Decline Visual Novel Recomendation Thread

[Arthandas]

I'd rather not buy from Johren but there's no info on any drm on this release, could it be drm free like in normal stores (Jast/MG)?

 

[Elttharion]

localization

I started to hate that word so much.

Yes, it disgusts me too but that is the world they used. If they were being accurate to the source material they would use translation but alas...

FWIW this is the director for the project:

Shiravune will release new versions of Kara no Shoujo on steam, including the third game that mangagamer never translated. Its a completely new localization too. Considering Steam banned the second game before it will be interesting to see if they will allow it now.

VNDB says the Steam version is butchered...

Yep, looks like it:

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Steam version always butchered and you just download patch from their store

and KnS literally has and adult MC fucking school girls. And load of gore. No way its gonna be in Steam even if they don't butcher it.

Mangagamer KnS 2 was rejected in Steam for same reason. Honestly not publisher fault

 

[Arthandas]

Steam version always butchered and you just download patch from their store

Well, I don't see any patches for the new version. Does Johren even do patches like that?

 

[Elttharion]

Steam version always butchered and you just download patch from their store

Well, I don't see any patches for the new version. Does Johren even do patches like that?

They do

 

[Raghar]

https://www.johren.games/games/download/32+59/all-tags/all-soft/all-devs/all-pubs/newest/

This kinda reminds me of literature from Czech basin printed in year 1400. Then Czech kingdom got under Habsburg occupation, and Jesuits burned that down.

Cheap image printing, and lowering costs of paper by industrialization helped Czech books a lot.
(Surprisingly not literacy, literacy was at 40 percent fully gender equal, from what I gathered the only way how to survive crazy ideas of government was being able to read it with theirs own eyes.)
Nowadays we have internet and cute images are for free.

 

[Tyrr]

If they just cut the 18+ stuff to release it in a patch, why do they also "localize" everything new?
I doubt the patch will also restore the old translation.

 

[Arthandas]

If they just cut the 18+ stuff to release it in a patch, why do they also "localize" everything new?
I doubt the patch will also restore the old translation.

Because obviously they don't have the rights to MG's script.

 

[karoliner]

 

[catfood]

Never thought we'd see the day when this was released. It's probably the censored normie version though.

 

[MurkrLurkr]

Couple of years ago I obtained an unofficial freeware fan translation of this title for PS2 and emulated it on my school laptop. Had a really good time, considering I played it during the chaotic period of complete renovation of my apartment... Never finished it tho, since the translation was partial and my favorite girl's route, Asama Sakuya's, wasn't even touched.. Ran into couple of really entertaining bad and dead ends (27 of them in total). I think Akai Ito won't satisfy those who have a backlog of R-18 gaems, as low-key Yuri doesn't appeal to a large crowd, but branching supernatural mystery, with japanese folklore seasoning was pretty tasty, even if a bit mild... The branchy flowchart is by far the best aspect of the game, and I wish a lot more VN's would follow its example of tracking the MC's progress through the meandering narrative structure. Sequel Aoishiro I haven't played, but in fullness of time I plan to... I read that the official translation is pretty rough, so take my recommendation with a grain of sea salt

 

[Elttharion]

Nukitashi released on Steam and Johren by Shiravune. I was really interested in reading it but was fearing the worse because of some leaks regarding the TL. And its even worse than what I expected.

Apparently the localizer and the editor decided that it was their God given right to butcher this VN. Jokes about Trump, twitch jokes, zoomer net slang, ranting about gamergate, etc. For the love of God avoid this shit like the plague.

I also finished Chaos;Child today. That was a pretty dense and dark VN but its also probably my second favorite in the series (the first one is Steins;Gate). I still have some reservations about the plot twists and how they are handled but overall I really liked the game. I still need to digest the last few chapters of the VN and some of the character endings before I could make a more accurate rating but for now it would be . I also am curious about how much my view of the game would change if I reread it. Unfortunately I probably cant stomach reading it again so soon so that will have to wait.

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Nukitashi released on Steam and Johren by Shiravune. I was really interested in reading it but was fearing the worse because of some leaks regarding the TL. And its even worse than what I expected.

Apparently the localizer and the editor decided that it was their God given right to butcher this VN. Jokes about Trump, twitch jokes, zoomer net slang, ranting about gamergate, etc. For the love of God avoid this shit like the plague.

I also finished Chaos;Child today. That was a pretty dense and dark VN but its also probably my second favorite in the series (the first one is Steins;Gate). I still have some reservations about the plot twists and how they are handled but overall I really liked the game. I still need to digest the last few chapters of the VN and some of the character endings before I could make a more accurate rating but for now it would be . I also am curious about how much my view of the game would change if I reread it. Unfortunately I probably cant stomach reading it again so soon so that will have to wait.

