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  1. https://mega.nz/#!bZQhFKhY!x582PSjU9QOKM55qlBJDGvS7WYsbelh0yDy6Ci_-SuE Here you go!
  2. Holy cow, this works! It works!! You just saved me over 20 GB on my limited space SSD for a Windows 7 VM install that wouldn't even maximize to fullscreen and a suboptimal VN experience. Thank you so much! :') @Tay or a mod, can we put this problem, the list of affected games and the possible workaround that @binaryfail posted here to somewhere so that it doesn't get lost in the forum for future reference? Thanks!
  3. Hi guys, So it seems a few VNs that were released in 2010 to 2012, and happen to use version 2.47, 2.48 or 2.49 of the ShiinaRio game engine, don't work with Windows 8 onwards. These are the lists: https://anonym.to/?http://green.ribbon.to/~erog/Note022.html https://anonym.to/?http://green.ribbon.to/~erog/Note021.html According to this site (scroll down to the 椎名里緒 part) : http://bit.ly/2q8Z4zS Versions 2.47 to 2.49 have some idiosyncrasies with scripting and therefore don't run in Windows 8 and above. Is there any way to make these run on Windows 8 and up? I kinda ended up buying one of them (Mimi wo sumaseba / みみをすませば) that runs ShiinaRio v2.47 (even though the trial version runs v2.46!) and it doesn't work... Would someone be kind enough to investigate if there's any way to run these titles? I did try copy-pasting a v2.46 exe of the same game, but it didn't let me through, throwing a "Program Version Error", so if we could get around that somehow, maybe it'll work? Thanks in advance! EDIT: I should also add that my language for non-unicode programs is set to Japanese.
  4. Good point. But do they have a scene where she plays with the water gun? In the game itself I mean... I can't remember. As for your 2nd question, don't mind that and keep on reading.
  5. Yep, that was originally how the Miu route was meant to be enjoyed. In my case, only a couple of days had passed since I read it so I remembered most of it. Therefore didn't feel like reading it again. Even though Miu's so cute, it's rude to her... I know. That's just a personal musing on which route order would be maximally profitable in terms of impact and fun.
  6. Ah, finished them sans Michiru. Indeed, as such, this VN has no "common route" in that sense of the word. And enjoy the cute faces she makes when angry. Oh, the voice acting for her is great too, so might be a good idea to listen to that.
  7. Miu Well, he was right. This is not a route, but a mini-route. That can be finished in 15 minutes tops. The content is itself not bad, just standard charage stuff. Don't expect anything great. Final thoughts On hindsight, I might not have needed to split the whole VN into so many posts. But I thought of writing them as soon as I finished them, so it ended up being that format. Anyway, I'll just list down my complaints first: 1. The central plot device could have been explained better. Especially why the routes are ordered like they are. I understand they have tried to put forward a world lines theory of sorts, but that doesn't hold candle in terms of clarity and usage when compared to a certain other famous VN with world lines as its genre. 2. Was there really a need for a Michiru route, at all? She plays a brilliant support character in the other routes, so was it needed? All that being said, I enjoyed almost all the routes, each in their own ways. Misaki's route had me grinning like anything, Makoto's route was really exciting, and Cro's route was an awesome ride and the best of the lot. And I really liked the different route format, i.e. the climax is almost always about the confession, enabling ichaicha to be kept to a bare minimum (*glares at Senren Banka*). So yeah, apart from Cro's route, this is your average charage I guess, with a more classic galge-type route structure. That's it. Maybe I'll resume Rena's route in Senren Banka next. Aka long flurry of posts should calm down for a while, lol.
  8. Cro And the VN threw a curveball at me when I was thinking it was a charage all along... The first part was so fluffy I was afraid I'd float away from my desk out of the window. I cried quite some during the climax. And then cried some more in the epilogue. All that being said, the story in this route is a bit different from all the 4 other routes till this point. The situation and the setting itself was pretty crazy, but they actually went through with it. Of course, the conflicts that arose made up part of the drama. But that climax in the route, and the events both leading to it and following it was a cryfest that I enjoyed from the bottom of my heart. I was really starting to doubt if this VN would be any good. Thankfully, this route redeemed the VN itself to me... of sorts. That being said, I really couldn't help but wonder if the 4 routes prior to this could've been better... And at long last, the clock will strike twelve once again. Let's see what the final end has in store. I would personally be really satisfied if this were the true end, really.
  9. D.D. Well, what can I say... This route felt so much better than the all other 3 routes. I think you should do yourself a favor and save this for the last, not only because this is probably the most emotions packed in it, but there's another different reason I won't spoil, and you might realize if you're reading VNs for some time. It also happens to be the most "conclusive" of the lot for obvious plot reasons. To be honest, I cried a little. Overall, based on the above 4 routes, I say a good order would be Misaki/Michiru --> Makoto/Michiru --> D.D. Michiru's route is a wildcard for me since hers is a genre I don't dig much, but if you want that out of the way first, best to do that first. So, only Cro's and Miu's routes are left. All routes in this VN are so different from each other, compared to Senren Banka, where they have a central plot element linking them together in some way or the other. But there is very little of the sort so far in these 4 routes. And I cannot tell due to the English translation if they have been written by the same person or not, but that's another question altogether. This format may or may not be liked.
