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Yeah, I just logged in from home, and it seems to work again

For last week or two I am again unable to access forums either from desktop or phone when on my home network (currently I'm using the phone with mobile network).

If we're at it, I strongly recommend Amber Quartz (it was made by NekoNeko Soft's offspring - Cotton Soft).

Nah. This VN is great, but remake does nothing for me - unless they make Hi-Res PC port of PSP version (Mutsu no Hana), and keep it all-ages - now that would be interesting (Most of the scenes that were added in all-ages edition as replacement for sex scenes were really good, and I'd take them any day over the h-scenes. Also PSP version had another additional route apart from Sana's - it was for new character Yutsuki, who is exclusive to console version)

Yesterday I finished Tsui no Stella (it took me 19 hours) I don't think I could add much to @Nemesis's review, but I mostly agree with it I loved it. It was great story about being (or becoming) human and relationships. Also, as one of the reviewers already pointed out, フィリア's name could be transliterated in two ways - and both are meaningful. One is the "canon" Philia - because that's the greek word for "love" Jude named her after. But it could be also romanized as Filia, which is latin word for "daughter". Nice little touch. I've read only two Tanaka Romeo's works so far (YMK and Kazoku Keikaku - and both only in English) - but his style is visible in this VN. At the same time, he fit pretty well into the KEY formula Indeed this story was an emotional ride, with many teary moments. 8.5/10, definitely recommend I see KEY plans to release official translation this year - I hope it goes smoothly, so more people could enjoy this great story. Since the setting is pretty universal (not explicitly Japanese) - there shouldn't be too many things prone to getting lost in translation.

Yesterday I finished third chapter of Tsui no Stella so I guess I'm still near the beginning. (Currently I have time for reading maybe once a week, so I'm progressing rather slowly) I really wonder, what is it with all those robot girls that makes every one of them grab me by the heart? Planetarian's Yumemi, ATRI, Dal Segno's Ame, ToHeart's Multi, and now Filia - I honestly have no idea BTW Willem kind of creeps me out - I have strong suspicion that he might turn out to be a villain. But of course it might be just a red herring and playing with reader's impressions and expectations - we'll see

That's my impression with a lot of japanese pop music I'm not opposed to generic music, as long as it's nice As for my listening - recently I'm mostly listening to either Seiko Matsuda's or Akina Nakamori's 80s hits compilations Good to see you back online

I'm reading Tsui no Stella Technically I started it two weeks ago, but then I read only the prologue, and continued today. So far I'm liking it - at first glance looks like crossover between ATRI and Planetarian

Thanks for this post I also have Snow in my backlog, and I plan to go with one of the console versions as well. It's a pity that PSP port is such a technical mess - I might try PS2 one instead in that case. And then perhaps switch over to PSP just for that one bonus route. The question is - is that new route worth it? It differs from game to game. For example, all-ages exclusive Mikoto's route from Tenshin Ranman was easily the best route in the whole game for me , while on the other hand additional route in And really soured the experience for me, especially since it was unlocked last

Looks like a poor abandoned sibling of YU-NO's flowchart

For a moment I thought - "How could I forget about that great protag?", but then I remembered, that I read 9-nine in 2021 Damn, makes me hesitant to play WA2 Perhaps it's time for me to read it? It's sitting on the shelf and on the backlog, and I'm currently "free" VN-wise

I've read only 9 VNs in 2022, and there weren't many outstanding protagonists in them If I had to choose, then perhaps it would be Tyler from LOOPERS.

Yesterday I finished Clover Day's with Izumi's route. @ittaku - you were right, this route was amazing I'd say it was on par with Anzu's route when it comes to the plot - they could be called sister routes perhaps I mean, they feature similar themes and struggles - but this time it was about Izumi's family, instead of Yuuto's. And Izumi as a heroine is absolutely lovely - one of the cutest tsunderes I've encountered so far So, if I had to rank the routes it would be Izumi >= Anzu > Tsubame > Anri >>> Hekiru/Hikaru. So, it makes for one meh route (H/H), one decent (Anri), one very good (Tsubame) and two outstanding ones (Anzu and Izumi) - not bad There's decent presence of side characters throughout the rotes - big plus. It was especially pronounced in Tsubame's route Art looks very good, and I really like the character designs. Music is ok - nothing outstanding, but does the job. I played Vita version, but I actually own PC version (standard one, not the Plus). While - at least when skimming through PC version - H-scenes weren't exactly up to my taste, I'm a bit disappointed with the all-ages edition, since it features no extra content at all, except the unlockable "extra scenarios", that are just 1-2 minutes long skits, similar to those in Majkoi's menu Even some additional CGs for "normal" scenes would be welcome, but there's nothing of that, it just skips the H-scenes, and that's all. Well, thank you, I could have done it myself with Ctrl key, and wouldn't have to struggle with some emulator glitches But that's a minor complaint, and all in all I really enjoyed this VN - strong 8/10. (Would have been 9 if the two lesser routes - Anri and Hekiru - were of the same quality as the three better ones) I think that - after a short break - I might try Tsui no Stella as my next read (unless some other title distracts me ).

