So I just finished my current VN and am debating which I should start next: A) Sharin no Kuni B) Yume Miru Kusuri C) Sekien no Inganock D) Chaos Head If you would be so kind, which would you read first anon? (pic unrelated)

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Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:51:07 2011 No.6848006 [Reply] [Original]

So I just finished my current VN and am debating which I should start next:

A) Sharin no Kuni
B) Yume Miru Kusuri
C) Sekien no Inganock
D) Chaos Head

If you would be so kind, which would you read first anon?
(pic unrelated)

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:52:07 2011 No.6848018 Inganock. Yume Miru Kusuri is shit and I never played Sharin no Kuni or Chaos Head.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:52:07 2011 No.6848014 >Sharin no Kuni DEEP shit >Yume Miru Kusuri Worst VN ever made >Sekien no Inganock Disney shit

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:52:07 2011 No.6848020 I liked Sharin no Kuni, but G-Senjou no Maoh, which was made by the same company, is better in my view

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:53:07 2011 No.6848022 Man. Have you only read ever 17? Read symphonic rain, it is better then everything you have listed. It doesn't have any H (kind of), so if you are looking for sex play ymk.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:56:07 2011 No.6848041 http://vndb.org/v/all?q=;fil=;o=d;s=rating SnK is the most well-received of those according to vndb. And I would agree.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:57:07 2011 No.6848044 >>6848022 Ya I read Ever17. Coco ;_; >>6848020 I read it, pretty good stuff. Kinda cheesy though imo.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 01:58:07 2011 No.6848053 >>6848020 >gsen better than sharin Wait what Play Sharin. Don't bother with YMK or C;H, Steins;Gate is pretty good though.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:04:07 2011 No.6848084

Sharin no Kuni is an experience pretty similar to Ever17 in many ways. It's also close to universally liked in /jp/, so it's the safest bet.

YMK is what many of us read not long after Ever17, so you could consider it too. The experience is very different though (and it's a lot shorter), so keep that in mind.

Sekien no Inganock isn't really worth reading for plot, but it fleshes out a rather interesting setting and has a fantastic soundtrack. If that sounds good to you, go for it.

Skip Chaos;Head.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:07:07 2011 No.6848099 >>6848084 >Sekien no Inganock isn't really worth reading for plot, What the heck? What a odd opinion, anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:08:07 2011 No.6848104 Inganock, don't listen to butthurt pollfags, it is neither furry nor disney. It is a bit repetitve and the ending lacks some closure but overall it's quite the experience.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:11:07 2011 No.6848119 >>6848084 >Sharin no Kuni is an experience pretty similar to Ever17 in many ways. I I have no idea where you people are pulling those thoughts from.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:13:07 2011 No.6848124

Chaos Head sucks, or at least I didn't like it.

Yume Miru has some nice porn and I actually liked the Aeka route but is altogether mediocre at best, and really short.

Sharin is fantastic.

I haven't read the other one, so not sure.

I say go for Sharin, it's one of my favorites.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:20:07 2011 No.6848153
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>>6848084
>Sharin no Kuni is an experience pretty similar to Ever17 in many ways. It's also close to universally liked in /jp/, so it's the safest bet.

Oh my god what

Seriously get the fuck out of here and stop trying to pretend like you are some super /jp/ regular. sharin is even more baby's first VN then ever17 is, ever17 is actually good with well written characters and suspense, just being slow at times and with old art, while sharin just has a good scenario and art. The pacing and twist are fucking terrible and if you think they are even remotely acceptable you are some generic /a/ cross poster.

OP please. You do need to read sharin, it is a babby's first, as with YMK. All the titles on your list are solid 7s, so feel free to read them, just know that there are much better offerings if you go outside of /a/'s known VNs.

That one anon suggested symphonic rain, which is the only VN I would rate a 10/10 on my personal scale, I've read 25+ VNs, and if you count short games like planatarin, or narcissu, and shitty nukige then it is 40~.
I can tell you can't read japanese but read little busters too, it has a parital patch which is close to done (I think) it is solid 9.5 (10 if you include kud wafter).

