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http://18ratedblog.com/2014/05/20/&...-『11월-소년』/ I think this is the game.
Basileus777
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Almost all of the stuff they license are random doujin games that people don't know about.
They announced two other unknowns too that I want to look up once I'm not on my phone.
Hours Left
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Funyarinpa
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Regarding the Infinity titles:
12Riven was supposed to be the first in a completely new trilogy which was a spiritual(?) successor to Infinity. This series was supposed to be called "Integral", however, due to money issues that trilogy never came to be realized. 12Riven IS in the same universe as the Infinity titles.
Code18... Don't know much about this one, all I know is that it belongs to Infinity series but counts as a different universe, and the general consensus is that it sucks.
P.S: Remember11 and Ever17 are must plays. Kokoro and Sora best girl, respectively.
12Riven was supposed to be the first in a completely new trilogy which was a spiritual(?) successor to Infinity. This series was supposed to be called "Integral", however, due to money issues that trilogy never came to be realized. 12Riven IS in the same universe as the Infinity titles.
Code18... Don't know much about this one, all I know is that it belongs to Infinity series but counts as a different universe, and the general consensus is that it sucks.
P.S: Remember11 and Ever17 are must plays. Kokoro and Sora best girl, respectively.
cj_iwakura
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I find it interesting how dominate the BL genre's becoming. Those fangirls(and boys 
) must really be coming out in droves.
Not my cup of tea, but I'm glad they have a niche. Kind of wish we got more traditional dating sims, though. (And not eroge.)
Have any GL(is that the phrase?) ones ever been localized?
) must really be coming out in droves.Not my cup of tea, but I'm glad they have a niche. Kind of wish we got more traditional dating sims, though. (And not eroge.)
Have any GL(is that the phrase?) ones ever been localized?
Basileus777
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Mangagamer has said that No Thank You was profitable for them, so we'll probably get more BL titles from them. Apparently this Sekai Project title is going on Steam so it's probably not an eroge.I find it interesting how dominate the BL genre's becoming. Those fangirls(and boys
Not my cup of tea, but I'm glad they have a niche. Kind of wish we got more traditional dating sims, though. (And not eroge.)
Have any GL(is that the phrase?) ones ever been localized?
There are yuri titles fan translated, but nothing official.
Hours Left
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BL is emerging, but I think you're kinda overestimating the level of its presence right now. We have literally three officially released English BL games in the west right now, (not taking into account some small indies) and that's counting that one released way back in 2006. And there's currently only three on the way, all of them with TBA release dates. Traditional straight dating sims still tower over us in comparison.I find it interesting how dominate the BL genre's becoming. Those fangirls(and boys
Not my cup of tea, but I'm glad they have a niche. Kind of wish we got more traditional dating sims, though. (And not eroge.)
Have any GL(is that the phrase?) ones ever been localized?
GL isn't really a term. They're usually referred to as yuri games. And there's only one in English that I know of off-hand.
Basileus777
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Yeah, it's still a small trickle, but there are some indicators that that might change a bit.
cj_iwakura
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Hours Left
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I hope so. I'd love to see the genre really take off in the west, hopefully with a lot more variety too.
I just think it's funny/weird to see some people act like BL/bara games are suddenly everywhere, drowning out the rest of the sub-genres, when really, that's not even close to be being true. (This isn't directed at you cj, it's just a general thing I've noticed amongst VN fans.)
I'd probably use the word promising, not impressive. We've got a hell of a long way to go still.
I don't remember if this is the exact name, but it's called The Menagerie I think.
cj_iwakura
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I think it's because they seem to be getting announced in rapid succession, when there's a lot of other VNs people expect to see that still haven't been touched. (And I imagine the yuri fans are probably feeling left out, too.)
Hours Left
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Hmmm, I still don't really see it that way. Maybe only because it just started happening these past two years does it seem so, but I can assure you that newly announced titles aimed at straight (male) audiences still outnumber BL by an overwhelming margin. Until this past week, there was only one confirmed BL/bara game in development for English markets. We just got the other two announcements in the past two days.
As for yuri fans, I'm sure they feel very left out, as the amount of actual available yuri VN content, in Japan or anywhere for that manner, is very limited.
That game looks super interesting imo.Any possibility of this coming overseas?
cj_iwakura
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Slim to none. NISA pretty much gave up on VNs after Disgaea Infinite, otherwise we might have gotten their Vita VN here(which I was really interested in).
Wow, that's definitely not a romantic one. Yeesh. Straight-up eroges really aren't my thing, but I enjoy romantic stories(see: the likes of Utena, Sailor Moon to an extent). One of the reasons I don't mind playing otomes. They're good about keeping it classy.
There's tons of games where you play as a guy who can date girls, but not nearly enough where you can date guys. And it makes me feel a bit frustrated and sad when other people think otherwise. But I guess it could be worse, I could be a Yuri fan.
Absolute Obedience, Enzai, and No Thank You!!! Then November Boy, I guess, but what are the other two?
Absolute Obedience, Enzai, and No Thank You!!! Then November Boy, I guess, but what are the other two?
Very low, the game bombed hard in Japan.
