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Thanks. You make a very good point. At the end of the day I just have to keep writing and see what happens. And yeah, I know the characters. I got the routes planned out to a good degree. It's just conversation or scenes can be hard at times. Sometimes I start out writing feeling decently confident but as I go more into it I begin to worry. But yeah, I guess i should just have fun with the stories and see what happens. .I like that way of thinking =D.

You made a good point lol

I'm not that old XD. But yeah it has been a while since high school, so I know things have likely changed. And yes, I get that high school settings are done a lot. I guess I just feel comfortable with my first games being done in high school. I want make sure I do things right before I step into bigger things like a mystery (which I really want to do) and a fantasy. Maybe even doing an more mature game focusing on people my age. When I did Reska, the planning was during a time when I was new to vn's so i went with something simple. I have some good ideas for other things, but I don't have much confidence yet in my skills. And yes, I need to read Bloom Into You. It would be something good to read

I like the high school setting, so I'm writing what I like. Even if it's overused, a part of me has fun with it. I like the setting because I can add real things like how it's like being bullied in a high school and things like that since I had to go through it. . I like fantasy as well. But I wanted to go with these ideas first. I am glad you read the story I posted. It's not set in high school. After Reska and the other game, I likely won't do more high school games and will branch out to fantasy. But thanks for the opinion on the short thing I posted. I do need to do a better job with making some characters less boring. And don't worry, I'm not making an eroge. I may have spelled the wrong word. I meant a game like Clannad. I don't plan for it to be on that level, but basically it focuses more on characters and their lives and relationships. Also glad drama is okay. I like writing it. I admit it can be hard coming up with something new, but I try.

Yes, that makes sense. Thank you. I think I'm getting what you're saying. I guess we have to learn to see art style in it's own light and not always compare, maybe.

So, I'm a developer and have been working on Yuri novels for nearly a year now. But I have a hard time writing them, mainly because I don't feel like my writing is good enough or the story just isn't good. Now the studio I created delves into Yaoi and Otome games as well, but Yuri is my main focus for right now because I want to make more stories between women just as much as I want to create stories between two guys. Anyway, I admit I have a few visual novels I'm doing. But right now I'm focusing on Reska and two secret ones. The thing is, I have a bad habit of adding too much to the visual novels I'm making. For example, Reska has 8 love interests (though three of them are sub characters and their routes won't be up for a while), and the two others five. I guess I just like being able to have a lot of stories to tell, so I want to make many routes. But anyway, size isn't the problem I'm talking about here. The problem is writing a good slice of life yuri story (though I hope to go to fantasy down the line), and if my writing is good enough. It's super hard for me to write scenes between girls, Not because they are girls, but because I don't really know what to write that would be interesting. Like it's hard for me to write engaging conversation topics. I feel like when I write the girls talking with each other it's stale or the girls don't have their own voice. I'm worried cause I like writing and want to write my own visual novels, but I need some advice on a few things. First, how do you go writing a good yuri? Can it have erotica and/or ecchi and still be good? Do people want to see drama in yuri? Can they start out as friends and then let the relationship grow? I've read a few yuri titles like Flowers and Nurse Love Addiction. I think they're good examples of a nice yuri story along with reading some manga. I ask this because I'm writing Yuri now and need some help. For example, this is my latest synopsis of a story I'm working on. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xQ1wYrLtbWZUqsmto3Vi0Tn3mDAiq-kwqSCNfhb7AgU/edit?usp=sharing This is an example of the art for the game as well https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dt51H12p7OBBkSiWOwQRqVtH5jBAKLiJarxWc32etgU/edit?usp=sharing The art I think is perfect for the style of game I'm wanting to do. I want to make a Nakige in a way and I think the art style fits. As for the idea, I think it's good too. Yeah, I know it's high school, but I promise I'll branch out. I guess what I want is some advice and thoughts on one of the ideas. Also, here's an example of the writing. I'm not very good with description but hope it's good enough for vn writing. (Please note, this was written in code so it may look a tad strange) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bgjo63DMNPT0e7GCNHFH9Ujb_MP4rZuUVGFYOkLCbj4/edit?usp=sharing

Okay, that makes sense. That's for letting me know. And I also agree what you're saying about people not into visual novels. My mom let us watch anime very young and she never saw anime art as something with underage girls, though I admit we watch series like Chrono Crusade and FMA. But I've had people who say I'm weird for liking such an art style, which is sad. Anime style is just another form of art. It's not meant to make girls look underage, that just the style of how they look sometimes.

Can someone tell me how certain other games haven't been taken down? I mean The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With me and Sabbat of the Witch seem to have loli characters or young looking girls, but haven't been taken down. Also maybe it's because I've watched anime for a long time that I don't really see them as underage. I mean some girls I do see they look too young, but Fureba they looks 18 to me. Is it because I've watched anime for a long time and have just become use to the style? I do agree that steam is being stupid. They can't seem to make up their minds. Honestly maybe they shouldn't exist if they can't even hold up to their own rules. All this censorship has been sad lately, from Tumblr and now this. I'm not into these things, but I find freedom of expression important.

