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

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;34501063]I assume your talking bout Detective if so- Higurashi if you like figuring out how the culprit did it Unimeko if you want to figure out who the culprit is and how they did it[/QUOTE] I wasn't sure if there was a "actually figure this out" mystery to those or not, I'll check them out soon.

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;34501369]Every anime based off a VN is different because they have to compress the story for time. This may mean leaving out unimportant details, squashing events together, etc, etc.[/QUOTE] And when the Visual novel has lots of paths they start blending bits from each together which can sometimes be really bad, Like the fate/stay night anime

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;34501317]Honestly I havn't finished reading Higurashi, but imo it depends how you approach it. If you just read it passively without thinking about what is actually happening and who could be responsible then sure it doesn't have much to figure out. But I think that's kinda missing the point of the detective genre in general.[/QUOTE] I hate it in "mystery" fiction where the solution involves something the audience could know anything about like suddenly introducing magic or sslt.

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;34501369]Every anime based off a VN is different because they have to compress the story for time. This may mean leaving out unimportant details, squashing events together, etc, etc. [/QUOTE] Yeah and as soon as I asked that, it hit me that anime and VNs are a biiit different. So yeah, stupid question. [editline]2nd February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=chunkymonkey;34501296]I fail to see how telling someone they're wrong = offended. Ticked off would be more appropriate.[/QUOTE] Being a 20-year old Finnish guy, I don't quite see the subtle difference between those two words, or rather, how they differ in one's behaviour. So I'll just agree since you apparently got what I was saying. [editline]2nd February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=DiscoInferno;34501453]I hate it in "mystery" fiction where the solution involves something the audience could know anything about like suddenly introducing magic or sslt.[/QUOTE] I have to agree with this. And I absolutely love it when it's the other way around. Mystery is my favorite genre, if I should put it that way

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;34501009][img] http://i39.tinypic.com/1zz1gdd.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mp9rhtudaE&feature=related[/media]

Steam chat decided to make their own VN, here's some box art: [img]http://i.imgur.com/pumql.png[/img]

GOTY Every year

I like the way that the OP has a literal translation for Umineko, but not for Higurashi (hint: Cicadas, figure the rest out lol)

[QUOTE=Taggart;34501590]I like the way that the OP has a literal translation for Umineko, but not for Higurashi (hint: Cicadas, figure the rest out lol)[/QUOTE] Heh, I'm trying, I have long days, I just got back :v:

I still have 10% left in Katawa. And it's because I haven't done the bad endings. I don't want to be that terribly depressed, but i'll have to do it anyways.

[QUOTE=mastermaul;34502685]I still have 10% left in Katawa. And it's because I haven't done the bad endings. I don't want to be that terribly depressed, but i'll have to do it anyways.[/QUOTE] You could easily just skip through the bad ending, not read any of it, if you REALLY want to avoid any emotions.

I was re-watching the KS FMV's and I suddenly began wondering... who is the short-haired girl depicted on the paper torn-out received at the beginning of Lilly's Act 2? Can't be Akira, Hanako, Hideaki, or anybody else I recall being involved in her arc...

[QUOTE=Im Crimson;34502791]I was re-watching the KS FMV's and I suddenly began wondering... who is the short-haired girl depicted on the paper torn-out received at the beginning of Lilly's Act 2? Can't be Akira, Hanako, Hideaki, or anybody else I recall being involved in her arc...[/QUOTE] I think it's Lilly when she was a kid. Especially since that act's called "Past".

Well the Act name is the Past so maybe it's her when younger? [editline]2nd February 2012[/editline] ninja

ok so if i'm reading this synopsis right in saya no uta you get raped by a blob monster disguised as a beautiful girl due to your fucked senses [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] am i right

[QUOTE=Banned?;34498756]Also, linking English patches in the OP for each game may be a good idea. [url=http://mirrormoon.org/projects/fate_stay_night]Fate/Stay Night[/url] [url=http://mirrormoon.org/projects/tsukihime]Tsukihime[/url][/QUOTE] I'll make sure to add them soon! [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;34502904]ok so if i'm reading this synopsis right in saya no uta you get raped by [sp] a blob monster disguised as a beautiful girl due to your fucked senses[/sp] [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] am i right[/QUOTE] Not exactly, but close guess.

so do you have consensual sex with a blob monster or what

So, should I add "Don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story" to the OP? It's free, short and pretty nice to play through. [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;34502967]so do you have consensual sex with a [sp] blob monster[/sp] or what[/QUOTE] It's more like having a romantic relationship with the last thing that looks nice to you in a world filled with blood and guts. [sp]Saya isn't a blob monster, anyway. It's impossible to know what she really is until really late in the story, and even then you never really know.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;34502967]so do you have consensual sex with a blob monster or what[/QUOTE] SPOILER THAT SHIT it was a really fucking cool twist, don't ruin it for the rest of us

Seriously, spoiler tag anything sensitive to ruin a player's experience, please. There's nothing as worst as getting the ending or important plot twist in visual novels spoiled.

[QUOTE=Feuver;34503058]Seriously, spoiler tag anything sensitive to ruin a player's experience, please. There's nothing as worst as getting the ending or important plot twist in visual novels spoiled.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I was only mildly interested in Saya no Uta until the part where it "all comes together" then i was like OOOOOOOOOOOO

Window sized textboxes are so inconvenient Seriously who made such a poor design choice

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;34501009][img] http://i39.tinypic.com/1zz1gdd.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] are those triangles that's not how eyes work

[QUOTE=Neat!;34503077]Yeah, I was only mildly interested in Saya no Uta until the part where it "all comes together" then i was like OOOOOOOOOOOO[/QUOTE] Positively or negatively? Just wondering. [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Jund;34503081]Window sized textboxes are so inconvenient Seriously who made such a poor design choice[/QUOTE] Depends on the visual novels. Some takes the whole window (Screen), while others take only the bottom half. In my opinion, they should always use the bottom box for dialogue, and the whole screen for narration.

[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;34502904]ok so if i'm reading this synopsis right in saya no uta you get raped by a blob monster disguised as a beautiful girl due to your fucked senses [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] am i right[/QUOTE] Why do you care?

Whole window sized textboxes for dialogue with no character name displays Why

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;34503126]Why do you care?[/QUOTE] because i am genuinely interested in reading it? [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] or i guess "playing" it idk

[QUOTE=Jund;34503143]Whole window sized textboxes for dialogue with no character name displays Why[/QUOTE] Just a guess, but probably because there's not much going on in the background so you only need to read text.

I've taken a habit of playing F/SN's Fate once a year to see if I'll cry. If I won't, I'm no longer a human.

[QUOTE=Itachi_Crow;34503155]because i am genuinely interested in reading it? [editline]1st February 2012[/editline] or i guess "playing" it idk[/QUOTE] I doubt it.