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Yuna, easy. AHAHAHAHAHA.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5FTJxfV3pc

This is no exaggeration. The stuff on Tuchanka alone with Mordin and the genophage is enough to make it my favorite of the three games.
Then there's this:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RNkz4Nr-2g
 
The game simply had a lot of emotional impact.

It also came with a t-shirt and pillow case, not pictured. I also have a Katherine wallscroll above it. You could call me a fan of the game.
 

 
I bought it because I own a lot of physical Atlus products and the entire premise of Catherine (Romance/Horror) immediately captured my interest even before I played it. The demo sold me on it and I preordered the collector's edition the next day.

I have a soft spot for moogles.  Montblanc is definitely my favorite.  He was on my roster for nearly every encounter in Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced, and when I spotted him in FFXII I about died.
 
Moogle is the master race. Kupo!

It also came with a t-shirt and pillow case, not pictured. I also have a Katherine wallscroll above it. You could call me a fan of the game.
 

 
I bought it because I own a lot of physical Atlus products and the entire premise of Catherine (Romance/Horror) immediately captured my interest even before I played it. The demo sold me on it and I preordered the collector's edition the next day.

Yuna, easy. AHAHAHAHAHA.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5FTJxfV3pc

This is no exaggeration. The stuff on Tuchanka alone with Mordin and the genophage is enough to make it my favorite of the three games.
Then there's this:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RNkz4Nr-2g
 
The game simply had a lot of emotional impact.

Just noticed your new projects.
Sukisho was obviously expected, but the nukige title is pretty curious.
 
Good luck with the projects, Ryechu.

It also came with a t-shirt and pillow case, not pictured. I also have a Katherine wallscroll above it. You could call me a fan of the game.
 

 
I bought it because I own a lot of physical Atlus products and the entire premise of Catherine (Romance/Horror) immediately captured my interest even before I played it. The demo sold me on it and I preordered the collector's edition the next day.

Sports, games and books are all ahead.
 
I love sport. Before my skin condition forced me indoors I played Golf, cricket and tennis. After I was limited to indoors I played squash. I also watch as much sport as possible, from motor racing to cycling to rubgy league to tennis. I love them all. I’ve been in a huff today cause Australia just lost the cricket…
 
Books and gaming are pretty high up also. Books will always be my favourite medium for stories (the detail and the different ways scenery can be described can't be matched by the visual mediums imo,) and gaming will always be there when I’m in need of a gameplay fix.
 
Visual Novels would come somewhere after those three, equal in place with interactive fiction or interactive stories (like “The Walking Dead” or “Sunless Sea.” The Walking Dead made a bigger impact on me than any visual novel I’ve read… but that’s because I’m a sucker for post-apocalyptic/survival stuff.)

I've done a giveaway on here before, so I figured it was about time for another one.
 
One of the perks of purchasing games directly from Mangagamer's website is that you can typically get a Steam Code for the All-Ages version, if one is available.  At the moment you have to send an e-mail for it, but they're working on getting it automated.  If you've purchased a game, always send their support staff an e-mail and ask if there is a Steam Code that could go with the game.
 
I happen to have one of those codes from the copy of Cho Dengeki Stryker I purchased a while back.  I have no use for it, so, I think I should share the love!  So what do you have to do to enter?
 
(Please read the whole entry, as anybody is eligible to win!)
 
I'm not particularly a fan of owning digital copies of games - I much prefer to own the physical edition.  It's an entirely different feeling to be able to hold onto the box and know that this copy is yours.  I'm curious to know how many people agree or disagree with that sentiment.
 
If you own a physical copy of any Visual Novel, especially if it's one of your favorites, take a picture of the box, or show off everything inside of it.  Somewhere in the picture, you need to have your Fuwanovel name written on a piece of paper, legible, included with the stuff.  That way I know you didn't just go to Google and sneak some random stock photo...
 
If you don't own any physical copies of Visual Novels, how about any other video game?  Especially games that are more than just a disc and a case.  Same story - take a picture, have your Fuwanovel name written on a piece of paper in the picture as well.
 
If you don't own physical copies of anything, or don't own a camera, then you're going to have to exercise your paint and/or photoshop skills and draw me a game cover of your favorite Visual Novel.  It doesn't have to be amazing (I can't draw to save my life, don't worry).  Obviously make sure your Fuwanovel name is somewhere on it as well.
 
