Visual Novels/Dating Sims

[Anonymous No.2070985]

[Anonymous No.2071004]

Akiko best route

[Anonymous No.2071189]

Only dating sim game I ever played was Girlfriend of Steel

[Anonymous No.2071228]

>>2071189
Maya a Slut.

[Anonymous No.2071438]

>>2071228

>maya

Ibuki? she's not a slut.

[Anonymous No.2071603]

>>2070985
oh god...the feels...especially the part where you listen to her recordings and find out how scared she is...

[Anonymous No.2072367]

>>2071189
Better than the anime.

[Anonymous No.2072737]

>tfw you can't find a copy of Kana Little Sister

[Anonymous No.2074207]

Are there any Japanese adventure games with gameplay aside from exhausting exhausting all command options and occasional multiple choice questions?
I liked that about Yu-no but all other games I tried I just ended up skipping most of the dialog.

[Don Rumata !!rYqzYYFAejo No.2074226]

>>2074207
Tokyo Twilight Busters has point-and-click sections accounting for at least half of the game.

[Anonymous No.2074514]

Obligatory Yu-No worship

[Anonymous No.2074897]

Are there any good visual novels similar to Radical Dreamers, that are not about drama or anything but have a nice fantasy plot?

[Anonymous No.2074902]

>>2074226
is there a translation of this?

[Anonymous No.2074905]

>>2074902
No, but there's a DS version that might have one. Still, PC98 version should get one.

[Anonymous No.2074909]

>>2074905
>>2074226
that's a shame because this looks really good.

[Anonymous No.2074914]

>>2074909
tokyo twilight busters english is the second hit on Google, everyone agrees.

[Anonymous No.2074915]

>>2074905
Pretty much nobody is translating for the PC-98.

[Anonymous No.2074991]

>>2072737
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4668909/Kana_Imouto_-_Kana_little_Sister___OST
>inb4 only joking

[Anonymous No.2075428]

>>2074915
And I seriously don't understand why
Is it a hard system to debug or something

[Anonymous No.2075537]

>>2071004
Nayuki is the best girl. I'm not a waifufag but she was the closest I ever was of calling someone "mai waifu"

[Anonymous No.2075580]

>>2074915
why should they? Dating sims just aren't that interesting sorry.

[Anonymous No.2075581]

>>2074207
can try this

[Anonymous No.2075598]

>>2074207
Aconcagua for the PSX

[Anonymous No.2075602]

>>2075580
Yeah sure they are all dating sims, let's leave it at that

[Anonymous No.2075651]

>>2071004
Akiko absolute top tier route of all VNs ever

Hhhhnnnngggggggg

[Anonymous No.2075668]

True Love, anyone?

[Anonymous No.2075679]

>>2075602
thats the topic of the thread, if anything is getting translated though its going to be RPGs, Adventure games, and action games. Probably the action games first and RPGs last, dating sims are far more niche than any of those genres.

[Anonymous No.2075697]

>>2075581

It's not an adventure game, that's a dating sim focused mostly on stats.

>>2074207

Well, there is Cross Tantei Monogatari and I also liked the Kindaichi Shounen game on Saturn, even though it plays like a visual novel there are many options and you have to think carefully the assasinations and of course there are mini games where you have to carry them.

[Don Rumata !!rYqzYYFAejo No.2077026]

>>2074915
Not recently, anyway, and the X68k having better development resources/emulation means people would rather hack and translate games on that platform (same with MSX vs. PC-88).

>>2075428
No, it's x86-compatible, so assembly documentation is good. But there are unique hardware elements that need documentation in English. Games of sufficiently high complexity will be more difficult to hack.

>>2075679
This ain't what OP intended to discuss, lol. Action games need translation least—people just want to know the controls, as backstory/plot isn't often a strong point. VNs are Japanese adventure games, too, even if older Japanese adventures from devs like Riverhill Soft have more visible mechanics. RPGs definitely get more attention, which I don't mind, but they're also more difficult to hack than most VNs/adventures.

