no, steam doesn't notify you if dlc is on sale unless you have particular dlc wishlisted, but as it is a new game, it won't have discounts any time soon and I'll check at winter sale myself.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Visual Novels Community Thread | A Little Something for Everyone
- Thread starter Yuuichi
- Start date
no, steam doesn't notify you if dlc is on sale unless you have particular dlc wishlisted, but as it is a new game, it won't have discounts any time soon and I'll check at winter sale myself.
R_thanatos
Member
Atuy stole the show
when the cast of uta 1 wasn't on screen.
You could argue that those 2 are fan service characters BUT they aren't really many visual scenes with them that could count as fanservice.
*poke *poke.
Well it does hit hard because
you have hope that they can fix the situation. There was always a moment in my mind that they would stand up and find a way to be better. I was so intrested in her dreams and hopes myself that i just said "FUCK IT" when i realised , like the heroine , that it was already too late
Then the feels came FULL FORCE . It's easy to do , but i didn't realise that fault would go this route
since millestone one ended on a happy note and full of hope , aside from that cliffanger.
I need to start playing this game.
cj_iwakura
Member
That's exactly what you'll get.
Don't want to derail the thread so please bear with me for just a few sec. If anyone has a spare full humble sekai bundle I would be interested to purchase it.
Basically I just failed a will save on a product after the offer expired :/
To be clear, there was too much shit and I needed the cash but now I'm thinking a little late that it was globally a nice bundle.
Basically I just failed a will save on a product after the offer expired :/
To be clear, there was too much shit and I needed the cash but now I'm thinking a little late that it was globally a nice bundle.
Basileus777
Member
I only have Rea's route left in Dies Irae and if I have one complaint with the VN, it's that the end of every route feels like Return of the King movie ending. The story flirts a lot with anti-climax despite having a bunch of events that on their own are impressive.
Funyarinpa
Member
Nope, Watanagashi takes some time to set things up as well, but Tatarigoroshi and onwards goes to real shit real quick
Watanagashi really passes the mark with the SoL elements, some of which are also kind of bad. But the following chapter understands the lesson and dramatically improves the pacing, with ch.3 having just a few (better) SoL scenes and a ton of mistery content.
One thing I'm loving about my late Higu reading (having watched the anime) is that you can definitely see Ryu improving chapter after chapter in many aspects, one of which is indeed the balance between scenes and the quality of the SoL moments.
Guys, I recently completed all the "Aria" anime series and I fucking loved them.
I just discovered 2 visual novels released on PS2, both made by Alchemist:
I just discovered 2 visual novels released on PS2, both made by Alchemist:
- Aria the Natural: Tooi Yume no Mirage
- Aria the Origination ~Aoi Hoshi no El Cielo~
Basileus777
Member
I know about Babel but not Pygmalion so I'm asking about that one instead
but thanks would prioritize babel!
Funyarinpa
Member
Welp... Got The Silver Case.
...Did they change the contents of the demo? I recall nothing about (demo spoiler lol)
but seeing
...Did they change the contents of the demo? I recall nothing about (demo spoiler lol)
solving ciphers in Cauliflower
some sort of military operation to capture someone (Kamui?) going really wrong.
Translation Status Update June 25 from /r/visualnovels
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Originally from /jp/ on 4chan
Fuwanovel version
Funyarinpa
Member
Isn't Umineko longer than 120 hours? Or am I mistaken? Always thought it was somewhere between 120 and 150.
...In my opinion (which people 99% disagree with), the length should be the least of your concerns with Muv Luv, it's incredibly underwhelming for such a hyped-up VN.
cj_iwakura
Member
Its in the demo too, unless you skipped them using the solve button.
Funyarinpa
Member
I only played the demo so far. It feels like it's an entirely different segment of the game, as I recall,
the demo took place in a forest of sorts.
Then again, it's been months since I last played the demo (played it today also), so maybe I'm just misremembering things
cj_iwakura
Member
There's two demos.
Funyarinpa
Member
what
Basileus777
Member
I can't even think of many VNs that long. Dies Irae and MLA are not anywhere near 100 hours long.
cj_iwakura
Member
One is Lunatics, the other is Decoyman.
The n00b Avenger
Member
If you count ones with gameplay, but that's kind of cheating.
I don't even think both Uminekos combined quite get to 100, though it comes pretty close.
cj_iwakura
Member
Not even. They're chapters that the demos take place during.
I'm not really feeling Root Before yet... Honestly, this scenario feels even more generic than After, and the player's knowledge of what ends up happening on the day of the incident is constantly at odds with how the MC keeps forgetting about the visions and omens he receives. Every single time the character says his memory's hazy or something, and then just goes on with his life as if nothing had happened.
That's on top of the "omg you can choose how your character interacts with others" system being a cop out because I already know I'm supposed to constantly flatter people like a pathological liar before the latter quarter of the game, where all hell is bound to break loose and people start dropping like flies even faster if they don't trust you... or something.
That's on top of the "omg you can choose how your character interacts with others" system being a cop out because I already know I'm supposed to constantly flatter people like a pathological liar before the latter quarter of the game, where all hell is bound to break loose and people start dropping like flies even faster if they don't trust you... or something.
Yeah, sounds way too long for me. Going by the first hour or two - maybe they'd only be 10 hours if they cut some of the bloat by, for example, not saying the same goddamn things again and again.
I'm still interested in it, but it was so fucking tedious to actually read that I think I'll just check the anime when it's out.
