Sayaka

If I don't smash anything and manage to get through Bloodborne with my sanity intact I'll definitely give that DS remaster a go. It really is a lovely game, I dig the Victorian Gothic setting a lot too. The blood splashes are quite satisfying. I'm certainly enjoying it a lot so far, just hoping I can keep the momentum going and not get stuck, then let the game collect dust. I hope there's a remaster, but I'm concerned how a NieR remaster would work/turn out. For starters it's graphically not so good for a PS3 game. Gameplay is rather rough, and to those coming from Automata's sweet Platinum action, it'll be a rather difficult adjustment to make. Perhaps a remake? I'm curious what the Yoko Taro approach would be. It seems unlike him to just rerelease NieR a bit jazzed up. I'd personally be hopeful for Replicant, regardless.

Recently I've been playing an procedurally generated (every 24 hours) endless runner called Race the Sun. It's super fun and addictive, but most of all it's really chill to space out and play it while listening to music for short periods of time. Maybe I need it to counterbalance the Bloodborne I've also been addicted to recently I really must be a masochist. Honestly I enjoy it so much more than the handful of hours I attempted Dark and Demon Souls for. I love the faster pace and the far more aggressive nature, it suits my playstyle way more than the slower, methodical, super cautious defensiveness required in Dark Souls. Also it helps that I suck a lot less now (I still suck a LOT though!). Threaded cane ftw. I'm itching to get stuck into a JRPG, more specifically I'm craving to finish Final Fantasy XIII-2. However, my save files did a runner, and the idea of playing through 40/50 hours again just to get back to the same place ever so slightly hurts my soul. I suppose there's the multiple other JRPGs I'm two-thirds through to complete as well... In the very slight chance anyone wondered, no, I have not beaten Drakengard 3's final boss yet. When I tried YouTube a few times to help I found syncing up harder than just playing it straight. So - it's on hold for now!

Welcome! Your taste in VNs sounds interesting. As far as I can tell there are a large number of yuri fans here, but it's significantly rarer for a fuwaposter to enjoy otome and/or BL. Variety is the spice of life! I'm just happily dipping my toes into those three genres myself. What narrative-focused games do you enjoy most?

I'm currently too stubborn (see spoiler). Part of me just wants to beat it totally on my own.

I'm attempting Drakengard 3's final boss. Help me. Somebody please help me. Yoko Taro is gleefully giving all players the middle finger. Spoiler:

Gotta love the classic standards of "explicit violence is just fine, but depictions of our own unclothed bodies is sick and wrong"...

I don't usually watch streamers and I don't think I'd even consider being one, but I'd be super interested in seeing what any Fuwa members are streaming. I'm sure it'd be interesting.

Honestly I think the real question is: should we even use the word "steal" for Reddit content? They probably stole it from someone else on Reddit anyway. I don't think you need to worry about your personal karma or anything.

Chaos;Head is sweeeeeeeet. But not for everyone. I just have a soft spot for it. I think you have to be able to enjoy the unashamed weebiness and not hate the MC so much you can't take it. Correction: it's a shipping container. Makes all the difference. Do it for this:

Am I allowed to be the second hijacker, or a co-hijacker, @Plk_Lesiak? Hope it's okay... I have: Fault milestone one x 2 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi Sunrider: Liberation Day - Captain's Edition Same applies, PM me or post.

Confession: the anime airing made me start playing the visual novel. I've been losing sleep because I've been up playing it. I'm doubly losing sleep because I'm wondering WHERE THE JAPANESE SHAMAN GIRLS ARE.

You terrible, awful, disgusting degenerate.

Oh dear. I haven't watched the 2017 remake but I was planning to, and I still will because I want to check it out for myself. From what you're saying they've stripped away its charm and soul. It's 15 years old - realising that surprised me. The answer is, unfortunately, yes, by many anime viewers... who probably also think last season's anime is old. And complain about animation looking too old.

.I think I'm going to be sick Excellent work guys desu

Personally I would put both, developer first then imprint eg. Moonstone: Moonstone Cherry.

I think this is a good idea. My suggestion is to include the developer and try to group VNs in the same series together. edit: cheeky post number

I get what you're saying, but it's still an otomege. It just doesn't fit your expectations or past experience of otome. I think it fits the OP's request - although she isn't happy and loving, she's very pessimistic. However, she is very self-conscious about her height, and the plot focuses on this a lot, as the premise is that she is being unwillingly turned into a fashion model by two guys (one masochistic and one sadistic). I liked it for what it was, but I seriously agree on her voice, I eventually numbed myself to it. Also, I remember Rider from the Fate series being a bit cutely self-conscious about her stature. Maybe you've already looked but here's tall heroines on vndb: https://vndb.org/i126?fil=gender-f

Honestly I'm not at all ashamed of the VNs I own. However, not being ashamed of them =/= being able to proudly flaunt them irl. Things would certainly be awkward if my family or most of my friends/acquaintances had a little browse through my VN collection... or honestly even if they were made aware of a) that I play visual novels b) what visual novels are and contain, especially in certain instances...

There's a plethora of JPRGs on the PS4. You definitely have to try out NieR: Automata first though! Also Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir (remake of the PS2 Odin Sphere). There seem to be a number of JRPG remaster/remakes recently - so in addition to Last Recode, there's Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, the Final Fantasy X/X-2 remaster (also on PS3) and Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 and 2.5 ReMIX (also on PS3)... maybe some others I can't remember. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD also (remaster of a JP-only PSP game). Oh, and there's Final Fantasy XV but I can't vouch for it personally, and there's a rather mixed reception out there... If you're into SRPGs I hear Disgaea 5 is good. If you're into Nep-Nep there are some Idea Factory games. Happy JRPGing!

New project announced, very little information so far. Planned for a 2019 release. An interesting team-up.

It is a very, very slippery slope... I once, long ago, told myself I would have a reasonable price limit on figures. I'd never be "one of those people who spend more than £100 on a fig". Let's just say that didn't last long. *waves to the beautiful overpriced pieces of plastic I'm now surrounded by*

"Ughh, why must every single VN be set in an old people's home? Plus the MC never shuts up, AND I'm sick of seeing their face. And what's with all these (infrequent) well-written, authentically awkward and clumsy sex scenes? I'm tired of hearing how annoying girls' bras are to unhook."

Visual novel developers and companies across Japan saw this Fuwa thread and, inexplicably, decided the wishes in this thread absolutely must be granted. And thus it came to be that Fuwanovel eliminated the entire medium of visual novels.

Woah dude, that all comes across really, really badly. I'm not gonna bother arguing with you, because it's just going to make me angry.

I am not too sure how to respond to this, because I can't 100% tell what you're meaning to say. You may want to be extra clear about what you're saying - it's coming across to me right now as a broad sweeping derogatory statement about women.