BookwormOtaku Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Still in chapter 2 of Princess Evangile, and the info dump is strong here too. On the plus side I've met Ruriko, and seeing as even from that intro scene she has better chemistry with Masaya than any of the heroines so far makes the knowledge of her unwinnability very grating. Though one thing that's kind of bugging me with the school's problem: If low attendance is a problem then why not try starting a foreign exchange program? Seeing as the school is Catholic (though from the few scenes I've gotten I get the sneaking suspicion the writers' knowledge of the religion is Wikipedia based at best) you could probably find willing attendees from say the Phillipines or maybe even Hawaii which aren't that far away from Japan. True you'd have to put in money for scholarships, transportation, etc. but it would probably pay off. I admit this is probably nitpicking, it's just over the years I think I've been training my brain to find ways around scenarios in stories where the writing says there's only one way out of a situation. Edit: Gotten further, man this school makes the Sith Empire's academy seem more friendly and welcoming, and at least half the people there want their fellow students and teachers dead. Which does explain why the aforementioned idea probably would have failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidShu Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Finished Go Go Nippon! My First Trip To The Glorious Nippon!. What can I say... the game was pretty decent. I wanted something short, which it was, the two main heroines were likable (Akira was best), and I got to learn more about The Glorious Nippon (). I enjoyed the artwork and scenery but it wasn't anything super special. The only thing that was a platinum bummer was no voice over. Fun VN, cheap, short. Moving onto Analogue: A Hate Story. 10 minutes into it and art is OK, good but nothing special. Wondering if this is more of a gameplay/mystery VN than a sit back and read, which is what I was hoping for. Not really in the mood for investigating anything, hopefully it sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalChaos Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I went and reread a couple of scenes of Kazuko's route in Majikoi since it was best grill's birthday and ......... the feels they get to me everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdomcome Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 14 hours ago, BookwormOtaku said: Sith Empire's academy seem more friendly and welcoming, and at least half the people there want their fellow students and teachers dead. Which does explain why the aforementioned idea probably would have failed. They're a bunch of feminists, well that's what I thought at the start.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuko Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Thanks to certain events I started Amaekata wa Kanojo Nari ni even though I wanted to play Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart. Played Noratoto's trial and it felt like Majikoi with magic Also played Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou trial but it seemed kinda meh. Going to probably play Amanari > World Election/Noratoto ( > Mamiya-kunchi ) depending on how much time I have this and next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookwormOtaku Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Gotten to chapter 5 in PE and it's starting to get somewhat more entertaining' Konomi isn't as annoying as I thought she'd be. She's like the poster child for the saying "Bless your heart" . Though I have to say at times I'm finding myself almost missing Harukoi Otome...which I never thought possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 31 minutes ago, BookwormOtaku said: Gotten to chapter 5 in PE and it's starting to get somewhat more entertaining' Konomi isn't as annoying as I thought she'd be. She's like the poster child for the saying "Bless your heart" . Though I have to say at times I'm finding myself almost missing Harukoi Otome...which I never thought possible Ruriko and Konomi are the main reasons to play PE, but while Ruriko is immediately obvious, Konomi kind of sneaks up on you. Naturally, neither of them has a route. BookwormOtaku and VirginSmasher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginSmasher Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 5 minutes ago, Fred the Barber said: Ruriko and Konomi are the main reasons to play PE, but while Ruriko is immediately obvious, Konomi kind of sneaks up on you. Naturally, neither of them has a route. You basically just named my two favorite girls and the reason why I think the fan disc will be better than the original...hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookwormOtaku Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 14 hours ago, Fred the Barber said: Ruriko and Konomi are the main reasons to play PE, but while Ruriko is immediately obvious, Konomi kind of sneaks up on you. Naturally, neither of them has a route. Okay, cleared chapter 5 of PE and I can say this is a chapter I wholly enjoyed reading. The jokes were finally consistently funny and it finally feels like the game's taking advantage of having a large cast by giving us some good character interactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havoc Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I finally managed to ''finish'' rewrite, it only took me a year. For some reason i just could not get into