/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>How long do you guys generally play VN's for in a single sitting?
7-8 hours

>>9541002
>more then
>15 minutes
Please leave this board.

Sometimes like 12 hours when I am really serious

>Does shit like this really happen in Japan where girls won't leave you alone?

Only if you're rich and/or attractive.

>>>/9512479/

>>/9512479/

Shiraki was a selfish slut.

Generally like three hours max. I take time with VNs.

Fuck me...

>>9512479

There you go.

Quite possibly the worst thread I've seen in awhile. I'm embarrassed for you.

Rather then playing for hours, I find a game, than marathon it.

>>9541011
>>9541013
>>9541022

How? You don't get bored?

>>9541025

That's okay, this is an anonymous imageboard where only the janitors/mods can see my IP.

It's not like I'm going to be embarrassed silly.

>>9541031
Why would I do boring things?

>>9541031
Do you have ADD or something? I have overcome boredom by doing absolutely nothing all day long everyday.

>>9541002 Does shit like this really happen in Japan where girls won't leave you alone?

Son, if women really acted like VN heroines, no one would need to write or read VNs. See also: men in novels written for landwhales e.g. Twilight

>>9541031
Janitors can't see IPs.

>>9541039

I have an easier time literally doing nothing than playing VN's apparently, I can sit for an hour in a room thinking to myself with no electronics on near me. But man, these VN's, man they just too goofy.

>>9541050
If you think they are goofy why do you play them?

>>9541050
Then why the fuck make a thread about it? Why the fuck play them?

>>9541059

I hate myself for not being able to enjoy otaku culture even though I shitpost here. So I force myself to enjoy it.

>>9541031
It's a skill. You need to prepare both your body and your mind to shut yourself out of the real world.

Remember kids! Every time you say "this isn't your secret club", a thread like this gets more fuel.

>>9541071
>even though I shitpost here
I am clicking the first option that appears on the menu that pops out when I click the arrow next to your post number.
Get out of here, go to >>>/b/ to shitpost, or to reddit. Actually, I'm saying this seriously, you'd like reddit.

>>9541082
Cool!

>>9541087

Reported for announcing a report.

VNs are a fundamentally flawed way of telling a story. Especially the kind of stories they tell. Third-person exposition is in no way fitting for what is supposed to be a self-insert medium.

Often times, unless it's very engaging and different then a typical VN, I keep it on my 2nd monitor on auto, then do something else on my primary monitor.

>>9541092
Oh the irony.

>>9541093

>Third-person exposition is in no way fitting for what is supposed to be a self-insert medium.

The only way to fix that though would be to literally give you a choice in everything.

It depends. I usually read them in binge sessions where I will read them until I pass out at 9am. It takes a while for me to get motivated to pick up/start reading one but once I start I read them in long sittings.

>>9541099

Like I said: fundamentally flawed.

A silent protagonist would go a long way too.

Depends on how much alcohol I've drunk.

>>9541107
Eh, I don‘t mind protagonists with a face and such, even if I sometimes end up hating them (that Honda shithead in the first part of Kira☆Kira Curtain Call, ugh. Silent protagonists would be a disaster.

>>9541112

No they wouldn't. You're afraid of change.

>>9541117

How would the protagonist respond to stuff like questions?

Is he just some uber-badass that ignores everyone?

>>9541093
So why was this supposed to be a self-insert medium again?

>>9541122

Because imagination.

>>9541120
I guess it would be some dating sim where you can make choices but you never get any dialogue from the protag.
Would not enjoy.

Why hasn't this thread been deleted? What is the janitor doing?!

>>9541122

Read the plot summaries of a few VNs

It varies. I've read VNs for 12 hours a day before, and I've also read VNs in 20-minute sessions. Part of it is the quality (the 'one more page' effect), but some VNs are better fit for reading in long stretches while others are more suitable for short bursts.

If you're only reading 15 or so minutes per sitting, I recommend trying Grisaia no Kajitsu (only trial has been translated so far, rest of the game is being translated). After the intro it's pretty much composed of short self-contained slice-of-life stories (at least until the end of the trial, not sure how it is later in the game). I used to read it during my 20-minute commute to and from work, and it was very enjoyable to read it like that.

If you find yourself willing but unable to read for more than 15 minutes, the VN you're reading just might not be for you. There are VNs I also have trouble getting back to and reading for reasonable amounts of time, yet in the same situation when I find a truly interesting VN I can read for hours straight, only stopping to eat and sleep. If you need to force yourself to complete a VN, you should start wondering if you won't have more fun playing a different VN instead.

>>9541120

Yes, that is definitely a problem which would need to be solved.

>>9541130
You can apply that reason to literally anything.

Why bother with any type of medium if you can just imagine it

>>9541141
>at least until the end of the trial, not sure how it is later in the game
The rest of the game is about rape, cannibalism, and smoking weed everyday.

