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Visual Novels Community Thread | A Little Something for Everyone
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The game auto saves on any important choice
It gives enough save slots to just save on every choice too if you want too (there aren't that many either)
purseowner
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Flowers deserves more love.
Also, having just finished it, Utawarerumono is the best game of the year and you all really shouldn't miss out.
I'm currently playing it. The anime started good, and then just felt disconnected in the plot flow :/ Like it had to rush to the ending and didn't know how to lead into the third act properly. Already a few hours into the game, and it's already soooooo much better!
Speaking of Steam sales, how is Harmonia? Looks like another Planetarian type? Not sure if it's even kinect or not, or what the length is.
iceblade997
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The user comments on this seem really good thus far
. Does it follow the story -> battle -> interlude format that they used in Tears to Tiara II? And also does it allow saving during the story portions or is it only at predetermined points?Dandy Crocodile
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Yes it follows that format, just lots and lots of story. You can save pretty much anywhere. It's a VN.The user comments on this seem really good thus far
Yes it follows that format, just lots and lots of story. You can save pretty much anywhere. It's a VN.
I prefer playing VNs when I have a good chunk of time to get through it, but it's great having the "save anywhere" feature, to add a bookmark if something comes up.
My play time on them are never accurate either. It's like reading a book, it's relaxing, so sometimes makes me sleepy if I play them in the afternoon.
Basileus777
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The user comments on this seem really good thus far
It's not really structured like Tears to Tiara II because it has significantly less combat than that game. TtT2 had like 50 story missions and a ton of post game content, Utawarerumono is not nearly as meaty. But you can save anytime.
iceblade997
Member
Yes it follows that format, just lots and lots of story. You can save pretty much anywhere. It's a VN.
Thank you both - much appreciated
. Being able to save anywhere is handy. I like the combat in TtT2, but am glad that the "no saving" isn't a common thing for Aquaplus' VNs. That's my biggest gripe with it. Definitely want to try Utawaruremono once I can.ryanfadholi
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Is there a reasonable chance for Clannad/Grisaia/Muv-Luv releasing in Vita in 2017/2018?
I haven't been following VN updates for a while, with Summer Sale underway I'm thinking of getting the House of Fata Morgana and maybe one or two of titles above. But I'll gladly wait (and pay more) if they plan to release any of them in Vita this year :/
I haven't been following VN updates for a while, with Summer Sale underway I'm thinking of getting the House of Fata Morgana and maybe one or two of titles above. But I'll gladly wait (and pay more) if they plan to release any of them in Vita this year :/
SunDimension24
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The developers said it will release later this year in some patch notes detailing additional languages in april.
http://steamcommunity.com/games/449830/announcements/detail/469906559648797029
Not drama but delays since Extra, which was supposed to release by March 2016 and instead arrived on July and without the 18+ patch.
MLA is definitely missing summer, probably releasing in fall, 2018 would be incredibly disappointing for such an easy to predict amount of work with a budget way higher than needed.
1/2/3 are all around the same length and can be cleared in probably around 10 hours each. 4 is somewhat shorter than those, 5 and 6 are somewhat longer. 7 and 8 are the really long ones but those aren't out yet.
Funyarinpa
Member
10-13 hours for the first three, 5-7 hours for fourth, 13-15 for the fifth.
AHA-Lambda
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My god Dies Irae is just too damn long >_<
It does tend to go on and on and on, describing things in just too many words.
Looking forward to how anime turns out though, dem fight scenes...
Please, leave out the romcom bits when adapting
Looks like Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation: Time After Time passed 26k in total funding (26.387) through backerkit upgrades and add-on purchases, so the side story Chuusotsu - 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle is getting made.
I wonder if they'll manage to reach the 27.500 to get the new opening done.
I wonder if they'll manage to reach the 27.500 to get the new opening done.
enfieldvball
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Just finished fault:milestone2 above, holy eff'ing feels that ending brought feels, any news about the 3rd release?
Basileus777
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I just finished the Kei route in Dies Irae. I'm liking it, though it does feel a bit stretched out in places. I wish I had more time to get through it.
A prequel is coming out next, dated for Q4.
A prequel is coming out next, dated for Q4.
R_thanatos
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Yep , that ending ..was ... something else.( FEELS X1000 )
Man do i was angry when i realised the truth
I really can't wait to get to the second (well, third) one. The pacing is great already in the game compared to the anime, and you really get to know the characters a lot better. I have sooo many questions from the anime, and I doubt this game will answer any, until the next game comes out in a few months. It's also kind of neat to go into the game with the knowledge that
Oshtor = Ukon
purseowner
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September has felt insanely far away since I finished the game.
