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I don't think there's many "very based" on foot fetish, and there's pretty much 0 that are translated, I'm sorry to say.
There's this one, which is untranslated but is pretty rough / femdom and has some other fetish type things. Same with this one and this one. I believe there's a lot of scenes relevant to your interests though.
Really nothing translated though except for the Monster Quest series and related games but, in my humble opinion, they're horrible
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It makes you wonder why someone so beautiful was doing that kind of job? Interesting.
In your opinion, one's physical attractiveness, which is largely determined from genetics, is what should determine one's career? God I hope you never rule anywhere I live, because I'd probably be a trash collector or something.
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29 minutes ago, Thyndd said:
It's not even in English, so most of you wouldn't understand it anyway.
I assume it's in Spanish because of the EEUU? Link me up fam
In any case, while you seem to believe this Japanese culture expert (JCE) is biased / prejudiced, I would also note that you continuously refer to their opinions as "bullshit" and to JCE as a "fucker". Do ensure that you present both sides of the argument fairly, even if their thoughts may seem completely outlandish.
It's very hard to contribute on a topic like this because there are, to my knowledge, no concrete statistics or studies that examine the link between interest in Japanese media and personality traits. As a personal anecdote, however, I know multiple people that seem to fit perfectly into the theories JCE proposed. I don't believe that this is a one-size-fits-all everyone that likes anime is a manchild type deal, but in some cases it rings very true.
I think JCE may be referring to people that are obsessed with Japanese media and whatnot, rather than anyone with an interest. There's "I enjoy anime and am learning Japanese in my spare time" and then there's Kendesu. That is an important distinction to make.
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Wait a minute, are you the real Elysion? I follow you on Twitch 🤔
1 hour ago, Elysion said:I love [name redacted] and cute socks
Same same cute socks are the best, I got a collection
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1 hour ago, Plk_Lesiak said:
I always wondered why those 3 weren't mods already, congrats on making things as they should be.
I told you @Zander
Grr! I spent a while cooking up my application, too. I thought I had a chance against Clephas at least since his entire application was ostensibly just "Me.", but I can't argue against the three that were ultimately chosen. They are all fine candidates, and with that in mind I rest easy knowing that when I am inevitably banned for shitposting, the blow will be struck by someone I respect.
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4 hours ago, Narcosis said:
A lot of people nowadays probably don't even know how I look IRL at the moment. I give you the opportunity to know le watashi now.
Spoiler
I feel it's the only picture I recently made, where I look like a half-decent human being.
Fur-lined, weather-beaten jacket screams "I work hard for a living" contrasting with the friendly goatee and vintage reading glasses that shout "I'm a tech support expert, how can I help you today?". Turtleneck sweater underneath the jacket for that Bear Grylls "I'm literally prepared to leave this concrete jungle and survive in the real woods at any time" rough and tumble feel. Slight smile that says "I want to kill myself, but don't really feel like it tbh". Somewhat unkempt but fitting hair that says "I care about my hair enough to not look like a fool, but I'm not metrosexual". Finally, the Apple earbuds show that despite all of this, you are modern and forward-thinking.
9/10.
u srs handsome tbh
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"Have you ever seen those ridiculous commercials with the bright colors of perfect beach vacations and everyone is beautiful and smiling and thought, "I'd go there if it were really like that." In this game that's the reality!
It's the near future, and men's penises and purposes had shrunk to miniscule size, the birthrate had dropped to dangerous lows. Everything came down to one valuable asset: having a massive cock!
Big, fat, thick, fully engorged wangs are worshipped by a female society deeply in need of satisfaction!
Beautiful bikini girls prancing around waiting for your big thick c*ck to slip up their ever-wet holes. "I dunno about you man but Kimomen Demo Kyokon nara Mizugi Gal to Ria Juu na Natsu ga Sugoseru! ~Gakuen Senbatsu! Saikou no Mote Kawa Gal 8 Nin to Pakopako Tanezuke Beach!~ sure sounds great to me.
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1 hour ago, ChaosRaven said:
You're way overthinking things.
