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ampzz
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akrolsmir wrote:

Looks interesting, but it's not free. Not that money is an issue but I'd like to try out a few more before really getting into this.
If you're after some legitimately free ones you can download some of the translated trial versions of visual novels such as:

- Aiyoku no Eustia
Trial download: http://august-soft.com/eustia/download.html
TL patch: http://www.sendspace.com/file/9137qe

Kira☆Kira and Higurashi When They Cry are available in trial formats as well on Mangagamers website.

Then there's a handful of free released as well:

- Katawa Shoujo
Site link: http://katawa-shoujo.com/

- Red Shifft
Site Link: http://insani.org/redshift.html
MrGruntly
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Arusha Shuna wrote:

mrgruntly wrote:

try Eien no Aselia -The Spirit of Eternity Sword- http://vndb.org/v74
its a nice strategy-VN, but it might be a bit long if you try to get all of the endings
halfway downloading, just realized it's not translated so no :(
it is translated (or i wouldn't be able to play it), or the back-port is anyways.... its just the translation is a patch :s
ampzz
ampzz
Uwooooh!

Momoyo's route was so damned good in MajiKoi!! which made it well worth marathon reading through it upon its release. Her dere side is almost too unbelievable that it's good.
SPOILER
I knew Momoyo would be my favourite route in the whole game, now all that's left is to see Miyako and Kazukos routes and that's another VN off the list.
DO NOT CARE FOR THE SIDE CHARACTERS!

After which is my impatient wait on Aiyoku no Eustias translation to begin...
mekadon_old
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So I just finished downloading Cure Girl asasfsafasfsfafsdadsfsad :oops:
Rid-ONE
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illusion games are the best, beautiful 3D artwork... included @schoolmate & @homemate. but its poor that the story just a lustful men with his harem XD

but i usually played sonohanabira, a Yuri KN (Kinect Novel), and yes. who doesn`t know what KN means, in my mind KN mean a visual novel with only one-route.. you just have to click click and click to follow the storyline :roll:
Faust
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Faust

Rid-ONE wrote:

illusion games are the best, beautiful 3D artwork... included @schoolmate & @homemate

but i usually played sonohanabira, a Yuri KN (Kinect Novel), and yes. who doesn`t know what KN means, in my mind KN mean a visual novel with only one-route.. you just have to click click and click to follow the storyline :roll:
illusion games are also rather poorly optimized and take too much space for a game that would require you run on at least a 3.0 GHz processing chip with a reputable graphics card for flawless play, which if it isn't then it isn't worth running on your PC.

Sono Hanabira is what you'd call a linear novel since each game focuses solely on a single pair. It's neat, but can be tiresome after a while.
Rid-ONE
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Faust wrote:

Rid-ONE wrote:

illusion games are the best, beautiful 3D artwork... included @schoolmate & @homemate

but i usually played sonohanabira, a Yuri KN (Kinect Novel), and yes. who doesn`t know what KN means, in my mind KN mean a visual novel with only one-route.. you just have to click click and click to follow the storyline :roll:
illusion games are also rather poorly optimized and take too much space for a game that would require you run on at least a 3.0 GHz processing chip with a reputable graphics card for flawless play, which if it isn't then it isn't worth running on your PC.

Sono Hanabira is what you'd call a linear novel since each game focuses solely on a single pair. It's neat, but can be tiresome after a while.
my processor 1,6ghz dual core, the poor one in market.. works good playing illusion game... but yes the size of the game is just big~ and i choose sonohanabira because the size of the file are affordable for my (expensive and usually disconnected automatically) connection :x
Nano-Desu_old
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Don't forget Steins;Gate! It's a Visual Novel too! :D But it's not translated, sadly.

Umineko is full of traps, I guess.
Faust
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Nano-Desu wrote:

Don't forget Steins;Gate! It's a Visual Novel too! :D But it's not translated, sadly.

Umineko is full of traps, I guess.
Stein;sGate has had a translation for about a month now.
Yumi14_old
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Yumi14_old
I currently play Starry Sky in Spring
my favourite otome is Riddle Garden by Calamelia XD
Azure_Kite
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ampzz wrote:

Kira☆Kira and Higurashi When They Cry are available in trial formats as well on Mangagamers website.

Mangagamers'translation of When They Cry is pretty terribad, though. Just saying.