Kk, if I can, I'll give it a try. I admit it would be nice to see visual novels show more of adults relationships. That would help a lot, but sadly most I've got are either high school or not focused on romance That sounds interesting. If I can, I'll give it a shot. I also read EVN's, so I'm sure I'll find something if I don't do these or finish one of them. I prefer fantasy too or stories outside of high school. I have still yet to read the Mu Luv Trilogy and Stein's Gate, so I need to get to those. I wanna read Higurashi and it's partner series, but I'm not a fan of the nvl mode. As for Hoshimemo, I started it and thought it was okay. At first, I even thought the little sister was kind of funny. But sadly, the more I read of her, the more annoying she became. I do find it interesting about people's opinions on it though. Just read a review from someone who found the characters believable and story good. I try though to read many reviews to get an idea. I do know Clannad will likely have a lot of filler and that's okay. I'm not someone who will do every route, just the girls I like. I doubt I'll get to the Nagisa. She's not horrible, just a bit boring. The visual novels I have read are Princess Evangeline and Wagamama High Spec. I found reading both to be okay. Kind of relaxing. I'm not into Fanservice, but something about the slice of life elements in these stories I liked. As someone who is depressed, they did a decent job of getting me out of it a bit. I really didn't think I'd like Wagamama High Spec, but it's better than I thought.

She kind of reminds of Excel from Excel Saga actually. Both can be a bit too over the top. But a positive I can give is what you said, she can make one laugh from time to time

Thanks for letting me know. I've actually tried both, just a little bit. I admit, reading through Hoshizora no Memoria was okay, but the main character's little sister was a bit much for me. Still, it seems to be the kind of vn that may be a good/decent read not only to learn the structure of visual novels better, but also to help cheer one up. I'm not the type to go through every route, but I can see how this can be true. I see that Key Visual Novels are a bit too long

Well, I am surprised to see you say this, given how people say good Clannad is. But then again, I can see what you mean honestly. That's why I tend to want a more honest opinion, than someone just praising it entirely. I will say I've read a lot too, so you're right it likely better to read romance from novels. I guess I want to read some visual novels to, to get a feel with how they do it. Maybe I'll try Sweetest Monster though, thanks. Thank you. I'll likely read good romance novels or fantasy novels with romance. I'll still read visual novels though. But that's why I do Yuri, because it sometimes feels more pure in terms of love.

I'm writing my own yuri visual novels (Reska) and an upcoming one, and both have to deal with romance and drama. However, I've been having some writer's block and dealing with issues on certain things with conversations, so I thought maybe reading some pure love stories would be good. Also, I'm in the mood for a good romance with drama and not much fanservice at the moment. I've listed my top three, but if you've got any other suggestions, please let me know.

Kk, thanks for letting me know =)

Hey Silv, thanks for letting me know. Got Clannad and Little Busters, but didn't know Rewrite was coming. I'll wait. I would like to go Hatsukoi 1/1 because it does look good. I just don't know how to go about that. Do you know if I need to change my computer's location?

Hi, I'm new to translation visual novels and was wondering how I download the english versions of them, like for Rewrite. Do I have to buy the Japanese version and then download the english version? And if so, how do I go about buying the Japanese version? Also, how do I patch the Japanese version, for the game to be in English? I'm sorry, I'm new to windows and downloading fan translated vn's.

Yeah, it is rare from how you put but still scary...And who knows if they're telling the whole truth. But yeah, it's good for people to be aware off.

Hey Kaguya, thanks for taking the time to read this and answer back. I'm really grateful and you words make me feel better. I guess I never thought about articles doing this fearmongering stuff. I've heard about, but it doesn't always click with me. It's a terrible thing to do and just makes people like me panic =(. And nope, I don't live with live birds, thankfully. I guess I just remember how ebola was and is still a major problem. As for the passing on from each person, what scares me is they say it's mutating to being able to. That's the scary part.

I'm not sure I want this to be my first post, but I kind of just wanted to get it out of the way. Warning to those who don't like this stuff, don't read if you're scared by these things. Anyway, as for the topic, I decided to post here since I find a lot of people here to give good posts both on and not on visual novels. To be honest, I need some help to calm down I guess (if it's possible), after reading about this today. You see I suffer from severe anxiety and it's hard for me to calm down when reading things like this. This is why I try to not read the news or posts on things like politics and so on. Sadly, sometimes I end up doing what I use to do and read the news foolishly. This time it happened because an artist/friend I'm working with told me she was sick and there is some concern there. Anyway, I read some things about H7N9, a sorta of new flu virus caused by birds again. I've learned a lot about it from articles like this https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/health-chief-bird-flu-strain-h7n9-could-cause-world-pandemic-q8g2ctz2x and this https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6541824/new-strain-bird-flu-h7n9-kills-nearly-half-contracted-china/ and opinion articles like this https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-the-next-plague-hits/561734/ I've also read articles on how the flu that dogs get may end up becoming transmittable to humans. I know these articles are true. I get that. But sadly, I'm not too smart when it comes to things like this and politics, nor do I read the news (when I can help it), so I don't know how severe this is. I guess I'm hoping someone can put my mind at ease a bit. I'm finding it hard to do so myself. Or if you can't, I guess I really have a lot to worry about... (But i often wonder how people don't talk about these things. Does it worry them as well?) Any help is appreciated.