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EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#276: Apr 1st 2011 at 12:45:59 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] Realizing that this is a joke (only at the fourth point) actually made me sad, since until I got to the ridiculous parts, it made me happy that they are finally thinking more commercially about it.

Establishing an actual, official, professional VN developer team in the west, would always worth the default downsides of commercialization.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#277: Apr 1st 2011 at 1:00:19 PM

The thing is, offering something for free and then forcing people to buy things to get the real full story is just a dickish move. The new expansion stories could only work, for example, if they were absolutely independent from the main routes. But even then, it would kinda be an insult for whose were waiting for so long. The problem is not they are trying to be commercial, but that they already promised it to be free.

Now, if it were just merchandising, I would not object and would fully support them. The same if they decide to make the next project a commercial one. In that case, I fully agree with you. An actual professional VD developer team in West would be very cool.

PS: As absurd point 4 may be, making a VN without save and load, just a library, is perfectly possible, if inconvenient. You just need to avoid having the story branchs to 'meet' again (or make a story without branchs at all).

PPS:We don't have a page for Kinetic Novels!

edited 1st Apr '11 1:12:06 PM by Heatth

DOmen Since: Jul, 2010
#278: Apr 1st 2011 at 2:03:48 PM

[up] Nor do I know what they are!

I realized it was a joke as soon as they started talking about wanting money (i.e. the beginning of the post) because they said from the start of the project that they'd never, ever, ever do that.

You're right, Rika's and Saki's designs are great. I particularly like the latter, but then again, weee is an insanely good artist. She should totally go pro, if she hasn't yet.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#279: Apr 1st 2011 at 2:13:29 PM

KinectKinetic Novels are Visual Novels without choices. Basically a picture book with sounds. The only ones I know are the When They Cry series (Higurashi and Umineko).

I would create the page myself if I had a bit more knowledge on that matter and if my English didn't suck.

edited 1st Apr '11 2:25:15 PM by Heatth

DOmen Since: Jul, 2010
#280: Apr 1st 2011 at 2:18:21 PM

[up] Kinect Novels? Now that's product placement. tongue

Thanks for the clear-up, anyway. I've read one of those once, even though I can't remember when or what it was about off the top of my head.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#281: Apr 1st 2011 at 2:24:39 PM

tongue

You are welcome, Tweety.smile In some ways, this is a more honest approach then But Yhou Must or when any deviation from the main patch results in immediate death (Fate Stay Night, I am looking at you).

Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#282: Apr 1st 2011 at 2:49:44 PM

Red Savant: I'm, uhh... impressed. Or something.

I mean, sure I'm not paying a heap of attention to this project, but even I knew for certain they weren't serious once they started talking about product placement.

edited 1st Apr '11 2:50:00 PM by Sabbo

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#283: Apr 1st 2011 at 5:58:45 PM

^The word you're looking for is 'disgusted', perhaps? =D

It's been fun.
Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#284: Apr 1st 2011 at 6:57:00 PM

Not really. I accept that some people actually like extreme capitalism, so nothing in between particularly disgusts me or anything like that.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#285: Apr 1st 2011 at 7:48:17 PM

So, reading Katawa Shoujo forum replies to the prank, I discovered that that Rika Katayama backstory is pretty much the same of some obscure anime, Hanbun No Tsukiga Noboru Sora. Even the main girl there is called 'Rika'.

DOmen Since: Jul, 2010
#286: Apr 2nd 2011 at 5:27:12 AM

[up] Why is there a page on an obscure, six-episodes anime like that and not on much, much more important stuff (anime or not)? It's like The Other Wiki and its obsession with pages for single Star Trek episodes (which we have here on Tvtropes as well, admittedly...).

By the way, do you realize there's actually very little time left before Katawa Shoujo is finally released? It's like a dream come true, hope the full game is as well thought-out and tasteful as Act 1 and especially that they didn't go overboard with the H-scenes.

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#287: Apr 2nd 2011 at 5:39:41 AM

I just hope the H-scenes look more appealing than the hug pillow covers they drew for April Fool's. tongue

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#288: Apr 2nd 2011 at 5:41:56 AM

[up][up]

That is because someone created that page but not other. If you think there should be more important thing covered, go ahead and create the page yourself.

I know. smile I am really anxious for the release as well. About the sex scenes, considering an old interview (from late 09), I think they will be cool. They mentioned aversion to hentai works in which the girl transformed in a lustful beast, changing her personality, on bed and promissed make the whole thing tasteful.

