Green Tea Erotica posted:

Played a bit more of Alternative, not too much since yesterday when I posted.
The Brain Being Sumika, I kind of assumed at this point, but her being the 00 Unit took me by surprise.
Like Takeru I was assuming it was a Machine or a TSF or something.
The only thing I'm not 100% on, and it may just be me reading too fast. So, Sumika was the brain and was kept alive by the BETA poo poo, that's why the base is there. But, then Yuuko goes onto say when she completed the 00 Unit she killed the brain and put it's "Soul" into the Fake Sumika Body, so the Brain isn't actually in that body, there's a fake brain and spine and nervous system and stuff. Is that right, or did I get that all wrong and the Brain is totally in that body? If it's not, how the hell is she still Sumika then? Unless Kasumi was taking the Brain memories and projecting them into the Fake Sumika body?
Aside from that I've gotten back to being able to enjoy the game Marimo's death(s) hit me hard, when he was back in his World Branch and they are setting up death flags for 2nd Marimo I was actually getting mad at the game "Ohh you fuckers better not do it again." haha, but not Sumika's accident oddly enough. Once they got into the Causality stuff I figured something would happen to Sumika since it was obvious she's the Brain. I also like that they've thrown in some new (or returning) characters with the Squad they joined. Nice to see Kashiwagi and Suzumiya again.

tooooooo bad posted:

Yuuko copied the "contents" of the brain in the jar to the 00 Unit, but the process of doing so destroyed the original brain, killing Sumika. Maybe they had to slice it into thin strips or something, who knows. The 00 Unit is not Sumika, it's a robot housing a copy of her mind.

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Bholder posted:

I dread the day when I collect enough courage to read MuvLuv...

Zeratanis posted:

I finished Fate the other day. Overall I liked it, despite Saber being really boring. There were a few things that bugged me though, things such as Rider's identity, Assassin and Caster's master, Caster herself being kind of introduced and offed way too quickly, Lancer being underutilized(oh, and his original master), EVERYTHING about Archer(Rin's). Also Ilya was kinda backstaged despite being the Holy Grail's vessel, figured she'd be a lot more central on that fact alone. Whatever though her being basically the star of the Tiger Dojo is great by itself. Oh, and overall the route definitely felt like its purpose was character building, which isn't a bad thing mind you. I imagine some if not all of these are addressed and expanded upon with the other two routes.

Not far into UBW. Basically The end of the 4th day where Taiga and Sakura stay with Shirou as well, but keeping Saber in their room. It's kind of funny how things changed so much by the simple fact that Archer didn't get chopped by Saber. I can only imagine things will only escalate from here~

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Alienworks Games would like to present to you the official announcement of our first large-scale Original English Visual Novel, The Human Reignition Project! After almost a year of weekly meeting, outlining, and writing, we’re finally ready to step into the spotlight. It’s been a long ride, and we appreciate your support and patience as we slowly but surely make our way to our goal of a well-polished, finished project. Without further ado, we present The Human Reignition Project.



PLOT OVERVIEW

In the near future, mankind remains much the same as it is in the modern day. There are no flying cars. There are no robots, no incredible new world order. However, as is natural with the passage of time, society has changed. Technology and modern conveniences have become so widespread and accessible that just about anyone can easily fill their lives with luxurious simplicity. As a result, the general workings of modern life have changed. Many formerly hectic processes and occupations have become obsolete or entirely digital. In drastic contrast with the size and population of cities, birth rates have long ago plummeted to all-time lows and still continue to drop. The modern world is slowly dying. However, the spread of technology has not completely affected everyone. There are still those who would seek the ways of older days. In a small university in an immense city, one man seeks to change the future; not through violence, but through education and reason. Deep in this city, a small group of unsuspecting students will learn many things from this man; about the old world, the current world, and even about themselves.


