I think it'll be out later, probably after Sekai finishes up their current projects. Not sure how big their team is (I'm guessing >10 people) but I mean, VNs take time to do more than anything.
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I think it'll be out later, probably after Sekai finishes up their current projects. Not sure how big their team is (I'm guessing >10 people) but I mean, VNs take time to do more than anything.
Did you quote the wrong thing, because I'm failing to understand what Key's mainline development team for Japanese releases has anything to do with Sekai releasing old games in English.
RadioHeadAche
Member
That's a shame. How many endings are there?
My bad, I misread.
Basileus777
Member
I'm pretty sure they subcontract out for each project and only have a small internal staff. But Clannad is getting is retranslation, that's going to take a while. Fault and WEE ep 2 are supposedly still coming out this year though.
They did start to get a bit repetitive because there weren't that many tracks, but I was pretty fond of them. I think you described them quite well. They were nostalgic and kind of meloncholy. I really like Abo's style in general.
Around 35, give or take.
I loved it overall
Especially the conspiracy ending. (And no, thats not a spoiler, dont worry)
One of the most overrated products of our times.
I think the series fans have some weird Stockholm Syndrome going on by the time you get into Alternative.
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Hours Left
Member
You've probably played by now, but just in case it's about 3-4 hours to see everything I guess. (Unless you speed through the voiced dialogue.)
Well, he's in there for sure. I don't actually like his shirt, (too cutesy and on the nose) and his "bonus" scene was the worst of the four guys IMO. He's still cute though.
I actually liked him the best. <_< Looks better in uniform, though.
Just finished Cartagra.
Difficult to put my opinion into words. I think that my expectations were too high when I went into it because Kara no Shoujo was absolutely fantastic.
It was certainly not bad or not not worth reading but compared to KnS it was just kind of plain. The characters, the story, the writing and even the music were in comparison not on par. KnS makes you care so much more about the characters and the story and you get much more emotionally involved in it. I was kind of missing that in Cartagra. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read KnS first but that's how the games were releases in the West.
Before the true route it shifted between being average in the normal ends and straight up bizarre in the bad ends.
The true end redeemed the VN somewhat and did tie up some lose ends but it also went a little overboard with the twists I found. This image sums up my feelings towards it quite well (not a spoiler).
I guess I can look past those weak points since this was apparently Innocent Grey's first work and its 'sequel' improves on Cartagra in every aspect.
So if you do read Cartagra first, and think it's not bad and has some good ideas but could be a little better you should most definitely check out Kara no Shoujo.
Difficult to put my opinion into words. I think that my expectations were too high when I went into it because Kara no Shoujo was absolutely fantastic.
It was certainly not bad or not not worth reading but compared to KnS it was just kind of plain. The characters, the story, the writing and even the music were in comparison not on par. KnS makes you care so much more about the characters and the story and you get much more emotionally involved in it. I was kind of missing that in Cartagra. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read KnS first but that's how the games were releases in the West.
Before the true route it shifted between being average in the normal ends and straight up bizarre in the bad ends.
The true end redeemed the VN somewhat and did tie up some lose ends but it also went a little overboard with the twists I found. This image sums up my feelings towards it quite well (not a spoiler).
I guess I can look past those weak points since this was apparently Innocent Grey's first work and its 'sequel' improves on Cartagra in every aspect.
So if you do read Cartagra first, and think it's not bad and has some good ideas but could be a little better you should most definitely check out Kara no Shoujo.
Hours Left
Member
I don't mind his personality, he's sweet, but his scene at the end was about as sexy as a bag of hammers. I hope his other ones are better.
I know the VA has a reputation for some quite vocal expressions during certain "activities".
Corpse Party, Corpse Party Book of Shadows, Sweet Fuse, Danganronpa (fan-translation), Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom.
Hours Left
Member
Oh, apparently the demo for No, Thank You!!! is the most popular one MangaGamer has ever released. That's a great sign.
Oh, apparently the demo for No, Thank You!!! is the most popular one MangaGamer has ever released. That's a great sign.
Where did you read that?
Are Danganronpa and Corpse Party similar to Persona with 3D gameplay elements?
Danganronpa is 999 meets Ace Attorney. Corpse Party is a visual novel with RPG Maker gameplay.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Anyone know if Manga Gamer has gotten out of the red yet? They've kinda been there since they started existing.
