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    Libra of the Vampire Princess - Releasing May 16th, 2017

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted · Edited by EdwardWongHPTIV

    4 hours ago, exaccuss said:

    Yes, i believe this is their first time:makina: 

     

    "Pls be gentle'r than a seaman who comes home to see his wifey diddl'in the retarded lookin kid from down the street. In a rage he shallows a bottle of da blue pills and goes lookin for a victim to vent his everything like the stormin sea er self. Incessantly battering against da mommy maker of some poor teen dat made the mistake of sneakin into a club with a fake ID. All night long she was wailing like Amane after she missed wanna dem sales at da supermarket down at the stat... OWWIE IMMA GONNA BWEK!?"

    Sorry, makina made me do it...

    ChronoClock's painful D.D

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    ^ Oh, the infamous soap opera disease?

    @OP - Get used to it, any country has it's stereotypes/misconceptions about foreigners that writers like to employ for the lulz. But the Japanese seem especially bad at this and I don't doubt translators struggle with how to approach it. Believe me it gets to me too at times. But at the end of the day I say let 'em. We could roast Japanese comedians over it but we already did that in WWII...

    Too soon?

    (unfunny) Joking aside, my point is stereotypes and funny voices are fair game. It's not exactly smart or witty but humor is subjective so... Besides, do you really want to be that guy that heckles and/or gets defensive when a standup comic pokes fun at some aspect/affiliation of yours? Usually the comic just turns up the heat on you.

    I love Japan but sometimes you just have to shake your head and say, "Ohhhhhh Japan, stay classy".

    *Disclaimer* I did laugh at the engrish in Grisaia so...

    Chiitrans Issue

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    If I had to make a guess text-hooking is probably only possible via the Win32 API? If so it may be that MS is trying it's best to block access to certain portions of the Win32 API from .NET because of "security" concerns... legitimately or not. Seems like they've been harping on about how windows apps are so much more secure than those nasty old windows applications. At least that's what I recall being said when certain game industry peeps complained about MS trying to force everything into their store. Because sandboxed apps are soooo much more secure. Sandboxes are never gotten around, you know?

    Well it's all a moot point if I'm wrong about the need for Win32 API. But if I'm right that sorta sucks for any text hooking programs written on .NET.

    Need help with ITH failed to attach to process error

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    Are you even trying? Seriously that article might have been outdated but there are plenty more. Search for "Windows 10 revert update".

    Also I don't know why you keep saying add/remove programs as the page I linked says - open the Settings app, navigate to Update & security > Windows Update, select “Advanced options”, select “View your update history”, and then select “Uninstall updates”...

    Once you get to your list of installed updates you should be able to see the most recent ones. If there is none for .NET it might have been included in a new windows build (assuming you got one recently). In which case using the first "recovery" option is probably your only choice. Keep in mind that you always run the risk of breaking things. I'd backup any data you have up before I pull the trigger.

    Like you said it might have changed slightly but I doubt it has significantly and there is always more recent articles...

    Need help with ITH failed to attach to process error

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    I don't have Win10 so I can't really verify the accuracy but I found this - https://www.howtogeek.com/235474/how-to-roll-back-builds-and-uninstall-updates-on-windows-10/

    (btw, less is more when searching. Start broadly and if you get too many results slowly add terms to narrow things down)

    Dunno if .NET framework is updated separately or as part of major system updates. My guess is probably both as needed. So if you don't see a specific update for .NET it might have been included in a system upgrade/rollup/whatever-the-f-they-call-them.

    This of course assumes that ITH is a .NET program. No idea.

     

    JAST USA finally reveals the release date for their most hotly anticipated upcoming release!

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Nandemonai said:

    Please.  You can't hold a day hostage.  I'm not sure who this poor April girl is, but someone really ought to ask her parents where she got the last name "26" ...

    The 26 means she's either an android, a experimental specimen, or a clone.... Which means she's probably a failure in some way if she was captured so easily. Not a very useful hostage. Nympho-Sensei is going to get squat out of the evil organization responsible for April. Fail. Though the sensei was probably just looking for a pet to take for a walk.

    JAST USA finally reveals the release date for their most hotly anticipated upcoming release!

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Tyrosyn said:

    Teh entitlement is strong with this thread.

    But yeah, let's shame Peter for releasing the game that will make him the most money, lol.

    How dare we have opinions! He's entitled to our money irregardless of the risks he undertakes as a businessman!

    When we're offered a new VN we're supposed to bark like a dog and say, "Yes, sir! Can we please have another?"

    The only real shame is that there's not such thing as a risk free venture...