Other good suggestions that /a/ and neo /jp/ will not tell you about that have english translations that are reccomendable are

Swan song
Muv Luv (alternative is getting translated and is close to done I think..?, Extra is pretty....moe, but alternative kicked ass)
kanon/clannad (But most people watched the anime and won't be bothered with them, sadly.)
cross channel (Hit or miss, some love it, some hate it. I didn't like it while I was reading it, but when I was done I found that it was a pleasurable experience.)
Crescendo (pretty old game, but very charming and interesting)
Kana imouto (see above, spoiler you probably know how it ends)

Go nuts OP.

Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI Sat Jan 22 02:22:07 2011 No.6848159

Can't you make up your own mind, man? Read about the VNs you listed and decide for yourself which one you want to read first.

You can also leave it to chance with http://www.random.org/lists/

At any rate, it's pointless to ask these types of questions unless you're willing to state what exactly you're looking for; in this case: what type of story you're looking, whether you want to save the "best" for last, how much time you're willing to spend on it, etc.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:24:07 2011 No.6848164 Symphonic Rain Inganock Narcissu Planetarian True Remembrance Cross Channel Swan Song

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:27:07 2011 No.6848174
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>>6848153
>>6848164

Add Planetarian to my list at the bottom in 6848153

very interesting and short, Great introductory VN.

Also if you like vocaloid, hatsune miku and kagamine rin have a VN and the rin one is currently getting translated, while the miku one is done. They are very short and cute.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:29:07 2011 No.6848179 >>6848164 Not OP, but I had to cheat my way through Symphonic Rain. I'm normally pretty good at rhythm stuff, but for some reason I could never get the timing down.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:29:07 2011 No.6848180 >>6848153 You're coming off as the super /jp/ regular here. Symphonic Rain is overrated too.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:31:07 2011 No.6848189 Why is Sekien no Inganock considered disney shit?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:31:07 2011 No.6848190 >>6848179 Seriously? I found it incredibly easy. Even on the 'hard' difficulty, I could get five lights without any problems whatsoever. I'm not even that good at rhythm games.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:32:07 2011 No.6848191

>>6848159
I've read 14 VNs so far and generally have a broad appreciation for plot, characters, or atmosphere. Pretty much anything that is well written whether it be a deep soulful piece or a story that thrills my heart. I'm sure I would enjoy all four in their own way, I just wanted to know which of these others found most appealing.

>>6848153
I've read Swan Song and CC and enjoyed both.
Clannad is not an option atm since I hear it takes months of dedication to finally finish.
Crescendo is one I've been eying just haven't had the time to really reasearch into it.
Kana I've heard of ever since that man named his newborn daughter after his fap material but I wasn't sure if it was any good.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:33:07 2011 No.6848194 >>6848180 Not the same person you are talking to but everything is overrated as long as it didn't gave you the experience something else did and there are people saying how good the experience they had was. We are not all the same, anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:34:07 2011 No.6848197 >>6848190 It took me 4-5 tries just to get past the practice song, and there was one time I thought I had beaten it and hit every note, but I still failed it. I guess I'm just bad at it, heh.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:36:07 2011 No.6848201

>>6848153
>Seriously get the fuck out of here and stop trying to pretend like you are some super /jp/ regular.
>The pacing and twist are fucking terrible
>babby's first
>babby's first
>babby's first
>babby's first
>I've read 25+ VNs
Welcome to /jp/. You are not an oldfag. You are just a faggot. Cut the attitude until you hit at least 200, please.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:36:07 2011 No.6848203 >>6848194 Whoah, since when did people on /jp/ accept that others have different opinions?

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:38:07 2011 No.6848208

>>6848197
you must have some kind of disease or something? The only remotely hard song is ame no music, and you can get it after a few tries.

>>6848180
It really isn't, it is underrated because not enough people have experienced it's magic.

>>6848191
>Clannad is not an option atm since I hear it takes months of dedication to finally finish.

I agree, clannad is just too long, the anime is a healthy option, although you miss some very funny, and sad things.

>I've read Swan Song and CC and enjoyed both.
Good man then. Go for sharin and YMK, it is your right to experience them too. YMK will teach you what more "sex related" games are like, and I guess reading sharin is mandatory.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:38:07 2011 No.6848209 >>6848180 Symphonic Rain is the best English VN we have right now. >>6848189 People got butthurt about that translation poll. I don't understand how Inganock won it, either, but regardless, it's a fine game.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:39:07 2011 No.6848211 >>6848189 Stop assuming meaningless memes hold any weight.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:39:07 2011 No.6848213 >>6848191 I finished Clannad in a week and a half. It's all about dedication.

Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI Sat Jan 22 02:40:07 2011 No.6848217
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>>6848191

That doesn't tell me anything, OP and I'm not sure what telling you what I like is going to be the same as what you like but fine, it's not like my opinion is worth much anyways...

I say you should read all 4 (maybe not Chaos;Head, that was disappointing as hell) but as to which one you should read first... well... I don't know. Inganock is a pretty unique experience when it comes to VNs so maybe you should read it first so that you forgot about the usual themes and settings.

It's a bit refreshing if you look at it like that. I enjoyed it very much. I hope you do, too.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:41:07 2011 No.6848223 >>6848164 I would like to second this list.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:41:07 2011 No.6848224 >>6848189 Nobody could think of a better way to try to insult it.

>>	Shameimaru Aya is my girlfriend !3y3mjHUKjI Sat Jan 22 02:42:07 2011 No.6848231 >>6848217 >forget One small mistake I'd like to fix in an inexcusably awful post. I can hardly make sense of it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:44:07 2011 No.6848236 chaos;head didn't suck that bad, if you ask me. excluding the ending and a bunch of crashes for no good reason, I think it was actually pretty enjoyable.

>>	Sakura !RAILgUnr8s Sat Jan 22 02:45:07 2011 No.6848244 >>6848006 If you only have those four to choose from, then Chaos Head, though they're all pretty shitty.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:46:07 2011 No.6848251
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>>6848201
Haha. 200.

Hahaha. When you actually read games that take weeks to a month at a time getting to that number is impossible, unless your entire repertoire is nukige and you are counting your cute little DS games as full fledged games. Also I can rarely spend 10+ hours a day on a game, 3-5 at most If I am really sucked in, due to not being a neet ;-;

Like I said, I was only counting games that would be counted as large stories, with multiple, story changing routes. I've read all the the infinity series games, ever17 being the only one even note worthy, and other ones from vndb with high ratings and "long" / "very long" as their time.

I'm not going to say I'm an expert on Japanese story games, I am not, there are games I want to read but have not, even pretty common games, like ef. I am just fan. I will still say with no doubt that I have read more games then 90% of current /jp/.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:49:07 2011 No.6848256 >>6848251 >anime screenshot macro >autism Who cares if you've read 2000+ VNs, nothing you say matters if you continue to post like that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:50:07 2011 No.6848257 Read Sharin

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:51:07 2011 No.6848268 Remember11 is interesting. I'm only 85% done with it though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:55:07 2011 No.6848279 File: 111 KB, 400x400, 1292670988250.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6848256 Grow up.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:55:16 2011 No.6848281 >>6848251 You can see the people trying to fit in when you see their reactions to this one.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:58:07 2011 No.6848292 >>6848279 Using such images and telling people to grow up? Oh the irony.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 02:58:07 2011 No.6848293 >>6848251 >When you actually read games that take weeks to a month Average VN probably takes around 20 hours to read. When did you start, less than a year ago?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:00:07 2011 No.6848301 >>6848251 >Haha. 200. Actually that's pretty possible. I think I've reached that mark. You're underestimating NEETs. I can finish reading a VN in 3-5 days. It doesn't take months or weeks.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:01:07 2011 No.6848303 Read Chaos;Head. It's a Nitro+ masterpiece.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:04:07 2011 No.6848308

>>6848292
You are the person trapped in your own world view that to be mature you need to act exactly how you do, what is funny is, if I posted some garbage 2ch VIP art you would find that acceptable.

Since you can not see your own ignorance I can not help but laugh, pardon me.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:06:07 2011 No.6848309 >>6848308 Wait a minute... oh, I get it now. Go to sleep, Ryan

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:07:07 2011 No.6848311

>>6848251
Lemme repeat that. Your an enormous faggot who, regardless of whether it's because you don't have the time or whatever other excuse you might give, has not read a significant number of VNs. You have no backing to make a claim like that or to even use the fuckin phrase "babby's first VN" when you're still reading your first VNs. You are not special. You are just a run-of-the-mill anon who does not have any special significance or weight of opinion. And please, stop recycling shitty catchphrases you picked up in your first few months on /jp/. They don't help you fit in. They're just fuckin annoying.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:09:07 2011 No.6848315 Sharin

