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alcharagia posted:I feel really bad for anyone who didn't legit try to solve the mystery of Umineko. It's stellar. I think part of the issue was that by the time I finished reading the question arcs, the answer arcs were already in production. So at that point, I preferred to just move on to the next installment than read back through witch/demon battles and sidestories to scrape for more clues. (although if I remember there's a pretty detailed recap of the previous games' mysteries around that point, which is helpful). The redtext mechanics probably should've given away that it was solvable with just the questions arc but oh well. While I think it'd be neat to re-read the series to see what I missed, the B-cast sidestories that plague the later chapters kind of soured me on the whole thing, as excellent as the actual murder mystery and redtext/deduction parts were.
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May 23, 2016 20:23
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i actually read umineko years after it was already finished over the course of about two weeks 
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May 23, 2016 20:25
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two weeks? jesus, man it took me a month to reread the whole series the series that is like thrice the size of war and peace
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May 23, 2016 20:53
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i loving love a good mystery
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May 23, 2016 21:08
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Something that worked/is working for me: It's a great series to get together with a friend or two, and you all agree to read through the next chapter over the course of a week or two, then you all get together and theorycraft.
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May 24, 2016 00:31
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I wonder how many of the people who guessed it early were reading it as it was being translated and had months between episodes to theorycraft and think about things. I pretty much marathoned all eight episodes.
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May 24, 2016 01:54
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Also yeah, pretty much every single visual novel pales in comparison to Umineko's soundtrack. It's so loving good. deadangle.ogg
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May 24, 2016 02:21
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I'm partial to Deep Blue Jeer and Endless Nine myself
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May 24, 2016 02:29
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Has anyone played Steins;gate 0? Is it as good as the first story, or is it just some side story filler like Chrono Cross? I have avoided spoilers in case it ever comes over here, but the brief summary of the scenario sounds kind of underwhelming.
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May 25, 2016 04:42
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the truth posted:Has anyone played Steins;gate 0? Is it as good as the first story, or is it just some side story filler like Chrono Cross? I have avoided spoilers in case it ever comes over here, but the brief summary of the scenario sounds kind of underwhelming. The people I know who have read it liked it a lot. It's apparently pretty dang good. I don't know much more beyond that. It seems reasonably likely that we'll be getting a translation in the near future, if these leaks pan out: http://gematsu.com/2016/05/steinsgate-0-listed-spanish-retailers But PS4/Vita only
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May 25, 2016 11:38
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:I wonder how many of the people who guessed it early were reading it as it was being translated and had months between episodes to theorycraft and think about things. I pretty much marathoned all eight episodes.
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May 25, 2016 15:24
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I've only read up to the end of Chapter 2, and I'm guessing that it is a curse linked to the woman from the start of chapter 1 apologizing. Something about not accepting apologies causes a curse, and if that one thing is fixed then everything is fine? Alternatively, blame the shrine priestess and her friend for murdering literally everyone related to them. I'm quite excited for the Psycho Pass VN, written by Gen Urobochi himself. I've heard very good things, and we get it in English on PS4 and Vita September 13th or thereabouts.
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May 25, 2016 16:45
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Nate RFB posted:As an aside, I seem to remember there was a 07th Expansion official message board where Ryukishi07 ran a tiny "contest" when the very first episode of Higurashi came out to see if anyone could guess what was going on at the very start. I want to say only one person guessed right. I'm pretty sure that must have been blind luck. Higurashi's mystery was much more poorly formulated (something r07 himself criticized heavily within Umineko). I don't think the framework was in place to properly suss it out early in the story. edit: Also, the Steins;Gate 0 leaks have been confirmed, pqube is releasing it on ps4/vita in english: http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/steinsgate-0-english-2016-release-in-europe-north-america-confirmed/
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May 25, 2016 20:19
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Still struggling my way through I / O I'm pretty bored. The Route A protagonist was insufferable for the first 4-5 hours, now that the plot seems to have mildly kicked in, he's just boring. Think it's been 7 hours and I'm on the eleventh chapter? It just doesn't really feel like anything's happened at all. I really am trying to get into this game but it's like the most boring route of any visual novel I've played. I'll press on through
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May 28, 2016 18:20
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Also, the Steins;Gate 0 leaks have been confirmed, pqube is releasing it on ps4/vita in english: http://www.ricedigital.co.uk/steinsgate-0-english-2016-release-in-europe-north-america-confirmed/ I'll celebrate by grabbing some Dr. P from the nearest store. It's an intellectual drink for the chosen ones.
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May 28, 2016 19:04
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voltcatfish posted:Still struggling my way through I / O Welcome to I/O. Annoying, then boring, then OK, boring again, then OK again, then boring (yet again), and finally insane (not in a good way). This was my experience with I/O. Yeah, it isn't going to be getting too much better.
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May 28, 2016 19:15
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MegaZeroX posted:Welcome to I/O. Annoying, then boring, then OK, boring again, then OK again, then boring (yet again), and finally insane (not in a good way). This was my experience with I/O. Yeah, it isn't going to be getting too much better. That's a shame. I spoke to a dude who has played both I / O and Root Double all the way through, and he said he enjoyed I / O significantly more.
