Dandy Crocodile
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I haven't bought it cause yikes @ $40 but from all the screenshots I've seen and the judgment of others the writing doesn't look super great.
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I haven't bought it cause yikes @ $40 but from all the screenshots I've seen and the judgment of others the writing doesn't look super great.
purseowner
Member
I would also like to know this.
It's worth it for the romance, although the game isn't as good as Code Realize.
I've never even heard of this one who sells it?
It's a Vita otome VN developed by Otomate and published by Aksys.
Welp nvm
√Letter - Root Letter - is out on Steam
$19.99/19,99 with a 25% discount for the first week (28% for the game+artbook bundle), bringing price down to $14.99/14,99 ($17.98/17,98 for the bundle).
$19.99/19,99 with a 25% discount for the first week (28% for the game+artbook bundle), bringing price down to $14.99/14,99 ($17.98/17,98 for the bundle).
I do at points feel as though something is "off" about it.
It's almost every sentence for me. It's always "...", "???", ">.<" or stuff like that. They even explain what the characters are referring to with (description) when the text should be edited in a way that it's clear for the reader what they're referring to without that. The game is all sorts of cute and the characters are pretty fun, but the localization is really amateur.
iceblade997
Member
√Letter - Root Letter - is out on Steam
$19.99/19,99 with a 25% discount for the first week (28% for the game+artbook bundle), bringing price down to $14.99/14,99 ($17.98/17,98 for the bundle).
Wow - that was quite fast. Was expecting this a few months from now at least...
Which routes of Dies Irae? I liked Kasumi and Marie as "romance" routes. Kei's was silly and she's better in Marie's route anyway (oh hey just like Rin in F/SN). Rea is bad.
Okay, so I played the first episode of Higurashi for almost an hour and so far I don't like it. I know an hour isn't that long, but I dislike the the main character, and the other ones are just boring. The jokes in the game are so bad. Am I supposed to feel anything for these anime cliche characters? Any reason why I should contine playing and not refunding? I bought the five episodes and they weren't that cheap.
It takes a long time for things to take off during the first episode, but it's one of my favorite episodes.
The first episode of Higurashi you spend half the time waiting for the infamous bad stuff to actually happen, but by the third you'll be wanting to go back to the slice of life when bad things start happening again. The characters have a way of growing on you throughout the episodes.
Basileus777
Member
The romance in Dies Irae is far more underplayed than fsn breakfast scenes.
I thought exactly the same thing when I first played it. Keep going. It's worth slogging through the terrible first part of the first episode to get to the real good stuff in the second part.
Yeah. The first episode of Higurashi spends all that time on generic slice of life stuff as a way to introduce you to the cast and Hinamizawa in general, and that's exactly what affords later episodes the chance to go straight to the non-SoL parts. There's also another major change to the formula that gets introduced once you get to episodes
5-8.
Both it an Umineko require a pretty hefty time investment at the start, but I'd say they're worth it.
Funyarinpa
Member
The first few hours of Higurashi are supposed to be idyllic, generic, and boring.
Playing through Fruit of Grisaia and I got to the part on what I assume is Amane's route where she
This flashback scene I've now been in for a good 2+ hours now and it shows no signs of coming to a close. This is absolutely nerve wracking because it's dragging on and I know because of what she said before
The actual arc, story, and characters viewed in isolation is really good (in fact I'm liking it better than many parts of the main story) but it just goes on and on and on. The fact I know it is a foregone conclusion and it is dragging it out is making it difficult and almost painful to read.
has you read her diary
This flashback scene I've now been in for a good 2+ hours now and it shows no signs of coming to a close. This is absolutely nerve wracking because it's dragging on and I know because of what she said before
that they all die in the end.
The actual arc, story, and characters viewed in isolation is really good (in fact I'm liking it better than many parts of the main story) but it just goes on and on and on. The fact I know it is a foregone conclusion and it is dragging it out is making it difficult and almost painful to read.
I'm confused. I decided to watch a let's play to see if I would like the game further in. It doesn't have the same translation as the one I played. https://youtu.be/MAVDubW7wbM
In it they joke about the main character knowing about Rena's measurements, which is weird, but not as weird as in my version were they're talking about how big the main characters crotch is and that he start to unzip his fly as a funny joke.
Do the voice patch also alter the text? I played it without it.
In it they joke about the main character knowing about Rena's measurements, which is weird, but not as weird as in my version were they're talking about how big the main characters crotch is and that he start to unzip his fly as a funny joke.
Do the voice patch also alter the text? I played it without it.
Basileus777
Member
The Steam release has an improved translation over the older version.
Honestly, the game could have been just a 60 hour three-way Trifa/Gold/Mercurius conversation and it wouldn't be much of a loss...
Translation Status Update July 9 from /r/visualnovels
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Good! I'm super excited. If it finally releases on Vita I can stop sadly looking at it when it goes on Steam sale.
I wonder how long it will take, and if they're going to use MG's translation for the main game and fandisc.
Funyarinpa
Member
Fuck YEEEESSSSSSSS
Nice.
I went full digital on Vita so I hope it will come to PSN too. Glad I didn't bite during Steam's sales.
Also since it is currently on sale for 10 on the PSN, is Code: Realize worth it for someone who isn't particularly interested in the otome aspect of it?
I think the story of Code: Realize is quite interesting and the game doesn't focus that much on the romance.
If I remember correctly, a PS4 port of Code Realize with added fandisc will be released in 2018.
For what it's worth.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
As somebody who played it for the otome aspect of it, I think it's a bit lacking in that department, actually (apart from the gorgeous character designs and some choice moments). The setting, story and pretty cool heroine makes up for it.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Note to self: do NOT play adult VNs on an airplane.
watchu get caught for
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Dunno if I actually got caught, but I was playing Fruit of Grisaia and out of nowhere, some girl got buck ass nekkid. I closed the laptop real fast.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )
If it was that first scene at the beginning with Amane you got a good several hours of reading before another one comes up.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I've got another flight next week, so I'll try it again. No idea what I'll be in for by that point, though, so... I guess there's a certain thrill to that.
calc84maniac
Member
You mean the QA finally happening?
Basileus777
Member
Prob PS4 talk. Vita VN curse too strong.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Eh. I mean airplanes have Game of Thrones on their own screens and that has naked people left and right.
Funyarinpa
Member
GoT and Grisaia would NOT receive the same reaction lol.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yeah, playing Grisaia is very, inexcusably, not the same thing as watching Game of Thrones.
It's weeb shit.
Funyarinpa
Member
Not sure if you agree with me but I mean that a (however drawn) naked cartoon teenager would probably draw far more ire than GoT.