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    adamstan reacted to Decay in Looking for a visual novel that isn’t about high school   
    Steins;Gate, yo. There's no high school in sight there.
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    adamstan got a reaction from Canicheslayer in "Sakura Sakura" finally got release date - 19.11.2018   
    Yay! Finally we know release date for Sakura Sakura - it should be available on Steam next monday

    I have pretty high hopes for this title - wonder how will it turn out.
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    adamstan got a reaction from Plk_Lesiak in "Sakura Sakura" finally got release date - 19.11.2018   
    Yay! Finally we know release date for Sakura Sakura - it should be available on Steam next monday

    I have pretty high hopes for this title - wonder how will it turn out.
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    adamstan got a reaction from Dreamysyu in "Sakura Sakura" finally got release date - 19.11.2018   
    Yay! Finally we know release date for Sakura Sakura - it should be available on Steam next monday

    I have pretty high hopes for this title - wonder how will it turn out.
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    adamstan reacted to VirginSmasher in Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi No Translation Project (Completed)   
    Translation
    Prologue - 100% (1791/1791)
    Main School - 100% (2691/2691)
    Miyabi Route - 35% (3810/10854)
    Tonoko Route - 100% (8709/8709)
    Branch School - 41% (2378/5846)
    Total - 28% (19379/68206)
    TLC
    Prologue - 100% (1791/1791)
    Main School - 6% (157/2691)
    Branch School - 3% (187/5846)
    Total - 3% (2135/68206)
    Edit
    Prologue - 100% (1791/1791)
    Main School - 6% (157/2691)
    Branch School - 31% (1794/5846)
    Total - 5% (3713/68206)
    We are still looking for a permanent TLC to work on this project. Please PM me if you're interested in working as a TLC for this project.
    That's all for this week. See you in another couple of weeks.
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    adamstan reacted to Canicheslayer in Who is your favorite MajiKoi girl? (Giant Strawpoll)   
    Smart, funny, badass archer, loyal : Vote for Miyako, #1 in my heart (but Wanko and Tsubame are not far). 
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    adamstan got a reaction from Thyndd in [NSFW] What are some of your favorite H scenes in VNs?   
    This!
    From the VNs I read, there were a few that managed something like that. The ones that come to mind are Koi Iro Chu! Lips, Princess Evangile, some scenes in Crescendo and KonoSora. Also scenes in Katawa Shoujo were good IMO.
    The abovementioned examples fit your description - while they couldn't completely break free from hentai cliches (is it even possible for h-scene?), the atmosphere was different, it wasn't all about porn for the sake of porn.
     
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    adamstan reacted to bakauchuujin in Date a Live Rio Reincarnation is getting an english release   
    Maybe I should make a review of it since so few have read it.
     
    Edit, decided that I will also add reviews of VNs I have read in japanese to my blog where I review VNs I have a physical copy of as well as showcase the physical edition.
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    adamstan got a reaction from LemiusK in What are you playing?   
    It looks like today new patch for Ever17 has been released.
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    adamstan reacted to Plk_Lesiak in Is sharing a freeware game deleted by its author(s) accetable?   
    Legally it's never justifiable (in that way it's very different from freeware stuff), but ethically speaking yeah, I think abandonware in general is free game. If you can't buy something and no company offers to sell it to you, you don't harm anyone by pirating it.
    I think linking and asking for torrents is, not acknowledging their existence.
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    adamstan got a reaction from snowbell55 in What are you playing?   
    Yesterday I finished Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na -Brighter than Dawning Blue-
    Common route did nice job of introducing characters, and establishing very nice atmosphere. I'd say, it was kind of heartwarming - it felt really good to just spend time with Tatsuya's family and friends.
    On the first playthrough, we're locked onto Feena's route

    It reminds me of Koichoco, but I think Feena won't be as polarizing character as Chisato It's almost impossible to dislike her. She's by no means perfect, but nevertheless very likeable character, and her route was pretty enjoyable experience, with just right amount of drama to not make things stale.
    Then I went with Mia's route.

    If you're fan of cute maids, this is route for you Very sweet.
    Next there's lovely imouto, Mai

    This was also rather good route, with family as its main theme.
     
