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    JoshB2084 reacted to novurdim in Visual Novel Steam Sales Declining?   
    Saying that they backed out from Hello, Goodbye isn't quite right since NN had to make additional changes to the all-ages version removing the panty shots and lingerie, you can look up Chuee's tweets about it. It's fairly obvious that they don't consider that decision a "mistake" per se. Making additional changes to the all-ages versions to appease Valve isn't even a rarity nowadays, we see it everywhere from Moenovel to EVNs. Just like those are also not the only all-ages games they have banned, from the top of my head I can remember Yotsunoha (even if we did predict it because one of the heroines looks a bit younger than usual but it still clearly wouldn't be banned under the old policy) and I'm sure there are games I'm forgetting about.
    I can't say that Valve got more "strict" after the implementation of the porn content, you can't get "stricter" when there isn't really anything to compare with, it's just that they are now actually looking over certain types of games, and since Valve's guidelines are completely non-existent even light fanservice can easily get your game banned depending on the reviewer's mood. Everything is arbitrary even with all-ages games, there's no real even relatively consistent logic behind their decisions, in that sense the situation got considerably worse for the industry, nothing is worse for business than unpredictability of your main sales outlet. There are times when you can be more sure in successfully selling your game on switch than in getting it on steam so yeah, I wouldn't try to give them any objective measure as of yet.
    I also don't agree with these VN STEAM DIE topics we get every few months which highlight random few games that supposedly aren't selling well yet and then make huge sensational blanket statements. Right after people were surprised how well Hitotsuba is doing on steam based on some weird internal numbers when it has the roughly same number of reviews as Trinoline (30-40)...? Or when we literally just had a very succesful launch (if you believe those same people and NN staff) of Sankaku Ren'ai? You guys also do remember the steam's peculiarity in how sales are mostly happening over time and during sales? I think pretty much every person in the industry commented about this. That's why steam is so important to them, it gives a constant stream of revenue. Even Eden didn't start all that well but turned into a real sales monster with time. I remember how I was disappointed that most MG VNs back in 2016 couldn't get even 10 reviews for a very long time but many of them turned into very fine sellers. It just shows that there have always been games with barely any reviews for months, the instant hits do happen but they are few and far in between. Heck, Subarashiki Hibi/Wonderful Everyday started with like 30-40 reviews+absolute gloom on the forum too and is now at 325. And those are all english reviews, SH doesn't have chinese TL. I don't even see any food for discussion in the OP to be honest. 
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Eurobeatz in The fastest you've ever dropped a VN?   
    I was thinking, then I realized... I have never dropped a single VN. No matter how much I disliked it. I'm a completionist, so even if I feel that reading something was a waste of time, it's still better than leaving it unfinished imo.
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    JoshB2084 got a reaction from Nier in Which Older Title(s) Would You Hope Was Translated In English?   
    Only one I wants and NEEDS to read   H2O -Footprints in the Sand- in officially English!!! *staring at Mangagamer and Nekonyan*
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    JoshB2084 reacted to marcus-beta in Noratoto - 18+ Restoration Project   
    Try contact that guy just to ensure before, don't will be fun we lost a translation project for misunderstanding
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Blooming Sakura in Noratoto - 18+ Restoration Project   
    The images above confuse me a little. Are these people looking to translate the rest of the game? In that case, I shall be stepping down. There is no reason for several translations of the same thing. I wanted to pick this up as a hobby project since no one else seemed interested, including the original developers. But if someone else has started translating, there is no need for my help I suppose. I am sure someone with more knowledge of the game will be able to produce a better translation.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to bored in This time Sakuragame decided to kill Hakoniwa Logic   
    machine some lines back to jap and chinese, terrorize japanese and chinese (not the cute girls) on net
    well, so far the translation seems great, all machine kids know that 'artificial' is a synonym for 'fictional'
     
