ChaosRaven Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, littleshogun said: As for bars and meteor showers, it was back at Clephas's review of Tokyo Babel when you said that. From what I read back then, I already guessed that you might be a Germany because I'm sure that any people from outside Germany would never heard the German words at the bar everyday, and my guess was pretty spot on there. I actually had to look that up to remember it, but that was in a thread with a discussion about the translation quality of Tokyo Babel not in one of Clepahs' review threads. But that was actually an interesting thing in Dies Irae, I expected them to have lots of grammatical and spelling mistakes in the German sentences, but surprisingly it was pretty much all correct, at least the parts I checked (I didn't read all of them). I'm sure that they either had a translator with good German knowledge or an editor helping out. BTW, I started reading Ourai no Gahkthun from Liarsoft. I had some trouble at first to get it working in Windows 10 since it always stopped working after 5 - 10 minutes, but after setting it to Windows 7 compatibility mode, it worked like a charm. The only small annoyances left are the small font size and the starting intro playing with approximately ~800 decibel sound intensity without any possible option to lower it. Technical problems aside, I'm positively surprised so far. When I read Shikkoku no Sharnoth years ago, I liked the atmosphere and setting, but the writing was a bit too poetic for my taste with a rather chaotic story flow - and not to forget the silly mini game. But Gahkthun seems to have kept all the things I liked, like the fascinating world building and the great atmosphere, but managed to get rid of all flaws from Sharnoth in the writing and story flow - at least so far. The fictional Offshore Academia city in France the story takes place gives me feelings of nostalgia from my visit of Paris last year, and the wonderful classic soundtrack further supports the whole mature feeling of the setting - it just oozes atmoshere. Neon is also a very likable character who fortunately avoids to fall into the trap of being cliché cute. Since the story is told from her perspective at the beginning, the VN has strong otome vibes. I just met Tesla so I can't say too much about him yet, but he looks pretty cool so far - I think the both will make a great couple. So the first impression is pretty good - I can hardly believe that I was rather critical at the initial announcement years ago. Though it has yet to be seen if it can follow up to the good first impression. Edited December 10, 2017 by ChaosRaven akaritan, Fred the Barber, Mr Poltroon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plk_Lesiak Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) I've finished Locked Heart, quite a sweet little experience. Soon after I was done reading I've realized that it's by the same developer who made Cinderella Phenomenon. So, it seems like this is going to be an Otome reading month for me. I might not start with CP immediately, but my experience with Locked Heart definitely makes me optimistic about it. :3 Edited December 10, 2017 by Plk_Lesiak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilicool64 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, ChaosRaven said: I actually had to look that up to remember it, but that was in a thread with a discussion about the translation quality of Tokyo Babel not in one of Clepahs' review threads. But that was actually an interesting thing in Dies Irae, I expected them to have lots of grammatical and spelling mistakes in the German sentences, but surprisingly it was pretty much all correct, at least the parts I checked (I didn't read all of them). I'm sure that they either had a translator with good German knowledge or an editor helping out. BTW, I started reading Ourai no Gahkthun from Liarsoft. I had some trouble at first to get it working in Windows 10 since it always stopped working after 5 - 10 minutes, but after setting it to Windows 7 compatibility mode, it worked like a charm. The only small annoyances left are the small font size and the starting intro playing with approximately ~800 decibel sound intensity without any possible option to lower it. Technical problems aside, I'm positively surprised so far. When I read Shikkoku no Sharnoth years ago, I liked the atmosphere and setting, but the writing was a bit too poetic for my taste with a rather chaotic story flow - and not to forget the silly mini game. But Gahkthun seems to have kept all the things I liked, like the fascinating world building and the great atmosphere, but managed to get rid of all flaws from Sharnoth in the writing and story flow - at least so far. The fictional Offshore Academia city in France the story takes place gives me feelings of nostalgia from my visit of Paris last year, and the wonderful classic soundtrack further supports the whole mature feeling of the setting - it just oozes atmoshere. Neon is also a very likable character who fortunately avoids to fall into the trap of being cliché cute. Since the story is told from her perspective at the beginning, the VN has strong otome vibes. I just met Tesla so I can't say too much about him yet, but he looks pretty cool so far - I think the both will make a great couple. So the first impression is pretty good - I can hardly believe that I was rather critical at the initial announcement years ago. Though it has yet to be seen if it can follow up to the good first impression. Keep in mind that Gahkthun supposedly has a much better translation than Sharnoth. It's possible the issues you had with the writing in the latter were Ixrec's fault. Canicheslayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieROBOT Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, ChaosRaven said: Technical problems aside, I'm positively surprised so far. When I read Shikkoku no Sharnoth years ago, I liked the atmosphere and setting, but the writing was a bit too poetic for my taste with a rather chaotic story flow - and not to forget the silly mini game. But Gahkthun seems to have kept all the things I liked, like the fascinating world building and the great atmosphere, but managed to get rid of all flaws from Sharnoth in the writing and story flow - at least so far. I'm curious, what were your problems with Sharnoth? I pretty much skipped Gahkthun because Sharnoth wasn't as good as Inganock, so I didn't wanted to feel disappointed if the quality went down again. I agree with you that the atmosphere was awesome and the mini game was boring, so maybe I could give Gahkthun a chance? Edited December 10, 2017 by MaggieROBOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosRaven Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 