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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from PhleBuster in Is Kindred Spirits similar to SeaBed?   
    This video does a pretty good job of explaining why people, namely yuri fans, like SeaBed. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Ataraxia in What are you playing?   
    I quantify an "NTR game" to be something built entirely out of the fetish, so most probably no. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Incynerate in MangaGamer Winter Sale   
    Mangagamer is doing sales on an awful lot of nukige...
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Antera in Nanairo Reincarnation [OUT NOW!]   
    Yeah, that's what Denpasoft is for-ganbaru. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from ittaku in Suki Suki aka If You Love Me Then Say So Released   
    If Aru quits TLing over this BS, I'm going to hold you jerks personally accountable. 
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    Rain Spectre reacted to Thyndd in Suki Suki aka If You Love Me Then Say So Released   
    I mean, I might've missed them, then? All I've seen is how the translation is shit because of the occasional broken Spanish that was used as a substitute for the original broken English (you might not agree with the decision, but can you explain how this makes the whole TL shitty?), and the fact that a very specific and context imbued 'お兄ちゃん' was translated as 'dude'. 
    Just please enlighten me and explain to this poor ignorant why that's worth shitting all over this TL and asking for the perpetrator to get fired. Or, if you have better arguments, then by all means say so. The last thing I'd want to do is to put words in your mouth.
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Thyndd in Suki Suki aka If You Love Me Then Say So Released   
    If Aru quits TLing over this BS, I'm going to hold you jerks personally accountable. 
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    Rain Spectre reacted to Dergonu in Suki Suki aka If You Love Me Then Say So Released   
    And who doesn't want to connect with a target audience who requests them to be fired for not leaving in onii-chan in their TL! ^^
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    Rain Spectre reacted to Dreamysyu in Song of Saya getting official novelization and continuation by Ootsuki Suzuki   
    Or, if you're posting from a phone, use the BB code:
    [spoiler] put the text you want to hide here[/spoiler]  
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Happiness+ in Song of Saya getting official novelization and continuation by Ootsuki Suzuki   
    Literally just press the eye icon at the top-left of the text box. Easy as that. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Happiness+ in Song of Saya getting official novelization and continuation by Ootsuki Suzuki   
    What's even the point of writing a continuation anyway? Literally the entire story was resolved by the time it was finished, and it would require some insane plot gymnastics to continue. Hell, that's what I consider one of its major strengths, despite the short length, the whole work feels fully cohesive and natural. 
     
    Why Ootsuki was picked I have no clue. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Dreamysyu in Song of Saya getting official novelization and continuation by Ootsuki Suzuki   
    What's even the point of writing a continuation anyway? Literally the entire story was resolved by the time it was finished, and it would require some insane plot gymnastics to continue. Hell, that's what I consider one of its major strengths, despite the short length, the whole work feels fully cohesive and natural. 
     
    Why Ootsuki was picked I have no clue. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Sayaka in Song of Saya getting official novelization and continuation by Ootsuki Suzuki   
    What's even the point of writing a continuation anyway? Literally the entire story was resolved by the time it was finished, and it would require some insane plot gymnastics to continue. Hell, that's what I consider one of its major strengths, despite the short length, the whole work feels fully cohesive and natural. 
     
    Why Ootsuki was picked I have no clue. 
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    Rain Spectre reacted to Turnip Sensei in Is Kindred Spirits similar to SeaBed?   
    Maybe I should have stressed the Slice of Life elements of SeaBed more when I recommended it...
     

    For me SeaBed is very special because how mundane and noncommittal it is. Slice of Life to it's logical extreme. It's sometimes boring and nothing happens, because life is like that. There's lots of random flashbacks to old vacations and other events, because remembering fun times of past helps to forget the what ails you at the moment. Many of the conversations are pointless, because that's what conversations usually are and people still like to talk to each other. And like I've said before, there is hardly any explicit drama, because no-one wants to make a huge show of themselves. It's easier to suffer inside, downplay own problems, smile and assure to people around you that you are fine. Isn't that what most people do in their lives?