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Blooming Sakura in Noratoto - 18+ Restoration Project   
    The number of lines is no problem. The time it will take to do said lines is what might disappoint people. I estimate it taking at least 4 months. I plan on translating after work a few times a week. This is merely a hobby projet. I have never actually played Noratoto, but got interested in helping out after seeing the discussions about the cut content here on Fuwanovel. I will probably buy the original game so I can have it running in the background while I translate. Translating Japanese without context can be a nightmare.
    That will not be necessary. Using a machine translation as a base would just hinder my progress, if anything. I am sure there are some people who would be satisfied with machine translated h-scenes though. Maybe you could make a machine translation patch for people who do not want to wait for my translation. It will take a while before I finish.
    Thank you very much for the spreadsheet.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to marcus-beta in Noratoto - 18+ Restoration Project   
    Hmm I'm mad with the cut of the +18 content, but the most sad part to know is the fact of how they changed the engine.
    To me port the old script to the kirkiri isn't impossible, but I will need give a time researching the
    Old engine script syntax and write a tool to 'convert', I already did this with a game before and worked fine
    But I need spend a time with this and I don't know japanese to translate it, If I do something again will be a shitty mtl patch.
    I'm not sure if I will do this, but at least I'm interessed in this game

    And is more 'easy' if I port the english release translation to the japanese engine, But to me this isn't the best way because to translate to my language that have special characters, the kirkiri engine is the best option.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to ittaku in AoKana Physical Kickstarter, Release Date and Other Updates   
    49 and even translating moege professionally. Most have burnt out long ago, but I'm still going strong. I started playing them 20 years ago.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Dergonu in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    Oh boy, another discussion I've had with Poltroon in the past. Are you sure you're not his alt?
    The issue with stances like this is- yes, you're right, it might not feel like you're missing anything at all. It's probably cut in a way that makes sure of that! But, that doesn't mean you aren't actually missing stuff. In fact, with the amount of H in this game you probably are.
    I haven't read the console version, so I don't know to what extent it cuts out H content, but the H is certainly "important" in this game, (as important as H can get; there's definitely "plot" related talks during the scenes, and many of them happen directly following emotional scenes, where dialogue will naturally continue in the H scene, instead of it being a complete scene transition into an isolated H-scene.)
    Often the feel you have when reading the cut game will be quite misleading. You don't know that you're missing out on stuff, because... well, it's not there so how would you know!
    I'm all for all-ages versions being available if someone prefers those, but the original not being available at all is in my opinion a problem for this very reason. People might start saying it's just as complete as the original, because it doesn't feel like anything is cut, when in reality, a good chunk of content might be missing. But with no 18+ version available in English, people aren't able to check just how much content is missing.
    The all-ages versions of Grisaia is a good example of this issue. I actually feel like people buying those are being ripped off. The actual ending in Rakuen is just staright up missing in the all-ages version. You actually don't see the way the story ends for the characters if you buy that. Yet, people don't complain about anything missing, because... well, they don't know it's missing!
    See the problem?
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Dergonu in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    Neat. Hopefully someone makes a patch for the H-scenes too. It's always a shame seeing good games censored in the west.
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    JoshB2084 got a reaction from ShinRaikdou in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    I wish that never exist... [sighs]
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    JoshB2084 got a reaction from Nier in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    Nice, that's baby step.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Nier in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    Someone released a "CG Patch" that replace the censored CGs from the console version with the ones from the original japanese PC version.
    Example:
    Vanilla Steam Version:
    Steam version w/ CG Patch:
     
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Infernoplex in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    That's why I asked which release is the most complete one. I was thinking there may be one that has everything included, but... turns out you either play the original Japanese release with H-scenes, or you play the all-ages one without H-scenes, but some other additional content. RIP. Huge RIP. You would need a great hacker to add back in the H-scenes into the all-ages release
    ...Guess I'll just go for the original Japanese release with H-scenes anyway.
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    JoshB2084 got a reaction from Nier in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    I wish that never exist... [sighs]
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Nier in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    I wish that never exist... [sighs]
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Ranzo in What are you playing?   
    Yeah, Yandere was pretty fucking garbage. That scumfuck deserved everything he got.
    Crimson Gray and it's sequel is actually very enjoyable however.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Nier in Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart English Release   
    So wait, the VN has extra censorship beside the removal of H-scenes?
    Are we talking about this nonsense?



