What are you playing?

[Zenophilious]

Okay, I retract my previous statement.  Mayuki is also hilarious.  Otakus are pretty cool, and I'm not just saying that because I can be considered one.

[theboxcarracer]

I just finished Sachi's route in Sharin no Kuni. I'm loving the game so far. 

[Totodile]

I just finished Sachi's route in Sharin no Kuni. I'm loving the game so far. 

this man has his priorities in order. Play Sachi's route first, play the inferior girl's routes while comparing them to Sachi, Play Yumiko's route last then play Sachi's route again.

[Zenophilious]

this man has his priorities in order. Play Sachi's route first, play the inferior girl's routes while comparing them to Sachi, Play Yumiko's route last then play Sachi's route again.

There isn't a Yumiko in Sharin no Kuni...love your Sachi enthusiasm, though!

 

I just finished Sachi's route in Sharin no Kuni. I'm loving the game so far. 

Do you mean "rote" or "chapter"?  The way Sharin is structured, you can't finish a route unless you finish the VN storyline, and you have to pass all of the heroines' chapters to finish the storyline.  Each heroine has their own chapter, with Chapter 1 technically being the common route, and Chapter 5 being the ending.

[Totodile]

There isn't a Yumiko in Sharin no Kuni...love your Sachi enthusiasm, though!

god dammit, i saw Sachi and blanked out everything after that 

[theboxcarracer]

this man has his priorities in order. Play Sachi's route first, play the inferior girl's routes while comparing them to Sachi, Play Yumiko's route last then play Sachi's route again.

 

Unfortunately not talking about Grisaia, though Sachi is totally the best route in that game, by far.

Do you mean "rote" or "chapter"?  The way Sharin is structured, you can't finish a route unless you finish the VN storyline, and you have to pass all of the heroines' chapters to finish the storyline.  Each heroine has their own chapter, with Chapter 1 technically being the common route, and Chapter 5 being the ending.

 

I mean chapter. I'm going to focus on the heroines in reverse order, going Natsumi, then Touka, then Sachi, then Harem, then secret heroine (though it's pretty obvious who the secret heroine is going to be.)

 

(Also, yes, I totally use guides whenever I play VNs. Forgive me.)

[Totodile]

Unfortunately not talking about Grisaia, though Sachi is totally the best route in that game, by far.

 

I mean chapter. I'm going to focus on the heroines in reverse order, going Natsumi, then Touka, then Sachi, then Harem, then secret heroine (though it's pretty obvious who the secret heroine is going to be.)

 

(Also, yes, I totally use guides whenever I play VNs. Forgive me.)

 i admire your plan but

The harem is dissapointing

[theboxcarracer]

 i admire your plan but

The harem is dissapointing

Ah, man. This is the first VN I've played where that's even an option, so I was actually really looking forward to it.

[Totodile]

Ah, man. This is the first VN I've played where that's even an option, so I was actually really looking forward to it.

i shit you not i accidentally cracked my last screen venting about it. I didn't want you to get ya hopes up. Unfortunately the truest Harems i've ever seen happen in Tears to Tiara and -*shudder* boob wars 2

[theboxcarracer]

i shit you not i accidentally cracked my last screen venting about it. I didn't want you to get ya hopes up. Unfortunately the truest Harems i've ever seen happen in Tears to Tiara and -*shudder* boob wars 2

Well thanks for the heads up. Is Tears to Tiara worth playing? I don't have anything lined up after I finish Sharin.

[Totodile]

Well thanks for the heads up. Is Tears to Tiara worth playing? I don't have anything lined up after I finish Sharin.

depends, how do you feel about RPG gameplay?

[theboxcarracer]

depends, how do you feel about RPG gameplay?

I have no issues with it, as long as it's not computer-intensive.

[Zenophilious]

Ah, man. This is the first VN I've played where that's even an option, so I was actually really looking forward to it.

Yep, Soverign is right, the harem end blows.  It's only a harem end in name, kinda like Yumiko's bad end is technically a bad end.

 

I mean chapter. I'm going to focus on the heroines in reverse order, going Natsumi, then Touka, then Sachi, then Harem, then secret heroine (though it's pretty obvious who the secret heroine is going to be.)

 

(Also, yes, I totally use guides whenever I play VNs. Forgive me.)

Ahhhh.  That makes more sense.  No worries, I actually had to have Flutterz explain the structure to me so I could understand it    And yeah, the secret heroine is kinda obvious, even if it's not apparent until the end.  I guessed who it was by Chapter 3, aka Touka's chapter.

 

As to using guides, I don't care, man.  I use guides myself.  Saves me some time.  I'm not gonna use one on Cross Channel, though, since I promised not to.