the story which was why i originally shelved it was starting to bore me. Even after i restarted it i just could not get into it and ended up pretty much skipping through the whole thing. It bothers me because this is generally considered a good VN, and the overall story is something i usually enjoy. So i cant really find a good reason to dislike the VN, the only one i can think of is that i never really enjoyed the character of the male lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 ^Rewrite just didn't click for you, it happens, dw 'bout it.go die, Kotarou is awesome Fred the Barber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBanballow Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I'm... ... where am I in Evangile now... ? The midpoint of Chapter 18, I think. Spoiler Ritsuko's mom just kicked us all out of her room... jerkface. Common route... *Waves goodbye* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I've put in a few hours with the Grisaia no Kajitsu common route now, enough to have formed some initial thoughts: - Production values are really impressive across the board. Great art, great music, some nice little touches like sometimes changing sprites in the middle of a line. The only VN I can think of which was quite this good in this way is probably KonoSora. - For complex reasons, purely on the grounds of appearance, I'm really taken with Michiru. Her character design and her poses make her dynamic, physical, vibrant. She's nearly popping out of the screen, with that foreshortened finger pointing directly at me while she spouts some stock tsundere line (sometimes knowingly, sometimes unknowingly). I don't think any character has ever grabbed my attention this way - maybe F/SN's Rin and KonoSora's Ageha are in the same ballpark, but they've got nothing on that pointing finger and outraged face combo. - Characters. How I've missed reading about actually interesting characters. Amane, Makina, and Sachi are all really interesting already, and I can see the shadows lurking around the corner for them for when things start to get heavy. With Michiru, I'm inclined to agree with Yuuji's assessment that she's simply kind of dumb, but I don't mind having that around as a foil for the others, especially given, as I mentioned above, how drawn I am to the way she looks. Yumiko... meh. The box cutter obsession is a little alarming, but right now I'm honestly finding her pretty boring. Probably I'm due for her to get a lot more screen time in the common route, since it seems to kind of be rotating amongst heroines to focus on right now, trying to do that initial build-up of familiarity and affection, and I don't think she's gotten much focus yet. At any rate, it's working: familiarity and affection are definitely on the rise. - Am I crazy, or is there no Backlog feature? I couldn't find it anywhere in the UI, and hard though it is to believe, I'm wondering if maybe this game doesn't have one. It's been a while since I've read such a straightforward, school life-centric common route - this is going to sound really weird, but it's actually a nice change of pace, after recently playing a lot of more out-there VNs like Demonbane and Gahkthun, or even the twisted version of school life in G-Senjou. Apparently there's a part of me that craves this trite setting every now then. Given how easy that craving is to satisfy, I guess I should be happy about that. Mr Poltroon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Wait what, you haven't read Grisaia no Kajitsu, that's like me not having read Kawata Chojo @ no backlog, ye, there's no button on the UI to access backlog, have to mousewheel up/tab/pageup, get off your tablet(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I hope you're ready for a long common route, because damn, is it long. Longest one I've read, actually. It drags on a little bit, but it is still pretty enjoyable, if you like slice-of-life school comedy. Sachi, Michiru and Makina all kinda hog the spotlight until you get into a route. About Michiru...her route is, well, garbage, in my opinion. Don't get your hopes up too much; you may not think as harshly about it as I do, but I doubt you'll love it. Kawasumi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the Barber Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 22 minutes ago, Eclipsed said: Wait what, you haven't read Grisaia no Kajitsu, that's like me not having read Kawata Chojo I mean, I've read ~20 VNs at this point. There's a lot of classics I'm behind on. For instance, I haven't read Steins;Gate, or Ever17, or Umineko, etc. The "you haven't read ____?!" list is probably longer than the list of stuff I've read. 25 minutes ago, Eclipsed said: @ no backlog, ye, there's no button on the UI to access backlog, have to mousewheel up/tab/pageup, get off your tablet(?) Blargh. No. Definitely going to keep using the tablet, screw the backlog, I'll just fix my habits so I don't accidentally skip any text ever again, and if I do, I'll figure it out somehow. 