    After that I read Natsuki's route

    I think this was my favorite among the romance routes - Natsuki is very beautiful, and is Tatsuya's childhood friend (so she gets bonus points from me ). Their relationship progresses nicely, it's probably most romance-focused route in the whole VN. Drama near the end was maybe a bit forced, but still very good route and adorable heroine.
    Then, Sayaka-neesan (actually a cousin )

    Another family-themed route, and also touching themes like what it means to be an adult etc. Good read.
    Green-haired Midori

    Natsuki's best friend and classmate. This route was also among my favorites. It is the third route about family, but from different angle than Sayaka's and Mai's. Midori herself was very sweet, there were many good comedy bits before they finally confessed, and the scene near the final,
    made my eyes wet.
    Estel, another girl from the Moon

    This was good too. Estel is almost classic tsundere (or even Ice Queen, at least towards the Earthlings who she despises), and it was very enjoyable to watch how she little by little opened up to Tatsuya and changed herself. I'd say also that this route serves as a first part of the setup for true route, giving us some insight into Moon-Earth relationships.
    The last route, which is unlocked after completing all previous, was Wreathlit.

    Mysterious little girl, who is almost like a stray cat. This route also gives the reader some more background needed for true route.
    And then there's Feena's true ending - it picks up exactly where Feena's route ended. It was pretty surprising. Don't want to spoil too much, but it gave off some strong YU-NO vibes.
    There was also lovely bath-scene with Feena
    The route was quite long, and very good ending to the whole game.
    Another nice thing is that other characters still play significant role and don't disappear during routes.
    The VN is all-ages (it is backport of PS2 version), but it is very good. @Stormwolf asked how romance is in this VN in all-ages version. I'd say that it didn't suffer. In romance-oriented routes there's lots of kissing, holding hands, cuddling and flirting, so we don't miss anything by lack of h-scenes. And for some characters h-scenes would make things super-awkward (like Mai or Wreath).
    Also, Estel's and Midori's routes are only in this version, and main story got expanded compared to first PC (H) version, so overally I think it is superior.
    Grahpics are absolutely beautiful - both backgrounds and character designs. I especially liked the characters - they have a bit of that old-school anime-like design that I love. Music was also good.
    Unfortunately translation isn't the best. I'm aware that it is unfinished patch, with almost year worth of editing not implemented. There are also some mistranslations and awkward lines here and there. It is readable, but rather rough. Of course the routes that were translated the last (Estel, Midori, Wreath and true) suffer the most. I spotted one particularly amusing mistranslation in Midori's route:
     
    Also, in Wreath's lines, sometimes "そう" and ”はい” are translated in a way that doesn't fit the context - like そう translated almost always as "I see", while in some lines it evidently meant just something like "yes/that's right". In the final route she is asked about something by Mai, (like "hey, was that blablabla?" kind of question) and confirms by saying はい, which got translated as "Okay", and it didn't make sense in a context ("Yes" would be more fitting).
    I'm sure that it all would have been caught and corrected during TLC and editing stage, but unfortunately some parts of this patch are just 1st pass translation, so those kinds of problems are inevitable.
    Also, while we can argue infinitely about honorifics , leaving "Itadakimasu", "Gochisousama", "Oba-san" and "Oji-san" untranslated was very bad idea. Actually, if there weren't some scenes where characters make fuss about them, I'd opt for removing honorifics from this translation too.
    Another problem is that in Midori's, Estel's, Wreath's and true routes there are some images with parts of the story (like Estel's lecture) and they aren't translated.
    But, setting TL problems aside, it was very enjoyable experience, 8/10
    It was first VN by August that I read, and after it I have really high hopes for Aiyoku no Eustia
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    adamstan got a reaction from Arcadeotic in What are you playing?   
    Yesterday I finished Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na -Brighter than Dawning Blue-
    Common route did nice job of introducing characters, and establishing very nice atmosphere. I'd say, it was kind of heartwarming - it felt really good to just spend time with Tatsuya's family and friends.
    On the first playthrough, we're locked onto Feena's route

    It reminds me of Koichoco, but I think Feena won't be as polarizing character as Chisato It's almost impossible to dislike her. She's by no means perfect, but nevertheless very likeable character, and her route was pretty enjoyable experience, with just right amount of drama to not make things stale.
    Then I went with Mia's route.

