Suzu Fanatic

Tokemi Check-in, waaaay back around '01 - '02. Was pretty good for what it was, in hindsight.

Mostly a lurker nowadays - but keeping with my yearly tradition, have some bees.

I'm not sure if there's any major differences in the writing style between the Denpasoft release and the original fantl - but having read the fantl, I actually liked Konomi's route. It's a rare thing for incest in a VN to be treated as an actual taboo - it gave it some interesting weight. The development and plot was about coming to terms with the feelings, and facing the societal bias (and the consequences) regarding the taboo itself - pretty heavy stuff tbh. "Pure love making everything all right" Wasn't really the end message I got from it, I got "there will always be adversity." And it didn't exactly end "happily ever after" - there was no real way to know what their future holds (again, based on my experience with the fantl). And even it it did, what's so irritating about the notion of "pure love should make everything all right"? John Lennon himself said "all we need is love". People all around the globe could learn a lot from such an outlook - and as someone with "many" years and hardships under my belt, I can truly admire such a unjaded belief/desire. But what can I say? Cynicism's bitter weight tends to get heavier as the years add up on some old farts like me - it's more enjoyable to see sappy ideals like that from time to time.

NNL had made a single, combined version - though finding anyone with that version nowdays is likely going to be hard. Even moreso with a save file still tucked away.

AHahaha, paired with Steam sales my wallet hates me

That's a pretty broad claim. Well, depends what exactly your inferring to. Tbh I haven't read anything that rivals how bad Libra's TL is, FanTl or otherwise (besides IMHHW).

There's been a uncomfortable term cropping up with localizers lately (or at least Nintendo) called "cultural relevance". Personally, I don't need or want "cultural relevance" - i'm a intelligent, grown man that doesn't require spoon-feeding, I'm o.k. being taken out of my familiar comfort zone, in terms of things I know. (though, as Libra is a good example - I do still want it to be legible.) Give me a translation, not a reinvention - why reinforce "the box" when we can show the quirks and differences between cultures? I don't think I'm a weeb for wanting open eyes instead of horseblinders~ Though FTB brings up alot of intelligent points, that I can agree with to a point regardless.

Welp, I've learnt my lesson - I shouldn't buy VNs directly from Getchu/Dlsite etc, prior to an actual patch release. I'm pretty bitter I've basically been throwing money in the trash. Don't get me wrong, I congratulate the teams for having the TLs picked up - just frustrated to see it all cannibalized - esp. by companies that I sincerely question will actually see it through to conclusion. Sumega=never.

I'm secretly hoping they do fix it - as it stands right now, I can't even look at it for more than a few moments without becoming frustrated, lol. atm it's just a giant hole in my wallet. Doubt they will, but I hope~

Have lots of respect for you - there's been a lot of snark being aimed at Mikandi (not wholly undeserved, mind you) lately, has been a semi-bitter feeling to read some of the more toxic opinions on Twitter~