What Ero-games are your favorites at the moment?

[Erhjegel]

Yes! Trial's out!

For Kamipani, I'd recommend that you start with either Nonoka or Mizuki's route before Amane's. Then move on to Megumi's and finally Koyori's.

On a sidenote, AXL's Princess Frontier is hilarious. Their self-references to their previous titles Tutorial Summer, Hidamari and Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate are just whacked. XD

[johnishida]

I'm following this guide (http://gamerssquare2.web.fc2.com/kamipani.htm) to play Kamipani. I'm currently in Amane's route.

It seems the game forces you to play the route in the following order: Amane, Nonoka, Mizuki, Megumi, Koyori. I don't really like Nonoka that much but I guess I have no other choice but to play her route as well.

[Erhjegel]

Word of caution: You need to have some pretty hefty disk space for the 11eyes trial. The zip archive is 978MB, but then you have to decompress it, which takes up 1GB. And then install the trial itself. Which would also probably take up around 1GB.

Wow, it's huge. >_<

[Valdra]

Word of caution: You need to have some pretty hefty disk space for the 11eyes trial. The zip archive is 978MB, but then you have to decompress it, which takes up 1GB. And then install the trial itself. Which would also probably take up around 1GB.

Wow, it's huge. >_<
Well you could always delete the archive which means you'd only need 2 at any one time. I just finished downloading it again after the first one corrupted.

Still, at least it's a good old Kirikiri game and works just fine with AGTH without a /h code. Time to get reading... sort of. After all that I think I'm too tired to read much. :heh:

[Erhjegel]

Yeah. Works with Kirikiri. You can delete the ZIP archive after decompression, and delete that decompressed folder after installing the trial.

I like what I'm seeing so far. The interface is nice, the BGM is great...wow.

...I just realized, six main characters with two pairs of eyes each save for one of them who only has one eye, makes for 11 eyes. Hahaha. >____>;

[Magus IX]

I'll try it out when it finishes downloading... in the next four hours. :uhoh:

I just started playing Kikokugai and Sekai de Ichiban. I can tell that I'm going to like both of them, but for some reason I can't decide which one I'm in the mood for. :heh:

[Erhjegel]

Oh my god, moving eyes and lips. Great character still CGs. THIS IS AWESOME. I like how they tried to synch the lips with the lines!

Sadly, Kakeru doesn't seem to be as fully voiced as FESTA's lead was.

[Shinova]

I'm following this guide (http://gamerssquare2.web.fc2.com/kamipani.htm) to play Kamipani. I'm currently in Amane's route.

It seems the game forces you to play the route in the following order: Amane, Nonoka, Mizuki, Megumi, Koyori. I don't really like Nonoka that much but I guess I have no other choice but to play her route as well.

Actually it's Amane or Mizuki or Nodoka in no particular order. And then Megumi, and then Koyori.

[Erhjegel]

Kakeru's cellphone ringtone is the OP theme. Cute, haha.

Also, you apparently have something called a Cross Vision. I'm thinking that this lets you see events through a different character's perspective, since I just got Yuka's Cross Vision option opened.

Euphoria-chan is just too cute. >w<

[Valdra]

Also, you apparently have something called a Cross Vision. I'm thinking that this lets you see events through a different character's perspective, since I just got Yuka's Cross Vision option opened.
Ah, really? I was wondering what that did when I saw it on the title screen.

Just managed to struggle through the first bit before the English quote pops up. That was... almost painful to read :heh: They're really gonna pull no stops on describing the place to be absolute hell I guess. I'm kinda dreading what the bad ends of this are going to be like.

[johnishida]

Actually it's Amane or Mizuki or Nodoka in no particular order. And then Megumi, and then Koyori.

I see... Regardless it seems I will have to play Nodoka's route to get into Megumi's and Koyori's...

BTW, Tomoyuki gotta be the first male lead to know where a landmine is and to willingly step on it... :heh:

Just who would ask a short tempered chibi god capable of creating thunders from her fingers to take a bath together? PLUS, in front of you sister (who loves to beat the crap out of you whenever she gets the chance)...

I pity him... I really do...

[Erhjegel]

Don't pity him. He's a hentai maso! He's doing it because he loves it!

[Shinova]

I just finished Kamipani! Woohooo!


Koyori's route finally reveals everything that happened during that incident, and her status and role in the story. That said I was hoping for more information about her past and her route to be a little more epic but Kamipani isn't supposed to be an epic adventure story so I guess that's expected, plus it's the company's debut work.


For me, the routes go from best to worst:

Megumi
Amane
Mizuki
Koyori
Nonoka


Now that doesn't mean that Koyori's route is bad. The above chart is more like the first four clustered near the top, followed by a good amount of distance, and then Nonoka's at the bottom (poor miko-san).

Megumi's arc is the best for me. It's by far the most emotional arc in the game, and her romance with Tomoyuki feels like that destined love that not even the world can stop, and when they finally pull through you celebrate with them. You can really sympathize with her struggle, and I can easily see some scenes getting tears from tear-jerk-prone viewers.. Her arc's only flaw is that the ending is so sudden and has a deus ex machina quality to it, even if it makes total sense. That's the only downer, but everything else about this arc is great.

Amane's and Mizuki's arcs have the most completeness in that they're both great and don't have a rushed ending like Megumi's, plus they pretty much flesh out everything there is to be fleshed with each respective heroine.

Amane's route is the most "pure romance" like of the game, in that the story's only real purpose is the budding romance between Amane and Tomoyuki. It helps that Amane's an awesomely lovable character, and her whole route is really solid, and feels the most complete. The romance between her and Tomoyuki feels "real" and it's one you can easily swallow, accept, and enjoy.

Mizuki's arc also builds a lot of sympathy factor for the heroine, much like Megumi's. The ending's not as solid as Amane's however, but it's pretty close. Incest-lovers can't go wrong with this one. :p

Koyori's arc. The most plot resolution happens in this one. I rank this one below the other three because the romance isn't as easy to swallow (felt a little bit from out of nowhere), plus it doesn't go as deep into Koyori and her past as I would've liked. Plus her ending's kinda meh as well. That said, it does give resolution to the whole incident and does close the story in a good fashion; just not with as solid a feeling. Plus the very last scene left me with a slight feeling of, "Wait she can do that!?" :eyebrow:

Nonoka's arc is by far the most lackluster. The romance feels far more forced than Koyori's, and the whole arc is pretty meh. The only really good parts were Koyori. :heh:

As a matter of fact, I liked Koyori better in the other girls' arcs than in her own arc, lol! :heh:


Overall I would say the game is good and I would recommend it to people. It's a step below "great" and "masterpiece", but it's still a very enjoyable game. I definetly feel I got my playhour's worth.



Now then, what should I play next??? Hmmmmmm~ :)

[Erhjegel]

Cross Vision is awesome. Hearing Kakeru voiced is awesome.

I need more buckets if I'm to get past 11eyes!

Also, LOL at their Pia Carrot reference.

[Shinova]

Cross Vision is awesome. Hearing Kakeru voiced is awesome.

I need more buckets if I'm to get past 11eyes!

Also, LOL at their Pia Carrot reference.

You need buckets why? (11eyes in-joke? or something far far more.... sinister? Possibly sexual in function?) :eyebrow::eek:

[Erhjegel]

LOL. Nothing like that. I was referring to the "I'm cumming buckets" thing I've seen on the internet.

Anyways, Yuka and I share the same birthday. MUCH LOVE!

GAH I CAN'T FREAKING BELIEVE THIS, THE 11EYES DEMO ENDS LIKE A HUGE CLIFFHANGER! WTF THEY HAVEN'T EVEN REVEALED KAKERU'S AND YUKA'S POWERS

Ah, really? I was wondering what that did when I saw it on the title screen.

Just managed to struggle through the first bit before the English quote pops up. That was... almost painful to read :heh: They're really gonna pull no stops on describing the place to be absolute hell I guess. I'm kinda dreading what the bad ends of this are going to be like.

The bad ends aren't as grand as you probably expect. You just get one or two lines telling you how Kakeru and/or someone else dies in a gory fashion.

[Danj]

BTW I see Lightning Warrior Raidy (English version) is finally shipping from G-Collections. Anybody pick it up, and if so how is it? I'm intrigued by the RPG system, but most of the other eroge I've seen that try to do something different like that usually make a complete hash of it (Pretty Soldier Wars 2048 was terrible for example).

[Kaioshin Sama]

BTW I see Lightning Warrior Raidy (English version) is finally shipping from G-Collections. Anybody pick it up, and if so how is it? I'm intrigued by the RPG system, but most of the other eroge I've seen that try to do something different like that usually make a complete hash of it (Pretty Soldier Wars 2048 was terrible for example).

It's really short and kind of mediocore. I'd try something like Galzoo Island, Rance VI or Persiom instead. Any questions I'll be happy to answer on those 3 as I'm looking to introduce Alicesoft to people as a sort of cause right now.

[Sterling01]

I've just started the 11eyes demo and so far that looks great.

I just finished the demo of Gouen no Soleil and that game looks awsome.... even excluding the big ass hat and a loli saying "I'm Badass"

Also for people who've played Otome Crisis whose route should I do first?

[Erhjegel]

You can go either way, really. I went with Laurier's route first because I liked her range.

[Magus IX]

Jesus Christ, Makoto Shinkai, stop being such a freaking genius.

ef - the latter tale promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm8ec5U2bvU)

[Kresnik]

Hmm? I only see Mizuki there..? Is it because Chihiro got her story already covered in the anime already that her portion got pushed aside..? Then I guess Mizuki will be the star at The Latter Tale.

So Yuuko is already dead, huh? Can I weep now..? :((

[ahmad]

Ok i have never played any ero-game before :(. Can you guys recommend me 2-3 games that you consider to be the best.

[Bernkastel]

Jesus Christ, Makoto Shinkai, stop being such a freaking genius.

ef - the latter tale promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm8ec5U2bvU)

Oh. My. Freakin'. Gawd.

That's all I'm going to say.

(Hey, The latter tale will be out on my brithday \o/. Er, too bad I haven't even played the first game... Goddammit, will ef ever be fully translated ?!)

[Kresnik]

Ok i have never played any ero-game before :(. Can you guys recommend me 2-3 games that you consider to be the best.
If you haven't play any, then maybe you stop and turn away. One step into this world and you might not find any way out, like most of us here.. :heh:

[Valdra]

Goddammit, will ef ever be fully translated ?!)
Possibly, although I wouldn't get your hopes up. Assume not and then treat it as a nice surprise if it does? It's not supposedly that long, and I doubt it's that hard...

Also, your avatar is love. I think that's the first time I've felt compelled to say that.

