Tom Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 What are your favorites? Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyanko Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Almost all my high rated VNs are dark themed I think... but also most of them are probably already on everyone's lists. Umineko / MLA / Saya no Uta / G-senjou / Higurashi / Shikkoku no Sharnoth / Sekien no Inganock / .... / Forest might be worth mentioning, since its a really underrated VN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Yeah I've been looking for some to. Some VN's with graphical gore scenes, or disturbing content (Not rape or strange fetish though). So I support this thread ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 G-senjou no Maou (realistic dark) Aiyoku no Eustia (realistic dark, I really like this VN) Grisaia no Kajitsu (the protagonist is dark, I like) Tsukihime (This game is pretty great. I don't think it needs an introduction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vokoca Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Yeah, as Nyanko said, those are the ones you've most likely heard about already, you won't really find anything else, unless you can read Japanese. Kara no Shoujo, or maybe even 999 and Virtue's Last Reward weren't mentioned here yet, but again, you've most likely heard of them already. You could also try Corpse Party if you're looking for the gore kind of dark.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedo Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 MLA, Saya no Uta, Higurashi, Umineko, Kara no Shoujo, Remember 11, Hanachirasu, Kikokugai, Swan Song. Also, some games get darker on some routes, like Heaven's Feel in F/SN or Akane and Terra in Rewrite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Muv-Luv, Saya no Uta, Higurashi, Umineko, Tsukihime. Cross Channel gets pretty dark at points, and Chaos;Head start out pretty dark but pretty quickly goes to shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Swan Song is the only really dark VN that I have read, and true I haven't read them yet I am pretty sure that Corpse Party: Book of Shadows and Corpse Party BloodCovered are very dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Way Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 "Rewrite". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Yeah Swan song and Umineko are good recommandations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDito Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 "Rewrite". My sarcasm sense is tingling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Way Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 My sarcasm sense is tingling. Then you should get it checked. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ang3lKilar Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Yandere. Every ending is pretty messed up in one way or another. Also, School Days has some routes that turn out super dark, in fact thats what the VN is famous for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitsPunchSamurai Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Euphoria *.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklord Rooke Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Recommendations - Innocent Grey stuff Check titles by Nitro +. Quite a few are dark. Type-Moon likes to produce dark stuff. Fate/Stay night gets darker the further you get into it. Tsukihime gets really dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Dies Irae, Paradise Lost, Kajiri Kamui Kagura, Demonbane, Vermillion, Mugen Renkan (this game is probably too much for most, due to the high amounts of rape, guro, protag dismemberment, etc), Gore Screaming Show (classic guro), Secret Game series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castor212 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Mugen Renkan (this game is probably too much for most, due to the high amounts of rape, guro, protag dismemberment, etc) I need to play this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vokoca Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Dies Irae, Paradise Lost, Kajiri Kamui