Oh, I quite disagree. I was just having a bit of fun trying to prove Kiri wrong. Sadly, my attempts backfired. In any case, thank you for expressing yourself in a respectful manner, and allow me to respond to everything you said here in an equally gracious way.
1 hour ago, ChaosRaven said:You're way overthinking things. You can have a complex about all kind of things - it's not restricted to just a few things. Just like 'fan' is also not a word restricted to the usage of 'Star Trek fans'. And considering there's already both a 'father complex' and a 'mother complex' (=Oedipus complex)
An Oedipus complex is separate from a father complex and mother complex. Neither of the latter two indicate any form of sexualisation; rather they can indicate a range of feelings from negative to positive to ambivalent. My point is simply that "complex" has too wide a range of implications for the common reader to be able to discern what "sister complex" would refer to, whereas sister enthusiast, although certainly not perfect, has relatively easily discerned sexual undertones in my opinion. Sister complex could be that the individual is (non-sexually) obsessed with his sister; that he is jealous of her, so on...
1 hour ago, ChaosRaven said:And if a psychologist would encounter a patient who's obsessed with his sister - how would he call it? Or do you think crazy stuff like a 'Madonna-whore complex' that spans an entire Wikipedia article has more justification than a simple brother or sister complex?! And do you also think that the huge Lolita Complex article in Wikipedia with countless quotations should be deleted just because it originates from the term 'Lolicon'?
Depends. It should be noted that complexes are found chiefly in psychoanalysis and analytical psychology. Unfortunately, as I am a mere student and not a certified psychologist, I cannot hope to surmise what name a professional would assign to such a condition.
Yes, I do think the Maddona-whore complex has complete justification. I can easily find a number of academic sources detailing information about it... not to mention, I don't think it's crazy at all. You should see how hard of a time I had getting it up with my ex-girlfriend of several years! No, I don't think the Lolita complex article should be deleted, nor did I ever suggest such a thing. It doesn't originate from the term lolicon at all; it derives from the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. Unless you're referring to how the title of the article is "Lolicon"; if that's the case, I think it's fine considering a wider amount of readers are more familiar with that term than with "Lolita Complex", but I am not well-versed in Wikipedia's guidelines.
1 hour ago, ChaosRaven said:The more interesting question would be: would the usage of the word 'Otaku' be okay in a translation? Because it's most certainly not an English word, even if there's a huge Wikipedia article about it. And who exactly decides what's okay to use in an English translation? If the word or term can be found in the Oxford Dictionary - or Wikipedia?
I originally referred to Wikipedia in my previous post because the then-current discussion concerned it. I don't think it has very much importance or relevance in terms of translating something. Technically, any of the terms we discussed are "okay" to use in an English translation. If there was a hard guidebook on translating a visual novel I'd slap it out right here and say, "Oh, it seems you're correct" or the inverse. Personally I think what's important is that the ultimate translation convey meaning in the clearest way possible to the largest amount of English readers, not just people familiar with Japanese anime culture. I would have been completely lost when I played through STEINS;GATE as a western fellow unfamiliar with these sorts of terms had it not been for the glossary of terms... perhaps having such a guide is a decent compromise?
Thanks for your response, in any case!
EDIT: To clarify, I don't think either of us are absolutely "correct". Translators can and do choose from both original Japanese terms and attempts at localising them. Regardless of which one they choose, one camp of visual novel fans will be upset.
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26 minutes ago, Kiriririri said:
Sister complex is 2 words too. Just because it's "English" doesn't mean it's used. I bet some weeb added it on Wikipedia.
Let's test this theory.
"Sister complex" and "Brother complex" were added to the article on 10:09, 4 October 2017 by 2601:6c4:4001:2af0:c552:121a:8b38:ec8a; a user without an account. This is their only edit on record. Since then, the page has not been edited or revised by anyone except bots and other users without an account. Sister and brother complex are neither cited nor are they mentioned in any of the citations on the page. Thus, it can be concluded that it is likely that this information is erroneous and will be revised when an expert reviews the article.
