Visual Novels Options

[Irysa]

What're your thoughts and inputs on them in general/what have you played?

Not "true" games? Inferior and dumbed down versions of adventure games? Atypically generic love stories for lonely virgins? Replacement of human contact for the socially inept?

Or maybe you had some GOOD things to say about them, hah.


I'm working on finishing Tsukihime and Ever17, both of which have been extremely bad. I gave up on trying to do F/SN altogether, and Yume Miru Kusuri.


Mostly I feel these significantly suffer from dialect and such being lost in translation along with the writing style not being particularly amazing in the first place. I've not seen any that really enhanced the experience significantly with their music or artwork, as I have a vivid imagination anyway. I'm still of the general opinion that most who do enjoy them a lot don't usually read normal books.

[Irysa]

Well I just finished Chaos;Head (the game, you dummies)

It has fantastic atmosphere and buildup, great quality cgs, portraits, great voice acting (especially Taku, his voice is awesome), and is genuinely creepy and disturbing throughout. The game spooked me out of my seat a whole lot. The music ranges from awesome to acceptable.

However, the last chapter of the game felt like a bit slight bit of a let down. It was climactic and all, but it didn't really reach the level the rest of the game had set. I also feel there was a significant lack of development for any characters other than Taku, but perhaps this is a good thing.


I also applaud their decision for an open ending.

I haven't gotten the B Route ending yet, so I guess we'll see about that later.

4/5

This post has been edited by Irysa: Oct 13 2008, 11:36 AM