This thread is for posting your thoughts and musings on whatever VN you're currently reading but haven't finished. (I looked to see if there is a similar thread, but I don't think there is one.) I'm currently enjoying Snow Sakura. Thus far, even after choosing one of the girls' routes, most of the VN is still dedicated to SoL moments. I'd be a tad disappointed, but these scenes are simply pleasant and amusing. The characters' interactions with each other are well-done, exhibiting a sort of warmness as they tease one another. I'm also a big fan of the perverted male friend in Sumiyoshi who, despite occasionally rebuked, fits well with the group. Really, in general, the group dynamic is fantastic. Hopefully, the ending will be appropriate as there seems to be a wistful and cold air permeating throughout the town.
And the teasing is so good.
Slowly but surely, anons!
The story continues down the dark path laid out in the beginning of her route. While I don't think it's going to be too bad, I'm still not feeling good. Komomo-chan will be saved!
Rare are the times that I have fist-pumped while reading visual novels, but this was one of them.
News here, discussion in topics please. It's okay to make comments but please don't derail this thread as I want this to be the go-to reference place for Visual Novel news, I'll try and keep it updated as much as possible. Let's get to it. Releases first, daily tidbits to follow. April 2012 Scheduled Releases Mahoutsukai no Yoru -Witch on the Holy Night- (魔法使いの夜) TYPE-MOON April 12, 2012 http://www.typemoon.com/products/mahoyo/index.html AngelGuard Athena April 27, 2012 http://www.athena-soft.jp/products/angelguard/ D.C.III ~Da Capo III~ (D.C.III～ダ・カーポIII～) Message too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2613 Really? Is it a sign of something new being in the works?
cant wait
>>2614 Other than the game itself? Probably not. I assume it's just the copyright holders seeing the potential for a new revenue stream, even if small one, by releasing one of their own games that never had an official translation.
>>2614 Not for Air particularly but there's new Key stuff coming like the Summer Pockets anime. >>2603 I hope the upscaling in this isn't as bad as it was in Kanon.
In this thread: out of context screen shots.
Indeed, Akane-sama.
What have Visual Novels thought you?
>>2563 steam, mangagamer, playstation network, the nintendo eshop in particular is also surprisingly good for vns steins;gate is available for purchase on steam, as well as the nintendo eshop and psn if you want it on a console. unless you were referring to piracy specifically
>unless you were referring to piracy specifically Of course I were not
>>2563 >>2564 There is also Denpasoft, Jast and Jlist, but if you are only interested in Steins;Gate, Steam is probably the best.
>>2564 >>2565 >>2566 By buying official "localizations" of VNs you're only contributing to the westernization and death of the medium, it's the same as buying official localizations of manga or paying for Crunchyroll or whatever. Piracy is the morally correct option if you care about the medium. If you want to support the creators, you can buy Japanese copies on Japanese websites like DLsite. Now, as for piracy sites, there are many. The most popular one and a good starting point is good old Nyaa/Sukebei.
Mines was Trigger Happy.
Ace attorney
>>2454 Probably danganronpa as well since it was real easy to emulate. My first actual vn would probably be Tsukihime though.
The first I played was Higurashi, but I never finished it completely.
Sea cats.
Visual Novels as a medium are effectively dead. A few embers still burn for now but every year more and more studios are closed, the profits generated get less and less, and the works that exist try harder and harder to appeal to normalfags. Otaku culture was so successfully integrated into the mainstream where artefacts of what were once a niche are now commonplace - any mouthbreathing well integrated member of society can tell you all about Fate or Clannad or Higurashi thanks to the adapations and youtube explanation videos and wikipedia synopsis - but the value of these works has been entirely drained. We exist in a society of shadows cast by something no longer there.
>>2382 In other words, you need a director?
>Visual Novels as a medium are effectively dead. A few embers still burn for now but every year more and more studios are closed, the profits generated get less and less, and the works that exist try harder and harder to appeal to normalfags. Ugh, thanks for tha laugh?
>>2561
>>2362 Judging by your English screenshot you're part of the problem and not any better than the people you're describing.
Did anybody else here play muvluv?
