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Think of it this way: who is the audience for English eroge?  Young males (mainly in the US).  What is the situation of young males with time on their hands these days?  Usually buried in student loan debt trying to get through university.  Do you honestly expect these people to buy eroge on credit?  As for the population that doesn't go through university, their wages are generally lower and they have less time--also not a recipe for spending on high-priced time-consuming entertainment that you can only enjoy alone.  Simply put, this is a demographics issue that doesn't have an easy solution.  A pirated copy isn't a lost sale.  Limiting piracy isn't going to increase their entertainment budgets.  They'll just find their porn somewhere else.
As for why Sol Press specifically might be having profitability issues: just look at their game lineup.  They're selling a bunch of medium to long length games that are expensive and time-consuming to translate (and consume).  They're all moege, appealing to more or less the same restricted audience.  It's one thing to be a developer and stick to what you're good at (creatively).  But sticking to one genre or game type doesn't do you much good as a publisher.  Diversification spreads your risk and drives traffic from different audiences.  That's good for business.
It's also important to point out that Sol Press is relatively new and doesn't have much of a following or brand recognition.  In addition, VN sales have a long tail in the West, and they don't have enough titles or sales history to benefit from that just yet.
As for the article itself, it seems to stumble from one bit of nonsense to another.  In what reality is releasing games sooner after the Japanese release going to decrease piracy?

When it comes to CG usage and all that, Mahoyo tops pretty much... anything. Others I really liked were all of Kuuki's fights in Ayakashibito and the final battle. Actually, most battles in that game were great.

Shirou vs Bey is always awesome to read, mainly the final ones in Kasumi's and Marie's routes. 

When it comes to CG usage and all that, Mahoyo tops pretty much... anything. Others I really liked were all of Kuuki's fights in Ayakashibito and the final battle. Actually, most battles in that game were great.

Shirou vs Bey is always awesome to read, mainly the final ones in Kasumi's and Marie's routes. 

I don't even know why but I'm so hyped for this. 

I seek the Holy Grail.
 
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What? Someone had to say it.

>Type-moon
>Releasing a VN

>art book available as add-on for $70

By the way, in case someone doesn't follow him on Twitter,  @garejei posted an English walkthrough on his blog.

Some call me Nostradamus

http://store.steampowered.com/app/644540/Dies_irae_Amantes_amentes/
Guess who was one of two people who voted June 2nd.

From r/visualnovels' discord: (ReadingSteiner is one of the translators btw)

 
 

I think arguing about replay value is stupid. The idea was invented way in the 90's when stupid reviewers were saying "this game is linear, once you finish it there is no reason to go back". Implying that it's not even worth buying. It seems like people are more concerned about length and replay value rather than focusing on the quality of the experience you get from playing the game. If I really love a game I will want to play it again. Jrpgs are linear but does this mean we should play Final Fantasy 7 only once? To lengthen the game time developers put stupid side quests and mission in their games that have nothing to do with the story and add absolutely nothing to the experience.
And it's the same with visual novels. If it is something I really loved you bet I'll want to read it again. I don't care if it's a story focused vn with a true route. And I don't even care if it's a complete linear and without any choices. If I love it I'll read it regardless of choices and length. Higurashi is a great series and it doesn't have choices at all, you won't see me complaining about it.
If replayablity is an issue then why would we read a book twice or watch our favorite movie again. I think replay value is irrelevant, you make your own replay value. Just ask yourself was this an amazing enough experience for me personally and would ever want to experience it again. It's all about how much you loved the game in the first place.

I've been learning some HTML/CSS, and to no cause could my knowledge be better applied than a dedication to my good friend OriginalRun. As such, I've decided to craft a website that makes liberal use of CSS's styling capabilities so as to yield maximum Renness. Enjoy!
https://originalren.blob.core.windows.net/ren/ren.html
Acknowledgement to my friend @Keisuke who wrote some JavaScript and identified a few missing parentheses that made the website a total mess of scattered images.
EDIT: The website appears to have expired. For posterity, you can download it here. Extract the folder and open "index.html" in your browser.

Glad to know you found success somewhere else, though I was really looking forward to your VN. I don't really have anything to ask but felt like congratulating you regardless. Best of luck with Kids 2 Kings, it's definitely a dream worth the effort you've put.

I liked your art designs so it's kind of sad to hear that you had to bury the project. It would certainly have been a bit of a fresh wind to the VN scene. Still, the best of luck with your new project. 

