/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Sekai/Denpa
Karakara 3 - Upcoming release
The Seventh Sign -Mr. Sister- - "Planning release", appears to have been rejected by Steam
Ley-Line: Daybreak of Remnants Shadow - "More programming"
Ley-Line: Flowers Falling in the Morning Mist - Fully localized, in engine work
Re;Lord Volume 2 - 100% translated+edited, awaiting engine work by the developer
Harumade Kururu - Awaiting engine work, upcoming release
Rewrite+ - Main game 60% translated, Harvest Fiesta 50% translated, November 2020 estimated release
Love Duction - 100% translated and edited, engine work in progress
Hoshizora no Memoria (retranslation) - In QA
Hoshizora no Memoria Eternal Heart - 60% translated
>Island Diary - 100% translated and edited
Creature to Koi Shiyo!! for Otome - Waiting on a third party
Miko no Kanata - 100% translated and edited, awaiting engine work
Memory's Dogma - Code:01 Released, 02 onwards upcoming
Tenshin Ranman - QA and engine work next, in "icebox"
Fault - Silence the Pedant - Demo released
Fault Milestone 2 - Side Above released, GE still to come
NarKarma EngineA - Announced
Subete no Koi ni, Hanabata o. - Picked up
Sumire - Picked up
I Walk Among Zombies Volume 3 - Picked up
I Walk Among Zombies Volume 0 - Picked up
Sanarara R - 100% translated, 25% edited
>9-nine- Episode 3 - 40% translated
Amatsutsumi - Translation and editing in progess
KoiKuma Fan Disc - 100% translated, editing ongoing, waiting on build from dev
Love's Sweet Garnish 2 - Translation and editing in progress
Kanojo no Seiiki - Picked up
Glass - Picked up
New Glass - Picked up
Nekopara Vol 4 - 50% translated and 30% edited, 2020 release
>Amairo Chocolate - 100% translated and edited
Kimagure Temptation - 30% translated
Secret Project 3 - 37% translated
>Secret Project 4 - listed
>Secret Project 5 - listed
>Secret Project 6 - listed
>Secret Project 7 - listed


Sol Press/Panty Press
Shitsuji ga Aruji o Erabu Toki - 30% translated, 10% edited
Nukitashi - 100% translated, 25% edited
Himawari to Koi no Kioku - 68% translated, 68% edited
>Irotoridori no Sekai - 98% translated, 87% edited
DareSora - Volume 1 Released, info on future volumes soon
Witch's Garden - Picked up
Happiness! 2 Sakura Celebration - 99% translated, 61% edited
Jinrui Saikyou Seiyoku no Yome Kouguchi Rinko - Picked up
Hyper->Highspeed->Genius - Picked up

Nekonyan
Hello Lady - Main game 100% translated and edited, fan disc fully translated and editing to finish by the end of June, tentative Summer release
Dracu Riot - 100% translated and edited, engine porting starting shortly
Riddle Joker - 85% translated and 75% edited
Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche - 65% translated and 20% edited
Clover Days - 100% translated and TLC, editing and engine porting starting shortly
IxShe Tell - 75% translated and 60% edited
Aokana Extra1 - 25% translated, 10% edited
Fureraba Complete edition - Vita exclusive content to be added to Fureraba a couple months after the fandisc release
Melty Moment - On hold until after a newer Hooksoft title is released
Making＊Lovers: Geki Icha After Story - "we plan to translate the Fandisc as well"
Secret Project #1 - 23% translated

Fakku
Abaddon: Princess of the Decay - 2020 release

Visual Arts/Key
Angel Beats 1st Beat - 50% translated

Aksys
Collar x Malice -Unlimited- - August 21st release
Piofiore no Banshou - September 10th
Gensou Kissa Enchante - November 13th release

Aniplex.exe
>ATRI -My Dear Moments- Released
>Adabana Itan - Released

Other
Wanko no Yomeiri - Upcoming release
Taimanin Asagi - Page for the Trial of episode 1 back on Steam
The Humbling of a Holy Maiden - Announced
>Trap Legend - Steam page listed
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>Stuff like this has been either added or updated since the last thread

>>24342583
>Palais de Reine - released

This surprised me.

>>24342580
That is a lot of secret projects for Sekai

>>24342580
>Django - Waiting on translation.

Is the translator okay?

>>24343130
Wonder how many of them will be decently sized titles versus short single heroine titles.

Any reason Mahoyo is not on the list? Is it because it's being translated from French?