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May 28, 2016 19:27
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voltcatfish posted:That's a shame. I spoke to a dude who has played both I / O and Root Double all the way through, and he said he enjoyed I / O significantly more. Opinions of I/O vary upon person. People either love or dislike it. I'm in the latter group, and considering your opinion so far, you'll probably be in there as well. Personally, I loved Root Double. I'd give it a 9/10, and I/O a 5/10. MegaZeroX fucked around with this message at 19:35 on May 28, 2016 |
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May 28, 2016 19:32
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Best thing about Root Double is that the protagonists are voiced. Even though I wasn't so keen on the Before route at first, now I just leave it on auto and imagine its a chill slice of life series with a slightly more interesting setting. I don't know any of the nuances of Japanese voice acting, but the voices in this are pretty good.
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May 28, 2016 20:17
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voltcatfish posted:Still struggling my way through I / O Yeah I think A only works as a setup for B, which is fun, and C, which is fantastic. Don't expect that guy to get any more interesting though, unfortunately.
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May 28, 2016 21:22
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I feel like I/O was said to be mediocre for years so ultimately that's not that surprising when it finally does become available.
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May 28, 2016 21:47
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I wanted to like I/O and I kind of liked parts of it but eventually it kept being SO much work to progress through in hopes of ever understanding anything that I lost momentum and gave up. Too many other games to play, and honestly I'm afraid that their answers aren't actually going to make sense and I would be better off sticking with my own crazy theories. After that, I'm wary of attempting Root Double. On the other hand everyone should play The House in Fata Morgana.
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May 28, 2016 22:07
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gegi posted:After that, I'm wary of attempting Root Double. Root Double is a lot better than I/O IMO. Route A is pretty quick, Route B is slower paced but still fine. If there are any problems, its that the game slows down after most of the mysteries have been solved, but it is still probably my favorite VN directed by Nakazawa. MegaZeroX fucked around with this message at 00:11 on May 29, 2016 |
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May 28, 2016 23:49
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I tried to look it up on Wikipedia, but it doesn't have Uchikoshi's name anywhere on Root Double?
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May 29, 2016 00:07
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Stefan Prodan posted:I tried to look it up on Wikipedia, but it doesn't have Uchikoshi's name anywhere on Root Double? Oops, I meant Nakazawa.  I'm tired.Also, apparently he directed it but didn't write it. I'll have to fix that too then.
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May 29, 2016 00:09
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Oof, going into Root Double's B route after finishing route A is like being pulled out of a hot bath into freezing temperatures. I hope the payoff is worth all this boring setup.
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Jun 3, 2016 20:05
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So uh can you play B first or are you just hosed
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Jun 3, 2016 20:17
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Yeah you can play route B first if you want, but I'm not very far into it so I can't speak about how it would affect the experience. I'm also really awful at mysteries and still completely clueless after finishing A.
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Heavy neutrino posted:Yeah you can play route B first if you want, but I'm not very far into it so I can't speak about how it would affect the experience. I'm also really awful at mysteries and still completely clueless after finishing A. The end of route B spoils a lot of stuff from route A (especially the part of the route after the credits), so starting with A is better. B is a little slow, yeah.
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Jun 3, 2016 20:26
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The more of Root Double that I read just shows how much of a Yuuri ex machina it is, and only Kindred Spirits on the Roof is allowed to feature Yuuri ex machina. Also I saw that Sunrider Liberation Day has gotten a DLC and apparently its pretty good. Has anyone actually tried it? I thought the first two were fairly enjoyable for free games, even if they weren't actually good.
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Jun 4, 2016 00:04
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voltcatfish posted:So uh can you play B first or are you just hosed You can but you really shouldn't. Route B is going to be boring to everyone who hates slice of life no matter what order it's played in. And if you play it first, you stand to ruin a good amount of the suspense in Root A. Dr. Video Games 0031 fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Jun 4, 2016 |
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Jun 4, 2016 02:05
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oops i decided to be honest about my feelings for the characters in this route and i'm hitting every single bad end FINE i'll play along game, jeez
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Jun 4, 2016 02:46
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Bad ends aren't a punishment though! Feel free; I ended up with two ends in Route A unseen.
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Jun 4, 2016 02:53
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Should I care about those Kindred Spirits on the Roof drama CDs they've been putting out on Steam?
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Jun 5, 2016 14:18
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I forgot about those, I doubt they're terribly essential but I might grab them anyway.
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Jun 5, 2016 14:32
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FractalSandwich posted:Should I care about those Kindred Spirits on the Roof drama CDs they've been putting out on Steam? they're cute and funny. if you want to spend more time with the cast then yeah, they're worth buying, but it isn't a multi-hour long epic or essential to the story or anything.
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Jun 6, 2016 11:03
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Getsuya posted:Cool. I like having less decisions to make in my life. Hey, guess what's coming to Steam this month. (Different game, but same developer and series.)
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Jun 10, 2016 10:39
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The third question arc of higurashi is out according to my email
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It was supposed to come out next week but I guess they decided to release it early for some reason? I hope you're ready to "enjoy" this lovely chapter. Don't worry guys, this time everything will go smoothly.
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