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Thanks for spending the extra effort and looking at my list. Yeah stalled means I more or less gave up on it. I had just played Hoshimemo and was wow'd. Going from that to Da Capo 2 made me feel kinda let down - they're so comparable as far as scope and setting, and Hoshimemo is just flatly superior in every way. I think that's why I got bored of Da Capo 2; it just made me want to replay Hoshimemo. Also the navigation is a nightmare and the music is disappointing. I'm gonna power through it and finish it though because it's really not a bad game and I do really enjoy at least one part of every route, I just needed a break. Every other stalled game I'm making no guarantees I'll ever finish it. I'm kinda hoping Da Capo 3 will grab me more, but I definitely should throw a different kind of VN in the mix first so I don't get bored again for the same reason. Maybe there's actually a single good soundtrack in Da Capo 3 so I might actually be able to cry like I'm supposed to.

Tease me more. I've got some hella conflicted feelings thanks to Nekopara. The relationship between master and cat girl is the most perfect relationship possible, and I kinda hate myself for feeling that way.

"The funniest VN I've ever read" eh. Funnier than CLANNAD? That's incredibly tempting. I played If My Heart Had Wings. I was equally impressed and horrified. Some of the translation was soooo baadddd and the dialogue during some of the sex scenes was sooo badddd, but...it was a beautiful and inspiring plot with enjoyable characters and a couple amazing sound tracks. Wheelchair girl route and twin route alone make that game hella worth it. Loved it, loved it!

I'm not giving any criteria (But feel free to look at the VNs I've played via the VNDB link to the left). I just happened to have already downloaded these bad boys and I intend on playing them all eventually. I just want a little push of randomness to help me pick the next one! Feel free to make a comment about why I should or should not pick a specific one or play them in a specific order - or don't. Doesn't matter.

I feel like I just got super philosophical for what was essentially an advertisement for a cat girl maid cafe. I gotta say I'm a sucker for super happy endings. Nekopara must be a "Moege", right? My first experience in the genre. There was one almost dramatic scene and that was it. That and lots of far better than average sex scenes. It was nice to see anatomy drawn in a way I enjoyed after cringing at Da Capo 2's bizarre bodies. I suppose I have no complaints because I had no expectations. It was like skipping straight to the reward part of a nukige. It wasn't deep, but it was kinda refreshing in a similar way that the end of MLA was.

Holy cow. Nekopara is Horrifying. I feel like if I play enough of this series I will cease to view women as anything other than children, playthings, cute dolls to be dressed up and smile for me, worship me, and never have any needs or desires that conflict with my own, and always remain inferior to me intellectually, needing my fatherly control and guidance. They only exist to fill the role I bought them for, whether it be free labor, fun, or as a lover. There's a lot of cultures in the world that see women in exactly this way, aren't there? The final blow is when they dressed up in pastel-goth. Unf. Goodbye, reality. (For real though this is awesome)

Got Nekopara 1. 30 minutes in. Holy crap this is precious <3. Demihumans are the best. Also whoa at the slave race boner. Also also I don't see how human society could continue to function. What need would you have of normal human relationships when you could have these catgirls. This world fascinates me.

I actually got bored of Da Capo 2 after doing about 5/7th of it. The whole time I was playing it I kept thinking about how much better Hoshimemo was. I think there were happy moments that made me smile in every route, but... The grand overall story was lacking, I never cried, and worst of all the music was highly disappointing. I just finished Hoshimemo which feels like a game with almost the exact same scope so it's worth comparing; Hoshimemo had a more mysterious backstory that you couldn't as easily guess and had to piece together yourself, and there were a couple sound tracks that were absolute tear jerkers and goosebump inducing. Da Capo 2 just didn't have those things. Not to mention plot navigation in Da Capo quickly became painfully tedius. Part of the problem, perhaps, was that the only character I really loved was robot girl.

Thank you for another useful list! I only just now realized that people have been posting "character pages". This explains my confusion from earlier in not seeing something saying there's an english translation below the description.

I was skipping Da Capo and going straight to Da Capo 2 because it seemed kinda old and slow. If I wanted to see the maximum Nemu jealousy, is it contained to one or two routes? Or is it evenly spread among the other heroine's routes? If it's mostly in one route, I'd go play it just for that.

Thank you OP. This is my guilty pleasure as well and now you've saved me the same of having to make a post about it.

I'm assuming I should probably play the game before the fandisc?

People on this website are so helpful. I wish I could contribute back somehow. Anywho, I'm excited to experience those robo waifus. :>

I'm getting the impression I should play everything by Key except for Kanon, which I should watch the anime for. Do you agree with this assessment? I've played various VNs after playing CLANNAD and Little Busters, and except for MLA, I haven't liked anything else as much. So I'm excited to try all the other Key games out. If anything, I feel like I'm putting them off so I don't waste them all at once xD. That's how excited I am about them. (That makina emote makes me so happy)

Instant and helpful response. I have been suggested nekopara more than once, so I think I might hit it soon some time after da capo and evenicle, my current two games. Those other two - they aren't English translated, are they? VNDB isn't mentioning that, at least. Even if not, I still find the suggestion helpful and interesting. Thank you <3.

Anything else with a vibe similar to "Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For"? https://vndb.org/v16743 Playing some Da Capo 2 I then realized I was missing the ole robot servant girl from Lucy. Need more AI waifus or maybe a different kind of dedicated servant waifus. Either, both. Perhaps there are other subhumans servant creatures that give a similar vibe? (Catgirls?)

I guess I was just being picky by pointing out that noone's consent is being violated in a story medium. But you're right, the way you described it, it definitely sounds like a different feeling between the consensual swinger stuff and the sincerely rapey story stuff. I myself can enjoy rape fantasy in hentai if that's the point of it and I'm not supposed to feel sympathetic to the "victim" because it's just fap material ... but if it's a character I'm meant to be sympathetic with it's like nooooooo, traumatizing. I should probably avoid NTR. Just played some Evenicle and :

Is it just me or does Da Capo 2 feel stretched out when I fullscreen it? Got some wide faces up in here, and I can't figure out how to fix it.

I appreciate all these tips! I'm skipping forward to Da Capo 2 now. In fact:

I don't see the difference. They're both fantasy, you know? Coming towards the same goal from two different directions. But I certainly don't know what I'm talking about in regards to NTR. I think it's a little odd that you'd say "it's not consensual". That's like saying rape hentai isn't consensual, while rape roleplay is. They're both fantasy that serves that same purpose, you know? All real humans involved are 100% consenting in both situations.

Cuckolding. So far the only fetish my kinky imagination can't figure out how to connect with, even after reading explanations of it. Yet it's so popular. An enjoyable mystery.

Ok I think that's what I'm going to do.

Ok so at least do Sakura and Nemu, than switch to DC2 if I get bored. That's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for, than you very much. I shall get back to it, as soon as I can peel myself away from spending time with my various wives in Evenicle.

Should I start with Da Capo 2? Or completely finish Da Capo 1 first? Or just do one playthrough of Da Capo 1? What's your suggestion for maximum enjoyment, being someone who enjoys the game?

I've only done one quick play through of Da Capo 1 so I know almost nothing. I'm excited to get into the series, and wanted to ask - what's the best way to do it? Is Da Capo 2 a direct sequel that I should start up only after doing every last little bit of Da Capo 1? Or is it a superior rehash of the same thing, and I'd best be served by starting with it or switching to it after doing only a little bit of the original? I'm terrified of spoilers, so instead of googling it I'm asking this here and hoping somebody saves me. Love