way to resolved it is to revert back to Windows 10 if you have the option that is.

  14. Personally speaking I do not really like Shiravune as they ignore and look down on GOG, in addition to them only releasing their Visual Novel/Eroges/Games on Steam.

    Beside there’s something fishy about this Shiravune company, of all the VN localizers out there mainly JAST USA, Mangagamer, Sekai Project and NekoNyan, wherein some of their Visual Novels/Eroges gets banned or delisted from Steam for Gods only knows why?

    I never once heard any news about Shiravune games being banned or delisted from Steam, perhaps both Shiravune and Steam has some sort dealings behind the scenes or whatnot.

  15. There's nothing wrong with reading/playing Visual Novels/Eroges being a hobby and such. despite being story driven and text heavy, Visual Novels are still technically videos games.

    Life itself does not have a meaning and having hobbies such as reading Visual Novels helps pass the time and alleviate our boredom.

    Wow your willing to learn a new language just to play VN? Whoa such overflowing passion is somehow unheard of and rare to find these days.

    I used to be like that in the past, however circumstances somewhat made me jaded about life itself and I just lost my luster in general.

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