    If you're fan of cute maids, this is route for you Very sweet.
    Next there's lovely imouto, Mai

    This was also rather good route, with family as its main theme.
     
    After that I read Natsuki's route

    I think this was my favorite among the romance routes - Natsuki is very beautiful, and is Tatsuya's childhood friend (so she gets bonus points from me ). Their relationship progresses nicely, it's probably most romance-focused route in the whole VN. Drama near the end was maybe a bit forced, but still very good route and adorable heroine.
    Then, Sayaka-neesan (actually a cousin )

    Another family-themed route, and also touching themes like what it means to be an adult etc. Good read.
    Green-haired Midori

    Natsuki's best friend and classmate. This route was also among my favorites. It is the third route about family, but from different angle than Sayaka's and Mai's. Midori herself was very sweet, there were many good comedy bits before they finally confessed, and the scene near the final,
    made my eyes wet.
    Estel, another girl from the Moon

    This was good too. Estel is almost classic tsundere (or even Ice Queen, at least towards the Earthlings who she despises), and it was very enjoyable to watch how she little by little opened up to Tatsuya and changed herself. I'd say also that this route serves as a first part of the setup for true route, giving us some insight into Moon-Earth relationships.
    The last route, which is unlocked after completing all previous, was Wreathlit.

    Mysterious little girl, who is almost like a stray cat. This route also gives the reader some more background needed for true route.
    And then there's Feena's true ending - it picks up exactly where Feena's route ended. It was pretty surprising. Don't want to spoil too much, but it gave off some strong YU-NO vibes.
    There was also lovely bath-scene with Feena
    The route was quite long, and very good ending to the whole game.
    Another nice thing is that other characters still play significant role and don't disappear during routes.
    The VN is all-ages (it is backport of PS2 version), but it is very good. @Stormwolf asked how romance is in this VN in all-ages version. I'd say that it didn't suffer. In romance-oriented routes there's lots of kissing, holding hands, cuddling and flirting, so we don't miss anything by lack of h-scenes. And for some characters h-scenes would make things super-awkward (like Mai or Wreath).
    Also, Estel's and Midori's routes are only in this version, and main story got expanded compared to first PC (H) version, so overally I think it is superior.
    Grahpics are absolutely beautiful - both backgrounds and character designs. I especially liked the characters - they have a bit of that old-school anime-like design that I love. Music was also good.
    Unfortunately translation isn't the best. I'm aware that it is unfinished patch, with almost year worth of editing not implemented. There are also some mistranslations and awkward lines here and there. It is readable, but rather rough. Of course the routes that were translated the last (Estel, Midori, Wreath and true) suffer the most. I spotted one particularly amusing mistranslation in Midori's route:
     