    Trends in Visual Novels

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    As much as I have turned my nose at OELVN's in the past I've got acknowledge at least one area they lead the charge in - Linux support. This is something I've confirmed recently checking out VNDB releases. It's not really surprising considering they favor engines that allow them to painlessly target as many platforms as they can. There are a few translated VNs that have been moved to engines that provide Linux support but there are a lot less than I thought and it seems the community has a negative view of such conversions as they tend to cause complications (or outright remove features of the original). That said I personally am looking at linux support as a much more important feature since my patience with MS and windows is at an end. Combined with the fact that there are very few AAA games that I care about these days I'm making windows a 2nd class citizen - mulitboot or inside a VM if I must. Until now I've maintained a 2nd PC just for windows (mostly to avoid the inconvenience of multiboot).

    TL:DR I welcome larger budget multiplatorm (linux) OELVNs. Especially ones that break free from some of the less endearing themes/tropes of the Japanese VN.

    Nightshade Ninja otome VN released on Steam

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    I've yet to really try any otome. Mostly because there are a lot of tropes/themes in Shoujo manga that annoy me (to be fair there are a lot of tropes in all manga that annoy me for various reasons). But recently I've been trying to keep a more open mind about these things and have at least been giving Shoujo series a chance. A non slice of life title might be a good start I suppose.

    Visual Novels - Serious or Comedic?

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    Yeah, I agree that comedy should not equate to highschool slice of life. Just waaay too much of that on the market. You either have to stretch the setting in over the top ways or make a self aware parody for me to find it interesting. And even then it's a hit or miss because the genre makes the simpson's look like a fresh new idea.

    Visual Novels - Serious or Comedic?

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    Posted

    The problem with comedy is that is even more subjective than other forms of entertainment. At least in my opinion. Some people are fine with seeing the same old shtick and laugh every time but personally that gets old faster than digesting the same dramatic elements.  Even when comedy is good, too much can be a bad thing. It's cliche but everything in moderation is generally a good rule of thumb. Rather than focusing (solely) on what genres or themes your story will have I think keeping stock of emotional content important as well. Which is a bit hard since emotion is the essence of subjectiveness. Still, you can, to some extent, guess how different scenes will make your readers feel if you know your audience. One good use of comedy is simply to facilitate a cathartic release after a particularly dramatic or sad scene has played out. The best is when comedy serves the scene and feels like a natural progression rather than forced. The exception being the absurd being thrown in for shock value.

    But what do I know? I'm no writer that's for sure. Just my perspective as a reader.

    My Rant About Sekai Project And Their Unending Stream of Lies, Scams and Other Deceitful Schemes

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted · Edited by EdwardWongHPTIV

    @SpeedBeatz Huh? You posted about DRM on this thread? I see M.I.X. brought it up first.

     

    There was a point in time I preferred physical releases just to avoid DRM but since that is no longer the norm I've given up on it. Not to mention sales for digital platforms are awfully enticing. Besides I grew up with western games where the physical release was simply a necessary evil. Publishers spent as little as possible with only a few exceptions. I do remember the cloth world maps (Ultima) and entertaining manuals (fallout) of a few games. That reminds me... lol.. remember when they tried using word lookups from the manual as an attempt to stop pirating? Yeah.. I had a few crib notes for such things as a kid. Purely to avoid having to look things up in the actual manual! I paid for the media of every game I owned. Sometimes not just the media! Seriously though I've just never been bitten by the need to collect things. *hides his binders full of early PC games*

    *edit* Oh. And SP is evil corp. Make money. Surprise!! Kidding. Though it's really not that all surprising. Leveraging fandoms is kinda a major focus for marketing I assume.

    Why I hate the Fruit of Grisaia

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    While I'll admit that the humor was not always consistent I think it did a pretty damn good job at being interesting despite being another slice of life. But I'm a sucker for sardonic MC's that can give 10x more than they get.

    It's certainly not something I'd put on a pedestal but then I've honestly not felt that way about *any* VN.

    Has this ever happened to you when playing a VN?

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    Wait... now that I think about it...

    Spoiler

    Isn't the setting of this VN on a island turned red light district? At least that's what I recall from reading a little of the manga a long time ago. Anyways given that setting is it really that surprising? In the manga I believe the MC only visited with his friend so they could lose their virginity. It's like expecting a heart warming coming of age romance from a porn isn't it? Or am I getting stories mixed up?

     

    Has this ever happened to you when playing a VN?

    in Visual Novel Talk

    Posted

    I'm not sure what the OP's example was because I don't want to spoil myself but from everyone else's response it seems to be a general unwillingness to suspend disbelief. I too have a problem with this at times and in general I tend to be overly critical. Yet, I find it hard not to when I've read such a great many works of Japanese fiction. Though truth be told my biggest gripe is plot holes/inconsistencies. I've long accepted that Japanese character behavior is typically bizarre or simply wish fulfillment. Still, it depends. There are some stories I find engaging enough that I can overlook these sorts of things. It's the vanilla setups with characters I find uninteresting that turn into a unsurprising slog for me.

    Though at the end of the day sometimes the best advice is to just put down the story and return to it later. Sometimes it's simple genre fatigue. Always good to mix things up when you can.

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