1 hour ago, kilicool64 said: Keep in mind that Gahkthun supposedly has a much better translation than Sharnoth. It's possible the issues you had with the writing in the latter were Ixrec's fault. It's possible that he had some part in the overly poetic writing style, but it would be unfair to blame him for the flaws in the story flow. 58 minutes ago, MaggieROBOT said: I'm curious, what were your problems with Sharnoth? I pretty much skipped Gahkthun because Sharnoth wasn't as good as Inganock, so I didn't wanted to feel disappointed if the quality went down again. I agree with you that the atmosphere was awesome and the mini game was boring, so maybe I could give Gahkthun a chance? I'd say the main issue I had with it was that it wasn't focused enough, both regarding characters and story. For example I think I already know Gahkthun's Neon better than I ever knew Mary. Furhermore, the story in Sharnoth was constantly jumping from here to there and characters you just got used to were suddenly dropped. Especially the disappearance of Charlotte kind of pissed me off since I really liked her. Gahkthun appears much more refined in literally every possible way. Though, from what I heard some ongoing flaws of the series will re-occur but aren't as distinctive as before. Especially regarding the couple of Neon and Tesla who seem to get a stronger focus than usual. From what I read so far I'd say I can confirm that, but it's still just a first impression. Only someone who has really finished the VN can give a definitive answer here. But Sharnoth is widely considered to be the weakest part of the series, so it's probably save to say that Gahkthun is at least better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieROBOT Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 15 minutes ago, ChaosRaven said: I'd say the main issue I had with it was that it wasn't focused enough, both regarding characters and story. For example I think I already know Gahkthun's Neon better than I ever knew Mary. Furhermore, the story in Sharnoth was constantly jumping from here to there and characters you just got used to were suddenly dropped. Especially the disappearance of Charlotte kind of pissed me off since I really liked her. I agree with your points. Mary really was a weak MC and the character arcs didn't work as good there in comparison with Inganock. I'll wait for your impressions when you finish the game then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Glad to see one person enjoying Gahkthun and another person considering playing it. It's a lovely game with a lot to recommend it. I think Inganock is ultimately a better story, but it's not that big a gap, and I found Gahkthun to be a very enjoyable read. Canicheslayer and akaritan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleshogun Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 19 hours ago, ChaosRaven said: I actually had to look that up to remember it, but that was in a thread with a discussion about the translation quality of Tokyo Babel not in one of Clepahs' review threads. But that was actually an interesting thing in Dies Irae, I expected them to have lots of grammatical and spelling mistakes in the German sentences, but surprisingly it was pretty much all correct, at least the parts I checked (I didn't read all of them). I'm sure that they either had a translator with good German knowledge or an editor helping out. Now that you mentioned it, yeah it was at translation quality thread of Tokyo Babel. Looks like I did remember it wrong here lol. My point was still same though that I already guessed you as a Germany since I read your post back at translation quality of Tokyo Babel thread. Anyway, in regard of Gahkthun there have fun. PS - As for Ixrec matter, I afraid that this is quite a sticky subject to talk about. But if the problem was also exist in the original version for the readers, then it should be not the fault of the translator (Ixrec). That's all that I could say in regard of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieROBOT Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Just finished Dramatical Murder, probably the most popular BL novel around. I'm always afraid to try super popular things bc overhype kinda ruins the experience in the end, but I'm glad this didn't happen here The game really is pretty good, upbeat and light-hearted but with a good dose of feels. The characters were also interesting and that made each route better than the last! Later today, I'll probably finish Nurse Love Addiction, my first Yuri VN. Aaaah, what a cute game this is! All of these girls are so adorable and Asuka is such a funny and nice MC! But WHAT DA HELL WERE THOSE BAD ENDINGS?????? They pulled some really creepy stuff, but Asuka was with a pure smile in her face in all CGs. Damn, Itsuki's one was... Plk_Lesiak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogdankl Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I'm glad I decided to wait and read kud's route in one sitting cuz honestly... I cried like a little bitch Spoiler so I have to say I don't know what exactly happened in kuds past and what's her memory of the gunshot but if I had to take a wild guess I'll say she was the one who killed riki's parents, the story ties in really nicely with kurugaysas route and I can see pieces falling together although I was expecting during the chain and gears sequence to end it there like they did with kurugaya and have me go back. Also at this point I kinda get the hint that Rikis "illness" is not really an illness but I guess well have to wait and see For me reading something like this is like solving a puzzel and getting more hints along the way, for instance I can see a plot forming with the god and with kurugayas route and the gears, also something is off with kyouske, I don't know what the deal is but I am 200% sure that kyouske is riki from the future and yes I know this sounds ridiculous and stupid and retarded but I can't get this idea out of my head either that or he is the souske aizen of little busters I mean like did you guys see his face during the battles, dude looks fucking evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamysyu Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) Delete this post, please. Edited December 12, 2017 by Dreamysyu wrong thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranzo Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Finished Mayuri's route in Flowers and I'm pretty disappointed in how abrupt and unfulfilling that ending was it felt rushed and unsatisfactory. I mean don't get me wrong I by and large really enjoyed Flowers but I think the characters deserved a better