The Visual Novel Megathread: Reading till your eyes bleed - Games

Almost forgot This weeks updates, green games had an update this week/are new. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AhcfI.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Cq1cP.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Redeyes;37831079]Searching the app store and found Kira Kira on it. Is it even partially like the actual PC game, if anyone's played it? From the description it sounds like a completely different story than the PC version but it says it was ported from it to the iOS devices.[/QUOTE] It's a different game. Still pretty good but not kira kira

[QUOTE=Regorc's Chest;37868863]Well Joe, I never realised that a visual novel is determined by the art style rather than the fact that it work's like a choice-based novel with visuals. :v: The plot, fair enough I guess, if it's not to your tastes it's not to your tastes, but yet again I don't feel that the fact that it has a plot not fitting the "norms" of visual novels shouldn't detract from the fact that it's a visual novel. Like how both [i]Harry Potter[/i] and Andy McNab's [i]Bravo Two Zero[/i] are both books, despite differences in genre and writing styles. However the more action orientated stance and the disable-able QTE's certainly aren't visual novel tropes, I'll give you that. [editline]1st October 2012[/editline] P.s. You avatar is much too distracting.[/QUOTE] Just saying, most visual novels follow an anime like appearance and if I play one with a totally different artstyle it takes me a while to adjust and actually pay any attention to the story. Kind of like Higurashi, take a look at the vn and then the anime. And yes my avatar is quite distracting people are already offering me money on steam for the source :v

most visual novels follow an anime/manga like appearance because they're, my god, made in japan naturally a western vn does not have to conform to this. Speaking of which, I like the art style, but I'm not too fond of the plot from what I've seen so far.

[QUOTE=Taggart;37874193]most visual novels follow an anime/manga like appearance because they're, my god, made in japan naturally a western vn does not have to conform to this. Speaking of which, I like the art style, but I'm not too fond of the plot from what I've seen so far.[/QUOTE] I agree, the plot seems to be just something random thrown together.

You people know there's a high quality version of Higurashi right? [IMG]http://daverost.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/higurashiliepc1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://daverost.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/higurashilieps22.jpg[/IMG]

wait since when I WANT IT

[QUOTE=iLife_Aftermath;37875998]You people know there's a high quality version of Higurashi right? [IMG]http://daverost.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/higurashiliepc1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://daverost.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/higurashilieps22.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] FUCK I went through life without knowing about this :(

[QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;37876344]FUCK I went through life without knowing about this :([/QUOTE] [IMG]http://desuchan.net/nipa/src/1246529436568.jpg[/IMG] loli bloomers [editline]2nd October 2012[/editline] how2patch [url]http://higurashifix.wikia.com/wiki/Sprite_and_BG_Patches[/url]

well shit

Looks a lot better, the old art was really off-putting for me. The story sounds interesting enough so now that there's higher quality artwork I might try it out one of these days.

Wow okay finally Hirugashi looks like something I'd be able to try out :v:

Why would bad art put you off reading something that has an amazing story and soundtrack anyway.

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;37880459]Why would bad art put you off reading something that has an amazing story and soundtrack anyway.[/QUOTE] Because I could just watch the anime instead because the art isn't weird in it?

[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;37870472]It's a different game. Still pretty good but not kira kira[/QUOTE] I thought so. I'll still get it anyways to give me some reading material on the go.

[QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;37880829]Because I could just watch the anime instead because the art isn't weird in it?[/QUOTE] Anime adaptions are rarely very good. Higurashi is one of the few exceptions which has a decent anime attached to it, although I'd still say the VN is better.

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;37880459]Why would bad art put you off reading something that has an amazing story and soundtrack anyway.[/QUOTE] Contrary to popular belief, [U]visuals[/U] are important in a [U]visual[/U] novel. I'd rather read a good story without the visuals if they're just going to distract from the final experience anyways.

Sorry to start a fight, its just someone recommended it without telling me what it was, the art just put me off getting it.

does fate/stay night have anything against [sp]kisses[/sp] or what? :I

[QUOTE=NS;37887287]does fate/stay night have anything against [sp]kisses[/sp] or what? :I[/QUOTE] Don't worry, there's nothing against phallus worms. Also, it's not you run of the mill slice of life romantic VN.

Not even 5 minutes into Tomoyo After and already got [sp]Tongue sucking H shit[/sp] coming in. I woulda appreciated that later on. Side note: Doki plans on making a patch for the ME version. no H and 50% MOAR TOMOYO.

[QUOTE=Redeyes;37910738]Not even 5 minutes into Tomoyo After and already got [sp]Tongue sucking H shit[/sp] coming in. I woulda appreciated that later on. Side note: Doki plans on making a patch for the ME version. no H and 50% MOAR TOMOYO.[/QUOTE] thanks now i need to play it just for that scene

Tomoyo After is good so far. Maybe it's just my mind preparing for the rape train of feels, but the scene where [sp]Tomo's mother says like 2 lines then leaves[/sp] Kind of pulled my strings. All I could say was "... Wat."

I finished reading Irina's route in my Girlfriend is the President a few days ago. It was pretty good, although, I think I liked Yukino's ending a bit better. I'm going to start on Ell's route next. I've been looking forward to it since Ell is probably my favorite of the main characters. Also, I like how the main menu music gets a new instrument added to it after every route. I'm curious what it will sound like at the end.

Finished Tomoyo After, I only have one thing to say.. My feels. On a side note, where is everyone?

too busy [del]wanking to[/del] playing visual novels to post

[QUOTE=Taggart;37994091]too busy wanking [del]playing visual novels[/del] to post[/QUOTE] fixed

hello orkel here with a reminder for everyone holy FUCK umineko and umineko chiru are the best visual novels in the history of visual novels and if you haven't read them go do it NOW [editline]11th October 2012[/editline] there is no other book that I've read in my life that has ingrained itself into my heart as hard as umineko has

[QUOTE=Orkel;38000430]hello orkel here with a reminder for everyone holy FUCK umineko and umineko chiru are the best visual novels in the history of visual novels and if you haven't read them go do it NOW [editline]11th October 2012[/editline] there is no other book that I've read in my life that has ingrained itself into my heart as hard as umineko has[/QUOTE] Already played my all of my current visual novels anyway. Thanks for something to do over the weekend orkel.

[QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;38000527]Already played my all of my current visual novels anyway. Thanks for something to do over the weekend orkel.[/QUOTE] takes a bit longer than the weekend to read through umineko, both the first and the sequel chiru are huge. there are 8 episodes (4 per game) and each episode is around 10 hours worth of reading [editline]11th October 2012[/editline] and don't get put down by the really slow start of episode 1, the story takes a while to kick off and when it does, holy shit [editline]11th October 2012[/editline] and don't spoil yourself on wikipedia, just get the game and start reading