AnimeSuki Forums

Dop · 2012-01-04, 06:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dist

Does this have voice acting? Will dl if so, if not .. meh.

It's a free game which people have spent years making out of the goodness of their hearts. Lighten up!

Snaffled the download this morning while getting ready for work. So I know what I'll be doing when I get home. The demo was enjoyable, so I'm looking forward to seeing where the full version goes.

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-01-04, 06:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vexx

I think the appropriate response to a 3 minute download is "I..... hate.... you... "

(rofl)

lol <3

I'm always surprised when I get good DL speeds considering I'm in rural NSW (australia).

Question; where are the game saves kept? I want to switch back and forth between my desktop and laptop heh.

Nihokon · 2012-01-04, 06:29

I haven't installed the full game, but the save data for the act 1 demo is located in
/User/AppData/Roaming/Renpy/
you might want to check it out.

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-01-04, 06:54

Ahh cool, thanks that seems to be it.

fanty · 2012-01-04, 10:14

My God, I don't think I'll get any work done today. Maybe I should not even try to fight temptation and just let myself go on a little vacation.

Sajomir · 2012-01-04, 11:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by fanty

My God, I don't think I'll get any work done today. Maybe I should not even try to fight temptation and just let myself go on a little vacation.

I feel your pain.
I was so hyped yesterday that I spent my work downtime sketching, then the whole evening finishing a fanart piece to coincide with the launch (juuuust missed it, can see it on KS forums). Unfortunately I had to hit download and go to sleep since I had to be at work in just over 6 hours.

And here I sit in between taking calls... waiting... I can't even get on the official forums from here T_T

Balzac · 2012-01-04, 15:05

I decided to give this one a spin, thanks to my twisted ankle, I've more time to laze around than ever. Within 5 hours, I've power-read through the routes, and it's given me some form of satisfaction.

The production levels are nice for this level of development. What impressed me most is the animation of the movies at the start of the heroine routes, it almost looks like it's professionally made.

I sensed a bit of subtle difference of style between routes. Perhaps, as I see from the credits, due to the different writing authors?

I'll probably edit in some more impressions on individual routes after sleeping off the fatigue from the power-read.

D-Gold · 2012-01-04, 18:17

I am so happy this is finally released can't wait until it finished dling.
Now to decide which route to do first

Dhomochevsky · 2012-01-04, 18:37

Damn.
I can't connect to their tracker and direct downloads are offline. So cruel.

Kismet-chan · 2012-01-04, 18:38

I hate the in-game art. I don't understand why the concept character art (and promotional art that I've seen) is so good/decent and the in-game art is so amateur-looking.

That aside, the game actually isn't bad (err, the first act, rather).

Ray · 2012-01-04, 19:14

Got Hanako's good/true end earlier today.

Spoiler for Hanako Good End:

Gonna do Emi's route next. ~_~

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

I hate the in-game art. I don't understand why the concept character art (and promotional art that I've seen) is so good/decent and the in-game art is so amateur-looking.

That aside, the game actually isn't bad (err, the first act, rather).

I concur. At least some of the CGs are much better looking than the portraits. I guess even the portrait art grew on me by the time I had gotten my first ending.

Marcus H. · 2012-01-04, 20:41

Quote:

I hate the in-game art. I don't understand why the concept character art (and promotional art that I've seen) is so good/decent and the in-game art is so amateur-looking.

Cut them some slack.

It's a stellar effort. Yeah, not at the league of what a dedicated team of Japanese folks can do, but it's decent enough.

Asuras · 2012-01-04, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Cut them some slack.

It's a stellar effort. Yeah, not at the league of what a dedicated team of Japanese folks can do, but it's decent enough.

I occasionally come across certain CG's that could obviously have been given some more effort, but all in all, they did well. I agree.

The sprites looked superb, IMO.

Dist · 2012-01-05, 01:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dop

It's a free game which people have spent years making out of the goodness of their hearts. Lighten up!

Snaffled the download this morning while getting ready for work. So I know what I'll be doing when I get home. The demo was enjoyable, so I'm looking forward to seeing where the full version goes.

You're missing the point. Half of the quality of VN comes from the voice acting itself. Without voice acting it's just a book of sorts..

And anyway, I thought this project was done by both Japanese and English people, since the VN name is in Japanese -_-. No, I definitely don't want English voice acting but if there was Japanese, even if amateur, it would be so much better.

Anyway go on, enjoy your game.. I'll look elsewhere for a VN's to play ;<

Vanguard · 2012-01-05, 07:18

I finished this game once and I girl not bare me to play it anymore at all. No nothing wrong with the game belive me I loved it but man to sad for my taste and im a persson who rely gets in to stuff so it made me so sad I can´t bare playing it anymore call me weirdo but that how it is for me.