>>24343130
Most likely, they'll be announced in a couple of weeks to coincide with when AX normally would happen (Probably within the timeframe of July 3-5). I expect the same timeframe for both JAST and Mangagamer, though IIRC, the Muv Luv franchise has announcements planned for July 1st. I was expecting Sekai to reduce their presence in the VN scene overtime, but depending on the announcements, that expection could be completely wrong. Though, the announcements could just as easily be only indie games.
It's kind of funny how after all this time, the MG survey results still haven't been released. It would be funny if they were released on the day on the MG announcements just to say "Hey guys, look at these announcements that match with the survey results".

>>24348720
AX are doing a "lite" version this year and just skimming through their website I see that MG, JAST, FAKKU and Sekai are listed in the exhibitor page (aniplex too, but I don't think they will announce anything VN related so soon). Seems like Nekonyan still aren't doing Cons.

>>24348924
Forgot to link said page.
https://www.anime-expo.org/2020-lite/exhibitors/

How does it feel to be an EOP? I can't even imagine anymore.

>>24348239
That and it's being translated in Arabic and Hebrew.

Was Conjueror the only translator who isn't a virgin, a tranny, in a relationship with a tranny or an obese woman?

>>24349000
It feels awful

>>24349000
It doesn't feel bad with all the great shit coming out.

>>24348239
I'm not defending the mahoyo project because i think japanese > french > english is fucking dumb but it's funny to see that OP don't put Mahoyo in the list while he still take the time to list every fucking machinetl projects which are even worse since it's google translate tier. Talk about double standard. I always wonder who is behind these VNTL thread.

>>24350283
I don't really care about his personal life, but he was one of the very few translators that didn't shit up his works with dozens of already outdated memes. I had my problems with the guy, but I was always very grateful for that fact.

>>24351176
You obviously haven't read *that* scene in Himawari then.

>>24351267
Maybe he took the Himawari criticism to heart, because I complained the most about it out of everyone here, I think. Still, every other game of his that I read was mostly free of that kind of shit.

>>24351303
I haven't read Tokyo Babel or Sakura Mori so I wouldn't know. I just hope he didn't fuck up Sanarara too much besides his retarded crusade against honorifics.

>>24348924
>>24348936
I think the exhibitor page is more of an advertisement for companies that usually go to AX rather than an indication of who will be presented in the 2 12 hour livestreams on July 2nd and 3rd. It's possible though, and it would be funny if the livestream got taken down because either Twitch or Youtube got offended by MG announcing Funbag Fantasy 3 or something like that even if they kept the panel all ages.

>>24351399
I wasn't really expecting them to be on the livestream since they usually just have one themselves, my post was more to tell anon that there is still an event happening and the announcements each company have will be within the time frame of the event.

how bad is eustia going to be?

>>24342242
Not a fan of Sizuru, personally. Though I know that decision came from Key.

>>24351350
Tokyo Babel is a very correct translation. If it sounds boring and rigid at times, it's because of the original (basically a failed literary experiment of mixing the high school setting with angels, demons and the purgatory).

>>24359476
I still don't know why they picked up this super expensive all ages title instead of some older 18+ chuunige which would be much cheaper and probably sold better.
Tokyo Babel is a title more suited for Fruitbat Factory or Sekai Project IMO since they are more popular with the steam/all ages audience.

>>24360161
They were probably banking on people buying it because of the high profile seiyuu, they did the same with Lilycle.

>>24360977
I don't think western VN readers care very much about seiyuu.

>>24359476
This was boring and the chuuni wasn't fun. Couldn't be bothered to finish it.

>>24360977
>Lilycycle
Damn I forgot about this,even the /u/ threads about it are dead.

Someone mentioned it in the last thread, but what exactly happened between Fakku, Orcsoft and Quof and where are the supposed 10 license announcement from Fakku?

>>24361016
Well it was more about trying to get anime fans to buy it like you can see here: http://blog.mangagamer.org/2019/02/13/lilycle-rainbow-stage-pre-order/

>>24361171
>but what exactly happened between Fakku, Orcsoft and Quof
I don't think anything happened between Fakku and Orcsoft, I just think Orcsoft want more of their games translated and reached out to other companies because Fakku were slow at getting Chii-chan out. I don't think anyone but Quof knows what happened between him and Fakku.
>and where are the supposed 10 license announcement from Fakku?
I doubt they dropped them, but maybe they're doing something similar to what (I assume) they do with their manga and only announce it when it's ready or almost ready since both of their current releases were delayed about a year before they actually released.

