/jp/ - Otaku Culture

What's a virtual novel?

Tsukihime.

dunno bout linux because I'm not fancy.

But you should pick up tsukihime its a great gateway drug virtual novel.

Violent Semen Inferno

I'm pretty sure most visual novels work fine through wine.
As for what you should play, http://vndb.org/

It's not that similar, but you might like Umineko no Naku Koro Ni. A lot of bullshit theories are pushed forward to solve murders. And the protagonist points a lot, and the song 'Dread of the Grave' sounds awfully similar to when Phoenix has an, 'I got it!' moment.

You're looking for visual novels. There are many translated titles atm, and mostly in form of eroge (containing 18+ material). But so far the only detective genre similar to PW is being translated and won't come out until months.

If you're a fan of mystery genre though, play Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Ignore the shitty anime.

Bible Black is good.

>>3838055
>only detective genre similar to PW is being translated
Not OP, but what could that be, anon?

>>3838031
If you care about gameplay and puzzle solving, most VNs are not for you and you're looking for adventure games, like Hotel Dusk and Trace Memory (both for DS) If story was what you liked best, then VNs are for you, but keep in mind they really are much closer to novels than games.

Tsukihime is a good starter. I can run it natively in OS X, thanks to someone on the mirror moon forums (they translated the game, google them and you'll see).

Linux can run a TON of windows games using a program called Wine, which is free but requires at least a bit of computer saviness to work.
I can probably go into more detail if you're interested.

>>3838069
Fascinating!

>>3838069
OP here. I have WINE.

I enjoy both, to be honest. But I like reading regular novels, so I could see myself at least potentially enjoying VNs. If I don't, it's not like I have to keep going with them.

>>3838069
>Linux can run a TON of windows games using a program called Wine, which is free but requires at least a bit of computer saviness to work.
I don't think there's a single person who runs Linux and doesn't know what WINE is already, or if they do they're retards.

Ranked by popularity, mostly translated.
http://vndb.org/v/all?q=;ti=;te=;o=d;s=pop

Tsukihime and Ever17 are also a great entry level visual novel. For Umineko just download ep4, it contains ep1-4. Vnddl should contain all the download links you're looking for.
http://vnddl.webs.com/list.txt
http://www.witch-hunt.com/stage.html

>>3838066
http://www.tsukuru.info/tlwiki/index.php?title=Kara_no_Shoujo
http://accany.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/%E6%AE%BB%E3%83%8E%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3-review/

>>3838066

I'm curious too. The only one I can think off the top of my head is G-senjou no Maou.

>>3838121
Isn't Kara no Shoujo detective genre?

OP here. I followed the link given to http://vndb.org and found this:
http://vndb.org/v45
Plot sounds pretty cool. Can you download them from this site, or would I have to find it elsewhere?

>>3838130
I looked it up, and you're right.

>Kara no Shōjo's story revolves around Reiji Tokisaka (時坂玲人, Tokisaka Reiji?), a private investigator who is investigating a series of grotesque murders on the request of his former colleague, Kyozo Uozumi (魚住夾三, Uozumi Kyōzo?) of the Tokyo metropolitan police force. The murders are reminiscent of another string of serial murders that occurred six years ago prior to the game where Reiji lost his fiancée which drives him with a strong desire to solve this case. Reiji is also asked by Toko Kuchiki (朽木冬子, Kuchiki Tōko?) to find her real self, Reiji is initially unsure of what she means but later finds out that Toko is actually an adopted child. While working on the murder cases, Reiji also takes some time out to get to know Toko and to also try and find out where she has been when she was young and who her real parents are.

Well, I know what I'll be taking when translated.

>>3838139

VNDB is just that, a DB, or database. No downloads from there, you'll have to search the internets for the files.

>>3838147
Yeah. I had a hunch that was the case. Confirmed when I checked the FAQ. Sorry for asking questions with easily-found answers. Will avoid doing that in the future.

IT'S NOW MOTHERFUCKING RAGE TIME

Kara no Shoujo
>November 20th, 2009 - Project announced.
>15 %

RAGE FORCE EXE
>November 10th, 2009 - Project announced.
>Total: 0/26654 (0.0%)

>>3838031
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

>>3838082
One: To the Radiant Season
http://akane.is.moelicious.be/

>>3838139
Phantom of Inferno DVDPG format is an ass horrible format to play in your PC/Linux. It's great but it's unpopular due to technical issue.

>>3838195
Pic related

>>3838209
Lol don't offer people shit.

>>3838209
Counter-recommending this title. Repetitive filler, detestable protagonist, one fuckable retard girl, execrable proto-Key character illustration style.

Recommended alternative: Crescendo.

>>3838139
You have to buy them.

Stay away from Umineko if you're looking for something similar to PW.
It's got a good story, but there's no player interaction.

Tsukihime runs under Wine. That's the only one I've tried.

MOON is my favorite visual novel, you should play it

>The story follows a young girl named Ikumi Amasawa who follows the recent death of her mother to an organization known as FARGO. Ikumi joins FARGO and uncovers their disturbing nature of harnessing psychic abilities through torture.

you can use
http://vnddl.webs.com/list.txt
to look for download links

and then just google for the translation patch

>>3838269

I'm also a /co/mrade who recently got into VN's. Upon their reccomendations I started out with Tsukihime, and am currently trying Ever17. Tsukihime was great, adn Ever17 is good.