And in a last case, we can aways disable the H.

edited 2nd Apr '11 5:43:12 AM by Heatth

DOmen Since: Jul, 2010
#289: Apr 2nd 2011 at 5:56:36 AM

You know, in some cases, characters agreeing to have sex can be a form of showing development. Here I'm thinking about Shizune and Hanako the most. I'm also hoping Hisao remains tasteful throughout the act, he hasn't been presented as the kind of guy who'd lose his head or become forceful on a whim. Oh, and since they talked about bad endings, I'm anticipating at least one Death By Sex. grin

edited 2nd Apr '11 5:57:02 AM by DOmen

EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#290: Apr 2nd 2011 at 5:59:12 AM

[up][up] Do we have a trope for such sex scenes? I mean, when shy girls are very lustful in bed, while Tsunderes and similarly forceful characters are suddenly full of awkward.

The latter two routes of FSN used it prominently, Ef also used it with the twins, I can't think of more examples.

edited 2nd Apr '11 5:59:27 AM by EternalSeptember

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#291: Apr 2nd 2011 at 6:18:45 AM

To be clear, I included "tasteful" in my definition of "appealing" in the previous post.

Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#292: Apr 2nd 2011 at 6:19:17 AM

[up][up][up]Death By Sex? You mean Hisao's poor heart stopping working during the act?evil grin That would be hilarious, which I doubt it is a good thing.tongue

[up][up]If it doesn't exist yet, it should be created.tongue However, I am not talking about this. A "shy girl that is very lustful in bed" is something plausible. From the interview I think they were talking more of "inexperienced girl who is suddenly a S&M sex machine in bed", which is just ridiculous. They said it in the context "we are not 4chan.

(why we don't have a page for 4chan?)

edited 2nd Apr '11 6:20:14 AM by Heatth

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#293: Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:18:20 AM

There used to be a page for it, but I think Fast Eddie preemptively axed it as too likely to attract trolls.

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#294: Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:25:15 AM

"shy girl that is very lustful in bed"
That sounds simultaneously scary and, er, "appealing".

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#295: Apr 2nd 2011 at 9:30:12 AM

"I like Nagato, because the quiet girls are the kinky ones." Paraphrased.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#296: Apr 3rd 2011 at 1:41:11 AM

It makes me sad that people are casually insulting Hanbun No Tsuki Ga Noboru Sora here. Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's obscure, and even if it is obscure that doesn't mean it's bad or unworthy. It has a page because someone felt like making a page for it.

edited 3rd Apr '11 1:42:55 AM by Clarste

KylerThatch literary masochist Since: Jan, 2001
literary masochist
#297: Apr 3rd 2011 at 3:28:21 AM

Oh, hey, I've seen that show before! (Well, half of it, anyway. Well, half of the live-action adaptation. But I really should finish it.)

This "faculty lot" you speak of sounds like a place of great power...
Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#298: Apr 3rd 2011 at 3:50:58 AM

Is 'obscure' an insult now? Pardon if you thought different, but I meant 'obscure' as in 'not very known over here'. Not only I've never heard o said anime, but its page is also quite small. It run for only 6 episodes 5 years ago and it wasn't released in US. I think I have the right to call it 'obscure', sorry. (which doesn't mean the anime is bad, saying such nonsense was never my intention)

DOmen Since: Jul, 2010
#299: Apr 3rd 2011 at 10:56:09 AM

Sorry, Clarste, but I wasn't insulting either. We just said it's obscure and not all that important. Of course, by the way Tvtropes works, if even a single person has watched/read/played something, no matter how obscure, it can have a page. It's just that not many people are likely to know it, while there's more widely known stuff still lacking an entry (the fault of this is us tropers', of course); for example, here in Italy every single soccer anime is immediately taken and dubbed, but most of them aren't known in America so Tvtropes doesn't have them, even though they're generally pretty long and trope-heavy. For example, no-one seems to know Hungry Heart by Yoichi Takahashi, even though here it's really famous and of pretty high quality. Maybe I should write a page for it myself...

edited 3rd Apr '11 10:56:52 AM by DOmen

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#300: Apr 3rd 2011 at 11:44:17 PM

Mostly I was taking issue with the word "important". That's almost always going to be a subjective judgment, except in a few cases where it's an inarguable fact that this influenced future anime. Baccano for example is very popular, but I certainly wouldn't say it's more important than any other anime. No less important either, but still it's just some anime that came out at some point. Some people are fans, some are not.

Back when Hanbun no Tsuki was first airing it generated a good amount of discussion and hype among certain circles. It hasn't influenced future anime much, but most shows haven't.


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