For a further bit of confirmation, I researched for academic studies containing the exact terms "brother complex" and "sister complex"; I found little to none that dealt with psychology rather than biological sciences (where sister complex and compounds are terms completely unrelated to what is being discussed here).
The only relevant mention I could find was in Normal and obsessional jealousy: a study of a population of young adults by Donatella Marraziti et al. This paper contained "Freud [9] suggested that jealousy was rooted in the Oedipus or “brother and sister” complex".
From all of this, I can conclude that "brother complex" and "sister complex" are unheard of within psychology. The only mention I could uncover referred to them as an alternate name for the Oedipus complex, which would actually be quite misleading considering that particular complex refers to affections towards one's parents and jealousy towards siblings. Though related, it is quite different from the meaning of the original phrase "siscon".
I hope that helps clear things up.
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RIP league
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14 hours ago, Barry Benson said:
I don't know why these kinds of threads are still allowed on this place.
No, no one's going to take this VN in consideration just because someone mentioned it in a thread in this dead forum.
To add even more insult, it's a medium-lengthed game. Lmao wait until 2800 for the windows release.
TLDR: mods delete this thread.
Attitudes like that are precisely why the behaviour of the VN community towards fan translation teams is so hostile, though. When translators like yourself act so arrogant and unreceptive towards people that are just passionate about a particular VN, and likely uninformed about the fan translation community and how it works rather than being explanatory and receiving them warmly... well, that's precisely why the forum is dead, as you mentioned.
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I'd be willing to translate or edit, but for translation purposes I can only translate from the Chinese patch (I'm a heritage speaker, don't know Japanese). I could also QC, but I imagine that you're looking to fill more important parts of the squad first.
Do you already have a team assembled or in mind? Do you intend to be the project leader? What roles are you looking to fill? Link me up to your website, too, if you have one already.
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7 hours ago, Goddiga said:
I feel this one is the best, in my relatively uneducated and inartistic opinion. The others make the sprites too tall relative to the pony ride thingy, whereas the closer one is too close to the ride. It also has people milling about, giving it a sense that the place is an amusement park and not a lifeless wasteland. Also, the benches are nice. I like benches.
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19 minutes ago, SeniorBlitz said:
Mep, I can't say for sure since I saw romance originate from unlikely places in real life, so I don't think it is a straightforward thing, so "realistic" is very subjective in that sense.
But I think Visual Novels can write more let's say more "Down to earth" romances (Like Noiz route in DmmD Re:Connect, the first part felt very natural,
well the second turns into a BDSM thing, but, that is not the point.), but, like I don't think that genres like Moege or Charage have the intention of portraying realistic romances and only "Moe" romance that have normally the focus on the whole "cuteness" of it and not the believability of it.Like we could apply the same logic to modern day Soup Operas, do they realistically portray romance? Even though some Soup Operas have this very utopic and dramatizied couple that feel like they came right of a fairy tale?
That's true too. Realistic is a very subjective word, and I'm having quite a bit of trouble finding a better-fitting one to use in this context. You also have a good point that there's a wide range of genres within VNs and they all tend to portray romances in a different way. I guess it all depends on the reader and what they consider to be realistic; some people in this thread seem to be a bit more cynical and think romances in real life often contain betrayal, transactional relationships, and so on, whereas others find it to be a positive thing that can develop in many different ways or what have you.
Bearing that in mind, it's hard to give a definitive answer whether VN romances are "realistic" or not, I suppose.
also it is soap opera, not soup opera. now I am hungry, though. Thanks, SeniorBlitz
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8 minutes ago, MaggieROBOT said:
Don't know about the quality of this novel, but maybe you'll like this one.
Ah, hey, that looks quite good from a first impression! I'll try to avoid reading any more about it so I go in blind. Thank you very much for the recommendation Maggie, I'm surprised I haven't heard of it before.
18 minutes ago, Plk_Lesiak said:From this point of view, VNs don't try to be realistic - they usually try to portray a compelling, believable story, but offer a certain utopia (or even dystopia, in case of darker titles) that's meant to stimulate the reader rather than say something about our reality or stay true to it. The counter-examples, such as Narcissu, are definitely less numerable - and "serious" romance stories maybe even rarer. That's how I see it at least.