I'm waiting for the fan translation to be updated; they are still continuing the project even though a licensed translation has been released. The fan translation of the first chapter is remarkably more gripping and immersive than the MangaGamers translation. Sometimes it looks like they just ran the script through spellcheck, and even then there are still spelling and grammatical errors.
YGOkid8
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Azure_Kyte wrote:

even then there are still spelling and grammatical errors.
you mean staff like this spell ling and grammar tickle errors? words that aunt spelt wrong butt wrong words ah used?
Magicphoenix
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Anybody knows when Steins;Gate is going to be translated? Or is it already in progress.
Also, did somebody read and watch ef ? Is the VN the same like in the anime? Or do you play different chars
Oh, and someone got recommendations for a Turn Based Strategy besides Sengoku Rance?

thanks in advance
YGOkid8
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Steins;Gate is already translated.
Magicphoenix
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holy maria thanks a lot
YGOkid8
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lol no problem.
Lance
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Full Little Busters! patch is finished! \:D/

http://tlwiki.tsukuru.info/index.php?ti ... ouncements

Also, there is a patch for the EX version.
mathexpert
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does anybody have suggestions for a first visual novel to play? nothing too lenghty, plz no full-out eroge :P
Lance
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mathexpert9981 wrote:

does anybody have suggestions for a first visual novel to play? nothing too lenghty, plz no full-out eroge :P
There are a few free VNs out there that are rather short and are already in English (no patch needed).

True Remembrance and Narcissu were my two first VNs. Both are very good beginner VNs as there are no choices and they are rather short.
http://narcissu.insani.org/story.html
http://trueremembrance.insani.org/

don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story (yes that is the title) is another rather short, free VN. I have to warn that it is full of internet lingo and the such, so if you hate that sort of thing it ain't your story, babe (ba dum tss). Also look into Digital: A Love Story if you're into the sound of dial-up.
http://www.scoutshonour.com/donttakeitp ... yourstory/
http://www.scoutshonour.com/digital/

Then there is Katawa Shoujo. The final version will be a bit longer than all of these others and will have many more routes, but for now you can look into the demo.
http://katawa-shoujo.com/
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Faust
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Brass Restoration is a good start.
Backfire
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Wanko to kuraso
saya no uta
koihime musou
Good ones to start one.
Faust
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Backfire wrote:

Wanko to kuraso
saya no uta
koihime musou
Good ones to start one.
AHAHAHA
Backfire
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Backfire
I say that because they're simple and popular.
Not cause theyre the best. Not to mention easy to access.
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senaya
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mathexpert9981 wrote:

plz no full-out eroge :P

Backfire wrote:

Wanko to kuraso
oh my, he's in for a surprise
Lance
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Backfire wrote:

Wanko to kuraso
saya no uta
koihime musou
Good ones to start one.
Are you trying to scare the man away?
Backfire
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Oh lol. Didnt see that.
They're the ones I started on =w=b
But lol, story? I forget, but I know I had one that didnt have much porn and was really good.
it started out in a sunflower field and a chick looking over you after you fell out or something. Name was quite long.
anthonyyy0
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I've only played (well, I'm in the middle of it) Ever17. Love it so far. Oh, and the Ace Attorney series of course.
LunarSakuya
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anthonyyy0 wrote:

I've only played (well, I'm in the middle of it) Ever17. Love it so far. Oh, and the Ace Attorney series of course.
ohoho Ever17 YES. Coco's ending is supposedly a mindfuck really intense xD
I should get through the rest of the infinity series :D

Anyway, that and a bunch of BL games LOL Togainu no chi was good

Edit: oh yeah and Time Hollow (someone should remap the opening)
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Yumi14_old
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If u're looking for the short VN my suggest is Re++ Alistair :D
Lance
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Yumi14 wrote:

If u're looking for the short VN my suggest is Re++ Alistair :D
I was actually going to recommend this too, but I'm a guy so that might seem a bit strange.
Cloudy
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anthonyyy0 wrote:

ohoho Ever17 YES. Coco's ending is supposedly a mindfuck really intense xD
I should get through the rest of the infinity series :D
I never fully understood everything that was going on in that game even after I finished it all. too complicated~ T_T

Backfire wrote:

it started out in a sunflower field and a chick looking over you after you fell out or something. Name was quite long.
Sounds like Sharin no kuni.
ampzz
ampzz
Sharin no Kuni - Himawari no Shojou is the full title.
The fan disc for it was equally as good.
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mathexpert9981 wrote:

does anybody have suggestions for a first visual novel to play? nothing too lenghty, plz no full-out eroge :P
The Maiden Rape Assault - Violent Semen Inferno
NoHitter
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You could try Higurashi and Umineko.
They're kind of lengthy, but you wont regret reading them.

(Also Umineko has a demo; Basically the entire of Episode 1)
Cloudy
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ampzz wrote:

The fan disc for it was equally as good.
Isn't the fan disc just like extra epilogues for the characters and H-scenes?
ampzz
ampzz
Did not care for that, more after Houzuki's storyline in it, finding out more information about the Special High Class Individuals and their role in the society.
Yumi14_old
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Any suggestion for galge?
if can, no H-scene please :O
Backfire
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Ampzz and X3ro - Yep! That's it.
Fucking awesome game that is.
Faust
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Narcissu, is what I would recommend.

The sequel as well, if you may.
mathexpert
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thank you for the suggestions!! I'll check them out :)
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