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Stefan Prodan posted:It's good if you can ever get through it, I found Stein's Gate definitely worth it in the end. It's part of the big reason I'm still trying to push through Umineko. I'm close to the end (midway through part 7) I think but I still just don't see why everyone thinks this is so special, but I liked Stein's Gate enough by the end that I was willing to say ok, that was worth going all the way through so I'm trying to give Umineko like the full benefit of the doubt, but I at least thought Stein's Gate really picked up around halfway through and stayed good, whereas Umineko will pick up have some good parts and then go right back into these long scenes that I just do not care about at all for various reasons that would I guess be spoilery to go into
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Several JAST-published VNs just got all-ages releases on GOG, including FMD Muramasa.
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I know it's a losing battle considering the title of this thread, but it's ridiculous to call those "all ages" versions when they still require you to be 18 to purchase, they've just had some sexual content removed.
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I got back into Gnosia and I’m just ramming through random games trying to pump up my neglected Charm and Stealth stats before finishing the last few crew logs, and now I really want a Gnosia 2.
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After falling off it like an hour in, I finally decided to sit down and play through Somnium Files. I like it, glad to get extended discussion on weird mythology and science stuff after ZTD didn't have much. I don't mind that it's a much more jokey tone than the Zero Escape series (which obv was also goofy don't get me wrong) but so far (I only finished the Iris route) I find it a bit tonally jarring to have Date throw a porno mag and have soldiers all get distracted by it only to have him immediately murder them by shooting an explosive barrel next to them. At least when he threw the underwear at the others they jumped off the pier instead of getting smushed by the cargo container he dropped on them!
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It runs in loony tunes rules so they're fine (probably)
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Speaking of AI, a trailer for AI 2: AI Harder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYEhEMpHfk
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Completed all of the left side besides a lock (that was visible to me) and unlocked the last node I had remaining on the right side and did like 30mins of it before going to bed last night, about to Psync with Hifumi. Honestly not sure what to make with this "actually the psync device was made to swap bodies" twist. I'm sure that it'll work out in the end within the confines of the story but with the pieces I have been trying to put together it kind of makes things maybe a bit too obvious. Or maybe I'm completely off base, I dunno! My guess now though is that based on stuff I've seen, Date's body or mind are Sojima's son, altho I'm not sure which. And Date's body is the cyclops killer which is why Iris saw him in her Somnium murdering that girl. Zero clue who Date swapped with 6 years ago though or why he has no memory, unless it's a defect of the machine or that he was actually an AI shoved into the body or something.
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What I really liked about how AI approached its big mysteries is that usually the characters figured things out close to the same time I did, so there wasn't a whole lot of jumping through hoops to get to a foregone conclusion. In particular heavily scrutinizing the logs/codecs once I reached a certain point let a lot of things fall into place just right at the right time.
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Ok, I finished AI. Good game. Only a couple minor complaints I think. Mostly just what I posted earlier about the tone being a bit weird in some parts. I don't mind the goofy at all, but I think it undercut a few of the action scenes to include the zany porn mag stuff. IDK. Hyped for tthe sequel
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Tired Moritz posted:Woof, Buried Stars's translation is rough. I have zero non anecdotal evidence to base this on, but I really feel like there's got to be very few good translation companies for KR > EN, especially compared to like Japanese. Squid Game, Troubleshooter, LobCorp...
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I absolutely love that they've taken the joke of Mizuki beating bad guys with a metal pipe and fully embraced it by giving her some sort of quasi-lightsaber pipe.
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Cyanotype Daydream (Hakuchuumu no Aojashin) comes out this week on the 11th. It’s pretty highly rated on VNDB.
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How's Needy Streamer Overload? I enjoyed DDLC, so I was curious about that one.
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I enjoyed it, for a bit. it's not really long, but it's fine. speaking of recommendations, I recently played Life and Suffering of Sir Brante and I loved it. It's exactly what I love to see in VNs. Branching narrative, great writing and consequences for characters. I really highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the more CYOA style of Visual novels.