Yo. You might recognize me as one of your old followers. I was really looking forward to this VN, and I recall you being quite active over here, sharing the development of your characters and everything. When you suddenly disappeared for a while I feared the worst, that this project had failed that you abandoned it all together. I'm glad to see that you managed to salvage something from all your work, and I hope you find success in your new endeavor. After hardship comes ease friend

It's a shame to hear that the vn won't come to be, as you already know I was following the progress of your project so just like back then I wish you the best for your new project

This project is currently stalled, as it has no translator. If you're interested in helping revive it, (heh, puns,) send me a PM.
Koiken Otome ~ Revive ~ Translation Project

 
Project Introduction:
VNDB Page
I'm a big fan of Koiken Otome and its fandisk, and feel like the fandisk deserves a TL. It doesn't seem like FlyingPantsu plans on TLing this game, so I figured I'd go ahead and do it myself. I'm completely finished with the translation work on my previous project, so I have been looking for a new game to pick up, and this seems perfect for me at the moment, with my interest in the game and my current Japanese skill level taken into account.
My initial plan is to translate the new routes first, which is Chiharu, Chiyoda and Minato's routes. The rest, (Kotona + the main heroine after routes,) I will leave for last, meaning there might be 2 patches released at different times, 1 for the new routes and 1 for the rest of the game. Keep in mind this plan might change down the line, if I get more translators or if I simply change my mind etc.
 
Progress:
I just started, so not much have been done yet. Thanks to @Porygon2 I have the scripts extracted, an overview of the line count and tools to work in. (Thanks a lot, you are a lifesaver!) 
I'm doing this as a side project next to my Japanese studies at uni, so I will have limited amounts of time each week to work on the project. Luckily, the game isn't too long. Although the total amount of lines is 27k, the three new routes I'm starting with only make up 12k of those, which is a lot more managable on my current schedule.
I will be making updates kind of when I feel like it, although I plan on doing at least 1 a month.
 
Recruitment:
As of right now, I am not recruiting anyone. I will be looking for QCers in the future, when the TL and editing % reaches a certain point, and I will also be looking for a TLC later on. I will post an update when the recruitment for these positions starts.
 
That's about it. I am starting with Minato's route, which is about 5k lines, then I'll do Chiharu and Chiyoda.
Click this link to follow the TL progress.

Probably my favorite game tbh. Fighting Father G. is still one of my most memorable moments in the game, he was such a fun enemy while also teaching you how to play this game. He'd punish mistakes with a shit-ton of damage straight to your face (when he didn't outright kill you) but he also made mistakes that you could captalize upon to get some extra damage. The whole DLC is memorable as well, the first area for the boss mostly and the others for pretty much everything. Oh, I remember streaming when I first beat Father G., @Tay was watching even. Fun times despite the thing with the pig.  

What's your weapon setup so far? Did my first playthrough with the Saw Cleaver and the pistol, sometimes switching it up to the hammer for some annoying mobs that could get stun-locked in it. 

Would've bought that instantly if it still had the Japanese text in. Language settings should be the standard in VNs - or hell, all of these Steam ports that for some reason can't keep the original text in.

Bloodborne is easy my favorite game of all time. I love how you get rewarded for being aggressive. And my favorite moment of the game is the fight against Ludwig the accursed. The soundtrack and the second phase of the boss is just so damn good. So if you haven't picked up the DLC you should buy it immediately. 

Soooo...I bought a PS4 Pro during an extended weekend off of work, and I picked up Bloodborne.  I heard a lot of great things about it, and it was pretty much the only non-weeb title I was seriously interested in.  Ooooh, man, do I love this game.  It's just as punishing as a Souls game, but with a few tweaks (replaced traditional parry/riposte with shooting at a certain time while an enemy is attacking, much more emphasis on aggressive, quicker fights, less overall weapons but each are pretty viable and memorable, etc.) and a much darker, Lovecraftian setting.  Haven't gotten too far yet, but it's easily one of my favorite games so far.
Anyone else played Bloodborne?  What did you think?  How did you like the differences between it and the Souls games?  Any favorite experiences?
Favorite moment so far (SPOILERS)
 

lol, Jeanne is one of the worst 5*s in the game. It's probably for personal reasons.

I compiled lots of translations/summaries if anyone's interested. Some of the links will lead you to links for the links. I apologize for nothing.

I did it for the brazillian community but all the links are for english stuff. Just use google TL if needed.

Also, I found this while browsing through kazemai these days. It calculates how much NP each card will net you depending on position and bonuses. 
http://kazemai.github.io/fgo-vz/np_get.html

They'll be on the store this event.