[Anonymous No.2077060]

>>2077026
I find PC-98 emulation a lot more practical than x68k emulation. I'm not even aware that people translated x68k ports of PC-98 games or many x68k games in general.
Most MSX translations were done years ago.

[Don Rumata !!rYqzYYFAejo No.2077073]

>>2077060
The most recent translation I can think of for the X68k is Die Bahnwelt from Glodia. People working on The 4th Unit's translation chose the X68k version for various reasons, but who knows if that'll ever finish.

[Anonymous No.2077550]

In the very early stages of making a vn for the original gameboy.
I'll be doing the art/story/music and have a guy that's interested in doing the programming.

Would /vr/ be down with it?

[Anonymous No.2077751]

>>2077550
Hell yeah annon. More power to the gameboy!

[Don Rumata !!rYqzYYFAejo No.2077759]

>>2077550
Yiss.

What did you use to scan in that background?

[Anonymous No.2077760]

>>2077026
Action games get translated first because of the lack of text they are easy starting projects for people. Starting right on RPGs is far too ambitious.

[Don Rumata !!rYqzYYFAejo No.2077776]

>>2077760
True, since most action games have Japanese text near their beginnings and ending. As for RPGs, depends on amount/complexity of text and barriers to hacking (not to mention people classify "RPGs" differently, so a Zelda-ish game like Borfes and Five Witches might get included).

[Anonymous No.2078395]

>>2077550
I'll be happy to help with art if you want anon

[Anonymous No.2078506]

>>2077759
It's a mockup made in gimp.
>>2078395
Cool! I'm mainly a musician so art isn't my best talent. So that would be much appreciated
Shoot me an email at [e-mail]

[Anonymous No.2078583]

>>2077759
Gbfag here. Sorry didn't read your question correctly lol.
Since it's just a mockup I lowered the resolution and colors to match the gb.
For the actual vn I plan on taking pictures of my campus/classrooms/etc with my gb camera, importing them to my pc, and convert them so the programmer can use them.

[Anonymous No.2078684]

>mfw this is my only refuge when all of the vn/eroge/hgame threads disappeared off of /vg/

[Anonymous No.2078713]

>>2078684
They did?

[Anonymous No.2078789]

>>2075668
The best.

[Anonymous No.2079071]

>>2078506
>@horsefucker.org

[Anonymous No.2080524]

How much would I miss by playing the PC-98 original of Doukyuusei instead of later ports?

[Anonymous No.2080624]

>>2080524

It depends on which of the later ports... still if you want to get the retro feel just play the original.

The original Doukyuusei had many ports and remakes.

>Doukyuusei (PC-Engine). It adds some characters that were originally intended to be on the original game but never made it. This version was the first one to actually introduce voice acting in the franchise. It has some small changes in the dialogue here and there but no biggie. It also lacks the interactive hentai sections, but you get some descriptions and some light nudes.

>Doukyuusei If (Sega Saturn). It's pretty much the same as Doukyuusei for PC-Engine, it has better graphics and the voices were rerecorded for this game.

>Doukyuusei (Windows remake). This remake was released in the late 90's and some people actually don't like some of the changes Elf introduced. They tried to add some complexity into the characters (for today standards they can be charming, but they are quite plain). This port has enhanced graphics and it's almost completely voiced.

>Doukyuusei (DMM edition). Well, this one is a special edition made for the site DMM, it features the graphics from the Windows remake but it keeps everything as in the original PC-98 version. Of course it doesnt have voices. There is a DMM version of the Windows remake too, since the original doesnt work too well on newer systems.

[Anonymous No.2081213]

>>2070985
Okay, criticize or dismiss me as you wish, but I've been trying to download this game all day but apparently the .iso in most torrents are corrupted. Anyone got a working .iso they could upload or send me to a working torrent?
Or maybe I'm stupid and don't know what I'm doing maybe? I'm using windows 8 if that helps understand my problem,

[Anonymous No.2081224]

There have been a few dating sims thrown around in this thread, but which one would you seriously recommend to a fellow /vr/-goer? My only experience is Katawa Shoujo, years ago, and I loved it.