ending. Looking forward to the next one though Plk_Lesiak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plk_Lesiak Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Ranzo said: Finished Mayuri's route in Flowers and I'm pretty disappointed in how abrupt and unfulfilling that ending was it felt rushed and unsatisfactory. I mean don't get me wrong I by and large really enjoyed Flowers but I think the characters deserved a better ending. Looking forward to the next one though I feel you man, I've definitely had the same reaction. The most absurd part that this only gets resolved in fourth part of the series - that's one hell of a cliffhanger, stretching across two other games. I encourage you to play through Rikka route though, I've found it quite compelling and much more in-character for Suou. I don't really dig the moral of the Mayuri route, it's all about Suou trying to be someone she's not, while Rikka is much closer to her when it goes to personality and accepts her the way she is. And Rikka's ending is sweet enough to make me a bit angry it's not canon. I really hope choosing her is still an option in the last game, I was never that much into Mayuri... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranzo Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) I don't know if I'll play Rikka's route I probably will do it eventually but I really didn't forgive how Spoiler She literally tried to blackmail Suou into having a relationship with her by threatening to out one of her friends. The same friend mind you that had feelings for Rikka. That seemed incredibly underhanded to me. Still she did kind of come through in the end (kind of) so I might give her a shot. I'll probably try and tackle the monolith that is Little Busters next. I forgot how long that game is. Edited December 12, 2017 by Ranzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onorub Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Going through Funbag Fantasy and i'm surprised at how much i'm liking it. The art is good all-around and the story is simple but fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plk_Lesiak Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) I'm finally finished with Nekopara and to be honest, it was really getting boring by the end. I've found the first two ones quite enjoyable in all their trashiness, but at third instalment the predictability and abundance of porn tropes started getting on my nerves a bit. I liked Maple as a character and while I knew that every catgirl has to end up as part of the protagonist's harem, it was just such a waste of all the development she got throughout the series. I've really wished they would do something at least slightly out of the box with her, especially after that one yuri scene they've put in Vol. 3... So, yeah, playing porn games for the story will always end in disappointment. Starting with AIRIS now, let's see what the western otome world has in store for me. :3 Edited December 15, 2017 by Plk_Lesiak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyndd Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Plk_Lesiak said: I'm finally finished with Nekopara and to be honest, it was really getting boring by the end. ... So, yeah, playing porn games for the story will always end in disappointed. I couldn't even finish the first game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0xm2n Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Speaking of Nekopara, I just started playing it Japan is weird, that's all I've got to say on that xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, r0xm2n said: Speaking of Nekopara, I just started playing it Japan is weird, that's all I've got to say on that xD I like to call it The Catmaid's Tail, but I should probably be saving that joke for when the next season of The Handmaid's Tale debuts. But the parallels are haunting. Edited December 15, 2017 by Fred the Barber Funyarinpa, akaritan, Nandemonai and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I might replay Onikakushi (Higurashi's first chapter) in preparation for CH6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurisu-Chan Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 28/11/2017 at 2:18 PM, MaggieROBOT said: Just started Danganronpa 2, only played half the prologue and already killed my tamagotchi once. Guess I'll be a terrible mother... JUST LIKE ME!!! Also i played Little Busters! and finished Rin's Route. What to say? frankly it's a good route, but the common route is way better than anything thrown at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranzo Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Played a western vn called Crimson Gray and it was pretty good. It was pretty short but I liked how twisted the girl was. The art was nice and the music was excellent so overall I think it was pretty decent. Plk_Lesiak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranzo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Finally managed to get around to finishing off Kindred Spirits On The Roof and man I'm glad I did! Those were some real fine emotions though! I even teared up a bit at the end and that almost never happens. There was a lot of tenderness and warmth on display along with lots of humor. I enjoyed pretty much all the couples and I thought they matched each other pretty well. Overall it was definitely worth playing (Still haven't gotten through the bonus content though) Plus it was worth playing just for this one moment alone Spoiler Edited December 18, 2017 by Ranzo Plk_Lesiak and akaritan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamysyu Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Tried reading the western otome game The Royal Trap. Well, the story synopsis seemed pretty great, and there were a few interesting tags, but the VN itself disappointed me. The ideas and the plot-twists seem good on paper, but the story suffers a lot from bad pacing, unrelatable and boring characters, and mediocre writing. In the end, I wouldn't call it a bad VN, but it isn't really a good one either. 5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0xm2n Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Finished Nekopara vol1. Spoiler That last H scene was overkill. So much white.... Wasn't expecting some potential tear jerker moments in this game, but... Spoiler Chocola's "don't leave me!" scene early on. And that scene where the two catgirls ran out to find a clinic, only to almost get arrested, only for the MC to arrive in the nick of time. Those scenes smacked me in the feels a bit. .... guess I'm just a sentimental type afterall xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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