Salurian Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yo.Um. Right. Should probably introduce myself.Name is Salurian.Wait, you can see that from the author of the post.Ummmm...Right.Anyways. You guys likely saw me posting over in the Visual Novel discussion forums, so I figured I may as well make an introduction post for myself over here. I've been debating joining the Fuwa community for a bit, finally decided to do it.I've been playing visual novels since... 2005? No, 2007? I think. Whenever it was that Cartagra was first released. I came across the game, thought it looked really interesting. I'd already had an interest in anime at that point, so I had at least some Japanese knowledge. I never started with English VNs - I was actually crazy enough to jump into a mystery novel in Japanese as my first visual novel read, a fact that I don't regret. Cartagra showed me the potential of the visual novel genre, that it doesn't necessarily just have to be just h-scenes and silliness, that there can be (extensive) plot and craziness and fun.So I started reading more and more... until I hit my stride and I reached the point where I am currently at, where I'm more or less caught up on releases and actively check out demos on Getchu to see what releases I actually want to read every month. Every month I usually play 2-3 games in their entirety, if not more depending on the quality of the games released that month. Now, considering the fact that I've been playing several games a month, every month, since probably 2009... Well. Suffice to say I've played a lot. If you check out my VNDB list, I finally got around to noting and rating some of the games that I've played, and you'll notice quite a few... and that was just me going through the 'popular' list of games. At some point I'll need to sit down for a a day and just run through the VNDB database to note down everything I've read.For reference, my personal VNDB ratings are:10 - I'll annoy you until you play it (currently this is reserved for Muvluv Alternative)9 - I'll gladly recommend it to anyone with an interest in visual novels8 - I enjoyed the game quite a bit, but don't consider it necessarily a must play for everyone7 - I enjoyed the game, but something about it held it from getting a higher rating - an annoying character, something in the setting, whatever6 - the *shrug* it was alright and I didn't feel like I wasted my time tier5 - or lower I generally don't even bother playing in the first place, so you'll almost never see me rate something as thisKnowing that... what are my preferences?I'm always a fan of light-hearted romance/comedy VNs, and those tend to be my default go-to targets every month's releases. First up of this months releases will be Primal x Hearts 2, as I quite enjoyed the demo.Note that I primarily read to relax, so I will often stay away from mystery or hard hitting dramas unless they're really good.Generally speaking I stay away from the really dark games, though I've been known to make exceptions (Gore Screaming Show being a notable one).Possibly favorite heroine type for me is warrior women - female knights, kendo captains, mecha pilots, gunslinger girls, doesn't really matter, I'm there. This obviously means I tend to be biased toward liking action oriented games or martial arts/magic academies.I would ask for game recommendations but... I've probably already read them. So you can ask me for recommendations instead if you want instead! (why do I feel like I'll regret saying that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuko Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hi~ So have you read Irotoridori no Sekai and the sequels? Probably yes but if not I'm going to annoy you until you do Also you gave Hatsuyuki Sakura only 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterroshi Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Welcome! I like how you rate your vn's and dont worry you dont have to annoy me to read muv-luv i will read it once the official release is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salurian Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yeah, mainly because I had trouble finishing Hatsyuki Sakura after a certain point. I honestly don't even remember why since it's been awhile since I've played it - I remember really enjoying it at the start and then losing interest toward the end.And updated VNDB for Irotoridori no Sekai (which I put at an 8).Note that I tend to rate fandisks automatically one ranking lower than the original unless the fan disk is particularly notably good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuuko Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yeah, mainly because I had trouble finishing Hatsyuki Sakura after a certain point. I honestly don't even remember why since it's been awhile since I've played it - I remember really enjoying it at the start and then losing interest toward the end.And updated VNDB for Irotoridori no Sekai (which I put at an 8).Note that I tend to rate fandisks automatically one ranking lower than the original unless the fan disk is particularly notably good.IMO Hikari is more of a sequel than a fandisk and I enjoyed it more than Sekai. But who cares about VNDB ratings anyways xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salurian Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 At this point I'm just trying to keep better track of what I am playing more than I am rating.In all honesty I only vaguely even remember Irotoridori no Sekai these days, as I played it on initial release when it came out in Japan. I do remember quite enjoying it though. As games get translated into English I've taken to going back and replaying them, which has been somewhat interesting. Still waiting on that JAST translation of Seinarukana to finally finish, at which point I may disappear off the face of the earth for a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashetania Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hello and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Striker Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 welcome to fuwa . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Welcome to the community, feel free to ask any questions you may have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERO! Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hi. Welcome. Don't forget to check my posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeY91 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 hi hi ! welcome to the forums, it seems like you got your shit together in vns so you probably need no assistance there but if you need anything else in the forum let me know. Hajimemashite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I thought your name was Salarian for a moment and was gonna nerd out ME3 on ya, but welcome, Salurian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salurian Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Hah, no. Though mind you, I do enjoy the Mass Effect series (I've been a Bioware fan in general since they first started making games way back with Baldur's Gate). Thanks for the greetings all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay!Have a moe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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