Auria · 2012-01-05, 08:06

Is there a walkthrough out yet? I'll play by gut feelings this time, but I don't want to try out everything to get what I want later (just interessted in the Lily, Hanako and Shizune routes for now)

Shadow5YA · 2012-01-05, 08:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dist

You're missing the point. Half of the quality of VN comes from the voice acting itself. Without voice acting it's just a book of sorts..

You mean... like a visual novel?

MeoTwister5 · 2012-01-05, 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow5YA

You mean... like a visual novel?

I wonder what people did back in the day when VNs didn't have voice acting.

Anyway some of my friends who have had time to try it out say that Rin's path is by far the most emotionally involving and best written, and the way the story goes goes against the expectations set on her character. Thus, I'm going to play her route last.

NeoChan · 2012-01-05, 08:44

I'm just starting to play the game. But I read from a website, this particular game has many critics especially about the game's "title issue".

Sajomir · 2012-01-05, 09:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

I wonder what people did back in the day when VNs didn't have voice acting.

I know, right? I mean, think of all those poor doujin blockbusters that never had voice acting... (until console ports for some of them) Tsukihime, Fate Stay/Night, Higurashi, and Umineko are all totally mute in their original forms, yet are all excellent titles.
Believe it or not, it's probably the... NORM for doujin

Regarding the art, a lot of those portrait sprites are from different times in development. Emi's was reworked last and is my least favorite set, while Lilly's is easily my favorite. And even then, compared to Higurashi/Umineko, these sprites are far more polished.
I agree in a sense about some of the CGs, but the composition and thought in them more than makes up for the slight unfinished/sketchy feel.

The movies were a total surprise to me - the devs never mentioned once that anything like that was going to be included. I kind of scared my brother when I'm shouted "MOVIES!????!?" as the first one played :P

@Vanguard:
I don't think all of the endings are sad. That being said, since the nature of the game is about severe disabilities/high school, I won't be surprised to see one or two with characters dying or separating as they graduate.
Why not give another route a try?

2012-01-04, 06:29	Link #43
Nihokon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010	I haven't installed the full game, but the save data for the act 1 demo is located in /User/AppData/Roaming/Renpy/ you might want to check it out. __________________ Only the dead can know peace from this evil

2012-01-04, 06:54	Link #44
Mr Hat and Clogs Did someone call a doctor Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 40	Ahh cool, thanks that seems to be it. __________________

2012-01-04, 15:05	Link #47
Balzac Assistant Professor Join Date: Jul 2011 Age: 48	I decided to give this one a spin, thanks to my twisted ankle, I've more time to laze around than ever. Within 5 hours, I've power-read through the routes, and it's given me some form of satisfaction. The production levels are nice for this level of development. What impressed me most is the animation of the movies at the start of the heroine routes, it almost looks like it's professionally made. I sensed a bit of subtle difference of style between routes. Perhaps, as I see from the credits, due to the different writing authors? I'll probably edit in some more impressions on individual routes after sleeping off the fatigue from the power-read. __________________ Within each of us a thousand worlds

2012-01-04, 18:17	Link #48
D-Gold Aurum Join Date: Apr 2010 Age: 30	I am so happy this is finally released can't wait until it finished dling. Now to decide which route to do first __________________

2012-01-04, 18:38	Link #50
Kismet-chan The Chaotic Dreamer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In a cruel yet beautiful world Age: 32	I hate the in-game art. I don't understand why the concept character art (and promotional art that I've seen) is so good/decent and the in-game art is so amateur-looking. That aside, the game actually isn't bad (err, the first act, rather). __________________

2012-01-04, 10:14	Link #45
fanty STARVING ARTIST Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 永遠の冬の国 Age: 33	My God, I don't think I'll get any work done today. Maybe I should not even try to fight temptation and just let myself go on a little vacation.

2012-01-04, 18:37	Link #49
Dhomochevsky temporary safeguard Join Date: May 2004 Location: Germany	Damn. I can't connect to their tracker and direct downloads are offline. So cruel.

2012-01-05, 07:18	Link #55
Vanguard Member Join Date: Oct 2011	I finished this game once and I girl not bare me to play it anymore at all. No nothing wrong with the game belive me I loved it but man to sad for my taste and im a persson who rely gets in to stuff so it made me so sad I can´t bare playing it anymore call me weirdo but that how it is for me.

2012-01-05, 08:06	Link #56
Auria ... Join Date: Jan 2009	Is there a walkthrough out yet? I'll play by gut feelings this time, but I don't want to try out everything to get what I want later (just interessted in the Lily, Hanako and Shizune routes for now)

2012-01-05, 08:44	Link #59
NeoChan Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Infront of the Anime Shop Age: 39	I'm just starting to play the game. But I read from a website, this particular game has many critics especially about the game's "title issue".