One step into this world and you might not find any way out, like most of us here... :heh:
And why on earth would anyone want to leave? I'm staying right here with the lack of money and free time.

[Sterling01]

Ok i have never played any ero-game before :(. Can you guys recommend me 2-3 games that you consider to be the best.
Just to name a few

Otome Crisis
Saya no Uta
Toheart
Shirogane no Soleil
A drug that makes you Dream

[Kaioshin Sama]

Ok i have never played any ero-game before :(. Can you guys recommend me 2-3 games that you consider to be the best.

Sengoku Rance
Genrin No Hime 2
Prism Ark
Rance VI
Pastel Chime Continue
Dai Banchou
Kyuutei Senki
Izumo 0 through 3

[shadowplay]

Hmm? I only see Mizuki there..? Is it because Chihiro got her story already covered in the anime already that her portion got pushed aside..? Then I guess Mizuki will be the star at The Latter Tale.Of course Chihiro will be inside...

http://www.minori.ph/imgs/trialbannerchihi.jpg

...animation for the latter tale is neat but I'm thinking the one for the first tale was still slightly better.

[Hypertaost]

Toheart
to that I will add
toheart2 Xrated,
tomoyo after, Clannad (kinda of a prequel to tomoyo)
Parfait chocolat second brew
and cartagra

on a side note, I wonder if the latter tale is simply going to tell 2 stories and include Yuuko's story in Mitsuki's path, or if they are going to present her as another story.

[Kresnik]

And why on earth would anyone want to leave? I'm staying right here with the lack of money and free time.
It's not that I say about don't join or something like that, but like you already said we're having difficulties of lacking both money and time on our hands. It's just that for those who haven't joining already to this side, they should think whether they have the capabilities to stay strong in this side. Should they not, then stay away or they may suffer the consequences (Not that I've experienced anything already).

That being said, I recommend:
[GIGA] Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo
[Nitro+] Phantom of Inferno

And yes, of course Chihiro is going to be there too, but her disappereance is the OP makes me think that her story will only become minor compared to Mizuki-Yuuko (Then again, Yuuko is the reason I love ef :heh:).

[tarq]

hmm...why did all instances of the ef-latter tale PV got removed from nicovideo...?

[Shinova]

Gouen no Soleil's website updated with new OP movie and new event CGs (I like some of the h ones). The Getchu site is similar.

[Sterling01]

Gouen no Soleil's website updated with new OP movie and new event CGs (I like some of the h ones). The Getchu site is similar.
Yes, Rin-sama is very moe

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9008/regionecg11go8.jpg

[johnishida]

Yes, Rin-sama is very moe

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9008/regionecg11go8.jpg

Now I have a reason to play Gouen No Soleil :D

[Sterling01]

Now I have a reason to play Gouen No Soleil :D
Well it's also the first eroge I've played that features....

A choice where you can make the male protagonist who's in his dead(?) younger sister's body preform incest/masterbation

Also I've just finished the 11eyes demo and let's just say I'm really fucking pissed

[Kresnik]

Heh, I think Minori is very careful about their games lately. Even in Youtube, I only see the OP uploaded by their own staff. I wonder what kind of protection they'll give for the Latter Tale.

The future looks kinda grim.

[Erhjegel]

Yes, Rin-sama is very moe

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9008/regionecg11go8.jpg

Rin-sama is great! Don't you think so? Don't you?!

...Doesn't translate so well in english, as compared to how awesome it is when Rin-sama says it. ;__; But if you think that that was moe enough, then you should listen to Aoba Ringo talk about her role in Gouen no Soleil (http://www.sky-fish.jp/soleil-region/wav/Comment_RIN.mp3). I think my heart nearly flatlined near the end of her talk.

MOCHI MOCHI BO~IN NA ONEESAN

Well it's also the first eroge I've played that features....

A choice where you can make the male protagonist who's in his dead(?) younger sister's body preform incest/masterbation

Also I've just finished the 11eyes demo and let's just say I'm really fucking pissed

WELCOME FELLOW CASTRATED DEMO PLAYER. Now all we have to do is wait until the 25th!

In other news, my love for Yuzusoft, Natsuzora Kanata and Hiroko Taguchi just keeps on growing, especially after having seen Chihaya Kousaka's movie. Poor girl...apparently she has amnesia and can't remember the past three years of her life, or something like that. I don't know, my Japanese is quite lacking. But it seems that Hiroko Taguchi's performance is once again going to be so completely solid and awesome that I can't help but anticipate!

First things first, of course, as this month has 11eyes and Gouen no Soleil.

[Sterling01]

Rin-sama is great! Don't you think so? Don't you?!

...Doesn't translate so well in english, as compared to how awesome it is when Rin-sama says it. ;__; But if you think that that was moe enough, then you should listen to Aoba Ringo talk about her role in Gouen no Soleil (http://www.sky-fish.jp/soleil-region/wav/Comment_RIN.mp3). I think my heart nearly flatlined near the end of her talk.

MOCHI MOCHI BO~IN NA ONEESAN

So Moe I'm going to die

WELCOME FELLOW CASTRATED DEMO PLAYER. Now all we have to do is wait until the 25th!


When I first read your reaction on your blog, I thought, it couldn't be that bad. I found out it was 25 times worse

[Master Anime]

Jesus Christ, Makoto Shinkai, stop being such a freaking genius.

ef - the latter tale promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm8ec5U2bvU)
OMG
As expected from Makoto Shinkai

[Valdra]

It's not that I say about don't join or something like that, but like you already said we're having difficulties of lacking both money and time on our hands. It's just that for those who haven't joining already to this side, they should think whether they have the capabilities to stay strong in this side. Should they not, then stay away or they may suffer the consequences (Not that I've experienced anything already).
Well I wasn't being too serious, but yeah. Who needs money anyway!

I wish I had the time to finish the 11eyes demo. Or start the Chaos;Head one, which I've heard so much about I can't not play it now. Damn work. I guess at least at this rate I'll avoid running into the 11eyes cliffhanger at all.

[Erhjegel]

SkyFish has just released Gouen no Soleil's card battle trial, and it's up for download if you guys want to see how it works!

Well I wasn't being too serious, but yeah. Who needs money anyway!

I wish I had the time to finish the 11eyes demo. Or start the Chaos;Head one, which I've heard so much about I can't not play it now. Damn work. I guess at least at this rate I'll avoid running into the 11eyes cliffhanger at all.

Trust me. Our frustrated reactions alone should tell you that the 11eyes cliffhanger is quite an excruciatingly painful one.

Good thing about Trial 2 of Gouen no Soleil is that the card battle system seems somewhat...fun. We also get to find out that, just like Shirogane no Soleil, Kirin's "Valkyries" have several forms. Rin has Blade, Gun and Spell Modes (while Sol had Blade, Arrow, Spell, Ancient Sol, and UBERHAX Wyrd modes), while Ouka only has Blade and Spell Modes.

Bad thing? Well, go and see for yourself...


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http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ouch02.png
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http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ouch04.png


AGTH won't help you with that one, though once you get the basics it's pretty easy.

EDIT: Sorry, I had to eat my words. The card battle syste, is AGGRAVATING. >________> Card battles and me have never had a good relationship in any eroge, and I guess it still holds true even with Gouen no Soleil.

[Shinova]

*cries tears of blood*

I hope someone tells us how to play that thing.

[Sterling01]

SkyFish has just released Gouen no Soleil's card battle trial, and it's up for download if you guys want to see how it works!



Trust me. Our frustrated reactions alone should tell you that the 11eyes cliffhanger is quite an excruciatingly painful one.

Good thing about Trial 2 of Gouen no Soleil is that the card battle system seems somewhat...fun. We also get to find out that, just like Shirogane no Soleil, Kirin's "Valkyries" have several forms. Rin has Blade, Gun and Spell Modes (while Sol had Blade, Arrow, Spell, Ancient Sol, and UBERHAX Wyrd modes), while Ouka only has Blade and Spell Modes.

Bad thing? Well, go and see for yourself...


http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ouch01.png
http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ouch02.png
http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ouch03.png
http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ouch04.png


AGTH won't help you with that one, though once you get the basics it's pretty easy.

EDIT: Sorry, I had to eat my words. The card battle syste, is AGGRAVATING. >________> Card battles and me have never had a good relationship in any eroge, and I guess it still holds true even with Gouen no Soleil.
Why Skyfish WHYYYYY!!!

[Erhjegel]

To be fair, it's actually quite fun, and I'm getting the hang of how certain cards work.

But the big fat freaking totally aggravating annoying bother is how the cards are randomly dealt to you everytime you start, or when your deck needs to get "resupplied". And once you add random chance into the mix, you're left relying on luck, not skill. Cause no matter how I arrange the deck manually, I still end up getting screwed over by the random dealing, and it is really really really really annoying, to say the least.

[PhoenixG]

Finally get some time to download the demo and card battle demo of Gouen no Soleil. All I can say is.... Rin-sama XD <3 Her interaction with her master was hilarious.

The card battle system was fair, although with my poor Japanese skill and lazy to translate it, it was first a bit trail and error, but get a hang of it.

Really looking forward to this game... just one week left.....

[Hypertaost]

Just a short question, are these games any good?
Otoboku (Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)
Natsushiro drops
Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na

Oh, and does anyone know how long these are?

[johnishida]

Nanatsuiro Drops is MUST READ Visual Novel! Dunno about the others...

NanaDrops is not really that long... 13 or so for Sumomo's route and 10 for Yuki and Nadeshiko. Being the first 5 or so Common for the three of them.

[Sterling01]

Just a short question, are these games any good?
Otoboku (Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)
Natsushiro drops
Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na

Oh, and does anyone know how long these are?
Otoboku, I have to say was pretty funny
Nanatsuiro Drops is a really good game
Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na, I have it but haven't played it yet

[serenade_beta]

Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na

Oh, and does anyone know how long these are?

Mmm... Average, I guess. I didn't find it particularly interesting or anything, but the plot is decent. Slightly overdramatic and :rolleyes: - moments and a considerably boring protagonist though.
If there is one thing I especially like, it's the OPs (just that though...).
Just my opinion though, since it seems this was very popular with other people (-_-; )

For length... don't really pay attention to the time since I tend to play little by little... Not terribly long though.

[Archer]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4729/1208495523284ak6.jpg

My brain, it does not understand.

[Sterling01]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4729/1208495523284ak6.jpg

My brain, it does not understand.
Sacchin your route may finally become a reality

Oh and according to Tech Gen the witches game is All-ages

[Erhjegel]

Yuzusoft just released Natsuzora Kanata's OP! You can check it out on Youtube (http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=rJyOeG9d3m0&fmt=18) if you want to, as they also uploaded it there.