>>24361172
I was thinking of Tokyo Babel when I said that; I don't know anything about the yuri market.

>>24361202
They did the same thing with Tokyo Babel.
>http://blog.mangagamer.org/2016/03/29/tokyo-babel-character-intros-sorami/
>Sorami is voiced by Itou Kanae, who you may know from her anime roles such as Nana from To Love-Ru, Elise from The World God Only Knows, Yui from Sword Art Online, Saten from A Certain Scientific Railgun, and Sena from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai!
>http://blog.mangagamer.org/2016/03/30/tokyo-babel-character-intros-raziel/
>Raziel is voiced by Hanazawa Kana, who you might be familiar from her anime roles like Hana from Prison School, Nadeko from the Monogatari series, Charlotte from Infinite Stratos, Kuroneko from OreImo, and Akane from Psycho-Pass.
>http://blog.mangagamer.org/2016/03/31/tokyo-babel-character-intros-lilith/
>Lilith is voiced by Sawashiro Miyuki, who you might know from her anime roles such as Shinku from Rozen Maiden, Perrine from Strike Witches, Celty from Durarara!!, Haruka from Uta no Prince-sama, and Fukawa from Danganronpa!
>http://blog.mangagamer.org/2016/04/01/tokyo-babel-character-intros-samael/
>Samael is voiced by Kitamura Eri, who you may be familiar with from her anime roles such as Rimi from Chaos;Head, Cure Berry from Fresh Pretty Cure!, Yui from Angel Beats, Karen from the Monogatari series, Salia from Cross Ange and many others!

>>24361215
I see. I can only speak for myself but I would never play a VN just because it had a seiyuu that I liked in some other game/anime. That's more of a "bonus" thing to me, like oh yeah I recognize this seiyuu from X. I mean, shit, I don't even understand the language they're speaking, so how much do you expect me to care about them? Lol.

Sometimes I really wonder how low sales must be for Sengoku Rance to be in the chart again despite not even being on sale, that and every KaguraGames title jumping to the top within a day or two after release.
Kinda bizarre that 3rd party titles are selling better than their own.

>>24361434
Doesn't it go by top sales that week? Obviously new games are going to top the chart just like it does on the JAST store too, and SR is so famous that constant sales are pretty much guaranteed.

Strange. Wonder what the reason for that could be. Just another Sekai fuck up?

>>24363799
Isn't that the translator who they got rid off because their work was basically MTL tier?

>>24363980
I think so, yes.

>>24363980
Isn't that guy a moogydrone? How is it possible for him to get ghosted from a project supported by the cartel? Wait until The Don hears about it.

>>24361434
By sheer coincidence, I ordered something on May 4, 15, and 31 (the last time I bought something from MG before that was Sept 2019). I can give you the order numbers of those dates to have some sense of the number of titles MG sold during that month. If there was a sale during that month (which I don't remember) then the numbers might be inflated.

May 4 - 397627
May 15 - 399130
May 31 - 400780

>>24365058
Apparently no one was credited, I don't know why he's making it about himself specifically.

>>24361695
I wasn't expecting SR to have such a long tail especially with the long existing fan translation, but I guess I was wrong on about that. It looks like it will be comparable to Rance VI in sales (which got 10th place in MG store sales in 2019 despite being released Dec 2016). SR will probably have a high place this year, and maybe even place in 2021.

>Sekai 5 secret projects
Surely at least one of them will be a good VN, right?

>>24367070
3 moege, 1 EOLVN and 1 (bad) plotge.

>>24367070
Why would you want that? Hope that it's all kusoge.

>>24367196
Aye. I'd rather not expend the effort it takes to pirate from Sekai Project if I can help it.

>>24367352

Wait, SP still releases stuff? Could have fooled me.

>>24366738
I wouldn't want my real name to be associated with a porn game t b h

>>24342580
>Shin Koihime Musou - 100% translated, 34% (37329/108888) edited
>Eiyuu*Senki GOLD - 100% translated
ahhhhh cant wait, its taking so long

>>24365471
Surely nobody could be stupid enough to make those numbers actually accurate and not semi-random.

>>24372011
We used to have an anon who tracked them and they seem to correlate with dates of releases.

>>24372011
They seemed accurate enough back when tracker anon was around. MG probably just doesn't care.