    But I can understand that for many people this might feel like a betrayal, or why they would find it hopelessly uninteresting. Even the narration is passive, dry, and lacks emotion, and while that can be attributed to Sachiko's mental state, it doesn't make it very exiting. SeaBed challenges many of the traditional rules storytelling and writing, so it's no wonder that everyone doesn't like. But criticising it for not fitting with your expectations or usual norms, is kind of besides the point. SeaBed wants portray the lives of the characters in all their mundaneness (what else would life be?), and I think it does that effectively and well, even if it's not what is normally expected. Not that this is going to make the story any less boring for someone who already finds it so, but I think it is important to understand. 
    I feel it's really encouraging to have a touching story about loss and living with your problems to be so mundane. Why does every story have to be exciting? Are you not allowed to grieve without being dramatic about it? Even something like character development is questioned. No-one is going to stay exactly the same, but the changes are often subtle, ambiguous. Traumatic event doesn't mean you have to change as person. It's okay to be you.
    "Mystery being not the point", is maybe too strongly worded, but SeaBed isn't interested in taking delight in plot-twist or grand conclusions, like mysteries usually are. For the most the characters aren't even really interested in solving or chasing it either. The mystery is more like a basic framework for the story to function. There's still interesting revelations, subtle hints and foreshadowing if look closely enough (I'm pretty sure I missed some), but on a grand scale of things the mystery is not what matters.
    But that doesn't mean the story of Sachiko's silent anguish, Takako struggling with losing her memories, and Narasaki's tragic burden is less meaningful. On the contrary, I think SeaBed is effective and important because of it's life-likeness, for better or worse.
     
    Anyways, that's just how I feel. If you have questions about unanswered mysteries, I can try to help.
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from ciel_yuri in Hello, Goodbye Steam Storepage Removed   
    SJW's are completely ass-backwards in their ethics. 
    How many VNs have lolis that act children? I feel like that's a dying trope.
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    Rain Spectre reacted to Larxe1 in What are you playing?   
    There are 5 chapters in CSG, still in the 1st chapter but so far it's good. The MC goes back to the CSG Time period and isn't suddenly strong and beats everyone. He is just a normal student and really acts like one (Particularly in bad ways). Heard that in further chapters he becomes more developed and I'm excited to see that kind of character development.
    Particularly in the art, I have mixed feelings about it. As you can see from the poster, their boobs are a bit too emphasized that it becomes distracting (I still don't understand japan's obsession with REALLY big boobs.) Their boobs would remove you from the immersion from the dramatic scenes but you'll get used to it anyway. 
    I have nothing to say too much as I haven't even finished the first chapter yet but I can see why it gets high acclaim by a lot of people.
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Plk_Lesiak in Is Kindred Spirits similar to SeaBed?   
    This video does a pretty good job of explaining why people, namely yuri fans, like SeaBed. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Plk_Lesiak in What are you playing?   
    From what I've read, they're meant for character, not fanservice. One of them is deliberately meant to be not sexy and more just really awkward. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Plk_Lesiak in Lack of academic recognition in VN   
    Is that Dies writeup available anywhere? I'd be interested in reading it sometime. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Plk_Lesiak in Lack of academic recognition in VN   
    Probably worth noting that a Japanese guy managed to graduate on a thesis on SubaHibi, and another did so with Eustia. 
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    Rain Spectre reacted to Dergonu in What’s the longest Visual Novel?   
    Rance X and ChuSinGura are the longest I'm aware of that does not repeat text. CSG being the longest with voice acting.
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Dreamysyu in What kind of ending structure do you prefer?   
    Well, in Grisaia, all the routes still happen in broad strokes. Heaven's Feel is purpose built to be a subversion of Fate and UBW, so it has to come last. As for G-String, I find the sort of statement odd, because the one real complaint people have with it is that the alternate routes are irrelevant to the point they could've been cut out entirely without issue. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from LemiusK in What are you playing?   
    The kicker is that Root Double's actual writing and story is really good, but the SSS system is such a mess that it repeals people >>
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from LemiusK in What are you playing?   
    I agree with the sentiment on Root Double. It's one of those situations where you can clearly tell the wanted to do something cool and interesting, but the reason people stick to a choice system is because trying to get funky tends to fail. The obvious desire is to create a more diverse system of choices, but until we create free thinking AI, the choice will always be binary. 
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    Rain Spectre got a reaction from Dreamysyu in What are you playing?   
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