Seems like my hunch was right. Haruka Shimotsuki and Sakakibara Yui, who did the ED and the OP of ExE respectively, are also doing Natsuzora Kanata's, though this time it's Haruka Shimotsuki with the OP and Sakakibara Yui with the ED.

[Sterling01]

Mahou tsukai no yoru is slated for a 2009 release
The Tsukihime remake will be released after Mahou tsukai no yoru
It's been confirmed that Sacchin has a route in the Tsukihime remake.
There's a possibility that the Tsukihime remake will be voiced

So far the only detail known about Girls' work story is that the city itself is the main character

[Klashikari]

It's been confirmed that Sacchin has a route in the Tsukihime remake.

Fuck yes! talk about time.

I mean seriously, she was the short end of a stick in all far side of the moon routes, despite she is arguably more interesting than Arcueid and Ciel (well for me anyway :heh:)

[Valdra]

It's been confirmed that Sacchin has a route in the Tsukihime remake.
But... but the isn't it sad joke is ruined now! Dammit. I said a while ago I'd buy Tsukihime if it was rereleased, guess I'll be sticking to my word. Mahoutsukai is a given, guess I'll wait for more info on Girls' Work though. The title and the lack of Nasu hasn't given much of a first impression. Though a city being a main character... what?

[Sterling01]

Fuck yes! talk about time.

I mean seriously, she was the short end of a stick in all far side of the moon routes, despite she is arguably more interesting than Arcueid and Ciel (well for me anyway :heh:)
Well here's how she's going to look in the remake

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/2002/sawy6.jpg

[Kisuke06]

Damn, I'll finaly be able to buy a copy of Tsukihime. :D

[Shinova]

Tsukihime in Fate/Stay Night or above graphical quality? MUST FEED.

[Kresnik]

I just try the Chaos;Head Trial Web 2.00 last night, and I found it very interesting. Read spoiler for my impression:

Game System:
I don't really understand about the school swimsuit preference at the beginning of this game, but there's another system which I called 'Takumi's Imagination'. If you pick the green one, he will imagine about nice and comfortable things; while red will make him imagine about scary things; and you can wait for a while not imagine about anything.

Characters:
Nishijou Takumi:
Our protagonist, who is a paranoid semihikkikomori nijikon otaku. And when I say nijikon, I mean he's crazy about the heroine from an anime named Seira. Even when there's so many beauties around, he always compare them to Seira and concludes that Seira is better because she is 'eternally 17' :heh: . It seems he got this power to 'see' weird things, like the murder scene from the 'NewGen?' cases. Currently living in the box-trailer on top of an apartment full of anime merchandise (FSN, Da Capo 2, etc). There's also a scene where he is told by a psychiatrist that he couldn't have met the girl who is after her (Sena), because he is never stepped out from the hospital for 10 years. There goes the title meanings, his head is really messsed up badly, thus Chaos;Head.

Sakihata Rimi:
There's not much of her in the trial. She appeared twice, for the prologue, where she comes to Takumi where Shibuya has been destroyed and proceed to kill him; and stopping Takumi when he is about to go to the murder scene.

Aoi Sena:
There's also little of her. She appeared to ask about Takumi, who is apparently has the ability to 'see', included the Disword? she held. Likes Garugari-kun, name of an Icepop.

Kusunoki Yua:
The self-proclaimed Yandere (She mentioned it at the Evaluation Meeting). She appeared to be a clumsy third grade anime fan who somehow meet Takumi and showing some interest in him. Later she confronts Takumi as the Shogun.

Kishimoto Ayase:
Singer of a rock band named FES. She appeared twice only humming and singing.. :confused: . Has strange tastes of food.

Orihara Kozue:
The least mention of all. She appeared only once, while getting ready to move to Shibuya. She is quiet and that is good, because if she opens her mouth it's like Meru-chan from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (She don't hold back a bit).

Nishijou Nanami:
Takumi's lovely little sister, but apparently he is treating her coldly.

Shogun:
Someone who comes in to chat with Takumi and sending him links to weird pictures of the NewGen murder cases.

Misumi Daisuke:
Takumi classmates who apparently have dated with the whole girls at the class and moving forward his target to another class. Maybe he is the only one treating Takumi as a real person in the class.

Ban Yasuji:
A police officer who is investigating the murder cases and with his pendulum hypothesize that there's something unnatural about the murder.

Grim:
Takumi online game friend. Both frequently chatting about many thing.

Suwa Mamoru:
Yasuji's co-worker. He might be on Takumi's tail.

Seira Orjeru?:
The main heroine of 'Bladetune? the Animation'. Serves as Chou-Kantoku at the Evaluation Meeting.

Extra:
Evaluation Meeting:
Rimi, Sena, Ayase and Kozue complains to Seira as Chou-Kantoku (Great Manager?) because their roles in the trial is too short. And later discussing about who is suitable for the Main Heroine role. Nanami can't become the main heroine because she is true little sister and Takumi has no inclination toward incest :heh: , so there goes one off the list. When Sena wants to defeat Rimi so that she can become the main heroine herself, Seira says she can't because there's no image of her with Disword yet :heh:. Then they decided on cooking ability, but the only ones who can is Nanami and Yua, while Rimi and Kozue can't cook anything, Ayase can cook an all-spice kare :twitch:, and Sena with her garugari-kun, which of course not a food. Continuing with singing, Ayase is certain since she is a singer and Sena apparently can sing the Garugari-kun song nicely :heh:. In the end, Takumi choose Seira to become the main heroine and suggest the others as his harem while laughing creepily. Yep, he is one messed up guy indeed.


I'll definitely pick this game up. Only less than a week to the release date XD. It would be nice too if someone would be as generous as to translate and write things written from the web here, because I can only read japanese as much.. >_>

[Magus IX]

Just finished Zoku Satsuriku no Jango. It was fabulously good... one of those games that felt like it was made just for me. Great art, great music, short (playtime-wise) but just right for the story it set out to tell.

[Sterling01]

Just got 11eyes and what happens after the Demo ends can only be summed up with one thing “WTFOMFG”

[Shinova]

Gouen no Soleil is also out, in case some didn't know. Wazzah!!

[PhoenixG]

Want to play it, but not enough disk space >.< ;.;

[Erhjegel]

Soon I'll be making sweet sweet NC17 love with 11eyes and Gouen no Soleil. SOON! JUST A FEW HOURS MORE!

[johnishida]

haha, with the release of 11eyes I think I will go with that one instead of Princess Frontier once I finish Kamipani which by the way has been very good till now. Currently on Megumi's route... Various scenes almost made cry ... too sad ...

[Sterling01]

Soon I'll be making sweet sweet NC17 love with 11eyes and Gouen no Soleil. SOON! JUST A FEW HOURS MORE!
I've made sweet sweet NC17 love to both of them.... At the same time :heh::heh:

[Magus IX]

The final countdown voice for Chaos Head sent shivers down my spine~ (It's up at Nitro's main site now... if you can get there, it's been laggy all day.) Will probably have to postpone playing it until the final rush of school is over, though. :uhoh:

[Sterling01]

I'm in the process of translating the 131 cards in Gouen no Soleil. It's actually not that hard

Also

Her "MILF" form is fucking hot

[MakubeX2]

CH Initial Impression :-

First of all, there's doesn't seem to be any route for all the female characters. All you get is how a sociopath otaku save the world.

And there's nothing sexual about this title, don't even expect off screen sex or implication of it.

[Sterling01]

All you get is how a sociopath otaku save the world.


That's why it's so awesome. :heh::heh:

[Erhjegel]

Whose MILF form, Rin-sama?

Anyways, 11eyes is pure sex. So awesome. >_<

[PhoenixG]

I'm in the process of translating the 131 cards in Gouen no Soleil. It's actually not that hard

Also

Her "MILF" form is fucking hot

You want to torture me, when I'm not able to play it due lack of disk space ;.;

[Erhjegel]

Oh man, the fight with Ira was awesome. ;___;

[Sterling01]

Whose MILF form, Rin-sama?

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1416/011wt5.th.png (http://img174.imageshack.us/my.php?image=011wt5.png)
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7084/010gk2.th.png (http://img518.imageshack.us/my.php?image=010gk2.png)

[Erhjegel]

Aoba Ringo's got to be pleased about that, Rin-sama isn't as much of a tsurupetta as we all thought!

[BanditKing]

Playing Tsuyokisu 2 have high hopes for it after playing The first one and Minikisu.Anyone else play the first game?any favorite character or routes?

[Erhjegel]

Minase Yuka is a dorodere!

BTW, Boy Meets Girl and Kamipani share so many similarities with each other that it's just awesome.

[johnishida]

A moment ago I downloaded the commercial movies for Natsuzora Kanata...

Chihaya's story will surely make me cry >.> She seems to have some kind of "mental sickness". It seems she can't retain her memory for more than three days... Wonder how it will turn out.

Next, is Yuiko. The Hero's cousin. She's being in love with him ever since they were kids but just could not bring herself to confess her feeling for him, until now. It seems something happened to them in the past... The CM does not give to much details about it, though. Except it happened 8/9 years ago.

They still need to release the CM movie for the third heroine: Sasara and then, hopefully, the demo >.>

Chihaya's main theme seems to be about overcoming fate while Yuiko's is about overcoming the past. Kinda think Sasara's will be about overcoming family tradition judging for her background.

Here's a link to the main page if you want to download the videos http://yuzu-soft.com/natsu/index.html

[Erhjegel]

Ohoo, three days memory eh? I should have paid better attention to the video. But yeah, I'm really looking forward to Chihaya Kousaka, since she's also voiced by Hiroko Taguchi.

Also, NATSUZORA KANATA TRIAL IS OUT!

[Sterling01]

So I'm playing through 11eyes, 菊理's route and...

Her voice is made of moe

[Erhjegel]

Yeah, it is. >_< She sounds so adorable!

The plot twist in her route, though, is awesome.

[Sterling01]

Though I can't decide who I like better Misuzu-sempai or Kukuri. I'm leaning towards Kukuri but I haven't finished Misuzu-sempai's route yet so who knows...

I don't know why but Gouen no Soleil was a huge disappointment to me... probably part of the reason is that there was no 3P scene with Rin-sama and Ouka :heh::heh:

[Erhjegel]

LOL. No 3P scene eh.

Anyways, as for favorites, I'm sticking with Misuzu-senpai, with Kukuri and Yuka locked in a tie. I'm not into stealing other people's heroines, so Takahisa can have Yukiko all to himself!

Right now though, I'm enjoying the Natsuzora Kanata trial. CHIHAYA!

Okay, I'm pissed again. GAAAAAAAAH CHIHAYA!!!!!!!

[johnishida]

NATSUZORA KANATA TRIAL IS OUT!

What!? So fast! They haven't even released Sasara's CM! Anyways, must download!

[Erhjegel]

Oh, the lack of Sasara's CM won't hurt your trial experience one bit.