Kagura, Demonbane, Vermillion, Mugen Renkan (this game is probably too much for most, due to the high amounts of rape, guro, protag dismemberment, etc), Gore Screaming Show (classic guro), Secret Game series Is Dies Irae as difficult to read as Hachimyoujin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garejei Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 If what little I've read of Senshinkan's trial is any indication then yes, if you found that difficult then Dies will also be difficult, most likely. While certain parts are easier than others depending on who's talking, here's a random excerpt from Dies to help give you a general idea: 「1945年4月30日――大ドイツ帝国は終焉を迎えようとしていた」 「圧倒的物量差に押し潰され、孤立したベルリンはもはや陥落寸前である。 帝都を包囲する赤軍50万は徐々にその輪を狭めていき、生きてそこから脱することなどまず不可能と言って構わない。 悲鳴と銃声と爆音の狂想曲は絶え間なく、かつ容赦なく鳴り響き、街を人を根こそぎ壊し、鏖殺していく。撃ち殺される男たち、蹂躙される女子供、死に逝く千年帝国の断末魔……阿鼻叫喚の地獄絵図。 それは確かに、一時代の終わりとして相応しい悲劇なのかもしれないが」 「生憎と、まだ温い。こんなものでは、世界の敵を滅ぼしきることなど到底できない。 むしろその逆、業火に焼かれる無辜の民の魂が、より一層我らに力を与えるだろう。 この大戦を制したつもりで有頂天の者どもは、誰一人としてその事実に気付いていない。 哀れであり、滑稽である。本来なら、ここで彼らを蔑む詩のひとつでも捧げてやるべきなのだろうが」 「私は思う。万象、すべてにおいて何もかもが予想の範疇に収まる人生など、何の意味があるのだろうかと。 退屈だ。飽き飽きして、眠くなる。だが、見る夢すらも予想がつくゆえ、寝ても覚めてもつまらない。 それはなんと徹底して価値のない、そして、なんと馬鹿馬鹿しい物語か。私を主人公として戯曲を作れば、歴史に残る劣悪な駄作となるだろう。 私は表に出るべきではない。そう結論付け、ここにいたる。 義理上、その旨、我らが首領殿に断りを入れねばならぬだろうが……」 「燃えるベルリンを一瞥し、私は静かに踵を返した」 「この帝都と運命を共にする、幾千幾万の同胞たち……その魂に安らぎを。 では諸君、ご冥福をお祈りする。さようなら」 Vokoca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vokoca Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 If what little I've read of Senshinkan's trial is any indication then yes, if you found that difficult then Dies will also be difficult, most likely. While certain parts are easier than others depending on who's talking, here's a random excerpt from Dies to help give you a general idea: 「1945年4月30日――大ドイツ帝国は終焉を迎えようとしていた」 「圧倒的物量差に押し潰され、孤立したベルリンはもはや陥落寸前である。 帝都を包囲する赤軍50万は徐々にその輪を狭めていき、生きてそこから脱することなどまず不可能と言って構わない。 悲鳴と銃声と爆音の狂想曲は絶え間なく、かつ容赦なく鳴り響き、街を人を根こそぎ壊し、鏖殺していく。撃ち殺される男たち、蹂躙される女子供、死に逝く千年帝国の断末魔……阿鼻叫喚の地獄絵図。 それは確かに、一時代の終わりとして相応しい悲劇なのかもしれないが」 「生憎と、まだ温い。こんなものでは、世界の敵を滅ぼしきることなど到底できない。 むしろその逆、業火に焼かれる無辜の民の魂が、より一層我らに力を与えるだろう。 この大戦を制したつもりで有頂天の者どもは、誰一人としてその事実に気付いていない。 哀れであり、滑稽である。本来なら、ここで彼らを蔑む詩のひとつでも捧げてやるべきなのだろうが」 「私は思う。万象、すべてにおいて何もかもが予想の範疇に収まる人生など、何の意味があるのだろうかと。 退屈だ。飽き飽きして、眠くなる。だが、見る夢すらも予想がつくゆえ、寝ても覚めてもつまらない。 それはなんと徹底して価値のない、そして、なんと馬鹿馬鹿しい物語か。私を主人公として戯曲を作れば、歴史に残る劣悪な駄作となるだろう。 私は表に出るべきではない。そう結論付け、ここにいたる。 義理上、その旨、我らが首領殿に断りを入れねばならぬだろうが……」 「燃えるベルリンを一瞥し、私は静かに踵を返した」 「この帝都と運命を共にする、幾千幾万の同胞たち……その魂に安らぎを。 では諸君、ご冥福をお祈りする。さようなら」 Hm, I guess it's a very similar level yeah - the NVL parts in Senshinkan gave me the most trouble from what I've read of it. Thanks, I'll stick to easier stuff like AkaGoei for now and check again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suikashoujo Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Euphoria *.* My personal favorite. I really hope this one is actually being translated by Mangagamer; I want to reread it with a non-machine translation. Nemu is a top-tier heroine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Is Dies Irae as difficult to read as Hachimyoujin? About the same... Dies Irae is slightly more straightforward, so maybe a little easier outside of the combat scenes. Vokoca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceAttorney Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 As others have mentioned, Kara no Shoujo and Saya no Uta. Kara is that sort of very realistic "dark" that makes the story genuinely creepy/weird at times... Saya is a bit more abstract, but still realistic enough that the dark themes have an impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitsPunchSamurai Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 My personal favorite. I really hope this one is actually being translated by Mangagamer; I want to reread it with a non-machine translation. Nemu is a top-tier heroine. Me too it'll be nice for this one to get a translation. I loved Nemu, she's definitely up there with my other favorites. I don't get creeped out by stuff much but this vn gave me the shivers sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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