The absolute state of 2020s JP - EN (((localization))) where Textractor + MTL (DeepL or Sugoi) is much better than the official release

 

[Derringer]

Nukitashi released on Steam and Johren by Shiravune. I was really interested in reading it but was fearing the worse because of some leaks regarding the TL. And its even worse than what I expected.

Apparently the localizer and the editor decided that it was their God given right to butcher this VN. Jokes about Trump, twitch jokes, zoomer net slang, ranting about gamergate, etc. For the love of God avoid this trash like the plague.

I also finished Chaos;Child today. That was a pretty dense and dark VN but its also probably my second favorite in the series (the first one is Steins;Gate). I still have some reservations about the plot twists and how they are handled but overall I really liked the game. I still need to digest the last few chapters of the VN and some of the character endings before I could make a more accurate rating but for now it would be . I also am curious about how much my view of the game would change if I reread it. Unfortunately I probably cant stomach reading it again so soon so that will have to wait.

The absolute state of 2020s JP - EN (((localization))) where Textractor + MTL (DeepL or Sugoi) is much better than the official release

The manipulation is probably on purpose to promote machine translations unironically, it's just another fork of marxism.

 

[MurkrLurkr]

 

[Sarathiour]

I men, look pretty generic, what's the deal with ...

From the fan-favorite brand, CLOCKUP, with a scenario penned by the writer of Maggot Baits

Ho



Indeed.

 

[Tse Tse Fly]

I was looking for a kind of entertainment which is like videogames but doesn't require intensive intellectual and cerebrospinal activity from the player, and I thought visual novels might fit this category (plus it's anime, which is great). Is Baldr Sky any good? How gameplay-heavy is it?

 

[merser]

"Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo "​

It is strange, but somewhat fun.
The plot and the world of the novel are quite interesting, although in many ways absurd, but this is not annoying, but amusing.
Although I have a slight assumption that many funny and interesting things appeared during the Russian translation, but i think it is still fun in EN. Сan recommend.

 

[merser]

Has anyone played this VN/dungeon crawler hybrid? It's remastered version of Japanese PS2 title from 2004 and it looks pretty interesting...

The game is interesting, but you just can't play it without a guide.
The game is confusing and some of the mechanics are weird, the puzzles are hard (or I'm just dumb), the VN part is good, but again, you can get confused (the wheel of emotions is almost like in a fucking oblivion), but the plot is good cultic story anyway.
The port should be played on a gamepad, the keyboard controls are not intuitive. Dungeon Crawl feels fresh and quite diverse compared to other JRPGs. In general - a well-deserved PS2 classic, you should try it.

 

[musouking]

Well, I never played any visual novel myself. So I just copy some otaku rank list here. All rated by 2000+ users.

1. Ever17 -the out of infinity-​

2. WHITE ALBUM2 -closing chapter-​

3. Sakura no Uta: Sakura no Mori no Ue o Mau​

4. Wonderful Everyday​

5. CLANNAD​

6. Remember11 -the age of infinity-​

7. Muv-Luv Alternative​

8. STEINS;GATE​

 

[430am]

FUCK Ever17, whoever recommended it to me like 10+ years ago or so, if I could send a message to him, he's a bitch. It's one of those "but truuuuuuuust me dude it gets so good after 9999 hours! totally worth it!" pieces. Except it didn't. And all those hours were filled with the same scene of eating fucking sandwiches. Might legit be the worst one I've read. Surprised I even got that far back then, being a teenager really lets you slog through garbage because you have too much time on your hands.

 

[Arthandas]

Shitavune released Dohna Dohna and The Shell Part 1 on JAST, drm free.

 

[merser]

Shitavune released Dohna Dohna and The Shell Part 1 on JAST, drm free.

DonaDona is just must play. It is lewd as fuck(and it is kinda bad, but it is a game about "bad things" and it not shown as something good, so whatever), but its so much fun.
And well, it was piratable before, you just need Locale Emu.

 

[merser]

Well, I never played any visual novel myself. So I just copy some otaku rank list here. All rated by 2000+ users.

1. Ever17 -the out of infinity-​

2. WHITE ALBUM2 -closing chapter-​

3. Sakura no Uta: Sakura no Mori no Ue o Mau​

4. Wonderful Everyday​

5. CLANNAD​

6. Remember11 -the age of infinity-​

7. Muv-Luv Alternative​

8. STEINS;GATE​

Do not believe these lists, remember that weeaboo/otaku are stupid degenerates who are ready to eat any shit.
There are about 3 good novels on this list, but I won’t say which ones, because I’m also a stupid degenerate.
(well okay, Clannad is good, but it is for a special mood)

 

[Endemic]

Shitavune released Dohna Dohna and The Shell Part 1 on JAST, drm free.

DonaDona is just must play. It is lewd as fuck(and it is kinda bad, but it is a game about "bad things" and it not shown as something good, so whatever), but its so much fun.
And well, it was piratable before, you just need Locale Emu.

Dohna is basically a modern remake of 大悪事 but in Tokyo. It's fun but the gameplay starts to become repetitive after a while.