Long VNs are good, but only as far as you can get something in return quite often. Dies for now (Kei route) fails at that, and many are saying things like the main chara not developing at all in four routes...
I like its lexicon, but the writing style is not just what words you use but mostly how you use them, and people like NisioisiN are much better at diluted dialogues than Dies author looks to be.
That's what I loved of Umineko, yes it's loooong (took me 7 months, no rush) but even chapters like 2 and 4 keep developing characters, ideas, themes, it gives you way more (that's the point of it really) than simply a nice story with some twists. The so loved Fata Morgana did that too.
That's what most novels fail, or at least are not good at imho, they keep your attention by adding mystery after mystery but the inevitable slow moments seem to be here just because they wanted to add real tastes but don't know how. Muv Luv Extra is the pinnacle of that kind of writing, with alternate heroines getting paradoxically worse in their routes (
), still taking 30h.
Sometimes I hope that more novels choose the Saya no Uta route, if you just want to write some strange shit go ahead and don't bother with anything else, it's not like you can't portrait characters or moral questions that way.
I like its lexicon, but the writing style is not just what words you use but mostly how you use them, and people like NisioisiN are much better at diluted dialogues than Dies author looks to be.
That's what I loved of Umineko, yes it's loooong (took me 7 months, no rush) but even chapters like 2 and 4 keep developing characters, ideas, themes, it gives you way more (that's the point of it really) than simply a nice story with some twists. The so loved Fata Morgana did that too.
That's what most novels fail, or at least are not good at imho, they keep your attention by adding mystery after mystery but the inevitable slow moments seem to be here just because they wanted to add real tastes but don't know how. Muv Luv Extra is the pinnacle of that kind of writing, with alternate heroines getting paradoxically worse in their routes (
the whole love with a Doctor in Kei route.............
Sometimes I hope that more novels choose the Saya no Uta route, if you just want to write some strange shit go ahead and don't bother with anything else, it's not like you can't portrait characters or moral questions that way.
Chairmanchuck
Member
I think the biggest problem with long VNs is that you often dont need a lot of the "filler" stuff to get the story going.
Like in Grisaia you can cut so much "useless" dialogue and scenes.
Like in Grisaia you can cut so much "useless" dialogue and scenes.
Funyarinpa
Member
It was so bad that having to force myself through Extra and then being disappointed by Alternative (Unlimited was decent) almost made me give up on VNs. I think YU-NO was the game that took me back.
I can't stand moe/harem VNs, but still I found MuvLuv Extra enjoyable.
I managed to find amusement out if its comedy (Initial D parody was the best). I liked Sumika-MC's dynamic. He probably beat her up the same amount as she did him. This kind of trop is horribly overdone in anime, but since it was done in both directions I found it amusing. Side routes were truly abhorrent though. But at least Sumika/Meiya's were ok, 6-7/10 overall.
MLA still remains in my top 5 with Majikoi, Higurashi, F/SN and Kara no Shoujo series.
I managed to find amusement out if its comedy (Initial D parody was the best). I liked Sumika-MC's dynamic. He probably beat her up the same amount as she did him. This kind of trop is horribly overdone in anime, but since it was done in both directions I found it amusing. Side routes were truly abhorrent though. But at least Sumika/Meiya's were ok, 6-7/10 overall.
MLA still remains in my top 5 with Majikoi, Higurashi, F/SN and Kara no Shoujo series.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I've completed 2 routes now (along with 3 of the side stories as well) and am currently at 50 hours.
And it's a shame almost? I'm certainly enjoying Dies Irae but it's really, quite simply, too damn long - plus it seems like there is a quite some retreading of content for going through the different routes.
I actually feel like I need a break from it now for a while and play some other stuff before doing the last 2 routes.
Well I could believe that Dies Irae is one of them from where I am just now. From what I've seen it seems like the last route basically requires you to go through the entire game again.
The common route is 90% the same no matter what, the reason you restart for the Rea route is that it requires a few particular choices not necessarily related to Rea, I think, cause a good chunk of Rea's route
. You're still skipping through most of the common route and the skip speed is ultra fast. Actual playtime for Dies should be somewhere around 60 hours if you're the type to let all the voices play, 50-55 hours if you aren't.
is actually the Rusalka route
Basileus777
Member
It doesn't. Getting into Rea's route takes like 30 minutes.
Dies Irae is not a 100 hour game either.
The n00b Avenger
Member
Dies Irae took me about 60 hours to play all the routes, yeah. If anything it's actually a bit shorter than Fate. And since the length is divided into 4 routes instead of 3 it moves at a faster pace as well
Though both are still fairly long of course.
Though both are still fairly long of course.
Funyarinpa
Member
The brunette teacher is just about the only thing I remember fondly about Extra lol
AHA-Lambda
Member
Well I feel like I'm either reading very slowly or reading stuff I don't need to or something cos I struggle to see how Dies Irae could be 60 hours
Basileus777
Member
Are you not using the skip function? Because if you are, Dies Irae has very little repeated content. It isn't Demonbane. It's actually refreshing how Dies Irae breezes through stuff covered in earlier routes and doesn't repeat itself. That's a nice benefit of a structured route order.
Or are you counting idle time that Steam's counter includes? I know that I can never trust Steam's hour number for visual novels because I leave them running for long stretches that I am not reading.
The Anime Expo gaming schedule is up . Quite a few VN-related panels too!