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:11:07 2011 No.6848317 Advocating Symphonic Rain. Easily the best translated NVL

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:14:07 2011 No.6848321 >>6848317 Can't you express your opinion in any other way besides obnoxiously trying to pass it off as a fact?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:16:07 2011 No.6848324 >>6848321 Do you really need every single post on an anonymous image board to include "in my opinion" at the end of the sentence to not get you panties caught? Just imagine it being there and take the stick out of your ass.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:16:07 2011 No.6848325 File: 71 KB, 640x480, 1265307751256.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6848311 Man, someone's butt has been devastated

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:19:07 2011 No.6848330 >>6848324 You could use that to excuse all sorts of crap that goes on here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:22:07 2011 No.6848334 >>6848325 Hello, /b/. Nice of you to visit. I'm going to bed. Hope you're not on tomorrow.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:22:07 2011 No.6848336 >>6848330 I can and I do. Because I don't really mind what some random person on the internet has to say. Whatever happened to taking it easy instead of LOLRAAAAAGEing like some /a/v/b/fag?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:24:07 2011 No.6848339 >>6848336 >taking it easy >LOLRAAAAAGE Go to sleep, Ryan.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:27:07 2011 No.6848348 >>6848339 ...right. You're still not fitting in, even if you throw around "popular" catch phrases, you know?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 03:29:07 2011 No.6848355 >>6848348 >"popular" catch phrases You're really sore about that, huh? I'm not even the one who said that. Besides, I can't help it that you're acting a lot like that idiot Ryan. I actually do think you are him. So, yeah... go to sleep, Ryan.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 15:23:07 2011 No.6850111 Inganock was my favorite from that list. Anyone who disagrees is a literary novice.

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 15:32:07 2011 No.6850150

Do you like human drama and plot twists? Sharin
Do you like broken human beings and sex? YMK
Do you like detailed settings, inner monologues and almost poetical pace? Inganock
Do you like chuun- I mean, horror/suspance, social critique on otaku and action tropes? Chaos; HEad

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 15:59:07 2011 No.6850238 >>6850150 I'd like to know what 中２ means. Could you please tell me?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 16:19:07 2011 No.6850343 >>6848006 Remind me again, where did this CG get shown in Ever17?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 16:21:07 2011 No.6850360 >>6850343 It's the part where Coco is about to die from Tief Blau I think it was? and the robot dog records everything. IIRC it was somewhere before you start fixing everything up as Blick Winkel

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 16:22:07 2011 No.6850364 File: 57 KB, 450x450, aeka.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] not YMK anyway

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 16:26:07 2011 No.6850377 >>6850360 Hmm, barely remember that. I should really re-read Ever17, and try not to kill myself.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 16:29:07 2011 No.6850385 What the fuck is this shit thread?

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 16:42:07 2011 No.6850428

I would chose inganock without a doubt, its really good, the story requires you to think about what you read and the atmosphere is so good that the VN would be great even if nothing happened at all. Also if you like digesting little bits of information in order to make all pieces fit, the ending will be great, we constantly have inganock threads full of spoiler tags where I always find something interesting to think.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 17:03:07 2011 No.6850520 >>6848153 Huh? Ever17 is much more "babby's first VN" than SnK is. SnK was still translated fairly recently, you know.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 17:05:07 2011 No.6850532 >>6850520 I suggest you revise the meaning of "babby's first VN".

Anonymous Sat Jan 22 17:10:07 2011 No.6850560

>>6850532
It means a VN that is often read by someone with no experience in the genre, as their first. Obviously something that's been around a while is going to be used for this purpose more often than something that was translated relatively recently, though both are probably fairly friendly to newcomers. But really, there are very few VNs that require much "experience" to enjoy properly. The only one that really jumps into my head immediately is probably Cross Channel, because it has a tendency to bore the shit out of some people. As far as translated ones go, anyway.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 17:13:07 2011 No.6850570 >>6850560 Well, I guess you could also say VNs with ugly or dated art styles could be considered less friendly to newcomers as well, since they're less likely to overlook such things.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 17:17:07 2011 No.6850591 >>6848014 >Sharin >DEEP You haven't read any of those have you

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 22 17:19:07 2011 No.6850597 Persona 3

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