http://store.steampowered.com/app/452440/
Surprise! Although this time we had slightly more hype than what we've typically been getting, the suddenness still feels jarring. The game will unlock on Steam in approximately four hours from the time of this post, according to Steam's countdown timer.
Many of you may remember the demo debacle from this spring. JAST seemed to have taken that criticism to heart and really spent a lot of time heavily retooling the translation. I've talked to @meru, the new main translator on the team dedicated to fixing the translation, and it sounds like a lot of work has been put into making it better.
As for what Flowers actually is, check out this extensive review from Golden Sneer. https://goldensneer.wordpress.com/2014/05/25/flowers-le-volume-sur-printemps/
They really like to spring these things on the community, don't they 0.0
I have every confidence they've fixed those issues also. They spent a lot of time, and got some good help on it. It's one of the few VNs I'm going to read :3
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting to post this but I made a little program for keeping track of what mats you have/need, in case anyone else is into that kind of thing
3* and 5* are usually the worst use for grails if you want to be efficient. Most 3* are either just fine as they are or don't really gain anything significant from those stats. Some 4* actually surpass lots of 5* with only two grails so it's cheap and efficient. 1/2* are hit or miss, get someone like Hans or Asterios to 90 and they'll raise hell with their amazing skills and broken NP5s.
Was going to suggest this one too. Adding to what you said, I think its one of those few VNs that truly takes advantage of being both a VN and an Eroge. If the story were done in any other medium, it just would not be as good. Furthermore, the fucked up sex scenes actually add to the totally insane environment that the VN sets up.
It always shocks me how many people find the idea of living in a foreign country as an adverse idea. I suppose it takes a feeling of disgust and rejection from your own culture to really want to escape it for another. Its in conversations like this one, which always remind me that the expat life style found me, not the other way around. Although I'm not an expat yet, still working towards that dream.
Yes, in a heart beat.
Having just spent 2 months working as an intern with an NPO in Japan, I just returned home two days ago (and am still very very Jet lagged). I have been working towards the goal of moving there for around a year now. The sole reason I even attend the college I am currently enrolled in is because through it, I can participate in a duel degree program with a 1st rate Japanese Uni, but have the majority of the costs covered by my domestic school.
Honestly, I hardly experienced much culture shock at all in Japan, but my reverse culture shock has been much worse. I really can't wait to return to Japan. So why did I love it, and why do I have my heart set on moving there?
For one, the people are really nice. People seem to have this perception that Japanese people are xenophobic, and in general I think this is false. Of course there are some racists in Japan, but racists exist everywhere. And I would say that they are actually pretty rare in Japan. That said, if you are a foreigner people will make some assumptions about you. They will probably assume that you don't know Japanese, that you aren't accustomed to Japanese culture, that you are just visiting, etc. But I wouldn't call this xenophobic, as these assumptions are generally true. And if these assumptions don't apply to you, it is because you are the exception, not the rule. Also, its really easy to make friends if you are actively learning Japanese, or know the language. I still have a lot to learn regarding Japanese, but because I primarily always communicated with people there in Japanese, I had no problem making friends. Regardless of the fact that my ability to communicate was limited.
Actually, I had a much easier time making friends in Japan than I do in my native country, which is another strong motivation for me to move there. This gets on to my observations about the culture. I spent most of my time in the Japanese countryside, but I did spend some time in Tokyo. So I will comment on both. I will start by comparing the countryside in Japan, with the countryside in America (my home country).
The American countryside, in general, is shit in my opinion. It is the breeding ground for extremism on two equally unappealing sides. 1, are religious fanatics. Christianity is impossible to avoid in the American countryside, and they take it super seriously. The 2nd extreme group you will run across in the American countryside are drug addicts, alcoholics, similarly unhealthy/dangerous people. In my view, there is no culture in the American countryside, aside from religion and blind patriotism that is.
The Japanese countryside by contrast, is mostly focused on community and tradition. Things are fairly secular, and ritualistic events only happen on special occasions. From my view, religion in Japan is much more about persevering the traditional culture, than it is about the mystic elements of religion. So if you are an Atheist /Agnostic like me, this is great. Furthermore, extreme alcoholism and drug abuse is practically non-existent. I said before that things are highly focused on the community, so community events are somewhat common. I got a sense that people genuinely cared about each other in the Japanese countryside, and that the village community was like one big family. This is to the extent where people feel comfortable enough where they don't lock their doors, and they don't knock. Rather when entering a neighbor's house, they will open the door, shout "Sorry to be a disturbance!", and enter (but they will stay in the part where shoes are kept, until they are indicated otherwise). Anyway, my summarized thoughts on the Japanese countryside: warm, secular, safe.
Now onto City life. Or more specifically, a comparison with New York City (where I live), and Tokyo. I think Tokyo is a much more fun city, with a much larger variety of things to do, for a much more affordable price. NYC is hella expensive, and if you want to do something with friends, you are most likely going to be spending a pretty buck. Furthermore, NYC has much fewer options. In Tokyo, Game Center (aka Arcades) are fairly common, Karaoke is practically ubiquitous, there exist many cafes with various themes (such as Maid cafes, Butler cafes, cat cafes, Jazz cafes, etc), not to mention gambling places such as Pachinko and Mahjong parlors, both of which are really popular. Entertainment wise, the only things that New York beats Tokyo at is in performing arts (Broadway!) and variety in restaurants. Tokyo also has a large variety of restaurants, but still hands down New York wins. NYC has many many immigrants from all over the world, so you can eat well made dishes that originate from practically all over the world. So in terms of Globalization and the benefits that come with it, NYC wins. But overall the benefits that NYC has going for it are usually accompanied with a relatively high price, and while good quality cheap alternatives do exist, you have to really search out for them or know a friend.
One last benefit that pertains equally to the countryside and city life, they are not strict on underage drinking. The legal age to drink is 20 there, but if you are a foreigner, they practically never check for an ID. And if you are Japanese, they don't typically card people in groups (so long as most people in the group look like they are older than high school students). Izakaya's are really fun, and a great place to have fun with friends.
So I hope this makes it clear why I want to move to Japan (I am also considering Taiwan, but that would require me to learn Chinese).
Yeah, probably... though I would choose anything that's not my own country or anything related to south and central america XD
For a person like me who doesn't have a social life at all it's the perfect place.
EDIT;
Still a hard decision, since I would have to shove my lawyer degree (almost have it) in the butt, so yeah I really don't know.
To be completely fair, when I first heard of your project, I thought it's gonna die soon and/or suck majorly
After reading this post and looking at the single character art, I'm positively surprised
Seems good, hoping for the best for you
Rose reacted to Decay in JAST is releasing Flowers in four hours
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