Mainly cause she's only shown for like one to three lines of text.

[Sterling01]

Oh, the lack of Sasara's CM won't hurt your trial experience one bit.

Mainly cause she's only shown for like one to three lines of text.

That sucks... I want mah Sasara. Currently DLing the demo

BTW who's the girl in your avatar?

[Erhjegel]

Sasara? Why settle for Sasara when you can have the glorious moeness of Chihaya!

http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/chihaya02.png

Don't make her hurt you!

Girl is Tenrou Kunagi from Daibanchou. Aka "Girl who can change from loli to adult to wolf form and kick severe major ass" Kunagi-sama. *worships*

[Sterling01]

Sasara? Why settle for Sasara when you can have the glorious moeness of Chihaya!


I have a green hair fetish :heh::heh:

Chihaya is pretty moe though.

Dammit why won't you download faster

[Erhjegel]

Greenhair fetish! \o/

Sasara does appear in the trial, but only briefly. That is, unless we're counting the extra ero scenes included in the trial. In which case, yes, she makes a full-blown (innuendo not intended) appearance.

Also: this quite accurately sums up my feelings for the abrupt cutoff of the Natsuzora Kanata trial.

http://mouyamete.oniichannoecchi.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/chihaya03.png

[Sterling01]

So is the cutoff as bad as the 11eyes' trial?

[johnishida]

Finally! It took three freaking hours to download >_< Time to read!

[Magus IX]

This is kind of not related to anything, but I was wondering... how much overlap is there between female anime seiyuu & game seiyuu? (For the record, I suck at recognizing voices unless I know ahead of time who I'm listening to.) I guess I'm curious because when it comes to male seiyuu, there's a huge amount of overlap between the people who appear in anime/non-ero games and those who appear in ero & BL games (either using their real names or really obvious aliases). It's been my impression, however, that female seiyuu are more segregated in that respect... is that true, or is it just a matter of them using aliases more meticulously?

[Erhjegel]

This is kind of not related to anything, but I was wondering... how much overlap is there between female anime seiyuu & game seiyuu? (For the record, I suck at recognizing voices unless I know ahead of time who I'm listening to.) I guess I'm curious because when it comes to male seiyuu, there's a huge amount of overlap between the people who appear in anime/non-ero games and those who appear in ero & BL games (either using their real names or really obvious aliases). It's been my impression, however, that female seiyuu are more segregated in that respect... is that true, or is it just a matter of them using aliases more meticulously?

It's the same, female seiyuus can appear in both eroge and anime. Biggest example would have to be Shizuka Ito, who is well known as an anime seiyuu, but also appears in several eroges, like ToHeart 2 Another Days, MagusTale Infinity, Tayutama -kiss on my deity-, Ina Koi, Braban!, Fortune Arterial and Daibanchou and many more! They just love using aliases.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Rance VI and believe it or not I actually wrote a Monster Article (http://animehistory.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/why-i-find-rance-vi-more-enjoyable-than-ffxii/) about why I like it more then a mainstream RPG. It's a great game and not that hard to get into even if you don't know much Japanese. Lots of stuff to do as well that makes it well worth the investment. Plus the music is some of the best you are ever going to find in an eroge (at least in my opinion) so you won't be bored while playing it.

[Erhjegel]

Sorry Kaioshin, but preaching about the awesomeness of games like Rance and whatnot to people who have no idea about the eroge/RPG market in Japan will just be tantamount to pissing in the ocean. More so if you try to compare and contrast games like these against the more popular and accepted titles. :(

Sad but true.

By the way, what did you think of Sengoku Rance in its entirety, after having played through Rance VI?

[Kaioshin Sama]

Sorry Kaioshin, but preaching about the awesomeness of games like Rance and whatnot to people who have no idea about the eroge/RPG market in Japan will just be tantamount to pissing in the ocean. More so if you try to compare and contrast games like these against the more popular and accepted titles. :(

Sad but true.

By the way, what did you think of Sengoku Rance in its entirety, after having played through Rance VI?

Big! But honestly, both have a similar style of trying to get the player to manage his resources well, be it character SP with Rance VI or troop levels, territory and funds with Sengoku. Honestly I think Sengoku Rance improved on everything that Rance VI had in terms of gameplay except in the area of exploration. There's nothing like actually going through the areas of Zeth filling out the map and finding treasure in Sengoku Rance. Sengoku Rance has more characters and routes etc and is by far the larger more involved game, but Rance VI has more of the classic characters and favourites (although there is the event in Sengoku Rance that nets you most of the regulars, but no Patton, Rick etc.) and a greater focus on each of them.

It honestly depends more on what I'm in the mood for at the time, but I think they are both awesome in their own rights. Still I'd give the nod to Sengoku Rance over Rance VI if one absolutely had to choose between the two of them.

[johnishida]

Well, I just finished reading Kamipani! Very good game! Clochette's first project left a good impression on me so looking forward to their next release! A very well deserved 7.5/10!

Next: Chaos;Head! :D

[ahmad]

Kampani is the first game i'm playing :). I just installed that and atlas +agth today. With my very limited japanese it is a little hard to understand exactly what is going on. Plus atlas alot of times just writes romaji for the hiragana instead of translating.
I also have the games you guys recommended here on my to-play list. Thanks alot for those =D

[HashiriyaR32]

It's time to play........SPOT THE ANIME REFERENCES!!!!!!

Take a look at this background CG from 11eyes. List EVERY single item you recognize.

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/57/1209682967644qv7.jpg

[Erhjegel]

Hahaha, I know, I noticed that earlier on in the demo. I was laughing so hard when I saw that background CG!

[LoSs]

Oh god, i cant wait form my G-sen no Maou anymore.

[Kresnik]

Next: Chaos;Head!
I hope you're ready for some mental trauma for completing this game. Half-completing this game is the best way to play. Prepare to send curses to whoever making the scenario for B Route. I haven't tried the underwear patch, but considering its size (400+ MB), it better have something else added for the scenario itself to fix B route.

It's time to play........SPOT THE ANIME REFERENCES!!!!!!

Take a look at this background CG from 11eyes. List EVERY single item you recognize.
Man, that's a LOT!. Takumi's room from Chaos;Head also had some direct anime/game references, and didn't even got a censor! I think they managed to ask for permission for each thing they showed.

[relentlessflame]

Because the Chaos;Head discussion was already approaching 10 posts (and they were all basically talking about game endings), I split off that discussion to a new Chaos;Head thread. I would encourage everyone to continue the more detailed discussion of that game over there. Thanks! :)

[DarkWarrior]

There's already a Chaos;Head thread relentlessflame, so you might want to merge those two together.

Anyways, tried out the Natsuzora Kanata trial, and it seemed pretty interesting. Not fond of the whole memory loss thing though (ef a tale of memories comes to mind), but we'll see how it plays out.

[Kresnik]

There's already a Chaos;Head thread relentlessflame, so you might want to merge those two together.

Anyways, tried out the Natsuzora Kanata trial, and it seemed pretty interesting. Not fond of the whole memory loss thing though (ef a tale of memories comes to mind), but we'll see how it plays out.
@relentlessflame: Yes, I thought it should be merged too.

But it seems Chihaya in Natsuzora Kanata is a little different from Chihiro from ef in terms of their memory loss condition. Chihaya able to remember several days of her memories without losing it, then losing them altogether. While Chihiro will be able to remember as long as she keeps on remembering it, then if she skips the schedule she lose all of them. I don't know which one is more miserable than the other, but Chihiro might be worse off.

[relentlessflame]

You're both right about there already being a thread, but that makes the whole thing even more perplexing. If there was already a thread for it, why was everypme discussing the ending routes here? I thought "surely, they must be doing this because they don't know whether it warrants a topic of its own", but apparently I was wrong... :heh:

In general, I've found that this thread sometimes feels like it's becoming almost a chatroom/twitter collection for anything ero-game related, and that really isn't the point of this thread... :heh:

[Magus IX]

Yeah, it does kind of feel like this is a "favorite eroge" thread and an "eroge news" thread and a "what eroge are you currently playing" thread all mashed up into one. :heh:

[relentlessflame]

Well, in the spirit of the thread, the latest game that has my attention is Fizz's Asanagi no Aquanauts. Only played through one route so far (that of the titular heroine, Mio), but I've been quite pleased with it on the whole.

Useless without pics, so...
http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_box_cover-front_thumb.jpg (http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_box_cover-front_200dpi.jpg)http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_illust-book_cover-front_thumb.jpg (http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_illust-book_cover-front_200dpi.jpg) http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_bonus-disc_cover-front_thumb.jpg (http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_bonus-disc_cover-front_200dpi.jpg) http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_telecard_thumb.jpg (http://www.relentlessness.com/games/aquanauts/aquanauts_telecard_300dpi.jpg)(By the way, the School Swimsuit disc is a patch disc that simply converts all of the normal in-game swimsuits into school swimsuits, if that's your preference... :heh: It doesn't actually change any game files, though, so you can turn it on or off by just renaming the patch install folder.)

Shinova already posted a summary of the trial version, which is basically the first hour or so of the game, so I guess there's no need to repeat the basic premise. So I'll jump straight to impressions (I'll use two levels of spoiler tags -- one for mild spoilers/the first few hours-ish, and the another for comments about the end-game scenario/overall).

Really, like Shinova said in the trial summary, the game has a lot of fun and interesting elements all packed together in a bit of a jarring way, but my overall impression of the game, at least after completing the first and titular story scenario, is quite good.

The game combines a lot of things you've almost definitely seen before if you're at all familiar with the anime/manga/bishoujo-game culture of the last few years: the tsundere ojou-sama with a secret that only you (the protagonist) know, the kouhai with obvious feelings that just can't seem to get across, the boisetrous and doting onee-san who's more than a little protective of her younger brother, and the mysterious quasi-loli beauty of few (and very slowly-spoken) words. I mean I guarantee that you'll recognize every single one of these characters pretty much instantly, even if you can't quite place them exactly. For people looking primarily for originality, this might be a strong negative, but I personally felt the familiarity helped me get into the game's story more quickly. It felt pretty much just like an anime, so it didn't take long to get into it.

In addition to all that, though, the game offers a number of other fun little quirks that, while again not entirely original, build a pretty good dynamic between the cast pretty quickly. I won't ruin them all, but a few of my favourites were...