[Totodile]

I have no issues with it, as long as it's not computer-intensive.

then it's good enough..........sort of 

[SanadaShadow]

Are there any notable Leaf games? You know, other than Utawarerumono and maybe TtT?

[douggle]

Currently reading Air.

[madvanced]

i shit you not i accidentally cracked my last screen venting about it. I didn't want you to get ya hopes up. Unfortunately the truest Harems i've ever seen happen in Tears to Tiara and -*shudder* boob wars 2

There's going to be a Tears to Tiara 2, iirc it's going to be a playstation 3 exclusive and it will be much more of an RPG than the first one. Also it won't have 18+ content since it's a console exclusive.

[SanadaShadow]

There's going to be a Tears to Tiara 2, iirc it's going to be a playstation 3 exclusive and it will be much more of an RPG than the first one. Also it won't have 18+ content since it's a console exclusive.

 

That line alone will make buying it worth it.

 

I'm trying out TITS.

(Trials In The Sky)

[FamedWolf]

That line alone will make buying it worth it.

 

I'm trying out TITS.

(Trials In The Sky)

 

nice abbreviation you got there xD

[Nerathim]

That line alone will make buying it worth it.

 

I'm trying out TITS.

(Trials In The Sky)

 

Have fun, the translation is flawless and it's easily one of the most well written game out there. (Second Chapter for winter !)

[SanadaShadow]

I love how the NPCs can say important shit now. Fucking FINALLY.

 

That said, it is taking a bench for a bit until I finally finish Super Robot Wars: OG.

[madvanced]

That line alone will make buying it worth it.

 

I'm trying out TITS.

(Trials In The Sky)

Well I actually like 18+ content, sure too much of it just ruins the experience, but more often than not I find H content fulfilling(in a non-sexual way mind you).

[Vokoca]

Well, finished Euphoria - or so I thought. It was probably just some sort of a fake ending, since when I went back onto Nemu's route, I've got past the "credits" and then it just kept going.... and going... and the farther it got, the more retarded the plot was. I thought the plot was supposed to be good, not some predictable shit that just gets more ridiculous as it goes. Well, I think I'm done. I don't have the energy to read this, completely lost all the interest with where the VN went.

 

Seeing Keisuke's psychological battle was quite entertaining, Nemu's ridiculous character traits aside. I also quite liked that part just before the escape, with the various traps. With porn out of the equation for once, it was pretty interesting and tense. Too bad they moved from that stuff entirely and went for the ridiculous and nonsensical school war bullshit.

 

The VN has good art, voice acting (for the characters that actually are voiced) and OST, I'll give it that. But the plot... well, shouldn't have expected much from a nukige I suppose. Dropped.

[theboxcarracer]

Well I actually like 18+ content, sure too much of it just ruins the experience, but more often than not I find H content fulfilling(in a non-sexual way mind you).

 

Personally, I think it depends on the story. In a lot of cases, I think it's extremely out of place. Like, I feel like G Senjou no Maou didn't need H scenes at all. However, something lighthearted can have them in without feeling too out of place. Then there are the in-between cases, where the sexual content is actually relevant to the story, I think those are the best situations for H content.

Like, in Katawa Shoujo, (Hanako's route, at least) they end up using the H scenes as a means to show you how completely fucked up and broken the relationship between the MC and Hanako is. And in Grisaia, Amane does sexual stuff out of deep-seeded guilt she feels.

But then you end up in situations like Fate/Stay Night where the H content is not only completely unnecessary, but it's also just disturbing.

[madvanced]

Personally, I think it depends on the story. In a lot of cases, I think it's extremely out of place. Like, I feel like G Senjou no Maou didn't need H scenes at all. However, something lighthearted can have them in without feeling too out of place. Then there are the in-between cases, where the sexual content is actually relevant to the story, I think those are the best situations for H content.

Like, in Katawa Shoujo, (Hanako's route, at least) they end up using the H scenes as a means to show you how completely fucked up and broken the relationship between the MC and Hanako is. And in Grisaia, Amane does sexual stuff out of deep-seeded guilt she feels.

But then you end up in situations like Fate/Stay Night where the H content is not only completely unnecessary, but it's also just disturbing.

 

Well to be fair the H-scenes in F/SN were just shoehorned in and they were badly scripted, even Nasu said that. But as it was said in many other threads, especially the H-scene thread some months ago, it's down to personal preference. I, for one, think they are necessary because it helps give a sense of intimacy and confirmation of the relationship, in a 3D POV. But that doesn't mean my POV is superior to your own on an objective level, although as a human being I'll always regard my POV as the correct one, that doesn't mean that there's even such a thing as a correct POV. So that is to say that because this operates on a subjective level we are both right.