Thinking of picking up Clannad at last in the Steam sale - I presume most would concur that that's a decent decision?
It's a great decision, just keep in mind that it's ridiculously long.
so after playing probably a dozen or so visual novels over the past half decade now i've come to realize that horror ones tend to be my favorites(Saya no Uta,The House in Fata Morgana,Higurashi looks like it will likely end up joining that group although it's still too early to say for sure)
from what I understand there aren't really all that many great ones but are there any others I might not be aware of?
from what I understand there aren't really all that many great ones but are there any others I might not be aware of?
My personal favorite is Chaos;Head, shame there's no official release coming it looks like.
And Phenomeno, a free short VN which is an adaptation (maybe pseudo advertisement) of the first part of the first book of the same name.
Maybe it's due to so few offerings available but I did also enjoy the very indie-feeling title 'The Noose'. There's also Banshee's Last Cry which is only available on iOS, but it's more of a murder mystery than horror really. And everyone knows 999. Wish there was more Horror VNs because it's my favorite genre too.
I've seen multiple people say this, which is honestly kind of surprising. Didn't expect it to be that good.
How much slice of life stuff is in it, though? Cause I've got the feeling it's got a lot, and I rarely really care for that sort of stuff. Otherwise I'd just take the leap and see for myself, but the PS4 version is 50 euros, which is a bit much for what's essentially a VN imo.
R_thanatos
Member
A lot.
There is a lot of events made for knowing the characters , their like and dislikes and place them in the world
If i have to say , it's 30% srpg , 40% slice of life, 30% serious stuff
It's a VN with good srpgs elements , so the pricing matches, it's up to you not liking the slice of life elements to make your decision , but to be fair , this is good SOL , it's not that much fanservicy ( a couple of events max ) and it's more world building that anything else.
purseowner
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I'll echo the above, in that the slice of life is necessary to building up characterisation so that when it ramps up in its final act, the narrative beats impact hard.
Probably one of the most immaculately structured VNs I've ever read.
calc84maniac
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To be fair, it does have like 1-2% fanservice, saying there's none of any kind just isn't correct, haha. Agreed it's good slice of life though (and the occasional fanservice can be kind of hilarious tbh)
iceblade997
Member
Usually I check out if there's too much SOL in a visual novel that tries to balance it with more serious aspects, but the SOL scenes in Utawarerumono 2 are mostly all really great so it never bothered me. There is a ton of world building and character building in them too and there are very few scenes that ever feel like they were "wasted" and didn't serve either of those purposes.
This is a big lie though, there is plenty of fanservice and such.
This is a big lie though, there is plenty of fanservice and such.
R_thanatos
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Well i've just checked the gallery and the only thing "fanservice" are the bath scenes ( kuon and nosuri ) 3 events then in a 30 hour game.
i stand corrected.
They are so much Not the focus that i've forgot them
purseowner
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Uruuru and Saraana
I'd disagree though - they have some of the funniest lines in the thing outside of everything that comes out of Atuy.
Funyarinpa
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Is The Silver Case worth it at 40% off? Expecting a stylish, atmospheric and confusing mystery.
enfieldvball
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Yeah I was surprised:
They showed Sol & Mil through out the credits and Mil dying two years later, I was like shit....I know it's cheap to have a person be sick and give them 'x' amount of time to live to bring feels but damn
A bit disappointing we are getting a prequel so we won't find out what's happening with Ritonia anytime soon.
A bit disappointing we are getting a prequel so we won't find out what's happening with Ritonia anytime soon.
God damn it, Dies Irae is just like Fate/Stay Night having a baby with Friedrich Nietzsche.
Not something you ought to read while being even a bit tired.
Sadly, most people haven't read Cupid.
Not something you ought to read while being even a bit tired.
I kinda wish there was a bit more punching each others in the faces instead of both sides discussing the merits of their worldview about punching the other side in the face
Sadly, most people haven't read Cupid.
Have you played anything from Suda51? You'd probably like it then. I haven't played it myself but it's one of Grasshopper's first games.
It's not a story spoiler by any means, feel free to click it.
No that's pretty much literally what it is. The main character's nickname is Zarathustra and eternal recurrence is a huge part of the plot.
The common route's free so I'm not sure if the DLC (contains the character routes) would ever notify you if it's on sale.
EDIT: It might, I dunno how Steam works for DLC like that.