/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>21085824
To マジレス somewhat I actually have been reading eroge in Japanese for like 5 years, and read Dies irae at the 1 year point-ish. I ended up pretty unhappy by the end because seriously the game can get pretty fucking hard to understand and a lot of it went over my head. Like, the common route's one step removed from standard murder mystery stuff, sure, not that hard at all, but once it gets going it can be really tough to fully understand and appreciate. It's pretty easy to go "think not feel" and then miss almost everything, scraping by with narrow comprehension without necessarily realizing how much is going over your head. About half of the ３つ巴 scene and buildup went in one ear and out the other for me and I was in a constant state of "I kindaaa get it?" which is not really the mood you want to be in. I ultimately re-read Dies years later and had a much better time, it was really apparent how much I had missed. I really wish I had just waited to read it when I was good at Japanese rather than just winging a playthrough when I wasn't ready.

With all that said I'm just giving this guy a hard time for laughs. Posting memes and getting memes in return, it's all good fun. I don't know his actual skill level and even if he's not understanding anything, sure, that's okay. It's just a game. And even when not understanding the plot or dialogue well, the music and presentation is cool enough to keep things going. So it can still be a positive experience. I'm not mad in the least, I'm glad he's reading Japanese and getting better. It can be a little sad to see newbs underestimate just how much their bad Japanese is fucking with games, but I'm not lame enough to get sincerely bothered by people using their free time to play things they're excited about.

tl;dr It's just banter m8