I never liked the trend of making various famous historical figures into waifus - that's why I still haven't read Newton to Ringo no Ki, and that's why I'm going to pass on this title

Yesterday I finished Tsubame's route in Clover Day's While not as rich plot-wise as Anzu's, it was very good. There was healthy balance of humor and drama, Tsubame is both hot and cute at the same time, and I really liked the whole acting club setting and parallels between the play they were doing and real life Also, seeing Izumi in this route I couldn't help but think about Now there's only Izumi's route left to read, and I'm really looking forward to it

Please forgive my spam, but I really have to share it with you (and I'm actually listening to it on repeat for a last few days ) Recently I did a cover of "Yume no Tsubasa" (a song written by Yuki Kajiura, originally from "Tsubasa Chronicle" anime). I love this song, and wanted to do it for a long time, but it absolutely needs a female singer. And some time ago Yoko Matsuura (japanese local singer-songwriter from Otsu, whom I befriended thanks to very unexpected chain of events) invited me to do a collaboration video - so I suggested doing cover of this song together, and here's the result: I played the keyboards and did all the programming and editing, while Yoko played piano - and we're both singing of course

Yeah, when looking from that POV, it's good to have it out of the way Luckily while weakest, it was still decent enough to keep me reading. For the first few scenes in the common route I found Izumi rather annoying, but later she grew on me, and I'm really looking forward to her route

Okay, so yesterday I finished my third route in Clover Day's - it was Anzu. So far the VN was very uneven for me. Common route was brilliant - like I said in my previous post. All heroines are lovely, and I really liked both the humor and the more serious bits. But then the first two routes I read - Hekiru/Hikaru and Anri - were slightly disappointing. Maybe my expectations were too high? As for the Hekiru's route, I was really looking forward to it after what I've seen in common route. But Anri's route was better - perhaps partially thanks to the side characters having bigger role. I really liked school election plot and the friendship with Mizuho. Gave me some Koichoco and Princess Evangile flashbacks What I didn't like about Anri's route was that it was relying too heavily on many Imouto x Oniichan tropes But all in all, it was decent - although I expected more. And then Anzu's route hit - whoah, that was amazing It's hard to believe, that it was written by the same author as Anri's route. Although I'm not sure, if it was right move to put this route in the middle, instead of the end - it had strong "true route" vibes, with it being more "Takakura family route" than "Anzu route". Nevertheless it was amazing nakigey story - no complaints here. And that plot twist with Now, that's some KEY-worthy stuff Now let's see what Tsubame's and Izumi's routes have in store for me

Damn, that's weird. So despite the publisher staying in business, they effectively turn all their games into abandonware?

Giga's parent company - Entergram/TGL stays in business, so there should be no problem with older titles. It just means no new games under GIGA brand I guess.

I've read their 3 titles written by Maruto: Chocolat ~maid cafe "curio"~ Parfait ~Chocolat Second Brew~ Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o and Aonatsu Line I liked them all - the latter three were 8/10 for me, while Chocolat got 7.5. I also have some of their moeges at the wishlist/backlog. Currently none, since I reached the point of being able to read untranslated moeges But if memory serves, Parfait is getting translated by Sekai Project. PS I actually haven't read Baldr Sky, and have no interest in it

Yeah, actually I read this VN thanks to @Plk_Lesiak's recommendation

I think The Language of Love by ebi-hime should be added to the list. Short, but very heartwarming and wholesome love story - I loved it. It's also one of the few EVNs that manage to pull off the japanese setting without being all cringey

I wonder what my impression of Kisaragi Gold Star will be, when I eventually get to it Currently I'm going little by little through Clover Day's - recently I don't have that much time for reading, so I'm reading around an hour/day, so I'm still on the Hekiru's route - I entered the second part of the route (got achievement/trophy for completing the chapter )

So far there are two: 1. I've read Princess Evangile three times. First time +18 English version (it was one of my first VNs), then All-ages English version, and finally, last year, All-ages Japanese version (PSP). And it's very possible, that there will be fourth time There's something in that VN that pulls me back - it was a lovely feeling to revisit it, and meet old friends again. It become my "comfort VN" - together with the next one... 2. Konosora (If My Heart Had Wings) - this one I read two times - once in English (with retranslation patch), and then later I read PS3 version - Cruise Sign in Japanese (I even actually bought physical copy of it). I think I will revisit this one too some time. I guess we could also count MashiroIro Symphony (2 times) - but this was slightly different case, since those two reads were back-to-back - I read PC version, and then PSP one in one go.