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    JoshB2084 reacted to yelsha57 in The fastest you've ever dropped a VN?   
    I haven't dropped any vns yet, but I almost dropped the 1st Da Capo. I ended up liking it, once I read more routes. 
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Kosakyun in What are you playing?   
    It's 3AM or something and I finally finished Da Capo.
    Kotori's route was full of romance. Getting into Da Capo, the kind of content it had was exactly the kind of content I was expecting from a romance-focused moege. It was refreshing to finally read something within what I imagined the story to be. I loved Miharu's route, and it made me realize who real best girl is. I love bananas now. Etc route was pretty interesting, and is a nice play with the overall theme of the game.
    After reading it all and unlocking all scenarios, I think I can say that Da Capo exceeded my expectations as a moege (or whatever the more appropriate term is for these moege derivatives). It lives up to its reputation, at least.
    However, I do have some qualms about some of the routes I just finished. I guess I'll just put those in my journal so I don't spoil people who just want to read through buzz here.
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    JoshB2084 reacted to ShinRaikdou in Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm english patch?   
    No. Game will be released a month afterwards by NekoNyan
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Skeith in G-Senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String   
    G-Senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
    Rated 18+
    You play the role of Azai Kyousuke, the son of a legendary gangster infamous in the underworld. You spend your time listening to Bach, playing God at school and covertly working for your stepfather, a ruthless financial heavyweight. This idyllic existence is broken when two individuals appear in the city - a beautiful girl named Usami Haru with hair you could get lost in for days, and a powerful international gangster known only as "Maou". Almost without delay, the two begin a deadly cat-and-mouse game, bringing you and your friends into the crossfire. Plotting, political intrigue and layer upon layer of interlocking traps are the weapons in this epic battle of wits.
    Kyousuke can meet and fall in love with one of the four main girls of the game: Tsubaki, Kanon, Mizuha, and Haru.

    ENDING GUIDE
    This game was a thrill to play. G-Senjou no Maou offers you the chance to be with one of the four heroines in the game, with Haru's Route being that of the "True Route." At some point in the game, the choices will offer you the possibility to branch off the 'main story' (True Route) into one of the other three heroine's own route, leading the player to that heroine's Good and Bad endings. The main story doesn't go on after that. That's why it is the author's suggestion to play Haru's Route last.

    WALKTHROUGH GUIDE

    http://i.imgur.com/HK9r6X0.jpg
    Tsubaki Miwa's Route
    Good End
    Bad End


    Kanon Azai's Route
    Good End
    Bad End


    Mizuha Shiratori's Route
    Good End
    Bad End

    http://i.imgur.com/KYPLSTq.jpg
    Haru Usami's Route
    Source:
    This walkthrough was prepared and submitted by Skeith
    Editted guide posted by 273342 from GameFAQs.com
    With the helpful corrections and suggestions given by Admin Tay and Down
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    JoshB2084 reacted to Kosakyun in What are you playing?   
    Started playing Da Capo three days ago. I thought it was about time I tried playing through a moege.
     
    I've currently finished four routes (Mako, Moe, Sakura, Nemu) and so far, Sakura and Nemu had the most interesting ones. Reading a little about the next games' synopses and stuff had me getting more interested, so I'll probably continue onto the next games when I'm given the chance to get them.
     
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    JoshB2084 got a reaction from r0xm2n in What are you playing?   
    I am currently reading "non-SP" G-senjou no Maou.... It is very interest to reading!!!!
       
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