The whole mermaid premise itself; it's pretty cute and pretty well played-out. It seems at first to be a bit close to Seto no Hanayome, but in the end it's a fair bit different too (more about that below).
The on-going joke about Mio's conspicuous "no-pan" situation -- because, after all, mermaids don't wear them, so why should she be inconvenienced by something so troublesome? :heh:
The immediate and obvious friction between Mio and Yuriko from the moment they first meet (at Aki's house). Sparks flying, tensions rising, "fish vs. cat: round 1 -- fight!" As they say, "epic". :heh:
Yuriko's almost Haruhi-Suzumiya-like tendancy to make decisions that implicate others, inform them after the fact, and use her own very persuasive methods to get her way (without ever seeming like any sort of bad person, deep down).
Mariel (pictured in the telecard above) -- the star-crossed foreigner who's lived in Japan all her life. Her parents are English, but she totally sucks at it, and her small stature and child-like mannerisms make her the brunt of every joke. It's really hard not to feel sorry for her. :heh:
Miyuki (often pictured next to Mio in promo art, such as above) -- a blend of the kouhai and childhood friend archetypes. The shy, kind-hearted, soft-spoken beauty, popular among the guys, who always goes out of her way to offer you lunch. Envy of the school? You bet! But there's always a catch, and it involves a lot of "gomen nasai! gomen nasai!" :heh:

If there are any flaws in the content, it's not so much for the elements of the story itself -- like I said, there are just a ton of fun ideas packed in there -- it's more the way they're executed that feels a bit disjointed throughout the whole story. It's sort of like they couldn't quite figure out how to tie everything together perfectly, so it often feels like the story's changing gears -- "okay, now we're doing this!" "oh yeah, and we should probably mention this!". Maybe some of the revelations just needed a bit stronger foreshadowing to tie things together? For example (and I'll keep this vague and nondescript), you go about 1/4 of the way through the story, and all of a sudden Yuriko brings up "by the way, I'm in charge of this event and you're all helping" -- I said before that's sort of a good thing about her personality, but it's a bit weird for the story. Also, you go at least half-way through Mio's story, and then all of a sudden they bring up the fact that, actually, she's been looking for someone important to her all this while. It's totally obvious that these things are to help move the plot forward, but it sort of gives the impression that they didn't really know entirely what they were doing when they started writing the story. And that sort of continues through the entire story -- it's like they had all these really good ideas, but couldn't quite figure out how to put them together in this format. I actually think the way it's structured would work a lot better in a manga or an anime, but it's presented more like a traditional visual novel with day seperators. Maybe they should take a cue from feng or someone in this regard.

The trend I was talking about just above sort of continued all the way to the end of Mio's scenario and, again, it sort of felt like they couldn't really figure out what they wanted to do. Mostly this was because they kept teasing you with a certain ending over and over, but then took it away at the last minute. And each time they did that, they'd again shift gears, and go on another bout -- sometimes a very interesting one -- but then they'd shift gears again and start on something else. There are a number of revelations that come out of the Mio end-game scenario, but they're not really fully fleshed-out or developed. Sort of more like they're "toyed with", but then set aside. But this could be because they'll play a larger role in the stories involving other characters, so I should be careful not to assume too much after only going through one path.

All that being said, I did still like the scenario, especially including the epilogue, which actually did tie pretty well to at least a big chunk of the story. I would say they pretty much saved it, and it definitely worked. If it ever got adapated to an anime, and they decided to stay true to the game's story, I could see it easily being cleaned up and perfected without much trouble. Just forcing them to re-tell the story in a shorter timespan, and so concentrating on the important things, would probably be enough to fix all my concerns. (Not that the game needed to be shorter -- the scenario was only maybe 10-15 hours. In fact, maybe that's the problem -- maybe they felt they had to pad the story for length? Anyway, enough about this issue...)

Incidentally, the biggest difference between this and Seto no Hanayome really comes down to Mio. Although Mio and Sun are both mermaids who've had their identity revealed to a guy and need to keep their identity mostly a secret from others, that's basically where the similarities end in terms of their characters. Mio, being a tsundere, brings a totally different dynamic to the story; deep down she's distant, resigned to her fate, and lonely. Her first instincts are to run away and face her problems on her own. So, in this story, she, rather than fate/family/other characters, is basically the main "enemy" of the romance. That's the tsundere way -- you have to break through the shell to get them to stop putting up their barriers. And, I have to admit, that was one of the things I found a bit frustrating about Mio as a character and in the way they portrayed that in the game. In the end, it's always about having them run out of excuses. But that's a tsundere for you, and it sort of goes with the territory. At first I considered this a more major flaw, but after giving it some thought, I think it's just part what it took to stay true to the character.Anyway, so now that my ramblings have turned into this mammoth post, maybe I'd better wrap things up by giving my impressions about the technical aspects of the game (from what I've seen so far, at least). As Shinova said in his review of the trial, the in-game graphics are okay, but it's in the CGs (and certain ones in particular) where the game artists really shine; some of the art is just really, really well done. When I say that, though, I'm not necessarily referring to the CGs that "everyone's thinking of". All in all, for the most part, this is one of those games (like so many) that doesn't really benefit much from the sex scenes, or certainly need as many (there were 5 in Mio's scenario). The integration into the rest of the story (at least in Mio's scenario) ranges from decent to pretty bad; some of them are really just pandering throw-aways that don't really tie into the plot that much, and so stick out in not such a great way. It doesn't help that the sex scenes feature what has to be probably the single worse piece of sex-scene BGM I've heard in an ero-game... possibly ever. Other than that, though, the music in the game ranges from decent to very good, I'd say. The biggest highlight is the OP/ED pieces, which of course feature the voice of Mio, Yui Sakakibara. Speaking of which, the voice acting is definitely one of the other big draws to the game; all of the main heroines are very well-acted, with Yui Sakakibara being the obvious major highlight (and, really, you can see why they built a lot of the game's marketing around her as a main character -- it's a role she plays very well).

So, what's next? I think I'm going to try for Yuriko's scenario, followed by Miyuki. I'm not sure if I'll get to Kanaka because, to be honest, I'm just not sure if her slow-speaking dead-pan quiet-type persona is really for me (though she does get a fair bit more interesting and involved once she warms up to everyone - I guess that also goes with the territory too).Anyway, from where I stand so far, I wouldn't have any problem recommending the full game to anyone who enjoyed the trial. I didn't feel it was necessarily quite as solid as a romantic comedy as something like Tsunagaru Bangle (which was a riot), and it doesn't quite have the writing chops of a big-name production, but it brings a lot of fun (if not entirely original) ideas to the table and combines them in a pretty decent way. Worth a look, anyway. :)

[Vash002]

I just started this game: Chrono Belt.
It's a crossover between Ayakashibito and Bullet Butlers (Propeller's best games), and I must say, it's pretty cool. OST is awesome and the art is beautiful (Chuuouhigashiguchi is the designer, hell yeah).
Gameplay is simple, end the two paths you can select, and then you unlock the main and third route. The voice acting is superb.
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/4550/holyshityj8.th.png (http://img365.imageshack.us/my.php?image=holyshityj8.png) http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7307/fuckyeahpn1.th.png (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fuckyeahpn1.png)

Too bad I still don't know how to save the game (Probably because I need to install it and I'm just playing directly from the DVD); anyway, I recommend this novel, it has comedy (Really funny), mistery, action, etc.

[Magus IX]

Just finished Propeller's Chrono Belt (the crossover sequel to Ayakashibito and Bullet Butlers). It was really damn good, not to mention full of surprises. I cried a lot. :heh: However, I definitely wouldn't recommend playing it without knowledge of both the previous games.

EDIT: Dammit!! Beaten by a few seconds. XD

[MeganeShounen]

How should I put this... wasn't Marmalade supposed to release a fandisc of sorts for their recent games like Lyrical Lyric?

Just posting a blogpost link about said game. (http://xcomprandomness.co.uk/2008/05/27/nintendo-ds-getting-a-real-adult-visual-novel-game/)

Good thing it's just an advertisement for the real game, since I don't think they'd allow ero content on consoles and all. :heh:

Erhjegel would also be hot on the trail of this game, I suppose. :D

[Troyd]

Eeeerh, can someone tell me wich is the best eroge tentacle game of the world? ·__·

[MeganeShounen]

Tentacle-genre... huh? ^_^;

My pick would go to Inyouchuu (淫妖蟲). I think it's the most hardcore tentacle game I've seen so far. Then again, I'm no expert at these things... :heh:

[Magus IX]

Just got my copy of ef - the latter tale.

Will be interesting to see how much Chihiro's story follows the anime. I just started, but I already get the sense that the ratio of regular standing drawings is higher here than in the first tale... could be just me, though; it's been a while.

[MeganeShounen]

Seems like the Oretsuba ~Prelude~ was leaked.
OP, in the spoiler link.

Link to Youtube video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S_xrwfb8Rg)
The OP's not bad... even if this Prelude serves as something to tide the fans over for 4 months.
Wow. What's with the delay...?

Before anyone would ask, the song's "Sky Sanctuary" and sung by Hashimoto Miyuki.

PS: I liked the scene with the blushing Kobato. :D

EDIT: The Youtube tag won't work properly, for some reason...

[johnishida]

Today, I finished Yuzu Soft's latest game: Natsuzora Kanata!

There are no words that can express how much I loved this game! The story, the visuals, the music, the characters! It was worth waiting all this time for this game! Yuzu Soft didn't let me down this time either! In fact, it was better than I had expected!

My only dissatisfaction is would be:
Chihaya didn't have a definitive Good or Happy ending >_<

The first one brought her back just to slowly kill her again >_< While the second one managed to save her from her sad destiny but, as a compensation, they were forced to start from ZERO though, from the small talk they had the same Fate that pulled then apart will, once again, unite them.

[Magus IX]

Got delayed a bit, but finally finished ef - the latter tale. It was beautiful, of course. Mizuki's story was by far my favorite in either game (unsurprising, since she's my favorite of the female characters, and Kuze ended up being my favorite of the guys).

TBH, the only thing keeping ef from being way high up in my top ten is the fact that I actually didn't like Yuuko's chapter very much. As a story and as the framework for the rest of the game, it was fantastic... this is especially apparent in the present-day epilogue. Some aspects of her character just didn't hang together very well for me, though.

Also, it's kind of obnoxious that--as was the case with the first tale--such a cinematic game doesn't have a proper scene replay list, but that's purely a gripe with the system.

Still, Mizuki makes everything better. Not to mention the powerful direction and great music and so forth. I was delighted that Shaft did a bit of animation at the end there.

[Shinova]

http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=533245
http://www.a-kaguya.com/products_BY/prima/index.html

(NSFW for above links)


Played the trial of Prima Stella which is by Atelier Kaguya Berkshire Yorkshire. Here's what I have to say about the trial:


Prima Stella takes place in the typical modern day Japan that most high-school romance ero-games take place in, so I don't need to get into that very much.