[Anonymous No.2081278]

>>2081213
Where were you trying to get the isos? How are you loading them? Do you have japanese locale? (though IIRC Kana doesn't need it).

[Anonymous No.2081281]

>>2081278
For one, one anon posted a tpb link. I then tried mounting the iso but every time I do I'm told that it's corrupted.

[Anonymous No.2081287]

>>2081281
Have you tried erogedownload?

[Anonymous No.2081292]

>>2081287
actually yes, and it also didn't work. I downloaded all 3 files and unzipped them into a single file and when mounting, same message.

[Anonymous No.2081679]

>>2081224
The default /vr/ response is Yu-No

If you want it, heres the unpatched game:
https://mega.co.nz/#!A9U2GQyK!XN3BkCtAwIiC_7nbRKbboBBOCfFxJC0ryykbD3W5iL8

English Language patch:
http://tlwiki.org/index.php?title=YU-NO_-_The_Girl_that_Chants_Love_at_the_Edge_of_the_World#Releases

Be sure to install the voice and music patch as well.

Not exactly a pure dating sim per se, it's more of an adventure game that also incorporates sex into the story, but it isn't as hamfisted as most eroges. Except for some scenes

[Anonymous No.2081705]

>>2081679
It's not a dating sim at all, then again neither is Katawa Shoujo.

For translated retro dating sims your options are basically True Love, Pia Carrot, Casual Romance Club, May Club and Bloody Bride.

[Anonymous No.2081726]

>>2081705
It's a dating sim in a sense that you go on dates, and even though the story doesn't focus specifically on banging the girls, you follow each girls' specific routes and it ends up happening. It doesn't have the stats or anything, but it very loosely fits the genre. Kinda.
I assume this is a discussion as old as the internet itself, but I don't think it's that much of a stretch calling it that as long as put it with a grain of salt.

[Anonymous No.2081790]

Sometimes I wonder why did the adventure is still somewhat relevant only in Japan now? I mean, there are western adventures, but they just aren't in the same quantity, if I'm seeing right.
Why did adventure become really niche in the West, while still being somewhat popular niche in Japan?
Am I even right in my reasoning?

[Anonymous No.2081805]

>>2081726
Eh, I accept "Dating Sim" as a term (though very begrudgingly) if the game has a very heavy focus on Romance or if there are SOME form of relationship mechanics even if simple (such as in Sakura Taisen, Galaxy Angels or Riviera: The Promised Land) but calling Yu-No a Dating Sim is a huge stretch because it really doesn't fit those categories.

It's a mystery adventure game.

>>2081790
Japan's gaming industry seems much more skilled at fulfilling niches, compared to Western which seems to be either complete AAA chasing or complete indie with very little in-between.

I don't know if you can really say it's relevant in Japan though.

[Anonymous No.2081806]

>>2081790
I think Grim Fandango being a huge investment for LucasArts and ending up dead in the water discouraged them to try it ever again, they really just didn't sell. Nowadays we've seen a resurface of a new style of western adventure games with TellTale's Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us (like it or not, Gone Homo also contributed to this second wave popularity among the hipster crowd), so if we're lucky Adventure games in the west might just catch a second wind.

[Anonymous No.2081818]

>>2081806
Lucas reduced adventures to comedy.
Point and click worked out poorly for consoles and adapting a direct control worked out poorly for adventures which meant that adventures got screwed by the push to 3D.

[Anonymous No.2081823]

>>2081818
I do agree, that LucasArt/Sierra gigantic actions menu just doesn't work with consoles.
I think TellTales recently is doing a good job with the input mechanics for 3D adventure games, the sequences where we walk around and interact with the world works pretty good, it's just such a shame the games are so linear and with non-existent exploration.