GAME OVERVIEW

The Human Reignition Project is a branching, character-driven slice-of-life story focusing on the importance of human connections and selflessness, and the dangers of self-centeredness. It is a visual novel novel featuring six heroines and full, developed side characters. The game will be free, and has an estimated budget of $5,000, of which nearly all will be spent on art assets in the hopes of providing the best visuals possible to compliment our story. Our goal, aside from releasing a high-quality visual novel for free, is to learn about the development process of the English Visual Novel market, discover the best development and business methods for the medium, and apply those methods to our future games.

Stall_19 posted:

Near the end of Uminenko Chapter 5. probably.

Suleman posted:

Apparently Reddit followed in Katawa Shoujo's footsteps. Another fan-made visual novel in English: The Human Reignition Project

Suleman posted:

Apparently Reddit followed in Katawa Shoujo's footsteps. Another fan-made visual novel in English: The Human Reignition Project

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“Oily” is one of the original members of the DevTeam. He’s the mediator of the group: “The Great Compromiser.” Fitting, considering his favorite U.S. History figure is Henry Clay. He just can’t understand why Jackson was such an rear end in a top hat to his homedog Henry. Again, a gifted writer, though he keeps his past shrouded in a veil of intrigue and lies. We know, Oily. We know everything.

Nate RFB posted:

It's rough being Natsuhi, basically

Stall_19 posted:

Yeah that was pretty rough.

Finished Chapter 5 Well I was right in that the time of death was off. Though I find it weird that they never brought up the Rosa thing. I mean the main theory Erika had at the point was that all 5 of them including Rosa were killed between 12:00 and 1:00 when it's was mentioned from multiple sources that 1:00 is the time Rosa returned from the mansion. Erika definitely saw her, hell in fact Rosa returning was a marker that signified the time being 1:00 and the beginning of her surveillance of the lobby. When your theory is that someone is suppose to be dead by a certain time and you witness them alive during that time then that is a massive hole in that theory.

Still not sure what Battler's theory was about. I'm guessing he woke up and screamed and Erika stopped listening to the sound coming from the cousin's room to check everyone's alibis and used that time to kill the cousins? But even then the scream would have woken up the cousins. Nanjo would have been on the scene before he could have killed them. Unless I'm interpreting it wrong. Where they alive at that time? I'm not sure. And nothing in that theory could explain how he could have killed Genji. The entire thing with Genji was he was in the waiting room from at least 1am and never left as Eva had put the seal on his door. Battler did not leave the meeting until 3am. And it was made clear that the seal to the door was not broken until Kanon did it the next morning which by then Genji was already dead. I'm not sure how any theory could have had Battler killing him.

I'm quite curious how Battler will be as a game master. Looking forward to chapter 6.

Suleman posted:

Apparently Reddit followed in Katawa Shoujo's footsteps. Another fan-made visual novel in English: The Human Reignition Project

Suleman posted:

Apparently Reddit followed in Katawa Shoujo's footsteps. Another fan-made visual novel in English: The Human Reignition Project

Sinking Ship posted:

Why are all ELVNs so comparatively lovely?

Nate RFB posted:

It's rough being Natsuhi, basically

Dr Pepper posted:

One thing Stall (Umineko 5)

Battler's "theory" can't be true and he knows it. It's been said in Red that Battler is not the culprit, so any theory that relies on Battler being the culprit is instantly denied. Of course, Erika had also conveniently ignored the Red that Natsuhi is not the culprit either. Both theories are false!

Also, now that you know Battler's perspective is unreliable, got any new theories on the origin of the letter?

Stall_19 posted:

I had forgotten that. Lets see not sure what Battler perspective would have to do with anything. I'm going to continue on my theory that at the time they heard the gong from the clock it was NOT 12:00. It was said in red text that Genji, Krauss and Natsuhi had nothing to do with the knock and the letter. And those in the parlor had nothing to do with the letter.

Pornographic Memory posted:

and they're selling the Japanese version of the first four Umineko episodes with a link to the English patch page on their store page.

ptk posted:

That's a pretty bizarre arrangement. They were able to license the original but not the fan translation, even though that's an unlicensed derivative work?