Clephas Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 This list is entirely devoted to VNs that serve to provide healing, light catharsis, laughs, and warm fuzzy feelings. Understand, most of the games on this list will be moege, charage, or nakige, with almost no exceptions. Some of these, I would not rate highly by my own tastes, but in the eyes of someone seeking this quality, would be awesome. I WILL NOT provide a translated list, as the last time I played a translated VN was more than three years ago, and thus others would be a better judge of what to include in the translated portion of it (hint, hint, Kaguya, Steve, and other Fuwa vets). A great story is generally not a requirement for this type of game, which is why I didn't always give them as high a rating as they would deserve from fans of the genre. Heavy drama (outside of the 'it is definitely going to end happily' type that you get in nakige) is not acceptable. I am going to be very picky for this list, as games that leave you with a bad aftertaste or leave you wondering why you bothered waste people's time, lol. (Hoshimemo would be borderline out of bounds, if you want a clear marker of what not to include. This kind of game has to be almost devoid of violence and meant to heal or soothe) Untranslated: Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no (seriously, this game is my universal recommendation from this type) Moshimo Ashita ga Harenaraba Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru ~Futari no Elder~ (rare example of sequel far surpassing the original in every aspect) Toppara Zashiki Warashi no Hanashi Sukimazakura to Uso no Machi (yes, this starts out kind of sadly, but its generally light nature and characters definitely make it soothing) Koisuru Natsu no Last Resort (as I said in my comments on this game, it is like a much weaker imitation of Uruwashi no) Clover Days (another recent addition, perfect example of a light charage with no serious drama that isn't solved relatively quickly) Chiisana Kanojo no Serenade (pure moe, stops just short of moeblob, totally light, no really serious drama) Kaminoyu (no human heroines... but this game is enormously soothing and decently funny) Shiro no Pikapika Ohoshi-sama (this was the game that came to mind when I thought of making this list) LoveKami Sakura Bitmap Strawberry Nauts Tenshin Ranman - Lucky or Unlucky!? Natsuiro Recipe AI Love: Koisuru Otome wa Kikai-jikake YES I am being very picky about this list. Not every nakige is soothing/healing for the reader, and not every moege is capable of providing easy laughs and adorable cuteness. The basic reasoning behind all of these choices is: emotional release from sympathy/empathy with the characters and an overall sense of relief of pent-up non-violent stress for the reader. I could have put up to three times this many games up here if I'd been less picky... but then I would have been wasting the readers' time. Have fun, yall. Zhiroo, MarZ0rak, sm2345 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaguya Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 ...I just really don't like this type of game. Still, the list is pretty good- thanks for taking your time to do it, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Re-added Natsuiro Recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ittaku Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Again thanks for this list. Since one of these titles already has a project well underway it inspired me to join the Clover Day's translation team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Oh my, Clover Days is actually going to finish some time this century, isn't it? Thank you ittaku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ittaku Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Oh my, Clover Days is actually going to finish some time this century, isn't it? Thank you ittaku. Hah, well it took me 7 years to finish To Heart 2 by myself... but there were a lot of circumstances surrounding that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormwolf Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Oh my, Clover Days is actually going to finish some time this century, isn't it? Thank you ittaku. Hah, well it took me 7 years to finish To Heart 2 by myself... but there were a lot of circumstances surrounding that.Well, you kept at it and finished it, even after all those years. You have my respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clephas Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 For the first time since 2015 I'm making an addition to this list: AI Love: Koisuru Otome wa Kikai-jikake (https://vndb.org/v22284) ittaku and Dergonu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ittaku Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I should point out @Clephas that you recommending Haruka ni Aogi in this thread is one of the main reasons I agreed to translate it, especially since you keep bringing it up. So far it hasn't disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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