16 minutes ago, Zenophilious said: I hope you're ready for a long common route, because damn, is it long. Longest one I've read, actually. It drags on a little bit, but it is still pretty enjoyable, if you like slice-of-life school comedy. Sachi, Michiru and Makina all kinda hog the spotlight until you get into a route. About Michiru...her route is, well, garbage, in my opinion. Don't get your hopes up too much; you may not think as harshly about it as I do, but I doubt you'll love it. Long common route sounds good to me right now, at least - I've apparently been jonesing for some school slice-of-life stuff, since I'm really enjoying it. If I start to get too bored, maybe I'll double up with something completely different like Sharnoth. As for Michiru's route, I appreciate the warning. I'm not actually crazy about her as a character, so I'm not too upset about that possibility. It's really just the way she's drawn that I'm fascinated by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The Grisaia common route is legitimately the best part of the entire VN. Not saying the other routes aren't good, but that common route is just the absolute best school slice of life comedy you'll see anywhere, ever, and I loved it. Mr Poltroon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookwormOtaku Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Cleared chapter 6 of PE, and I'm surprised to see it was better than the last one. Some genuinely funny scene and good character moments and interactions. I especially that quieter scene of Masaya, Ritsuko and Ayaka going back to the school. I'm starting to be cautiously optimistic about the next chapter. On a side note, anyone else besides me jokingly wonder if Masaya's related to this guy every time you hear his surname (it's even written the same way )?: https://vndb.org/c3864 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotTrax Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Finished Snow Sakura, pretty simple plot wise but totally enjoyable nonetheless. H20 Footprints in the sand. Went in having seen the anime, which I thought was pretty bad, and kind of really liked it. Routes were not interwoven together so certain characters got much better endings than in anime. I liked. Tsumi no Hikari Rendezvous – It’s a minori game. Amazing visuals and fantastic bgm. Finished Fuka’s route so far, definitely figured out her role early on but I wouldn’t really say it detracted from plot enjoyment. It is mostly them dealing with this issue. Although the catalyst that forced out their secret was a pretty “what” moment though. Overall I enjoyed it, ending gave nice closure. I liked Fuka and her mannerisms, as well as her seiyuu’s performance. Best role from her minori work. Now onto other 2. Celica is great. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickFreja Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Playing Tou no Shita no Exercitus ATM. Recommended if you like Zero no Tsukaima/Fate/Log Horizon. Still recommended even if you don't like them (in my case I dislike ZnT lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosRaven Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 8 hours ago, Decay said: The Grisaia common route Angelic Howl is legitimately the best part of the entire VN. Fixed! IMHO the comedy got old pretty fast and was far too reliant on presenting the heroines as retarded with Sachi permanently undressing, Yumikos ridiculous knife attacks, Michiru's idiocy etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XReaper Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 forcing myself through akeiro kaikitan´s trial... this better be not like their past titles ended up for me, or i´ll cry buckets for halting any of my other current reads for giving it a fair chance. edit: ...please no endless circle of oni-sex please no endless circle of oni-sex please no endless circle of oni-sex please no endless circle of oni-sex please no endless circle of oni-sex please no endless circle of oni-sex ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadeotic Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 I started yet another Steampun adventure: Sekien no Inganock 1 hour in and I'm loving it already, the world building is much better than in Gahkthun Well, at least at the beginning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawasumi Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 12 hours ago, Decay said: The Grisaia common route is legitimately the best part of the entire VN. Not saying the other routes aren't good, but that common route is just the absolute best school slice of life comedy you'll see anywhere, ever, and I loved it. no its not (personal opinion ofc) XReaper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dergonu Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Still sick, so I haven't gotten much reading done the past few days. I'm in chapter 3 in G-senjou at the moment, and its really freaking good. Spoiler The moment when Haru first met Kyousuke's father and froze up made me laugh my ass off Then when she meets him again it turns out she was just faking to gain inforamtion... This chick is so badass. Cant wait to get further into chapter 3. Also playing XX of the dead, got a little further into it now, (still not too far, since I read very slowly in Japanese. I am noticing improvement in my reading speed though, which is a big confidence boost.) Spoiler Our adorable little sister just got eaten by a big tentacle monster... RIP. Considering what is happening at the moment though, I'm sure she will come back as a tentacle zombie and fuck shit up Just as a general zombie game, this is actually very cool. It hints to what made people get infected really early on, and makes each zombie mutate differently, kind of like in resident evil. The zombies even talk and feel stuff which is really interesting. (Not expecting a super deep novel, because lets face it, its all about the tentacle rape But, its still cool to see these small details in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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