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霊感 is basically a 'spiritual sense', the idea that some people can see supernatural things others can't (usually ghosts/spirits). 放置プレイ The idea of being left alone by your partner as part of a sexual encounter. Usually, this is done after deliberately arousing the partner through seduction or foreplay. (I can't believe I'm explaining this)

Walkure Romanze's original game was a fairly decent 'confront the mistakes of your younger self' seishun/romantic comedy. The heroine paths were pretty distinctive (though the main issue for the protagonist was the same in all of them, for the most part). My main issue with it was the way they deliberately kept the setting/location and other issues blurry. Considering how well they detailed the characters and their passions, it kind of surprised me that they didn't come up with some kind of explanation for why jousting got revived and turned into a pro sport.

Don't worry. Most of the people here make me feel old when they tell me their ages...

*steals the loli, gives her cat genes, and returns her as a nekololi*

Welcome, *begins the long process of waiting for people to graduate from translated to ones in Japanese with a look of serenity on his face as he munches on mystery meat*

Here are the candidates for October's releases (incidentally, I filter out all nukige) http://vndb.org/v10983 http://vndb.org/v12602 http://vndb.org/v12561 http://vndb.org/v12392 http://vndb.org/v11072 tbh, I don't hold out much hope for this month's releases. However, if they don't ruin it completely, the Walkure Romance fandisc might be ok. Monobeno... doesn't need a fandisc, so I'm sort of dubious about it. Feng's games have a bad habit of making games that epitomize what is wrong with moege, so I don't have much in the way of hopes for Chiisana Kanojo. Cocoro@ Function has a chance of being interesting... but after Komorebi and Reminiscence (both games that used an interesting sci-fi setting to enhance their stories), I doubt it is going to measure up. Usotsuki Ouji looks like it will be a classic Whirlpool game, with the usual mild laughs, archetypical love story, and archetypical story progression. Like I said, I'm not exactly enthusiastic for this month's releases... more like it is a holdover until November, which has a huge number of interesting games set for release.

あんたって味がわかりそうだが、心配しなくたって満足してもらえる自信はあるぜ？ You seem to understand flavor (in this case, it might have sexual undertones, but if this is meant as a joke, please forgive me), but you don't need to worry, because I'm confident I can satisfy you. (this doesn't translate as a question) にんじんエキスがた～っぷり染み込んでるんだ Plenty of carrot juice (also got ginseng extract, but I'm pretty sure that's wrong here) has soaked into it.

If I find something interesting, I'll let yall know.

I like bad endings with story, though it can be sad when a particular heroine only has bad endings (the protag's original girlfriend in Hatsuyuki Sakura is one example of this).

It's a term that caught on for those who wanted an English term for the medium. I generally refer to them as eroge, except the all-ages ones (well, that is my first impulse, anyway). Visual novels are the medium, galge, eroge, otomege, and dating sims are all names for uses of the medium.

*summons a hero, who promptly begins attacking Maou-san* Welcome.

Have fun, read as many as you can, and when you run out of translated ones, be prepared to learn Japanese, lol

Welcome back *makes an offering of mystery meat*

Fact: Did you know Japanese hamburgers use a mix of ground pork and beef called 'aibiki'? Welcome to the forums.

Welcome *licks his lips and toys with his knives*

Grisaia. Between those three, there is no possibility of choosing the others.

Eden* is harder... (both to read and set up), but Konakana is better. lol

Seriously recommend Konakana. Those three are all great games, but Konakana is really the best of the three (best utsuge of all time). Eden* is also a good utsuge, and Moshimo is a great nakige.

lol, a kamige is a 'god of games', in other words, a game that manages to do almost everything right (there are hardly any games that manage to get everything right) and are just that good. They are the cream of the crop, the best of the best. Konata yori Kanata made is considered to be the ultimate utsuge by long-time vn-players, for instance. Hapymaher utilizes its music to enhance the story so well, that a 'good' game became a truly 'great' game. Games that go above and beyond are called kamige, lol.

