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EYY i've been waiting for this one! Can't preorder it, but I am definitely gonna pick it up maybe for Christmas. Super hyped.

Welcome back, Andromis! Hope you have a great time here. Curious: any particular VNs you like? I would like to recommend Fata Morgana based on those genres, but I wonder if you already read it? Aya is a good waifu.

Ooh, welcome to Fuwanovel, Mangagamer! Hm. I'm torn, do I want this one or not? On one hand, skimpy nuns are always a win. On the other hand, not super into nukige. Decisions, decisions.

So hyped for some of these. Radiant Tale looks so pretty, Virche Evermore seems like it'll have an interesting plot (Though I hear its pretty dark!!), and Jack Jeanne is something I've been hoping for since I heard about it being released in Japan. Come to me, otome games!

Dang, I already have this on steam. I hope it sells well on the Switch--- love that we're getting more and more ports! Was I expecting the Switch of all things to become a portable VN machine when I bought it? Honestly, no. Glad it is.

Ooh, a VN Podcast with an art style episode that, if I'm correct, is going to be discussing Ooyari Ashito? One of my favorite artists? Hell yeah. I'll have to start listening to your podcast, then!

Ended up getting Covid so I decided to bring out my neglected copy of "Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei" and, y'know, actually play it while I'm sick. I was expecting to close it after ten minutes of attempts at playing, because I have zero brain capacity right now, but... Friends, it's good. I wasn't expecting it to be this good. I'm on chapter 6 on Noritsune's route and so far, there's been no real romance. It's been all action-adventure. It reminds me of a mix of the manga Akatsuki no Yona and the otome game Hakuoki, wherein if Hakuoki had a writing team that seemed to like their protagonist,, this is maybe what would result. I will have to admit that it has an unfortunately short common route!!! According to the guide I'm following, I might be almost done this route? I'm really sad because it feels like it's only been an hour! ALSO. I started Island. Easily one of the more.....interesting starts to a game I've played. I am not sure if I'll finish it right now, but I'll probably get back to it when I'm feeling better.

Imagine not being addicted to gacha games and actually having time to play VIsual Novels as a result [sobs] No, but seriously though. Visual novels are kinda like books to me, so I tend to play them "if I'm in the mood for it"----which isn't that often, sadly. Love VNs, just not able to concentrate on them as much as I wish I could. This forum has been remotivating me to get back into them properly, though!

I wonder when the next Jast sale will be? Had this on my TBR list for a while but never quite bought it. Gotta appreciate when you put something off long enough that it comes out with a remaster, lmfao. Ah, though its nice to know it works on Linux! I have a laptop that would appreciate a VN collection.

These look pretty interesting, actually! Never heard of these three. I'm looking forward to more of these posts!

When I was about 7 years old, Hanako Games released a game called Cute Knight and I was all about that because it was the most anime-looking game that I could find with my limited resources. I absolutely adored it and I think I dated a librarian lady. It wasn't quite a visual novel, but I adored the game, so it was always at the back of my mind. Sometime around the same time, I was playing "dating sims" games on Newgrounds that were probably not good, but started something in me. Combining forces, these two games culminated in me just going apeshit when I found out Hanako Games was releasing Magical Diary Horse Hall. Never got the chance to play past the demo, but it did give me knowledge that I did not have before: Visual novels. A plethora of games where you can date cute girls. Sometimes, even boys. But more importantly, cute girls. I was just utterly delighted and I've never been the same since.

So two years back prior to the whole pandemic thingy that's going on, the website Itch.io initiated a fundraising effort for Racial Justice and Equality. It was over a thousand games, TTRPGs, various content found on Itch, for 5 dollars minimum to raise funds for Black Lives Matter. It raised over eight million dollars. Then it was Palestinian Aid that got a bundle. That one raised 900k. Then it just kept happening. More bundles! All of the "major" bundles so far have been chronicled on a site called Random Bundle Game which can be found here . It lets you sort through genres, tags, you name it, because the bundles themselves do not. They are horribly formatted! There's a guide on how to link the bundle itself so you can just download it form there. ANYWAY. I'm here because of visual novels. With all that backstory said and done with, has anyone actually tackled the visual novels found in there? I've played Serre, two acts of Brassica A Marry Tale, and a chapter of LongStory. though otherwise I haven't quite finished anything else. I know I have my eye on playing Changeling, Errant Kingdom, and Highway Blossoms!

Started Princess Waltz about an hour ago and have been playing Cafe Enchante for a week or two. Princess Waltz: I bought this one a good few years ago, but I've always been vaguely aware of it's existence because of a old TvTropes article. I still remember some details from that article, which is why I must ask: Anyway, regarding the characters, they're all chaotic. Their classmates are exhausting, but in the good way. Kinda has an old school shounen manga vibe to it. Love that for this game. Cafe Enchante: You ever take a short, short break to play another game and come back to a game like "what route was i on? What route was I on?!"--because I love everyone in this game, which means there's a good chance that I chose any of the love interests to start off with. It has to be the headless fairy, though. He's too funny not to be the character I choose first. But I'm not sure, which is why I'm hoping I won't end up on a bad end because I didn't follow the guide properly. I will say, one part in this game that I'm really enjoying is how much grief is involved. It's a funny, cute, wholesome otome game so far. Probably gonna kick me on my ass later on for saying that, as is tradition of otome games. But every now and then, everyone just genuinely bonds over their appreciation for the protagonist's grandfather and the cafe and what it represents to them. They're all a unique cast, none of them make sense together, but once you add in the grandfather it's like "Ah, yes, no wonder this demon king is friends with a feral beastman, an angel, a headless fairy, and a 30 year old human man."---though it's positively hilarious when they're reminiscing about him and grandpa turns out to be a bit of a jerk. Not in a bad way, but in that way where he's making them pay 5x marketplace rent in the form of gold because they have no idea what they got in their pocket. Something something, capitalism, ho!

Hold up, the protag finally talks and has a personality? Nice! I wish playing Shin's route first didn't bore me to tears. I would be all on this game if it weren't for that. But I'm glad we got an otome fandisc released! I think the only ones I can think of off the bat that had a fandisc released in English would be Code Realize, right? Even in the bishoujo-sphere, it doesn't seem to be that common to get fandiscs released.... So it's a step in the right direction.

I am currently playing the following games Fire Emblem Three Houses - It's great, I love everyone in it, but oh my god there's something immensely boredom inducing about the way the set this game up. Explore in the beginning of the month, 1-2 weeks of studying, maybe a bit of grinding, then end of the month battle. Repeat. It's like they formatted it in a way to make me go "UGH, NOT AGAIN" everytime I end up seeing that menu option telling me I can explore, study, or battle. I don't even know why it bugs me so much. Atelier Sophie - Pretty cute. It's a comfortable game with nice designs and minimal stress. The most exhausting part of it is having to pause your switch, roll out of bed, and drag yourself to the computer to find a guide on how to find a recipe. Love it. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Honestly I have no idea what I'm doing. I think they're trying to teach me how to do research tasks and I'm not doing a good job, lol.