>>9541137

Do you complain about literally every thread that isn't "which touhou wud u X"?

Assclown.

>>9541155
Where is the foundation of that claim?

>>9541150
Are you trolling, or...? Not like I wouldn't be fine with that as well.

>>9541164

I will foundation my dick into your ass, fuckburglar.

>>9541155
It's a shitposter doing ironic shitposting because he's butthurt about the moderation thing.

>>9541135
Well, it's pretty obvious that the Sturgeon's Law is active in the realm of VNs too, but i still don't see any reason why VNs should equal "self-insert" more than any other medium. I, at least, tend to read VNs to forget myself rather than escaping to another reality, and as such i don't really approve of blatant wish-fulfillment stuff. I like my MCs to have an actual personality, for example.

>>9541164
This thread shouldn’t be deleted. VNs do not need to be quarantined in a ghetto thread. Try some other, actually off-topic thread.

>>9541168
Judging by the tags on VNDB, he is not trolling.
Spoiler tag because it is a spoiler.

If I'm reading something in Japanese, usually 2 hours or so. Any more than that and my minuscule brain can't handle it.
If I'm reading something in English, usually 5 minutes. I think "this shit isn't helping me learn Japanese", so I just drop it and do nothing.
It's an endless cycle.

I used to be something similar. Stopping every line and over thinking every dumbest detail

got over it
just enjoy the story

>>9541197
>If I'm reading something in English, usually 5 minutes. I think "this shit isn't helping me learn Japanese", so I just drop it and do nothing.
You can‘t enjoy it for what it is aside from educative qualities? Voiced VN still have the Japanese voice, anyway.

>>9541190

They have crummy Mary Sue player-insert protagonists. No other medium has as many 'innately good'/'chosen one'/'lucky'/whatever protagonists.

It's like what the literary world went through prior to Tales of Peter Rabbit. Every main character in every book *had* to be inhumanly perfect, because they thought nobody would like a character with flaws. Guess what: escapists aren't a vindictive bunch. People liked Scarface.

How often have you guys managed to go from the start of the game to the end of one route in one sitting? It's a really awesome feeling, since you don't reset your immersion by taking any long breaks, you're right there in the story until you can see it through to its conclusion.

Only games I've been able to do it with so far are Saya no Uta and Planetarian, because they were relatively short. Not sure if I could do it with a 20+ hour game.

I'm exactly like >>9541197
But it varies. There are VNs I can't read for more than 10 minutes and there are others that I forget the time while reading it.

>>9541201
It might sound kind of (or actually really) stupid, but I feel like I'm missing out if I read a translation.
Sometimes I notice that the voiced parts are translated incorrectly or are missing important details and I get discouraged.
I think the main reason I read through Higurashi and Higanbana in English was because it wasn't voiced.

>>9541002
4~5 hours.

>You don't get bored?
People who play VN tend to like playing them, surprisingly enough.

>>9541217
This obviously only works for short VN. You can’t read a 30 hour VN in one sitting.

>>9541219
I feel the same way. I just end up thinking "why am I wasting my time reading a translation when I could be studying Japanese instead and read it in a purer, untranslated format?".

As a result, I've probably read less than most people here who don't know Japanese, even though I mainly started learning Japanese so I could read more VNs.

>>9541201
Not him, but since english isn't my native language, when I read a translated VN I feel like I'm increasing my english skill and decreasing my japanese.
It's stupid, I know.

>>9541248
English isn’t my native language either. Actually considering the quality of certain official translations in the past (Edelweiss, anyone?), I would be more worried about translations bringing down my English.

>>9541235
I completely agree. I actually haven't finished reading anything in Japanese yet. I read way too slow, and it doesn't help that most of the ones I download are 20 hours or more.
What most people read in 20 hours takes me at least 70.
My crippling autism also ensures that I write down and look up at least 60% of the words I don't know.

>>9541286
It's not autism, it's being smart in the long run.

>>9541002
>How long do you guys generally play VN's for in a single sitting?
I generally play through one route a setting, although I will break it up for longer games.
Really, the part that takes the most time is waiting for all the damn text to appear onscreen.

My attention span is short, so about 30 minutes to an hour at most, while doing other things in the background too. Ive actually been playing YMK over the past 6 or so months and playing various VN's in between.
Kirimiyas route was my favorite but it got really boring towards the end, then I got the bad end. So now Im too lazy to go back and get the good one for another while.

>>9541301
>Really, the part that takes the most time is waiting for all the damn text to appear onscreen.
Nearly every VN has a setting where you can have text appear onscreen immediately.

>>9541309
>while doing other things in the background too
I've seen people doing this a lot with anime too. How can you immerse yourself in a story when you're constantly doing other things?