>>24372628
>2.5 years later, there have only been about 100,000 sales
I don't think that there have been any bundles after tracker anon stopped at the very least, but that just shows you how niche the market is. IIRC, multiple games on the same shopping cart count as one order number, but I doubt that happened too often.

>>24373135
>I don't think that there have been any bundles after tracker anon stopped
Pretty sure they did one a few months back.

So how do we take down Mangagamer faster?
Is it worth reporting the titles on Steam so they'll lose that source of income?

>>24374324
>we
not your personal army

>>24374324
I don't mind if you target Mangagamer as long as you take down Sekai Project first.

>>24372628
Reminder that he hid Japanese bird cooking spaghetti in every image.

Aksys, Spike Chun and NIS America all have announcements at this Newgameexpo livestream in 30 minutes if anyone cares. Not guaranteed to be VN stuff though.

>>24380073
The hero we need, but not the one we deserve.

>>24380423
IIRC, some otome stuff were announced, but nothing most posters in the thread would be interested in.

Maybe not the best place to ask, but here it goes

Is every single VN by Key worth reading? The only one I finished reading is Clannad and I was expecting the same level of quality on their other VNs, but I'm currently reading Kanon and it isn't as good

>>24385751
They're all the same thing.

>>24385751
I haven't read Kanon or Air, but I know that they aren't quite as well regarded as Clannad. I think I've heard better things about Air, but that just might be it's been in translation hell for the longest time. I haven't read Summer Pockets, but it seems to be popular enough. I'm waiting for the newest version to be translated before I try out the game for myself.

Little Busters has a hilarious common route and while the overall structure was similar to Clannad, I like how it was friendship focused. I like Rewrite a lot, but it's pretty different enough from other Key games for being more action focused. It does have one of my favorite themes in a fictional work: Fuck the Earth; do what's best for humanity and get to fucking space already. Planetarian is short and sweet.

>>24385751
I'd consider them each worth reading since Key has the formula down pat. But that comes with a caveat: space them out. Read a few other vns between each Key vn because the formula of characters, pacing, story, etc... is so similar between titles. If you don't, you'll just end up feeling ambivalent and drained and they won't be effective as nakige at all.

>>24386139
>Read a few other vns between each Key vn
I'm kind of new to VNs, could you recommend me some?

>>24386087
>I'm waiting for the newest version to be translated
Is this actually going to happen

>>24386214
Can't really recommend anything since I don't know your tastes.
Do you have a preference for length, genre, content, etc?
If you're unsure, you can skim through vndb's top rated and see what catches your eye.

But to throw some recommendations out there, I really recommend:
Fata Morgana no Yakata
Kara no Shoujo
YU-NO (not the remake)

>>24386365
Personally, I wouldn't recommend YU-NO solely because of the mechanics which can put off anyone not really used to adventure games. The story is pretty great though, despite some flaws here ot there.

>>24386429
It's not too bad with the walkthrough. The worst part is some of the pixel hunting that you have to do, but you get used to it. It's still worth giving a shot simply because historically it's one of the most important visual novels.

>>24386429
Ah, see, I usually recommend it to beginners just to give them an idea of what vns can offer in terms of mechanics. The point-and-click also tends to keep them interested for longer. Feel it also helps to open them up to the pc98 era. I can see where you're coming from though.

>>24386309
Alka Translations has already confirmed their plans to TL Summer Pockets: Reflection Blue. They still have all the work they did on OG SP before Visual Arts sniped them a week b4 release, so it shouldn't take them too long to TL the new routes when RB arrives in a few days.

>>24386139
Is it recommended to watch the anime first for Key VNs, or the other way around? I'm thinking specifically about Air and Kanon.

>>24386751
Can't say, I've never seen them. Though I assume the general rule of original before adaptions applies.

>>24386751
Obviously you read them first.

>>24386751
The anime are pale imitations of the VNs which I would only recommend if you have no intentions of ever reading the source material. Especially Clannad as it's ending only makes sense with the multi-route structure of the VN. If you HAVE to watch the animes, make sure to read the VNs first.

>>24386994
With one exception... Heretical as it may be I liked the ending of Anime Rewrite more than VN Rewrite.

>>24386751
The purpose of the anime is to make people purchase the VN (same case with light novels) and other merchandising, so I guess it does make sense that some people watch the anime first... ?