Aye, I have no objections there. I just wish the counter-examples were a bit more numerous, since I personally can have trouble suspending my disbelief for a utopia-ish story at times. However, I have nothing against either kind, I've enjoyed quite a few VNs that just throw realism (for lack of a better word) out the window and let it slowly die out in the cold
19 minutes ago, Stormwolf said:Man, that's the bad ones. Makes the whole vn feel like a waste of time for me :/
That's perfectly fine, we all have our own preferences. I just like a bit of variety. I enjoy a good romance story as much as anyone else, but I don't like going into every single one feeling like "okay, she is the true heroine. they will get together somehow in the end, regardless of what may happen in between", or "okay, these 4 are the romanceable characters, the protagonist can end up with whatever one I pick". I imagine that's an unpopular opinion though, and I don't expect the VN industry to cater to my unique tastes
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It depends on the visual novel. Naturally, the majority of stories are exaggerated to a degree, but some don't stray too far from what is realistically possible.
Contrary to some of the previous answers, I wouldn't mind a visual novel that is "real-life like" to some degree. If the story ends in a bad way where the true route is life separating the protagonist and his/her chosen lover, it's no problem with me. I enjoy a well-written happy ending or any other kind just as much, too, though.
Thanks for the interesting thread, Ratboi.
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Do you have any more information, like the name of your project or team? You say you have two character creators, two story makers, and a programmer, but I'm not entirely sure what you mean. What is a "story maker"? Are you looking for someone to draft what the plot and story is, or someone to actually write the content of the VN? Is the character creator an artist or someone designing who the characters are? At what point in the development process are you?
Not trying to come across as critical, just wanted to find out more!
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4 minutes ago, alden_0023 said:
Those are 18 words you know. What are the other 7?
Just now, Sayaka said:@Zander won't be able to understand you!
Actually, I use my sister, who speaks English fluently, as a translator. I communicate to her through interpretive dance, which she then converts into posts for me.
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Bugger. I like to tout my English ability, but it seems I need to hit the books more.
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Hate to add my voice to this particular chorus, but Chewy sure is the most handsome man on display here
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36 minutes ago, solidbatman said:
Biggest reason it is like that is because it is a massive time sink for very little gain. Lead admin is a med student, many other site leaders are enrolled at universities or pursuing careers. There were many large projects in the works, but because the site admins work for free (Fuwanovel operates at a loss even with donations) there is very little incentive to dedicate hours upon hours creating content that would fulfill the many goals this site has.
Which is perfectly understandable, mind you. I hope I didn't come across as critical when I agreed with Lesiak. I don't expect anyone to prioritise Fuwanovel over any real-life concerns, especially when they are volunteering their time and expertise, and I appreciate the the time, money, and effort that has already been invested. I do wonder why there is no influx of new people to fill the gaps, though, but I suppose this isn't the place to discuss that. Thanks for shedding some light on the topic in any case.
1 hour ago, Nandemonai said:In large part I think visual novels have a lot of trouble because they're trying to sell to the wrong crowd. Selling to the gaming crowd is problematic because, well, VNs don't look a lot like most other types of video game.
I agree with you for the most part here. The fact that Steam is the primary distribution platform for a lot of OELVNs as well as the censored releases of translated JVNs doesn't really sit right with me.
1 hour ago, Stormwolf said:Not sure its possible for normal vn's tbh. Vn's with something truly special might gain some popularity though. Todays youth has too little attention span for even cutscenes in games, let alone reading for 50+ hours.
I don't entirely disagree, but I don't think we can generalise the entirety of youth into one group, nor are all VN fans young. Taking your comment as a whole, though, I can see your point... I could never see the most popular visual novel reaching parity with a game of a more traditional video game genre, be it FPS or RPG or what have you, in terms of popularity.
On a side note, there is the "hit" text-based game Choice of Robots on Steam that has quite a following and recieved good reception. It has no visuals whatsoever, but has still sold well on the merits of its writing. I think it's a good piece of evidence to argue that there is an audience for novel-like experiences on Steam, albeit small.
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