    Also, in Wreath's lines, sometimes "そう" and ”はい” are translated in a way that doesn't fit the context - like そう translated almost always as "I see", while in some lines it evidently meant just something like "yes/that's right". In the final route she is asked about something by Mai, (like "hey, was that blablabla?" kind of question) and confirms by saying はい, which got translated as "Okay", and it didn't make sense in a context ("Yes" would be more fitting).
    I'm sure that it all would have been caught and corrected during TLC and editing stage, but unfortunately some parts of this patch are just 1st pass translation, so those kinds of problems are inevitable.
    Also, while we can argue infinitely about honorifics , leaving "Itadakimasu", "Gochisousama", "Oba-san" and "Oji-san" untranslated was very bad idea. Actually, if there weren't some scenes where characters make fuss about them, I'd opt for removing honorifics from this translation too.
    Another problem is that in Midori's, Estel's, Wreath's and true routes there are some images with parts of the story (like Estel's lecture) and they aren't translated.
    But, setting TL problems aside, it was very enjoyable experience, 8/10
    It was first VN by August that I read, and after it I have really high hopes for Aiyoku no Eustia
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    adamstan got a reaction from LemiusK in What are you playing?   
    Welcome to the dark side (or maybe this is light side? dunno... )
    Clannad itself fortunately didn't have +18 version (apart from Tomoyo After), but it is true for other Key VNs. The only one where h-scenes were passable was ONE (it wasn't under KEY label, but same people involved). Kanon's scenes were awful, AIR's weren't good either - fortunately all-ages patches exist for both of these. Same with LittleBusters.
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    adamstan reacted to LemiusK in What are you playing?   
    Sigh. Just got to the R18 scene of Muv-Luv Alternative...
    Sigh. Sigh. Should really have stuck with the All-Ages version. This is just so damn stupid.
    I mean, I've seen my share of hentai, so I'm not squeamish or anything, but it does break the immersion. Makes it all feel like one big parody.
    You know, if I didn't know any better, I would've thought Nasu was the one who wrote this, given how Heaven's Feel turned out. Guess the rumor that many Japanese VN writers are closet perverts isn't that far from the truth.
    Personally, I hate censorship for the most parts, but in some cases, I would actually favor the All-Ages version when the sexual parts don't add anything to the story (Key's VNs like Clannad comes to mind), or when they even detract from the story. This is definitely one of those cases.
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    adamstan reacted to snowbell55 in What are you playing?   
    I've been trying to continue with The Fruit of Grisaia but tbh I am not really enjoying it for some reason, and whenever I try and read, I find my mind wandering and I wind up doing something else after only 20 or so minutes. I really don't know what the cause is though and it's disappointing considering I'd been looking forward to reading the VN for quite a while. To try and get past this I've decided to stop reading for a bit and get back into Majikoi. I've already finished the Miyako and Chris routes, though my saves for those got eaten somehow, so I'm doing the Kazuko route. I'm going to do Momoyo next then Mayucchi, then redo Chris and Miyako. I'd forgotten how funny and relaxing it is - I just decided to read it on a whim last night and already I've spent maybe 2 and a half hours reading it. The characters are great and it just somehow manages to be fun to read and keep me engaged. Hopefully the route winds up being a good one.
     
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    adamstan reacted to Okarin in Do you think localizing companies should only focus on completing their announced releases before getting/announcing more licenses?   
    Do you think gamers should focus on finishing their pending games before purchasing more games? 
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    adamstan reacted to littleshogun in The 3rd Tsurezure's Project: Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai   
    Today we have Marika's patch release, so congratulation to Tsurezure there. Go get the patch from their site here, and have fun. Other than patch release, they also announced the route order translated, so here's the order of their route other than Marika's in which I copied it from the site. The order of the routes goes like Misa > Rikka > Touko > Sora > Natsuki in which the next route here is Misa's (Duh), and since they'd decided Natsuki as the last route that they'll translate I'll call Hoshiori full patch as Natsuki's patch, just like Yukino's patch for HatsuKoi and Renna's patch for Tsujidou. In the end, what I can say for now is that I'm looking forward to Natsuki's patch eventual release.
    Just in case you want to read something like translator corner, Trip also write his blogpost in which it's explain his bitterness for Tsujidou, his works on HatsuKoi append, his chance to be retire after Hoshiori finished, the technical talk about LIME (LINE's Bland Name Product in Hoshiori), and his happiness to work on Hoshiori. Read his blogpost here if you'd have some interest with behind the scene of Hoshiori's patch, and I'm sure that it should be a good read.
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    adamstan reacted to Sayaka in What is your favorite Season in VNs?   
    They all each have their own charms and I find it very difficult to pick one. The freshness and delicate feeling Spring can bring, the carefree heat of Summer, the slight melancholy and colours of Autumn and the chilly soft snows of Winter.
    I've seen different seasons portrayed very nicely in VNs: Flowers -Le Volume sur Printemps- for Spring (if only all four volumes were translated given that each volume corresponds to a season!), AIR for Summer and Cartagra for Winter. Oddly enough, I have most trouble thinking of a VN I associate with Autumn. I wonder if Autumn is portrayed more subtly? It's easy to spot Winter for snow, Summer for heat/holidays/crickets and Spring for... sakura?
    I might have to add to the Summer hate slightly, it's my irl least favourite season and I reckon it's the least interesting thematically. Excluding AIR!
    I'll pick Winter, mainly because it's really lovely to see the effect of snow falling in a VN.
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    adamstan reacted to Zander in What to read next- "kamige edition"   
    I have no love for any of these titles, but I have voted for Dies Irae to equalise the results and make your decision more difficult nonetheless. 
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    adamstan reacted to Thyndd in Sony New Censorship Of Everything   
    This.
    Conservative sectors have been putting pressure on the videogame industry for decades, blaming the sexual and violent content for all the school shootings, rape cases and pretty much any criminal act committed by young people. The industry never gave a fuck about it, and they just kept on releasing even more extreme content. Why should they care? Conservatives are nowadays mostly on the older side of the demographic spectrum, and those people are not their primary clients anyway. 
    It's when they receive flak from that considerable fraction of the youth that are oversensitive about sexism and gender ideology, that they start to care. After all, most left extremist are very young and belong to fairly accomodated families: exactly the part of the population that is likely to buy console games. This reasoning would also explain why they get away with any violent content, but sexual content or slight nudity is a no no, wouldn't it? 
    And don't freaking tell me that these people don't exist or don't have that big an impact. Everyday in my day to day life  I hear complaints of people with persecution complex about how everything around us objectifies women, about how any nudity or skimpy getup in movies should be banned, and even that the most wholesome romance novels and movies out there are sexist. 
    Heck, this last month we even had all the controversy about this new a anime series, Goblin Slayer, where rape is depicted as a despicable and atrocious act and people in social media STILL went wild. I still recall cases like this, when the UN tried to ban hentai content, and how essentially Japan told them to mind their own business and care for the rights of actual real women (gosh that reply was so satisfying ), or this other issue that pisses me off, as it lead to minori's website to be closed off to non japanese people and the company refusing to export their products for a long while, and even today, 9 years later, the website stays like that. 
     