Basileus777
Member
From what I gather on twitter, they're doing better than they used to but still not doing great. Doddler still laments about poor sales all the time.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Well the older translation isn't exactly too great but I guess it came out faster than the Twin's efforts.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Anyone played Takiya Iijima's games? He's written some VNs recently, but most notably did Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi on the SFC. Translating the latter game seems to be a monumental task, alas.
How many of their games are actually all-ages? Perhaps if they add more of those to the mix it may help their revenue a bit more?
Basileus777
Member
Their all ages games don't sell well. Though obviously Steam could change that.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Pretty much the titles that have anime series that are based off them are the ones that do best for the most part.
You might as well wait for the Steam version, it'll be worth the time.
Napalm_Frank
Member
The translation in the old Higu release was fine with me ¯\_(ツ_/¯
I got a pach for the music tho from a gaffer. Dunno how close it is to the OG release but I had no problems. It's no Umineko tier to be sure but still some fun tunes.
_/¯I got a pach for the music tho from a gaffer. Dunno how close it is to the OG release but I had no problems. It's no Umineko tier to be sure but still some fun tunes.
Basileus777
Member
I finished Cartagra. It benefited immensely from a strong ending, because prior to the last few hours it was pretty mediocre. The bad endings and side routes were fairly pointless, and there was way too much sex, it would have been a better product if those had just been cut out. The VN felt pretty short, but I actually liked that, it's preferable to how long-winded and poorly paced most of the medium is.
Now I think I'll finally get around to reading Kara no Shoujo, especially if it is much better than Cartagra.
Now I think I'll finally get around to reading Kara no Shoujo, especially if it is much better than Cartagra.
I looked it up for you and I̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶t̶w̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶r̶d̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶c̶e̶n̶e̶s it has fewer but not by much (
12
15
Also I don't know how you play your VNs but you might want to use a walkthrough because you have a lot of freedom in what to do between the events so getting the right flags for a route can sometimes be pretty tough or random.
Basileus777
Member
Thanks. Yeah, a lot of the issues with Cartagra's sex scenes were how many were packed into so closely together in a fairly short game.
I don't mind using a walkthrough, I usually at least glance at one to see how a VN is structured before I read it.
Yeah Steam would definitely help with more sales.
Basileus777
Member
The Clannad Kickstarter is up. It's running for 60 days.
MikeHattsu
Member
Backed.
calc84maniac
Member
Alright, backed for an early bird physical copy, why not.
Also, the "Stein's;Gate" in the OP is bothering me. I know the game's title doesn't have correct punctuation in the first place, but there's no apostrophe.
Also backed! I've supported all of Sekai's Kickstarters (except that book) since they've started
Yeah, I strongly recommend using a guide too, some of the things you need to do are very obscure and very easily missed. I started without using a guide, but after getting the same bad ending three times in a row I quickly grabbed a guide from the internet. Even though some bad endings are really nice, they kind off slow down the pace. You're in for a treat though, KnS is very good.
After I get more free time I will definitely check out Cartagra too. Have to keep my expectations a bit low though, if it's not as good as KnS.
Nice, got an early bird physical copy, which was what I wanted. If only they would announce and hit a Vita stretch goal, I would double my contribution for that version too, I love VNs on portable systems.
E: They're already a quarter funded and the kickstarter launched like an hour ago. Not familiar with early kickstarters so I don't know if that is typical, but I hope this gets funded quickly, my heart can't take another tooth and nail funding campaign.
I do like how the options now are more a la carte. You can get the physical copy and then on what you want
Don't need to invest in the top tier rewards if you don't want to.Basileus777
Member
I wonder what they will do for stretch goals because this is getting funded quickly. They ran out of the 1k tier in like 30 minutes.
Well this isn't going to be tooth and nail that's for sure.
R_thanatos
Member
The clannad kickstarter is going fast , really fast ...
not gonna pledge now ( 60 days is a long time ) , but , well this is going to be great
not gonna pledge now ( 60 days is a long time ) , but , well this is going to be great
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
*wipes tears with money and throws it at the screen*
Dracandros
Banned
I forgot to check the forum after lunch, so the early bird physical copies were gone before I could pledge. Oh well - $50 is not much for a physical copy of this.