Both fortunately and unfortunately the trial was pretty short so summarizing it won't be hard. You are Sakaki Kousuke, a high school student who is aspiring to be a champion swimmer, and is due to participate in an important competition tomorrow. On the way home he and his friend and swim club president (name escapes me, sorry) wait at an intersection. The light turns red but there's a car that's not stopping. At the same time a boy and a girl are starting to cross the road from Kousuke's side, and an unrelated teacher nearby tries to get them to get back onto the sidewalk but her warning comes too late as the car comes barreling towards the two.

By sheer impulse, Kousuke rushes forwards and pushes the two out of harm's way, only to be hit by the car instead, landing him in the hospital and in a coma for two months.

Fast forward a couple of months, and our hero regains his consciousness to everyone's relief. He is expected to fully recover in time and is suffering no serious physical or mental damages, but his time in bed has taken a toll on his physical condition, and now he has a massive uphill battle to regain his former strength and get back onto his road to becoming a swimmer.

Some time later, he is brought to the principal's office where Kobayakawa Miyuki, a representative from St. Etoile's School for Girls, is waiting to meet him. St. Etoile is an elite girls' school for the super rich and prestigious. It is located near Kousuke's school but it is enclosed inside its own little city-like community and compound, practically sealing it off from the outside. Girls from the upper levels of society attend their in relative isolation from the rest of society.

It turns out that the girl Kousuke saved on that fateful day is a student from that school, and as a show of gratitude (initially proposed by the girl's parents) the school has offered Kousuke an opportunity to become an exchange student and attend St. Etoile's School for Girls.

Needless to say, Kousuke's kinda flabbergasted. He points out there are a number of exams one has to take and basically be an ace student in order to become chosen for the exchange program, but the biggest problem of all..... he's a guy.

Kousuke expresses his gratitude, but insists that he can't possibly take the offer. Kobayakawa explains that when she first heard of the idea she opposed it, but took the opportunity to come in person to see what kind of person Kousuke is, and she states that he has impressed her and is a decent and worthy human being, and re-states the offer. Plus, St. Etoile's has top-notch swimming and PE equipment which Kousuke can utilize to bring himself back to shape, so he would benefit immeasurably from this. Again she asks that Kousuke accept St. Etoile's gratitude and become their exchange student.

Eventually Kousuke relents and accepts the offer in a dignified manner.

The big day arrives and Kousuke at St. Etoile's own train station (I think) waiting for someone to arrive to show him into the school. Someone does arrive, and it turns out to be the girl he rescued months earlier, Tohouin Shizuka. She first takes him aside to a secluded park and then proceeds to shower Kousuke with apologies. :heh: Kousuke says it's no big deal and eventually the two get over it and Shizuka takes him to their dorm.

And what a dorm too. It's huge, like a hotel, and each student's room is basically a luxury suite. As expected of a school for the super rich and prestigious. She offers to escort him to dinner later on, and Kousuke agrees.

Kousuke now starts getting situated to his new "room" when he notices he has forgotten to bring his textbooks. Just then the buzzer sounds and he goes to the door to see who it is.

It's a girl he's never seen before......... not really. It's Onoshima Kusumi, or Kusu-nee, his cousin who's older than him. Kusumi suffocates Kousuke with her chest, goes all "Kou-chan, Kou-chaaaaaaaaan!!!~" and etc. :D

They have a long talk to catch up for the years they were separated. Kousuke's surprised initially to see Kusumi at St. Etoile's, until he remembers that her family's rich and prestigious too. Turns out though that she's also St. Etoile's student council president.

Kousuke: WTF

(basically) :p

He's all "How can a tennen-boke like you be student council president!?" and Kusumi goes "Waaaaah, you called me a tennen-boke" and gets all depressed. :heh:

Anyway, they keep talking until it's dinner time and Kousuke notices it's time to meet Shizuka, and so he apologizes to Kusumi once they're out in the hallway and runs away toward the dining hall, but comes back cause he doesn't know where it is.

After he separates from Kusumi, who has an appointment with friends, he finds Shizuka who takes him into the dining hall. More like a five-star restaurant, really. Along the way he hears girls around them referring to Shizuka as "princess" which he ignores for now. He meets two of Shizuka's friends.

One of them is Takasu Miyabi, who's a rising star in the entertainment industry. Kousuke realizes who she is after remembering a ham commercial he heard her perform in at one time. The other is Hibiri Tomoe, a student one year below Kousuke, and Miyabi's imouto, in a upper-lowerclassmen pair St. Etoile calls a "conduct" or something (maybe I'm getting it wrong).

They get acquainted and start looking through the menu. Kousuke, being a lowly commoner thrust into the world of the upper class, has no idea what's on the menu. Tomoe comes to the rescue by giving them tonights recommendation. Dinner is ordered.

As they wait, they talk about stuff and they come to the fact that it's customary in St. Etoile's to refer to everyone by their first name. Everyone's equal here. And so Kousuke gets used to it and calls Miyabi and Shizuk by their first names. Shizuka goes fire engine red and is muttering under her breath, "He called me by my first name!" and such. ;)

Dinner arrives at last!.............. but Kousuke has no idea how to eat it. Everyone sweat-drops.

Later in the evening he reads a bunch of printouts he finds in his room (the dorm has daily room service, for crying out loud, goodness sakes!!) and one of them speaks of schedule changes for the dorm bath, now that they have a male living with them. Kousuke decides to have a go at the bath, and sets off once the time arrives.

As expected, the bath is huge. He takes a jump into it, profusely enjoying how wide it is and how he's the only one inside. He starts some backstrokes.... and finds out there's someone else in the bath with him.

It's Shizuka. Kousuke freaks out and starts getting out, but notices Shizuka's not moving. He tries to get a reaction from her and eventually he gets one: she faints. :heh:

He carries her out to the dressing room and she eventually wakes up and realizes her mistake at having walked into the bath at the wrong hour. Shizuka starts apologizing profusely again and offers to wash Kousuke's back. Kousuke resists at first, but afterwards gives in.

Back-washing, and he asks her why everyone seems to refer to as princess, and she tells him that it's because her family has been connected to St. Etoile's for a long time and had made many contributions to the school. She feels that she's inadequate for such a distinction. Kousuke says that he thought she was a princess when he first saw her at the station, so it doesn't matter what her station is or whatever; she'll still be like a princess to him. Shizuka thanks him for that, saying that it's the first time anyone's said such things about her.

He goes to take a dip in the bath, and Shizuka tries to follow but Kousuke opposes it on the grounds that she already had her time in the bath and taking another won't be good for her health (that and it'd be really bad if someone walked in and saw them :p ). She then offers to escort him to class the next morning, to which he agrees.

After bath he goes to bed, anxious to see what tomorrow and his first day in class would bring.


I said the summary should be pretty short, and I was wrong!!!



The cast of characters are as follows:


Sakaki Kousuke

Our hero. His dream is to be a swimming champion. A person with a gentle and dignified character. He's more stable than most male protagonists: I haven't seen him burst a nosebleed or react too strongly to the presence of women, so he's a really stable and likeable character. Very honorable.


Tohouin Shizuka

The girl that Kousuke saves from a car accident. Called "Princess" at St. Etoile's due to her family's reputation and connections with the school. She's in the same class as Kousuka. Her personality is gentle and dignified, but she's inconfident in her self-worth and feels really guilty about the accident. She tries her best to make Kousuke's life at St. Etoile as pleasant as possible.


Onoshima Kusumi

The daughter of a family that owns some kind of production company, and Kousuke's older cousin and St. Etoile's student council president. Energetic, dotes on Kousuke, and can seem unreliable, which makes her sad, such as when Kousuke calls her a tennen-boke. Sees herself as Kousuke's "onee-san".


Takasu Miyabi

A rising star in the entertainment industry. Expertly juggles work along with student life. Mature, dignified, and with good style. Looked up to by many, and is the "onee-sama" of the pair between herself and Tomoe.


Hibiri Tomoe

Kousuke's energetic lowerclassman at St. Etoile's, and the imouto of the pair between herself and Miyabi. Not much else known about her yet.


There's also Kobayakawa, who's also the adviser to St. Etoile's swim club. A beautiful nun/sister at St. Etoile. There's also Kousuke's friend and swim club captain of his original school but I don't how often he's going to reappear in the game.



Anyway, fascinating concept. One guy at a girls' school. And this isn't some covert op like in Otoboku or Koitate where the hero dresses as a girl. No, in this game he's himself and everyone else knows full well he's a guy. So what will happen to our intrepid hero in a school filled with beautiful and rich girls? :D

I liked the trial more than I though I would. All the characters are great, and none of them are annoying in anyway. Tomoe's not too energetic, Shizuka's not too easily-frightened, and so on. The game's production values aren't high, so that's a bit of a bummer, but shouldn't be too much of a problem. There's no fantastical catch to the story so far it seems; no magic or whatever, just a high school romance of some kind, so I don't know if the full game can give us an interesting twist to the story or not.

Plus, you can't possibly resist this CG: http://www.a-kaguya.com/products_BY/prima/sample5_2.html
:heh:


This game debuts the 27th of June, so look forward to it!

[HashiriyaR32]

Kobayakawa Miyuki

STOP!! HAMMERZEIT!!!!!

What are the chances that an eroge character would share a name with a You're Under Arrest! character!?!

[Troyd]

And anyone hasn't been playing to G線上の魔王? I will be starting it tomorrow, but still I have to finish Chaos Head and eleven eyes >___<
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=297425

P.D. The game It's number one!
http://www.getchu.com/pc/salesranking200805.html

[johnishida]

I finished Chaos;Head recently but, instead of playing G線上の魔王 I decided to play 11eyes and Princess Frontier first.

So far, 11eyes been pretty good... Misuzu-senpai :3

[Kresnik]

And anyone hasn't been playing to G線上の魔王? I will be starting it tomorrow, but still I have to finish Chaos Head and eleven eyes >___<
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=297425

P.D. The game It's number one!
http://www.getchu.com/pc/salesranking200805.html
It's pretty nice to see Chaos;Head in the list, though it's not an eroge. I hope more high-quality non-eroge titles to come out, since it's pretty tiring to hear the seiyuu's sigh all the time, to the point that I click-skip through the scene, so an alternative storytelling is very welcomed.

From the list, I already played ef - the latter tale and Natsuzora Kanata, leaving G-Senjou no Maou from the Top-3 game. Maybe I'll make it as the next one as I've just finished ef last night. Or maybe I'll try some doujin games as refreshments before playing another eroge.

[Klashikari]

And anyone hasn't been playing to G線上の魔王? I will be starting it tomorrow, but still I have to finish Chaos Head and eleven eyes >___<
*raises hand* Finished G senjou a couple weeks ago, and it is definitely an excellent VN (there is already a thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=66969)for it, also)

Guh, on my side, I'm completely hesitating between 11eyes, kamipani! (yup, completely late :heh:)... and yet there are also Natsuzora Kanata and Ef - the latter tale...

too much to play, geh...