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    adamstan reacted to Clockwork Loli in Sony New Censorship Of Everything   
    And let's not forget how hypocritical the game industry can get in regards to sexual content too.  Sexual content in western-made games (The Witcher 3, Mass Effect ect.) is deemed ok, while sexual content in Japanese-made games immediately sets off alarm bells and the push for censorship.  Just what exactly is the logical mindset for this anyway?  It's like the west is just looking for an excuse to bash on Japanese media, creators and publishers.
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    adamstan got a reaction from snowbell55 in .   
    I don't like them. Well, if each "episode" can be considered stand-alone VN - like three parts of F/SN - then it may pass, but things like Daresora, with hour-length episodes, and months of waiting for the next one, are unforgivable.
    許さない!
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    adamstan reacted to VirginSmasher in .   
    They're honestly quite terrible. I know that most people were drawn to VNs because they almost always got a complete package in one single game and now that companies feel the need to split up releases to make more money, people only get to read a single route per episode and usually have to wait a long time for the next episode. It's a concept that's gonna end up ruining why I and many others love the medium and changing it to be more like manga and LNs except with a lot longer wait time.
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    adamstan reacted to sanahtlig in Uncensoring through neural networks   
    The most advanced neural network known to science is the human brain, and it can reconstruct images nearly instantly using the power of imagination.
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    adamstan reacted to VirginSmasher in Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi No Translation Project (Completed)   
    Translation
    Prologue - 100% (1791/1791)
    Main School - 100% (2691/2691)
    Miyabi Route - 15% (1635/10854)
    Tonoko Route - 100% (8709/8709)
    Branch School - 35% (2075/5846)
    Total - 25% (16900/68206)
    TLC
    Prologue - 100% (1791/1791)
    Main School - 6% (157/2691)
    Branch School - 3% (187/5846)
    Total - 3% (2135/68206)
    Edit
    Prologue - 100% (1791/1791)
    Main School - 6% (157/2691)
    Branch School - 27% (1588/5846)
    Total - 5% (3507/68206)
    We are still looking for a permanent TLC to work on this project. Please PM me if you're interested in working as a TLC for this project.
    That's all for this week. See you in another couple of weeks.
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