Played the first few hours and we're probably not missing out on much. I really liked the idea of the game (was watching Mirai Nikki back then and the idea of a dating sim were you slowly find out that the girl you're dating is basically Gasai Yuno sounded like a cool concept), but the game itself lost me pretty quickly.
we've been neglected for years, and when someone throws us a bone the product always bombs
Great Edo Blacksmith? I have to admit, I was interested in that game since I love courtesans. I was a bit surprised that NISA passed on it because it does have RPG elements, which might make it easier to sell than a straight VN.
cj_iwakura
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Ha, not that one, Special Investigative Division. Came out like two years ago?
Hours Left
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I never heard of Enzai, so I guess that makes seven. You're missing Coming Out On Top, Super Health Club and Fantastic Boyfriends: Legends of Midearth. (The latter two are TBA as far as release dates go. COOT came out in November/December.)
Haha, technically that was before my "time" so no wonder I missed it. It sounds interesting but I'm guessing their response would be the same as with UtaPri, something like "if we had plans to release it we would have already done it by now".
I bought COOT, but I didn't mention it since I thought you that's the kind of game you meant by indie, but I guess you meant free? Hhhhmmm, not really into the "bara" aesthetic but they both sound like something I might enjoy anyway.
grim-tales
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Sees first screenshots of cute girls
*scrolls down*
That looks.. weird.. dating sim mixed with horror game? O_O
Basileus777
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So Sekai Project's new announcements:
Shizuku no Oto, a horror game
Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler, a RPG. Sekai project has finished translating the game and will be working on editing and game testing soon.
And Team ANAGO's Korean boys-love mystery adventure game November Boy. Which I can't find much information on other than apparently it's about obsessive, stalker romance.
Shizuku no Oto, a horror game
Machina of the Planet Tree -Planet Ruler, a RPG. Sekai project has finished translating the game and will be working on editing and game testing soon.
And Team ANAGO's Korean boys-love mystery adventure game November Boy. Which I can't find much information on other than apparently it's about obsessive, stalker romance.
So it's not very good? It was just a first impression and the idea, I really liked the concept
From what I played, I'd say it's not very good. Can't say for sure because I only played 5 hours or so and VNs are basically books; what you like and don't like is a lot more subjective than in other genres. I didnt like the way it was written and it looked pretty cheap, the trailers look much better than the game itself.
zeopower6
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The only NIS anniversary title we didn't get... >_>
I wanted that one too. NISA PLS.
Vox Chaotica
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So I just placed an order for Kara no Shoujo, and it should arrive within a week. How much suffering am I in for?
cj_iwakura
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I'm at Day 8 of Heaven's Feel, and I'm not sure I'm ready for this. The Interlude in Night 7 was really difficult to watch.
I take you already finished Princess Evangile?
As for suffering, quite a bit, try not to get attached to a few characters too much.
ACTUAL SPOILERS FOR KnS:
Tojiko ;_;
Vox Chaotica
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On the contrary, after 42 hours of Princess Evangile I am almost through my first route. Since the best girl is only available in the fandisc, I could only choose the third-best girl
Rise.
21 chapters, so I was honestly expecting to finish the route last night. BUT THEN THE "CHAPTER 22" TITLE CARD HAPPENED, I saved and haven't touched it since.
grim-tales
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Basileus777
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Each route is
26
How are you liking it so far?
All of it.
cj_iwakura
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The core plot is great. The
worm
I agree, the VN is excellent. I've been reading it nonstop since a few days ago and finished both Ayaka's and Ritsuko's routes already. I loved both, and sincerely after reading Ritsuko's route she's so far my favorite character from the ones available to choose, not to mention the best route so far, though Ayaka's no slouch, either. I really hope we get the fandisc after all of this, otherwise this will become my standard face:
Btw, when you say best girl you mean
Ruriko
Easy: see his profile on the Steam page for the VN. His review is the first one that appears there. And yeah, probably being an slow reader is the case.
Funyarinpa
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42 hrs PER ROUTE?!
Nope. Those are the hours he spent on the common route and a bit of Rise's. I've read it too and I assure you it isn't that long if you read at a normal pace
Funyarinpa
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Oh, I see.
By the way, since I legitimately have it now, I am playing through Danganronpa.
I am at CH4, easily the worst case in the whole series.
2 is ~75% translated, it's still just that one guy who's name I can never remember working on it.
As far as I know, the original never had a publicly announced project.
Hello everyone, I'd like to ask for some recommendations. I already know about Steins;gate and I believe I have some others in a document for review. I'm looking for slice of life or lighthearted stories to read through. I'm not sure what type of terminology is okay to use, so I'll spoiler tag it just incase, but
content is not required, but won't put me off from any VN's.
ecchi
Funyarinpa
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So many VNs getting announced lately
No, the worst part is that the fate of Zero Escape 3 is up in the air.
Thanks for this.
Hours Left
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COOT is indie for sure, but I felt that because it was part of a successful Kickstarter campaign it stood out as a more high profile release. It's a really great game too, so I like to give it support however I can.
Bara is my favorite genre so the fact that both Super Health Club and Fantastic Boyfriends are the first true taste of it we're getting in the west makes me very excited. (I know COOT and NTY have bara characters too, but unless the cast is 100%, some purist always dispute it. Though IMO, everyone in COOT is bara to me.) I hope you give them a spin. I'd like to see more gaffers get into the genre.
cj_iwakura
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I wonder, would you all consider The Silver Case a VN?
Because damn is it wordy.
Because damn is it wordy.