>>24386087
>I haven't read Summer Pockets, but it seems to be popular enough. I'm waiting for the newest version to be translated before I try out the game for myself.
I wasn't really a fan of it. I felt really lacklustre and phoned in for a Key title compared to some of their previous works and I am not sure the expanded version would really fix that.

>>24385751
Kanon is their first VN and I agree that it feels rather dated now.
Air is an improvement and shares some themes with Clannad later on.
Clannad also has a spin-off game called Tomoyo After, which is like an After Story for Tomoyo's route, and it's very good.
Planetarian is a short sci-fi VN that's worth reading.
Little Busters is another one of their classics like Clannad and you should definitely read it.
Rewrite has a new translation coming out soon so I'd wait on that one -- it's really good but also pretty different from the rest.

>>24386751
It doesn't matter, but I think you should watch the adaptations of Kanon, Air, and Clannad at least, which were all done by KyoAni. Clannad has the best adaptation of any VN once you get to After Story. Little Busters does a good job with some of the later aspects of the story as well, but on the whole isn't as good since it was done by a different animation company.

>>24386994
I thought Clannad After Story was better than After Story in the VN, honestly.

>Sengoku Rance is selling more than Nyan Cafe
To be fair, the fact that Nyan Cafe stayed on the chart this long does mean that it's probably selling decently. Probably.

https://twitter.com/muvluvseries/status/1275602580844888064
Muv Luv expo in July 1st is confirmed to have news about Western releases.

https://twitter.com/jastusa/status/1275266630835154946
https://twitter.com/jastusa/status/1275606749756690434
JAST USA dropped a couple of hints for what I assume is an upcoming announcement.

>>24389813
The game JAST is talking about is https://vndb.org/v28400

>>24393082
Huh, I assumed it was a new title since it was so close to AX. Never mind then.
>Glasses girl daughter
That's actually tempting to buy even if it's just a short nukige.

>>24386873
>>24386947
>>24386994
>>24387214
>>24389243
Thanks. I guessed as much, but wanted to check.

>>24385751
Have you read Tomoyo After? If you've finished Clannad I'd suggest reading that one next.

>>24394380
I still have mixed feelings about Tomoyo After. Tomoyo feels like a completely different character even with her voice muted; Tomoya is really off as well, especially in the latter third.
The side characters were annoying and felt really forced. The story structure really needed some work. But somehow, despite all of that, it hit really hard. Years later and I still occasionally find myself thinking back on it with a kind of melancholic nostalgia.

>>24394496
I don't agree with all of your complaints, but I do think Tomoyo and Tomoya felt a bit different. But then again it's technically a separate thing from Clannad (hence no Clannad in the title) and it's trying to communicate something different with its story, so I'm not sure how much I can fault it on that account. It's too bad this wasn't in the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YmNgt3hFYk

If JAST doesn't announce Muramasa this year I will make an angry post in this thread about it. Just you wait!

>>24394568
Jun Maeda is such a god, we don't deserve him.

>>24394568
>It's too bad this wasn't in the game:
And also two of the best Clannad songs are only in the anime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b969PCKBQAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSipD1ob-y0

>>24386365
I'm fine with anything, really. If those VNs don't make me bored halfway through, then they are good VNs in my book. Thanks for the recommendations anon

>>24394380
I plan on buying it on tomorrow's Steam sale, as well as that other Clannad VN

>>24395591
>as well as that other Clannad VN
If you mean the Side Stories game, it isn't very good. It's not really a VN but a voiced version of various short stories that were published in some light novels or something. The qualities ranges from mediocre to complete shit (the Ushio story is one of stupidest things I've ever read). I don't recommend it unless you're really desperate for minor Clannad lore.

>>24395664
Also I can go into more detail about what the stories are about if you want.

>>24395691
Nah, no need too. If I notice I'm not enjoying the VN as much as I thought I would, I can just refund it

>>24395762
Just torrent like everyone else, retard.

>>24395771
I like buying VNs on Steam

>>24395788
Why? To show all your ironic weeb friends that you're playing a crazy anime game?

>>24396039
>weeb friends

Moogy destroyed the scene. Bring back Ixrec.

>>24395591
>I plan on buying it on tomorrow's Steam sale
A small warning about Tomoyo After -- the beginning of the game is fairly silly and the story doesn't actually start until after the intro part is over. It's a serious story though so if you think the beginning is kind of dumb just keep reading it and it will get better before long.

>>24395591
>>24396583
and the steam version is the censored all-ages release, there's a fan-translated release of the original +18 release.