>>9541350

I dont do it with anime. Only vns because its not like its a continuous stream. My attention span is short, so I find it hard to devote myself to the same thing for long. I do things between each episode of anime, but after 4 episodes I cant take anymore and go do something else.

I think my longest time was 14 hours of Muv-Luv Alternative.... sometimes you don't find a nice stopping point

I think Yume Miru Kusuri's Nekoko-Route was the best btw.

>>9541387
I liked the Hong Kong trip with the prez somehow.

I have never played any visual novel before but I want to try one, preferably hentai dating sim-ish.
Can you recommend me a babbys first VN?

I don't read VN anymore.

But it depends on which one. If something is constantly fun and high paced, I can read for a long time - finished Kikokugai in one sitting, Saya no Uta in two.

Most stuff I read an hour or two at a time.

Anything with fapable ero scenes one scene at a time.

>>9541516

So did I. But after that it just got boring. Maybe its because I went down the wrong route afterwards.
We would all choke the shit out of prez.

Generally 4-5hr. The longest I spent was on FSN, 15hr.

>>9541556

Maybe you should try some of the lilith games, Kangoku Senkan for example, otherwise I would recommend Hanachirasu

>>9541556
Saya no Uta and KS seem pretty good for starting. They're short and plot revolves at fast pace.

>>9544369
>and KS seem pretty good
Oh yes.

>>9541556
I recently played YMK, it's overly simplistic, but the writing isn't terrible and the translation is good.

I'd recomend ying-yang alternative X-change though it's more on the eroge side it's not a nukige; but you may as well try both.

The longest I spent on one was probably muv luv, 16 hours a day for 3 days through unlimited and alternative, with a brief break for lunch. That's just because I found the story really enjoyable, I'm a sucker for apocalyptic worlds and mechas. Generally, it all depends on how interesting the game is, I've spent weeks playing shittier games, or ~30 minutes a session on sex heavy nukiges.

>>9541556
>Can you recommend me a babbys first VN?
>preferably hentai dating sim-ish.

True Love.
http://vndb.org/v241

Longest was probably 12 hours. Dunno what it was. 3 - 4 hours is pretty standard, less when I read Japanese since it's still pretty exhausting for me.

I usually play for 3~10 hours, depending on my schedule for the day, and if I'm busy or so I play for an hour only. The longest I played was 2 days straight, with short breaks getting my food of course.

I don't think I've gone over 8 hours.

I like to purposely drag stuff out as long as possible since I hate saying goodbye.

I think I played Tsukihime for like 24 hours one time....

>>9544609

That's probably why I like VNs. Most of them don't have a definite end because of the route system.

I think OP is rather suited for simple nukige, he doesn't strike me as someone who really likes VNs.

>Does shit like this really happen in Japan where girls won't leave you alone?

Or maybe he's just a troll.

>>9544660
Well, nekoko's route feels forced, because YMK is a pretty poor VN gameplay wise.
Then again, you play VN for the read, not the gameplay, so you're right about the first part.

>>9544693

This post makes so little sense, it left me speechless.

>>9544628

So did I. I don't think I'll ever get those hours back. Fucking Nasu

>>9544801

That's how I feel about Muv Luv Alternative.

>mfw I just marathoned MuvLuv last week
not like I have anything better to do when I'm not at work

Standard is about 2 hours for me before I need a break. Unless I really like the VN then I only put it down for the time I need to sleep or do stuff away from the computer.

>>9544745
I think he means that there isn’t much added to it. Certain VN have RPG elements, and then there’s stuff like Symphonic Rain.

I usually marathon them.
OP, I just think you need to find something more interesting to read.

I read Fate/Stay night, all three routes, in one sitting. I believe it took me around 28 hours.

I read the entire Muv-Luv series across three days, averaging 15 hours each day.

Kagetsu Tohya, well...I marathoned that one too, but I was laughing so hard through the whole thing, I don't think I can count this one. (I now have a clam fetish. Goddammit Nasu.)

When did /jp/ suddenly tolerate translated only plebs from posting their opinions here?

>>9545041
Since February 20, 2008.

I can read for hours on end as long as it has an auto read feature.

I tried reading Tsukihime and it did not age gracefully.

>>9544406
>I recently played YMK, it's overly simplistic, but the writing isn't terrible and the translation is good.
>the translation is good
The translation is nothing like the original, at times completely making up bullshit. YMK has many things, but a good translation is not one of them.

>>9545000
>I read Fate/Stay night, all three routes, in one sitting. I believe it took me around 28 hours.
Maybe you should try reading your VNs without holding CTRL the entire time.

Depends. Weekdays I might ply 2-3 times a day 2 hours a sitting. Weekends, marathon a few routes.

It really depends on what I'm reading.

I finished Haru's route in a whole night, but for other vns I take a lot of pauses.

>>9545000
>I read Fate/Stay night, all three routes, in one sitting. I believe it took me around 28 hours.

It took me like 60 hours