Though, out of curiosity, are there any VN's that are more focused on comedy? I have noticed these VN's I'm seeing are either romance-focused or seems to be dramatic MindFucks. Any VN"s that are made to make you laugh?

>>3838286
Katawa Shoujo. At the creators.

>>3838286
Brass Restoration is quite lighthearted (not to mention short) if you don't mind the forced drama tacked on. Hell, even the forced drama becomes funny when the main character unintentionally maims his girlfriend with his monstrous robotic arm he somehow obtains.

>>3838269
Speaking of Moon, how do I get the thing running? I got the MS [some moonspeak] error message, which the readme claims is due to a font problem, and I should set my locale completely to Japanese. I made sure I had the font in question, and set everything I could find in regional and language options (running XP), to Japanese. Still, it won't work ;_;

>>3838282
what are you implying?

>>3838286
There are many types of comedy, and some of them aren't really suited for everyone. But if you're looking for VN focused on comedy it's Majikoi, which is currently in translation.

Stuff with big portion of comedy would be Cross Channel, Yume Miru Kusuri, Sengoku Rance, Clannad, Kira Kira for example. But they also have drama or serious real deal stuff so it's the comedy is complement.

>>3838311
Have you tried compatibility mode

>>3838286
Clannad's Sunohara hijinks are pretty hilarious, though the rest of the game can be pretty depressing. Sengoku Rance, which is not really a VN, is awesome if you don't frown at rape everywhere.

>>3838318
This.
http://tindeck.com/listen/lgkr

>>3838324
Just now. Didn't solve anything (it never does in my experience), but thanks anyway.

>>3838311
Can't tell you exactly without XP, but somewhere in the regional settings somewhere, there's a tab. On it is a window with a checklist of code pages (I think), and under that is a pop-up selection. Is that set to Japanese?

>>3838311
Can't tell you exactly without XP installed, but somewhere in the regional settings, there's a tab, and in it is a window with a checklist of code pages (something like that), and under that is a pop-up selection. Is that set to Japanese?

>>3838031
>Virtual Novel
You mean Visual Novel.

>>3838269
MOON. meet Adenium http://tindeck.com/listen/lgkr

>>3838031
If you only played Phoenix Wright play the ones that don't have H content like Umineko, Ever17, Chaos;Head, or Planetarian. I would suggest better ones but it would be awkward if what you were looking for Visual Novels without H content and suddenly get loads of H scenes. I didn't flame or sage as there is already enough of that in this thread.

>>3838352
It is, if this is what you're talking about. Picture related.

Kana Little Sister

>>3838385
Oh, it's above the list, my bad. Last check. The picture doesn't show the "Languages" tab. Is East Asian support installed?

when does this error happen, exactly?

Tossing in few recommedations for OP, although many good ones have been mentioned already.
Sharin no Kuni is great. The summary on VNDB might seem pretty silly, and people who enjoyed the game agree it doesn't give very good image of it. There's some good humor there too.
For short funny stuff, I can recommed OMGWTFOTL http://vndb.org/v53 It's kind of a must-read thing.

Also, it's great to see /jp/ actually being helpful with this. Screen is from Sharin.

>>3838319
Thanks for those recommendations, I'm ok with some drama, but I was just also looking for ones with a bigger portion of comedy. I might try Sengoku Rance sometimes, it looks kind of interesting.

>>3838329
If I can quickly skip through the rape scenes, I think I can be ok with that. But how is Rance different from a typical VN? More gameplay? That sounds like a plus.

>>3838411
Yes, it is. All the other VNs I've played (which is pretty much all the translated ones) have worked perfectly so far; this is the first time I'm having problems.

>>3838417
Right after running the program. No other window shows up. Picture related.

>>3838419
Well his a fellow /co/mrade, if he says his from /a/, /jp/ wont be so helpful.

"Font error:
Could not find the font MS Mincho"

>>3838432
Sengoku Rance's gameplay mechanic is like Diplomacy + Rome Total War, with some dungeon crawl etc. However you can encounter sex/rape scenes in 30 mins interval, so Sengoku Rance might not be for you if you just ignore all those reward mechanism.

>>3838432
Yes, Rance has a strategy/rpg system built in it. It's not particularly complex but it's enjoyable and challenging. And, the rape scenes can be fast-forwarded if you really can't stomach them

>>3838479
Which isn't really helpful what with MS mincho being in my Windows font folder and all.

>>3838366
Hey, aren't you one of them Dandelion Devs? Get back to work already, having seen new stuff from you in a good while now!

>>3838490
...Is that a Cyclops girl? I'm interested.

>>3838590
Why yes, it is. She comes in a package with a spidergirl and a... man-eating-flower-girl-thing.

>>3838490
Actually you can't unless you click through them at least once. If the auto function works, I haven't been able to use it.

>>3838286
I don't know of any VN that doesn't have relationships, but you could check out:
http://erogedownload.com/downloads/65-edelweiss.html
and
http://erogedownload.com/downloads/76-heart-de-roommate.html

both have some hilarious moments

/jp/ is filled with tasteless bastards

If you want comedy then motherfucking try EDELWEISS