Spoiler for Totono

>>24396687
The Steam version has an improved translation and some extra content over the original, including Tomoya being fully voiced. In the original every H-scene but one is front-loaded into the introduction part to get them out of the way.

>>24396747
Does the steam version have the bad ending that is actually a way better ending than the true ending?

>>24396808
It has multiple bad endings; I don't know which one you are specifically referring to.
>way better ending then the true ending
Fuck off retard.

>>24396860
The final choice you get that determines if you get put on the true ending or the bad ending where everyone lives happily ever after.

>>24396687
>>24396747
I heard the H-scenes were kinda shit though

>>24396903
they're pretty bad aside from the very last one which I thought was really good.

>>24396887
Dumb. Reminder that in the game they don't know what actually caused Tomoya's brain issue. It wasn't necessarily falling down at the junkyard, it could have been fighting all of those guys earlier in the story, for example (this is specifically stated in the game). Your precious bad end doesn't save you; and yes it's in the Steam version, there are three endings IIRC that stop the game early like that.

>>24396131
TakaJun is dead but Moogy is still alive, this is the worst timeline.

>>24397027
Also if that shit happened in a ban ending timeline Tomoyo would probably give up and leave him since she didn't become strong by dealing with Tomo's mother dying.

>>24397027
>>24397129
You're making a lot of assumptions with all of those statements. Game ends on a happy note, it has a happy ending. That's good enough for me. I don't need to make various mental leaps to justify a terrible ending.

>>24397231
It doesn't end happily. I went back and rewatched it just to make sure, since it's been a while, and you're misrepresenting the tone. It's like saying Tomoyo's bad ending in Clannad is better; they don't break up for a while like in her good ending but it's clearly "not good." It even has the same thing with her quitting school.

>>24397231
To put it more clearly, in the bad ending their relationship loses the higher component that it had (I'm not sure how to put this really, but their relationship has this kind of special, selfless quality) and becomes primarily carnal, with Tomoyo dropping out of school and moving in with Tomoya, and Tomoya just wanting to fuck Tomoyo all of the time (the very last line is him complaining that he can't fuck her because Tomo is sleeping nearby). That's basically what happens in Tomoyo's bad ending in Clannad -- she fails to become the student council president, and thus fails to save the sakura trees for Takafumi, and so she decides to drop out of school and move in with Tomoya, and he feels like their relationship has lost something. If you think these are good endings you're an idiot.

>>24397287
>>24397456
relationships aren't perfect and there's a lot of comprises that need to be made. That's an entirely normal thing that happens.

>>24397504
Okay, enjoy your "happily ever after" then.

>>24396131
Almost all of these people are dead
>moogy actually killed takajun in the end

any good tutorial about compatibility between a vn and a gaijin computer?

>>24400195
As long as your toaster was made in the last decade, it should work fine if you by an official VN. You might have to change to an older OS for some titles, but I don't think there are too many titles like that.

>>24400776
*some fan translated titles

>>24400786
i have problems with caracters. my windows is in japanese local but maybe i need to download some fronts or something like that.

>>24403911
>i have problems with caracters
Post an example.

>>24404067
appears an error message "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect"

>>24404067

>>24404067
also appears an error message "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" when i try to run the game. i have windows 10 pro

>>24395691
I wouldn't mind a rundown.

>>24404269
>>24404282
Japanese locale

>>24405219
>Japanese locale
i did. are you refering to region and language right?

>>24405530
Locale.

>>24404282
try to launch it using this: https://pooi.moe/Locale-Emulator/

>>24405535
i assume the pic i posted (>>24405530) isn't the japanese locale you're refering so.

>>24405959
Use google.

>>24405803
>>24406038
it's working now, thanks!

>>24405167
All right, I'll type you up a summary but I have to go to work at the moment, so I won't be able to do it until after that. Check back in like 10 hours.

>>24342580
>>Aiyoku No Eustia - 90.31% Translated, 89.42% edited, partial patch released
Oh wow, this is still being worked on?

>>24359476
This game hurt to play for the wrong reasons. I played Root Double in the same timeframe and that was much nicer.