  10. Um, except the words are not "very commonly used" for me, I'm afraid. If you want an analogy in Japanese, it would be this, where the words he introduces are spoken by the Japanese people on a daily basis in many places, yet we who learn Japanese from outside don't have much of a way to know them: That being said, it would be fun to know things like this in English, I guess, haha.
  11. To be frank, I originally planned on writing a combined post on D.D. and Makoto once I finished reading both their routes, but turns out I didn't have the steam to read route after route in succession, so pardon me while I write them in separate posts. Makoto First of all, this route is much shorter than both Misaki and Michiru routes. About 2/3rd, or even close to 3/5th, I'd say, given it took 2 hours even reading slowly. That being said, honestly speaking, this route caught me off guard. Like, really off guard. Without spoiling much, all I can say is that this route adds in something that was not present in the other two routes. Also, it actually has some suspense in it, so I found myself enjoying it in a different manner than the other two routes I've read before. The best part of it all for me was the climax of the heroine route. Next up is the D.D. route. I wonder if I should've finished that one first, because the first few minutes do not seem very interesting. Maybe it will change as I progress, but not today atleast...
  12. EDIT2: Well, this post seems to be drawing quite a lot of flak than I expected. To be honest, at first, I intended to use this post to list the phrases I didn't understand during the course of reading it. But due to my tone, I ended up coming off as arrogant and not willing to learn, which I won't deny. This only shows how little practical English I know. Thank you for the comments, guys. I'll put in more effort. EDIT: Before anyone misunderstands, let me first say the script is very good. It flows really well, puns untranslatable directly to English are handled alternatively well, and feels professional. Hell, even the characters' individual speaking styles are accounted for, like D.D. speaking in a British English of sorts, and Michiru and Cro both using formal and archaic languages respectively. However, I was not able to understand all of them, and hence wrote this post to make a list of the same. I don't mean to bash the localization guys in any way, despite how I sound. All right, I kinda thought of putting in the Misaki post, but the list got so long I thought this deserves its own post. I'll keep adding more as I come across them. Allow me to make a list of phrases I didn't know and/or didn't understand, partly due to not being a native speaker and partly not being aware of phrases particular to US English(?). I don't know if I should blame myself for not knowing these or the people who worked on its localization for using such stuff. I highly doubt anyone who's not a native speaker will get all of these... In case of fansubs, such a post will be met with disdain ("Please look it up in the dictionary"), but well, given this is a VN localization is for the US market, all is forgiven? No idea. 1. "Roger, wilco". Roger what? 2. "You look like you can make a boo-boo, though." Booing? 3. "The sandman would've gotten me if I felt bored." Who's the sandman? Some comic superhero? 4. Senpai = buster? What's a buster? Busted? As in those racing games where you get busted by cops? 5. "My sister, the kibitzer." The wot? 6. "...and I can't chillax at all." Is it somethinghax like those 3DS things? 7. "10-4 mi amor"??? 10-4 = Roger that (had I not seem some American films I wouldn't know this, seriously), and mi amor? Latin? 8. "The Mistress's going barmy! Completely barmy, I say!" What's barmy? Some slang? No, I can't be bothered googling. 9. "It's a fair cop!" A fair policeman? 10. "Go hit the books, Rei" aka study well I guess? Phew, I got that one! 11. "Given the circumstances, I guess that'd make me Larry." Who's Larry? Your neighbor? Is it some obscure sci-fi drama reference?
  13. Well, since I marathoned Misaki's route in another 3 hours after I wrote the last post, I thought I'd write about it here. Misaki Well... I admit. I am quite fond of the tsundere genre, maybe because I haven't been overexposed to it to death yet? Nevertheless, after I read this, I realised it'd have been several times harder to choose Michiru had I finished this route first. So choosing Michiru was a blessing in disguise of sorts I guess. Why? First off, maybe I am highly biased but this route felt much better than Michiru's route. The mostly idiotic conversations between Rei and Misaki had me grinning from ear to ear for the most part. And damn it, Misaki's cute as hell! In case of Misaki, I was most likely able to enjoy it more because she's a mix of stereotypes I am quite fond of: Kouhai and Tsundere. Also, the fact that she's strong. Michiru is strong in her own sense, but for Misaki, she just grew on me as the route went on, hopefully disproving the fact that she's just a shallow tsundere. Frankly, her character was the just amount of tsun, dere, and courage in this route that made it appealing. Oh, there is ichaicha of sorts, but it's not the usual one, due to reasons I won't spoil. Even then, if I look at it critically, both these two routes felt so shallow... But that might be a good thing because the story is what they call stable, with very little drama that got resolved easily. So if you like a headstrong tsundere kouhai who's outright cute, and don't like much drama, then you'll likely enjoy this route. I wonder if I should expect this much amount of depth every time though... The story part of my brain isn't satisfied at all, even though other parts of the brain are fine. Nevertheless, onto Makoto and then D.D.
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