[Erhjegel]

Honestly, I'm having problems going on with Kamipani!. Either I've burned myself out from all the sheer anticipation that I had to put up with from having to wait for it, or it's exactly the game's problem: that it's rather boring. Well, maybe that, or maybe there are just some boring parts...which I'm unfortunately stuck with.

I've also yet to finish both ExE and Natsukana. The former because I'm afraid of Aoyama Yukari, and the second because I'm buried too much in my backlog. Gah...

I ended up liking Natsukana a lot, even if I only played through Chihaya's route so I can't give rate the game overall. Her endings, however, are just so...>_____>;...well...

Also, don't forget! Fukuyama Jun's performance in G Senjou no Maou is a must-see (read?)! He'll remind you so much of Zero that you'll get goosebumps!

[Troyd]

It's pretty nice to see Chaos;Head in the list, though it's not an eroge. I hope more high-quality non-eroge titles to come out, since it's pretty tiring to hear the seiyuu's sigh all the time, to the point that I click-skip through the scene, so an alternative storytelling is very welcomed.Well, Chaos; Head was number three the last month. The Nitro+ games never get to be very famous (since Saya no Uta was very funny xD). So, I'll wait to read the chaos head manga someday *__* ...
But the most important thing it's my mental health, since I hope to finish Chaos; Head this week, since Little Busters! Ex will be out very soon -___- but I have to finish too 11eyes and G senjou, and ef- The latter tale is out (and I haven't played the first tale). And I'm still waiting opinions for a good tentacle Eroge.
Aaaaah, I think that Sasami Sasegawa have to wait a little more T__T ... uuuuh

[Erhjegel]

Oh, and I forgot to ask: does anyone know if there's an upcoming OST release for Natsuzora Kanata? I keep (stalking) checking up on Yuzusoft's site, but I see nothing along those lines. Which is a shame, because Natsukana had quite some good music.

[Sterling01]

Oh, and I forgot to ask: does anyone know if there's an upcoming OST release for Natsuzora Kanata? I keep (stalking) checking up on Yuzusoft's site, but I see nothing along those lines. Which is a shame, because Natsukana had quite some good music.
From what I know... no there isn't any plans for one.

[johnishida]

From what I know... no there isn't any plans for one.

really!? :(

that's quite a disappointment, I really like the music of this one.

Do you know if the OST for Chaos;Head will be released? This 26th the single that plays during FES' live will be released but, haven't heard anything about the whole OST.

[Sterling01]

really!? :(

that's quite a disappointment, I really like the music of this one.

Do you know if the OST for Chaos;Head will be released? This 26th the single that plays during FES' live will be released but, haven't heard anything about the whole OST.
Seeing as Nitro+ always releases the OSts for their games it's safe to say that there will be one.

[technomo12]

question do you either buy or Download this game cuz i got my slave pageant through the net

[Sterling01]

I buy most of my eroges as I live right next to a import shop

[Erhjegel]

I forgot to post it earlier, but Shinova (or anyone else), would you guys mind posting about your experience with Princess Witches and Twinkle Crusaders (the demo of the latter)? Either one or the other would suffice, I just need some information on those two titles.

I'm really interested at Twinkle Crusaders at the moment, but I'm not sure if I need to play Princess Witches beforehand or anything like that. I don't, right?

[Shinova]

I forgot to post it earlier, but Shinova (or anyone else), would you guys mind posting about your experience with Princess Witches and Twinkle Crusaders (the demo of the latter)? Either one or the other would suffice, I just need some information on those two titles.

I'm really interested at Twinkle Crusaders at the moment, but I'm not sure if I need to play Princess Witches beforehand or anything like that. I don't, right?

You do not need to play Princess Witches beforehand. They have a similar elements and could possibly take place in the same universe, but other than that they're unrelated.


My experiences with Princess Witches have been very satisfying, although I haven't finished the game yet. It got a Best Game award at Getchu, and by my personal experience I'd say it is a very top-notch game with boatloads of awesome and funny.


It's about your main dude, Masaki, who dreams of being a hero to the point of delusion at occasions. One night he encounters a real monster outside the school dorms, and he also meets Kururu, the lead heroine. She fights with the monster, and mid-way through Masaki accidentally bumps into her and the two fall down and accidentally kiss. This has the effect of giving Masaki some magic power, but at the same time deprives Kururu of some of hers. She needs his help to take down the monster and they do so. From the next morning onwards she transfers into his class and the two decide to set up a Magic Club (or was it Witches Club?). Hijinks and more battles follow.

I left out a lot of character interaction and funnies cause there's probably too much to list.

This was when the Lillian crew were still part of Pajamas Soft, and like other Pajamas Soft games (and with Twinkle Crusaders as well) the production values are quite high. Animated characters on-screen like Prism Ark, and lots of motion and effects. Great art too, same person who's doing Twinkle Crusaders. And like Prism Ark, the voice acting acrobatics, as I like to call it, are top-notch in this game. :D

Totally lovable cast of characters. There's Suzumiya Ringo, the tsuntsun osanajimi with the most awesome tsuntsun osanajimi voice acting in the world. There's Iincho who's full name is NEVER mentioned in the entire game :heh: who has a sort of secret crush on Masaki and who's kinda secretly perverted (and has ero magazines in her room). Kasuga Karen, the quiet girl who's to an-pan as Shana is to melon-pan.

As I said before, the voice acting is top-notch as in Pajamas Soft games, and the game features very high feats of voice acting "acrobatics", second only to Prism Ark for the sheer ranges and energy of the voice acting. The music is also very excellent. Both OPs are some of the more distinct and enjoyable ones that I've seen.

The battle system can take a while getting used to (it would've helped if I knew some more Japanese back then) but it's not hard.



The plot structure isn't made up like most ADVs where you choose a character route. You have a single route that results in one ending in the first playthrough. You then replay the game and the same route results in new scenes and a different ending that goes farther in the story. And at the very last playthrough you have character ending branches in the very end. For most of the game you can make choices favoring certain characters but all these really do I think is to level up each character's special ability in battle sequences or something I believe.

Totally top-notch game.



As for the Twinkle Crusaders demo, it's really, really long so I haven't finished it yet. I don't know how the full game will be like.

So far, it's good but not as good as Princess Witches. Since it's a trial it probably hasn't gotten to the real meat of the plot yet, so that could be why but the trial kinda drags for a long while. Maybe it'll be different for the full game.

Sakura Shin is your name, and with the help of the former student council president, Kujou Ria, you have been elected student council president. Your fellow student council members include vice-president Misa Bridgitte Christella, and members Yuugiri Nanaka and Lolotte Rozencroitz.

The plot starts rolling when you and Ria are leaving the student council room for the day and encounter a monster. Ria, faced with no choice, transforms into a magic girl before Shin's eyes and fights with the monster. Ria asks Shin to keep it a secret for now.

Shin goes home to an apartment complex that his family owns in which he's the only resident, and finds a gift box. He unwraps it and out pops a talking panda doll who calls him Maou-sama (demon king) for some reason. And blast, I forgot his name, but anyway.

Later on Ria gathers the whole student council and explains to them the truth. In reality, the student council had been tasked with defending the world or something from demons that often try to invade from their realm. Ria was one such member and each generation of their school's student council had passed on the responsibility to the succeeding ones. Ria hands each of the student council members a magic crystal that they can use to transform into a mage and fight evil. And so the student council tasked with defending the world from evil is assembled!


Characters include Yuugiri Nanaka, your osanajimi. And almost exact copy of Ringo, a good thing and a bad thing. Misa Bridgitte Christella is the self-proclaimed eternal rival who's always trying to one-up Shin in everyting and failing miserably. Lolotte Rozencroitz is a dojikko who's easily startled and confused by things. Kujou Ria is the former student council president and now sort of an advisor or helper to the current student council; mature, huge breasts, and idolized by Misa.

There's also the school director Kujou Helena, Ria's older sister, who likes to pop in from out of nowhere and massage Ria's tits. There's that butler/maid/bodyguard of Lolotte's, that talking panda doll, and others to come.

Voice acting is also top-notch in Twinkle Crusaders, and the production values are even better than Princess Witches. For one, the screen resolution has been increased from the traditional 800x600 to something like 1000-something, giving it a widescreen look. The battle system is easier to learn yet more engaging than Princess Witches', with more tactical depth (Volt-Mega Stream and Icicle Impact.... aaah, the nostalgia). The same animated characters, numerous on-screen effects and UI animations apply here.

I can't say much about the music yet. The OP is quite good at least, though not as enjoyable and distinct as Princess Witches'.



In conclusion, Princess Witches is boatloads of awesome. Twinkle Crusaders, from the trial so far, is good with great moments. You don't need to play one to understand the other.

[johnishida]

Erhjegel, Could you tell me from which game are CGs you use as banners in your blog? I'm talking about this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/Johnishida/banner.jpg

[Klashikari]

Akatsuki no goei (http://www.syangrila.com/goei/), I believe.

*currently playing 11eyes*
Huh... Yuka and Kukuri are frigging moe, and Misuzu has her charms... though Yukiko just doesn't work on me at all :heh:
Currently on 10th october... wondering if there will be some plot twists soon, ufufu

[johnishida]

Akatsuki no goei (http://www.syangrila.com/goei/), I believe.

*currently playing 11eyes*
Huh... Yuka and Kukuri are frigging moe, and Misuzu has her charms... though Yukiko just doesn't work on me at all :heh:
Currently on 10th october... wondering if there will be some plot twists soon, ufufu

Thanks for the info Erhjegel and Klashikari!

and yes! Kukuri's moe-ness is just criminal yet, for some reason, I find myself more attracted to Misuzu, she has this something... I can't explain it :heh:

[justsomeguy]

I don't want to start a new thread for a simple question, so here goes:
Does anybody own legitimate copies of Illusion's games? Sexy Beach 3, School Mate, etc. How are they packaged? In a cardboard box with a cheap and nasty jewel case (or worse, a paper sleeve) inside, or in plastic DVD cases?
I would like to buy them, but I would not want to pay big bucks for crappy packaging.

[Sterling01]

Akatsuki no goei (http://www.syangrila.com/goei/), I believe.

*currently playing 11eyes*
Huh... Yuka and Kukuri are frigging moe, and Misuzu has her charms... though Yukiko just doesn't work on me at all :heh:
Currently on 10th october... wondering if there will be some plot twists soon, ufufu
11eyes reminds me way to much of Persona3.
Though Kukuri is fucking moe. In the sense of “I wanna have me some fucking with this moe“.
Which you don't get to do in the "main" game.