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Read After Burning posted:How's Needy Streamer Overload? I enjoyed DDLC, so I was curious about that one. Nothing like DDLC and also not really a VN, it's a raising sim like Princess Maker/Long Life the Queen etc
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where else would you put stat raising sims but here... the management thread??? actually it would be pretty funny if i just start posting about cute bite in there
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There did used to be a PM and adjacent thread! Which reminds me that I need to play Growing Up already They're VN enough that posting about them here is fine I think, I was mostly just saying don't go into NSO expecting a VN
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Growing ups good for a couple runs. But the game is tuned really easy once you know how to game it, and that kinda ruins it.
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Ahh, good to know. Thank you, all. Back to Great Ace Attorney I go!Snooze Cruise posted:oh this seems like a good time since i haven't mention it in a bit I am buying this in the next Steam sale!
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The Fallen London VN, Mask of The Rose, has a hefty demo out on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769980/Mask_of_the_Rose/
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Regret putting off Raging Loop for so long, it's a real fun ride. This third game, holy smokes
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fez_machine posted:The Fallen London VN, Mask of The Rose, has a hefty demo out on Steam: 
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lets hang out posted:Regret putting off Raging Loop for so long, it's a real fun ride. This third game, holy smokes Obligatory Warning: Play the extra stuff after you finish because the ending sucks without all the exposition those parts give you
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I overcame some brain problems tonight and actually began something - The House in Fata Morgana. I've only read for an hour or so but I've gotta say it got its hooks in pretty fast! At this point, it's late and I'm more psyched than is maybe necessary so I figured I'd swing by and see if anybody wants to talk about what an awesome (or I guess poor?) choice I've made.
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If you’re already hooked only an hour in than you’re definitely going to love it as it only gets better. After door 4 is when it gets mindblowing.
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theblackw0lf posted:If you’re already hooked only an hour in than you’re definitely going to love it as it only gets better. After door 4 is when it gets mindblowing. This is exactly the kind of vague praise I need to keep the giddiness alive, so thanks! Man, I've never really joined a book club but I bet it would be fun.
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burial posted:This is exactly the kind of vague praise I need to keep the giddiness alive, so thanks! If you want to listen to someone else's book club, we covered Fata Morgana on a previous season of Visual Novel Book Club, a podcast where we read a chapter of a VN at a time then record a discussion about it. I think all of us still think it's the best game we've covered on the podcast. Available where podcasts usually are or on YouTube.
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Man, I picked that VN up but then I never got around to reading it, it's just been sitting in Steam ever since. And it's keeping me away from listening to the VNBC season about it too, because if people say it's good I want to read it myself first. Maybe this is a good time to start.
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It's my favorite VN of all time which given how I much I care about Higurashi/Umineko is not something I say lightly.
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orenronen posted:If you want to listen to someone else's book club, we covered Fata Morgana on a previous season of Visual Novel Book Club, a podcast where we read a chapter of a VN at a time then record a discussion about it. I think all of us still think it's the best game we've covered on the podcast. Available where podcasts usually are or on YouTube. I'm just going to have to look that up! only maybe after the fact obvious reasons. Thanks for the tip! Nate RFB posted:It's my favorite VN of all time which given how I much I care about Higurashi/Umineko is not something I say lightly. Wow, high praise indeed then! I stumbled on Higurashi (the anime) a little over a decade ago and loved the poo poo out of it. I assume the VNs are excellent too but I've had the interest and the right hardware at the same time. Also, Hyper Crab Tank, I vote yes.
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burial posted:I'm just going to have to look that up! only maybe after the fact obvious reasons. Thanks for the tip! The podcast goes chapter by chapter (sometimes only part of a chapter), and designed to be listened to as you play the games along us. So no real spoilers unless you listen ahead.
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Do Higurashi and Umineko have to be played in a certain order or can it be one or the other? And if one wants to play Umineko, what's the best version? Steam, or something else?
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