Along with your picture - just tell me why you decided to buy the title you took a picture of, or if it was a gift, tell me why you liked it!  Just a short blurb is fine, unless you want to write a novel about it - I'll happily read it.
 
I’ll let this run until December 1.  On that day, I’ll use a random number generator and pick a winner based on the post number.  One entry per person.  Multiple posts will result in disqualification.  If you have questions, PM me!
 
Good luck!
 
The disclaimers from the suits are in the spoiler.
 

Week 29
Weekly Line Count: 760

For supporting characters, the male cast in Majikoi are petty notable I feel.They are presented in a way that really captures the feeling of comradery that the game goes for.
There's also...
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHs21N2vic

Turn this into a drinking game.
Every time Chinami says onii-chan, take a drink.
Hospitalization will be an exciting conclusion to a stream/10.

In the reading club thread for Ayakashibito, I mentioned the idea of 'paths transcending heroines', an idea that is uniquely linked to VN story structure as a whole.  These are paths that can be great for reading despite having a truly awful heroine or heroines. 
 
Now, for those who prefer the moege as a genre, this concept is probably completely alien to your experience... to be blunt, this concept is essentially unknown in the moege genre.  The attractiveness of a heroine is usually at least fifty percent of the actual path's attraction, in most cases.  Moege quite simply do not follow the right ideas to produce this level of quality in a path.  Too much of the story is forcibly built to 'convenience' in order to make a heroine shine.  The events are inevitably almost entirely personal to the heroine, with most of the impact coming from the fact that you like/love/adore/worship that heroine.
 
The idea of a story that is brutally indifferent to what the heroine wants or her personal circumstances outside of those events she or the protagonist can directly influence is very rare in this type of game.  Generally speaking, there is some convenient way that presents itself for the protagonist or the heroine herself to solve these problems without going outside their immediate circle of friends or family... or someone just comes along and presents a convenient solution that solves everything without any truly realistic reason for it to end up that way.
 
Indifference of the world to the characters' convenience is a more common idea in non-otaku circles, though chuuni stories and military ones tend to gleefully include such, with an enthusiasm that sometimes goes way out on the deep end (see Muv-luv Alternative, as an example of this). 
 
Anyway, back to paths transcending heroines... I more or less wanted to just outline how rare this is in VNs or male-oriented otakuism in general.  The fact is that it requires a level of writing skill and disregard for conventions that is unnatural and abnormal for the average otaku-oriented writer.  For a path to both have a heroine and have a plot that completely transcends her own attractiveness is an extremely hard thing to do... and something that should be appreciated when it does happen. 
 
PS:  People who like more serious stories frequently ask me 'How can you play so many moege when you know you'll have to wade through piles of shit to find the gems?'  My answer - and this is unlikely to change - is that finding one gem is more than worth wading through fifteen piles of shit.  Yes, my contempt for the average moege/charage is fairly withering... but that is because I believe there are limits on the value of the virtue of mimicry, though I don't deny that such a virtue exists.
 
Edit:  Also, if I, by wading through all that shit, can prevent pure shit from being inflicted by uneducated enthusiasts upon poor unsuspecting translators, I will gladly do so *Clephas hints at those who grab a random good-looking VN from amongst recent releases and basically decide to start a translation project for it without knowing if it is good or not*

So... Sekai Project kickstarter when?

Welcome to the forums. It's good to have you.
 
Have you heard of Scottsune Miku, president of Japan?   
 

Welcome to the forums. It's good to have you.
 
Have you heard of Scottsune Miku, president of Japan?   
 

It seems there is a planned translation. No progress has been made as of yet though.
Also, moved this topic to the right forum.

The sad thing is I'll probably read it regardless of the translation quality. 10/10 cutie-patootie cat-girls are enough for me. They're all I need in life.

Welcome to the community. Glad you've found yourself interested in visual novels.
It sounds like you should marry this Nahichun.
 
Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy it here and continue to stick around. See you around the forums.

If you don't like it, don't read it. Don't force yourself to read something you aren't enjoying. 

Here. 

Someone actually pledged at the $7000 level. Now that's dedication.
 
edit: They did it! Fully funded in 14 hours.
 

Welcome to the community.