>>24405167
>>24407406
As promised (unless I say a story was particularly good or bad, I thought it was mediocre)
01. Nagisa - (Nagisa POV) takes place a year before the start of Clannad and is about Nagisa making a friend at school and falling victim to a prank set up by Tomoya and Sunohara - this was a adapted into a special episode for the anime along with story 03
02. Kouko - (Kouko POV) Fuuko's sister keeps a diary about all of the weird shit that Fuuko does (takes place prior to her accident); this was pretty funny and one of the better stories
03. Kyou - (Kyou POV) takes place a year before the start of Clannad and is about Kyou becoming friends with Tomoya and starting to like him - this also adapted into a special episode of the anime with story 01
04. Ryou - (Ryou POV) takes place prior to the start of Clannad and explains why Ryou started to like Tomoya
05. Tomoyo - (Tomoyo POV) takes place during Tomoyo's route while she is dating Tomoya, and she tells him about some stuff that happened when she was a delinquent - cameo of Yukine's brother when he was alive
06. Mei - I don't remember this one at all, which should tell you enough
07. Boton - (Boton POV) I don't really remember much about this one, you get Boton's view of some characters I guess
08. Akio - (Akio POV) Explains how Akio and Sanae started dating, this one was decent
09. Kotomi - (Tomoya POV) Explains how Kotomi got the white dress she wears in the last CG of her route (who gives a fuck?) - I was pretty disappointed here because I wanted to read something from Kotomi's perspective since she was one of my favorite heroines
10. Yukine - (Tomoya POV) Explains why Yukine's magic spells worked it was the spirit of her dead brother doing it
11. Kappei - (Ryou POV) takes place at some point in Kappei's route; some girl tells Ryou some stuff about Kappei back when he was an athlete
12. Misae - don't remember the POV, it's about Yoshino performing a song for Misae back when they were in high school because she was sad about Shima disappearing
13. Koumura - don't remember the POV, Kouko and Fuuko go visit Koumura and he talks about how he was neglectful of his wife or some shit
14. Tomoya 1 - (??? timeline) everyone plays another baseball game like in the baseball ending of the VN
15. Tomoya 2 - (??? timeline) everyone goes to a bathhouse after the baseball game, it's lame
16. Ushio - (Tomoya POV) Here we fucking go. I'm going to put this in spoilers because frankly this is some amazingly terrible shit. It was actually written by Jun Maeda which made me wonder whether he's actually a fucking hack or if he was deliberately trolling people with this. Anyway, this takes place after the true ending of After Story where everyone is alive; Ushio is in like elementary school or something, and she decides that for her summer vacation she would like to go travel around the world ALONE so that she can visit the various tows of the world and see what they're like. Tomoya is like "I dunno sounds kind of dangerous" but everyone else (Nagisa, Akio, Sanae) are perfectly fine with it so they buy her an airplane ticket to France or some shit and she leaves ALONE (Tomoya can't go see her off at the airport because he has to work lol). Then you get some brief scenes of her (again she's like 8) hitchhiking around Europe ALONE and everything is perfectly fine and I bet you thought this story took place in the real world, huh? Well you were wrong, idiot. Thanks for the $20 on Steam ;)

>>24412978
not him but sex scenes?

>>24412978
For story 16 I meant to say it was Tomoyo and Ushio POV (it switches); also there was a typo -- she wants to see the various towns* of the world.
>>24413006
It's a bunch of light novel short stories that are put into a pseudo VN format -- you don't click through it to read, the whole thing just goes on auto, for example. And no, there's no porn lol. I'm surprised you'd even ask.

>>24412978
So to summarize, what you get out of this in the end is some very minor lore that doesn't really matter, a humorous Fuuko story, and probably the worst thing Jun Maeda has ever written.

>>24413066
not him but i supposed only for fans. i can imagine japs makin big rows to get it.

>>24412978
Ah, forgot one last thing. Tomoya is voiced, but by a different (and worse) VA than the one he has in the anime and Tomoyo After, so if you're used to Tomoya sounding a certain way this will take you out of the story hard. And it's not just dialogue, there's lots of voiced narration in every story.
>>24413129
I'm a very big fan of Clannad but even I can recognize when something is terrible.

is there anywhere I can go to get recs for more gameplay/high choice driven galge vns?
vndb has often pointed me to vns with about 3 choices every 5 hours

>>24413404
Angel Beats can have over 200 choices in a playthrough.

>>24413432
nice, that's just what I'm after
I've also just discovered vndb combining tags "Choices with 4 or More Options" + "Multiple Endings" probably has me covered

>>24361240
I dont think there is any correlation really but there are a few seiyuus who I've liked their characters quite a bit across VNs I've liked. its been pretty consistent to the point its been 4 or 5 Ive read with them voicing a character and always enjoyed it. STillwont read one simply because of who is in it but it does help sell me on it when I see those names.