I don't want to start a new thread for a simple question, so here goes:
Does anybody own legitimate copies of Illusion's games? Sexy Beach 3, School Mate, etc. How are they packaged? In a cardboard box with a cheap and nasty jewel case (or worse, a paper sleeve) inside, or in plastic DVD cases?
I would like to buy them, but I would not want to pay big bucks for crappy packaging.

Don't they offer downloadable versions on DLsite

[justsomeguy]

I don't want to start a new thread for a simple question, so here goes:
Does anybody own legitimate copies of Illusion's games? Sexy Beach 3, School Mate, etc. How are they packaged? In a cardboard box with a cheap and nasty jewel case (or worse, a paper sleeve) inside, or in plastic DVD cases?
I would like to buy them, but I would not want to pay big bucks for crappy packaging.

Don't they offer downloadable versions on DLsite

Well, I already some "unofficial" copies ;)
But I've decided that having a real disc will be worth it if there is also a good case.

[Sterling01]

Well, I already some "unofficial" copies ;)
But I've decided that having a real disc will be worth it if there is also a good case.
Well the ones that I bought had sucky cases that broke in a week

[justsomeguy]

Well the ones that I bought had sucky cases that broke in a week
So legitimate brand new copies come in cardboard boxes with flimsy cd jewel cases?

[Sterling01]

So legitimate brand new copies come in cardboard boxes with flimsy cd jewel cases?
Pretty much

[Shinova]

We all play lots of ero-games, but how many have we actually finished? From start to end, all characters, all CGs, every ending, by hand, no skipping scenes.

So out of curiosity let's see which ones we've actually finished.


I've finished:


Prism Ark
Draculius
Kamipani



And that's it, lol. :p

[justsomeguy]

Pretty much
Thanks. Guess I might as well look for DVD-only used copies. Is this sort of cheap packaging used for ero games in general? How about Key Visual Art's products?

[Sterling01]

We all play lots of ero-games, but how many have we actually finished? From start to end, all characters, all CGs, every ending, by hand, no skipping scenes.
I've finished...
Fate Stay/Night
Tsukihime
Kamipani
Gore Screaming Show
ExE
11eyes
Sakura Strasse
Saya no Uta
Gekkou no Carnevale
Kanon
ONE
Air
Devil on the G-string
Both efs
Fortune Arterial
Nursery Rhyme
Bible Black
The Whole Rance series
Beat Blades Haruka
Shirogane no Soleil
Gouen no Soleil
Inu Koi
Natsuzora Kanata
Lyrical Lyric
Lyrical DS
Miraroma
Otome Crisis
Braban
Prism Ark
and this is just when I got tired of listing them

[Shinova]

Where you find the time for all that..... is amazing.

[Troyd]

ef the latter tale, Gouen no soleil, Lyrical DS and G-senjou, yo-you are incredible o__O
Can you stop the time or something like that? T__T

[Magus IX]

We all play lots of ero-games, but how many have we actually finished? From start to end, all characters, all CGs, every ending, by hand, no skipping scenes.
Those are tough terms, dude. Let's see...
Wind - a breath of heart
Jingai Makyou
Saya no Uta
Quartett
Sekien no Inganock
Ayakashibito
Bullet Butlers
Chrono Belt
ONE - To the Radiant Season
Zoku Satsuriku no Jango
Kikokugai
Hana Chirasu
Chaos;Head [15+]
Daylight - Asa ni Hikari no Kanburi wo [15+ shoujo]
Togainu no Chi: True Blood [15+ BL]
Messiah [BL]
Kichiku Megane [BL]
Tamayura [BL]
Laughter Land [BL]
Live x Evil: Shakunetsu no Edema [BL]
Live x Evil: Nessa no Prometheus [BL]
Sakura Yuki [BL]
Several of those are, of course, single-path (or almost single-path) games, which does make the process rather easier. It's actually a longer list than I expected, given that I'm so lazy that I never even bothered playing the bad ends in either ef game. :heh: There are some others where I'm pretty sure I played every path, but I can't remember if I went back and hit up the bad ends too...

[Shinova]

ef the latter tale, Gouen no soleil, Lyrical DS and G-senjou, yo-you are incredible o__O
Can you stop the time or something like that? T__T

I think I want to know what kind of pathetically easy but high-paying job he has to be able to play all that and still live.

[Sterling01]

I think I want to know what kind of pathetically easy but high-paying job he has to be able to play all that and still live.
I work as a defense Lawyer so when I don't have any case to prepare for.
I can do whatever I want.
Though, I am a fast reader so that may have something to do with it

[Shinova]

Okay, not pathetically easy, but definetly high-paying. Mwaaaargh

[Kresnik]

Listing everything that I've played would've been too long, and listing everything that I've yet to played is even longer.. >_< But maybe those that have lurked longer here than me would have an even more longer list than mine.
In times like these, I wish that there's more than 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 4 weeks a month, and 12 months a year.. >_>

[johnishida]

We all play lots of ero-games, but how many have we actually finished? From start to end, all characters, all CGs, every ending, by hand, no skipping scenes.


Fate/Stay Night
Prism Ark
Princess Witches Excellent
Kamipani
Little Busters!
Fortune Arterial
Peace@Pieces
Nanatsuiro Drops
Utawarerumono
Braban
ExE
Natsuzora Kanata
Aozora No Mieru Oka
Akai Iro Soma Saka
Shuffle!
Tick! Tack!
Chaos;Head
Seinarukana
Soshite Ashita No Sekai Yori
.tan
Hajimete No Otetsudai


I think that's pretty much it!

[Klashikari]

geh... I'm just done with 30th october in 11eyes and...

What the BLOODY hell is that cheap twist?!

I was completely caught by the hell pace with the overkill double death in couple of days (namely, Saiko and Takahisa), then suddenly, the scripters just ruined the cake with some bunch of... oh so cliché "bad guys are not "bad"!"...
For crying out lourd, I can't take seriously how the Black Knights are supposed to be "good guys" in the lot (especially their ridiculous vocabulary, along with "In the name of ruin"...).
Yet, I don't even understand why now, Kakeru's and co are going to whack Supervia and Avaritia, considering they are sealing Lizellotte... (if anyone can help me in case I missed the point, that would be a great favor).

My suspension of disbelief was hit very hard (along with Lizette turning into "lol real copy suigintou" Lizellotte), but it went much worse with Shiori's explanations, then Kakeru's discovery that everyone are from different "worlds"... Give me a break... I was really interested that some inconsistencies were pointed by the characters here and there (especially the so convenient "everyone are from the same school), but that was kinda over the top.

I was enjoying the game a lot (despite the cruel lack of romance, and horrible development of this, if you ever happen to select confess for Yuka), but these 2 recents points were just a bully punch from nowhere.

Still on 11eyes, though I just hope the rest of the plot won't turn the things into complete "wait wuut" fest.

[Sterling01]

Klash, Just so you know 11eyes is full of "What A twist!!!" moments.

[Toua]

So it seems UNiSONSHIFT Blossom of the Nanatsuiro★Drops fame is working on their newest title. They are calling it Flyable Heart -The future has already begun-. Unfortunately, ALICE Parade's Itou Zatsuon is working hard in her greens garden on her home planet (ww), so Itou Noiji will be taking over again, accompanied by Shakugan no Shana's manga artist Sasakura Ayato and Pero (probably for SD art again). Nanairo's script writers are coming back, but they're bringing in reinforcements... AGOBARIA!! (most of Navel's popular works).

Story outline isn't all of that though: our protagonist transfers to a prestigious academy on some island. Standard student council fare continues. But who knows, maybe they'll manage to surprise us. ALICE Parade was just a very lighthearted game that set a very different tone from Nanairo, but it was still very fun (at a certain ero event, you almost get raped by tea <_<;). Sale is apparently scheduled for Winter... I'm buying. <_<;

[Avisch]

Those are tough terms, dude. Let's see...

Jingai Makyou
Saya no Uta
Kikokugai
Hana Chirasu
Chaos;Head [15+]
Togainu no Chi: True Blood [15+ BL]



Ooh. Heavy Nitro+ player. Do you recommend Hanachirasu? I absolutely love the look of the game. And what I know of story is really cool.

Imperialist Japan still exists, has captured Korea and possibly other places. Samurai arts are still taught(?)
The main character looks nefarious. Love that insane smile of his. They really emphasize his female side (and not surprisingly he is voiced by a woman).

Also KAIGEN~! really looks cool. ( Random note: Currently every image board note thathas a image of her always thinks of her as a communist looking general.)


Kikokugai. I heard from someone (http://nrvnqsr.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=amg&action=display&thread=2463) is good. Saya no Uta aswell (infact I watched abit of a recorded play through of Saya no Uta and thought it was the scariest thing I had seen in a while)

Really. Nitro+ is the best blender of story elements and character types that I have seen in a while....but I have never played any of their games..unless of course you count the Gekkou no Carnivale DEMO.

[MeganeShounen]

Unfortunately, ALICE Parade's Itou Zatsuon is working hard in her greens garden on her home planet (ww), so Itou Noiji will be taking over again, accompanied by Shakugan no Shana's manga artist Sasakura Ayato and Pero (probably for SD art again). Nanairo's script writers are coming back, but they're bringing in reinforcements... AGOBARIA!! (most of Navel's popular works). Seems like Zatsuon took a back seat for good ol' Noiji. Not that I care, if you know what I mean. :D
And the staff list looks like a reunion party for those who have worked with Noiji before. Only things lacking are the people from Alice Parade...

Story outline isn't all of that though: our protagonist transfers to a prestigious academy on some island. Standard student council fare continues. Sounds familiar... Fortune Arterial (http://august-soft.com/fa/index.html)? :heh:

[Toua]

Low-res Flyable Heart scans from TECH GIAN's August issue (found on Mixi):

http://shrani.si/t/19/I6/1uVilTv9/84534374761.jpg (http://shrani.si/?19/I6/1uVilTv9/84534374761.jpg) http://shrani.si/t/3L/lK/1tkHJEVw/845343747224.jpg (http://shrani.si/?3L/lK/1tkHJEVw/845343747224.jpg)

[Magus IX]

Ooh. Heavy Nitro+ player. Do you recommend Hanachirasu? I absolutely love the look of the game. And what I know of story is really cool.

Imperialist Japan still exists, has captured Korea and possibly other places. Samurai arts are still taught(?)
The main character looks nefarious. Love that insane smile of his. They really emphasize his female side (and not surprisingly he is voiced by a woman).

Also KAIGEN~! really looks cool. ( Random note: Currently every image board note thathas a image of her always thinks of her as a communist looking general.)


Kikokugai. I heard from someone (http://nrvnqsr.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=amg&action=display&thread=2463) is good. Saya no Uta aswell (infact I watched abit of a recorded play through of Saya no Uta and thought it was the scariest thing I had seen in a while