Yeah, I'm reading Photonmelodies since it released today. So far its pretty good.
I'm thinking about playing this since I have the time, and it's been something I've wanted to do for a long time. Unfortunately I wasn't quite paying attention and ended up learning that many or all of the girls end up dying in Alternative. That and Extra is apparently disliked, and you have to force yourself to get through it to reach Unlimited and beyond. Difficult to say if that's because it's legitimately an unpleasant experience or many people don't like romantic comedies, which is supposedly what Extra primarily is.
I learned about muvluv the other day from Steam Sale, two days ago I saw the chomp on gurochan and yesterday I browsed through all CGIs from the alternative. Today I saw this thread...
>>2529 Extra is just a mediocre romcom eroge. It is way over hated for what it is. It is completely average, there are many like it, many do it better, many do it worse. It's just that since muv-luv is so popular many people who play it haven't played many other VNs and/or aren't here for romance, they're here for Alternative, so they scoff and call it girly shit. Just play extra. It's referenced in the later games and only adds to your experience. About your spoiler: I'd still recommend it regardless. Everyone knows it as the gorey everyone-dies mecha VN anyway.
What is the greatest visual novel ever in history? Pic related.
Little Busters, Higurashi, Umineko, and Clannad. If I had to choose one, I would say Little Busters
I don't like to pick a single greatest, but I believe Soukou Akki Muramasa is a perfect work. >>2440 I agree with most of those also qualifying, but not Umineko.
I have conflicting thoughts about Little Busters since the core girls' routes aren't much to my liking, but there's no denying it's one of the most content-packed VNs to exist. Then of course there's the outstanding OST.
I'd be lying if I said I ever enjoyed a VN as much as I enjoyed Utawarerumono 3. But Little Busters is a close second
Why did Ren'Py used pygame instead of lua?
>>2462 > better performance compared to lua. lua is actually faster than python given how simple its interpreter is, and luajit is faster still. But really the fact that its so simple is a limitation: I get the appeal of lua from ease of integration standpoint, but as an actual language it's a pain to do anything meaningful. And whose bright idea was it to use 1-indexed arrays in a language whose main goal is supposed to be ease of interop with C?
>>2467 >but as an actual language it's a pain to do anything meaningful For those interested in leveraging Lua, but don't want to write it: https://github.com/hengestone/lua-languages
If you don'tlike renpy you can always use Löve2d for visual novels, it's barely even newer than renpy they are both from the 2004-2008 era.
I just found out that pytorch is actually called pytorch because it's the successor of torch, which was based in lua.
so, is the "Air Cruel Version" or "∀ir" real or not?
>>2456 Not really. But there is a fan game based on this called 夏死.
First I've heard of this. What's the story behind it?
>>2472 It's a rumor that popped up on old Japanese message boards. There were all sorts of outlandish claims about what it was such as that it was a patch you'd apply to Air, that staff from the game were involved ad that it was being sold at Animate. Only thing that has ever surfaced for real is edited CGs with blood on them, and a fangame based on the concept.
Hello fren, I am here to rant about this normalfag artist endorsed piece of shit vn. This gamu should not be critically acclaimed, it is literally just a shitty harem game, just cause it has one wapanese bitch who is "depressed" doesn' make it anything different. How is this considered a physchological horror game? Is it because of the "heavy" theme of mental health that is barely touched upon and when it is touched upon it is represented in an exponentially unrealistic manner. No matter what anyone says it's just a shitty wapanese vn created by a man who probably wishes he could be Japanese. The only reason it is popular in the mainstream is because of horny digisexual teenagers and lesbian aspie waps who say they like it because of the plot, but know in their hearts that they really like it because "hurr Durr my wapanese wanime gurlfren is kwaii!" Also, I don't give a flying fuck if this thread belongs on /vn/ or the Vidya board, I want it to get more attention so I am putting it here.
>>2346 Those are two different things which don't mean the same thing.
Still pretty close. Nothing shows appreciation more honestly than hard earned money.
>>2159 I know that you didn't mean the show itself but rather the type of thing that it is, but only on Tohno Chan can I read "Happy Tree Friends...is trendy".
>>2359 Ten years ago I think it was pretty popular.
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