How do you choose your games to recommend? Incidentally, I tend to tailor mine to the tastes of the people asking, and when I can't produce what they want, I say so honestly, lol.

This is a recommendation thread for those who like games that make them cry and grant emotional release. First, I'll give you my list of games that do this well. (note that the first eight are all kamige) Eden* http://vndb.org/v1286 Evolimit http://vndb.org/v3111 Hapymaher http://vndb.org/v10957 Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no http://vndb.org/v604 Irotoridori no Sekai http://vndb.org/v5834 Konata yori Kanata made http://vndb.org/v551 (warning: you will probably spend most of the game crying) Moshimo Ashita ga Harenaraba http://vndb.org/v100 Natsu no Owari no Nirvana http://vndb.org/v11193 Hatsuyuki Sakura http://vndb.org/v7302 Hotel. http://vndb.org/v7069 Koko Yori, Haruka http://vndb.org/v1450 Shinigami no Kiss wa Wakare no Aji http://vndb.org/v1660 Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete http://vndb.org/v4880 Natsuyume Nagisa http://vndb.org/v1755 Sakura, Sakimashita http://vndb.org/v7777 11/04/2014 edit Nanairo Reincarnation https://vndb.org/v15473 Satsukoi https://vndb.org/v15143 Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu https://vndb.org/v15166 Ashita no Kimi to Au Tame ni https://vndb.org/v423 Koi ga Saku Koro Sakura Doki https://vndb.org/v10304 AstralAir no Shiroki Towa https://vndb.org/v12984 Irotoridori no Sekai https://vndb.org/v5834 Houkago no Futekikakusha https://vndb.org/v13904 Hapymaher Fragmentation Dream https://vndb.org/v13108 Hikoukigumo no Mukougawa https://vndb.org/v13711 Koisuru Doll to Omoi no Kiseki https://vndb.org/v12987 Sekai to Sekai no Mannaka De https://vndb.org/v13224 Timepiece Ensemble https://vndb.org/v12831 I deliberately didn't list those that had been translated here (everyone knows about Key, after all) have fun, all. Edit: Notice the rather large update I've given this list, lol.

1. Strong protag (reasonably smart, capable, non-hetare) 2. Emotionally moving 3. well-written 4. intellectually interesting 5. funny 6. good music that is also used effectively to enhance mood

Yume ka Ututsu ka Matryoshka (http://vndb.org/v11081) was one of the games I had the least hope for, but it managed to surprise me (especially considering that no one was playing it, as far as I could tell). I won't make it the game of the month, but it definitely would have been if it weren't for Karumaruka. It's a good story - very linear though - that is full of friendship, seishun drama, and personal growth... and not in the annoying fashion that some using the same themes tend to produce. It's a nakige (there are a lot of scenes that will have you crying throughout the story) but the real draw is the story in each chapter and the interactions between the protagonist and his group of friends. The story structure is identical to that of Sharin no Kuni, in that, rather than having individual heroine paths, you have a chance to choose each heroine during her chapter, and that choice effects a few scenes down the line, as well as the epilogue, without changing the overall flow of the story.

seiya-saiga is the fastest, and until a year and three months ago, Foolmaker was the most 'efficient' when it came to walkthrough structure. Unfortunately, its pretty rare for Foolmaker to put up new walkthroughs now. As for Yurikago... the way it splits off, you simply branch off each path (except the Grand - and final - one) from the first three choices, which come pretty close together. I'm pretty sure the paths split off in this order: spike-winged angel (for some reason I can't remember her name), Ume (unbreakable girl who likes breaking things), Ritia (spin-off path that shows things from Tomoe's point of view), and Tae (the protagonist's do-M angel). However, Izuna is a completionist's nightmare because of the sheer number of scenes that need to be watched in order to access the extra endings (like six bad ones and one 'normal' ending that seems to make way for a sequel). I seriously suggest you just use the Foolmaker walkthrough for Izuna.