>>24412978
Oh damn, thanks man for putting in the effort. I always wondered how it expanded on the original VN; shame it seems like a mostly subpar addition. I never really ended liking Clannad as much as Key's other works, but I was hoping that a focus on more character-building could fix that.

>>24413637
I'd figure "Lots of Choices" would be the tag you're most after.

>>24413066
I'd be willing to push through it just because but that auto text only absolutely kills me. Way too fucking slow.

Do you think SkyFish will get more money from MangaGamer or SakuraGame? I'm kinda trying to figure out how MangaGamer managed to convince them to let them have 2 licenses, surely SakuraGame would have made more money by selling it for 3-5$ on steam and selling 10k+ copies with Chink translation and MTL English, right?
Reminds me of the NekoNyan leaks where they had Fortissimo as one of the licenses, but later they said that SakuraGame paid more money for it and I doubt MangaGamer would overpay for 2 generic nukige.

>>24429260
It's probably more that they didn't have an exclusive contract with SakuraGame and the fact that SakuraGame don't have any interest in nukige since they can't throw it on steam.

>>24429260
Sakuragame, I don't think many people wanted or asked for the two titles mg picked up. Sakuragame got most of the worthwhile titles if I'm not mistaken. Honestly no big loss if Skyfish go back to devaluing their games with Sakuragame.

>>24429260
SakuraGame can pay 6-digits out of their own backpocket and are proven to do so. MangaGamer can't. Now calculate.

>>24430179
Mangagamer can do that and has done it before, but it has always ended poorly so they've stopped paying big on licenses unless the previous one sold extremely well.

>>24429260
Sakuragame will almost assuredly make more profit overall because Steam and China money. Most likely, Skyfish only gave MG the titles because Sakuragame didn't want them. The only real way to sell a nukige reliably is to either butcher it Frontwing/Kagura Game style or sell it on your own personal store. I'm pretty sure the Nutaku store is dead and that the Fakku game store isn't much better off.

>>24430279
This is true. Propeller titles were an expensive mistake. You could even count Luckydog1, but that's more to do with the fact that MG didn't properly check if the fan translator was legitimate first.

>>24389319
And mangagamer still treats its Rance fanbase like shit.

>>24396707
Is that DDLC stinky neet brother?

>>24457956
They are both Shuusaku's inbred cousins.

Looks like SP lost another developer.

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1276718293819305985

>>24460930
It does seem like Phoenixx is publishing the title instead of Sekai. While partnerships have fallen apart when it comes to other localization/publishing companies, Sekai Project seems unusually disposable.

>>24461665
Everyone ditches Sekai Project the first chance they get. Because they just never did anything right. I will bet that if JAST or MG asked for the License Sekai has from their company they would hand it over in a heartbeat.

What are your thoughts on the Senren Banka translation, anon? Anything weird like broski?

>>24463155
Seemed fine from what I read. It's fucking boring though.

>>24463287
Yeah, I'm not sure what the draw is? Is it just a super chill read? No drama or tension? Not moe but wholesome?

>>24463155
No idea, I don't read censored titles.

>>24463431
Wait wait wait, isn't there an uncensor patch on their site?

>>24463579
it's not an uncensor patch, it's a restoration patch.

>>24463612
Semantics?

>>24463726
Restoration patch doesn't mean the title is uncensored, just that whatever was cut from the version they adapted it from is restored. If the source material was censored then the restored title is still censored. Uncensored patch means the title is free of all censorship, including any the original release might've had.

Pretty big difference.

>>24463339
It's just another VN about dating girls in a slightly different setting. Try it and see if there are any girls you like enough to see it through.

>>24463579
He's talking about the mosaics.

>>24463040
/jp/'s official VN. Never forget.

>>24434703
>You could even count Luckydog1, but that's more to do with the fact that MG didn't properly check if the fan translator was legitimate first

I forgot about this. What a major fuck up from MG. I bet Haro approved it and didn’t even care.

>>24463579
Your post was responded to by the anti-mosaics autist. Just ignore and go about your day.

>>24467783
Oh yes I agree. That was one major fuck up. And everyone here pointed out the fact that it was a MTL especially on the fan translated OP MG uploaded.

>>24470349
New thread up with the updates for this week

Anything *not fucking gay* released? Jesus, my beads!

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>>24342580
Novel

any noteworthy releases in past 3 months?

>>24342580
I love it.