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[Irysa]

First 7 days are a joke.

The next 3 are vaguely interesting.

The next 2 are good.

Last group are fucking awesome.

Sadly the ending was a bit lacking compared to Fate's, and the Gilgamesh vs Shirou scene didn't nearly last long enough.

Archer's a cuntbag, although I admit his situation is awful.

Lancer is fucking GAR.

Caster is moe.

NOT ENOUGH FUCKING ASSASSIN.

Super tsundere Rin is annoying.

Shirou is still retarded.


3.75/5

With any luck HF turns out to be better because Shirou kicks his stupid ideals into the gutter.

[Megaolix]

Too bad we couldn't have Archer's voice saying his own chant.

Anyway, I've seen two translated scenes of the third route on MM's forums. One thing I know for sure is that Shirou's is way different than in the other two routes. As in he's not weak. Far from it.

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The first scene is All the Evil in the World. Happens near the ending. The second is Nine Bullet Revolver. Just scroll down a litle on the same link.

http://forums.mirrormoon.org/viewtopic.php?t=1594

In my opinion, the first scene is EPIC.

I also found the japanese versions of Shirou and Archer's chants, if anyone is interested.

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Shirou

My body is made out of swords.
My blood is of iron and my heart of glass
I survived through countless battles
Not even once retreating,
Not even once victorious
The bearer lies here alone
Forging iron on the hill of swords.
But my life needs no meaning.
This body was made out of limitless swords.

Archer

His body is made out of swords.
His blood is of iron and his heart of glass.
He survived through countless battles.
Not even once retreating,
Not even once being understood.
He was always alone, intoxicated with victory on the hill of swords.
And thus, his life has no meaning.
That body was surely made out of swords.

This post has been edited by Megaolix: Jun 20 2008, 04:22 AM

[Irysa]

HF is already half spoiled for me anyway, not about to ruin it even more.


Also, translation is entirely finished.

It's in Message's hands now.

Everyone hang out while he masturbates and eats cheetos rather than fucking proofing.

[Irysa]

Finished Ever 17.


HOOLLLLLLYYYY SHIT.

I haven't shat that many bricks since playing Metal Gear Solid 2.

5/5

There are some definite lacking points, but nearly everything totals up and makes sense in the overall game. The individual routes themselves are sort of worse though.


Also, oh god, I started Kagetsu Toyha today.








I smirked.

This post has been edited by Irysa: Aug 18 2008, 02:54 AM

[Archeia]

ABOUT TIME DAMNIT, FINALLY!

SEEEEEEE!! I told you it's not possible to be a manga OR an anime! That's why VN's can be so awesome <3 <3

But yeah it's so annoying that the individual paths are so misleading and kinda boring and it proves that one path can save the game at all \m/
Admit it, you're glad I forced you to play Ever17!!

And I can see you already are in Kagetsu Tohya, haha, that part with Kohaku is fun.

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Later on, he'll train since he got badly whooped by Kohaku <_<;

This post has been edited by Archeia: Aug 18 2008, 10:10 AM

[Irysa]

Yeah, but specifically, how many pull off the story like E17 does? I'll admit that E17 is impossible, yeah, but I don't think many of them utilize the multiple route thing like it does.

Also, goddamn, how'd KID go bankrupt when shit like KEY is popular. I'd love to read the rest of the infinity series. :\


Also lol, got the needle time bad end.

This post has been edited by Irysa: Aug 18 2008, 02:08 PM

[Archeia]

KID did went bankrupt I suppose (friend misled me arjirfewqhrfw'ief) must be because piracy, Cyberfront bought them though (the intellectual properties), Hirameki, the people who translated the thing closed down since not enough people bought it :( Well I guess piracy really does kill as they were supposed to license Never7 and Remember 11 :<

Remember 11 is being translated by 2 people with no name and 12Riven is the latest release. 12Riven is awesome with Bullet Dodge.

KID is still on going, there's a new one under production but the name hasn't been given yet.

This post has been edited by Archeia: Aug 18 2008, 09:59 PM

[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

[Irysa]

FINISHED HEAVEN'S FEEL


WOW THAT ROUTE HAD A LOT OF FILLER. SAKURA IS MORE TOLERABLE THAN RIN OR SABER THOUGH. AND LOTS OF ILYA TOO, SO THAT'S GOOD.

FUCK, NINE LIVES SHIROU IS AWESOME.

AND IT HAD THE BEST FINALE.


THE EPILOGUES ARE A BIT OFF THOUGH.

I'LL GIVE IT 4/5 BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS UBW BUT JUST A BIT BETTER FOR NLS.

[P.P.A.]

I have started playing Tsukihime yesterday and am enjoying it thus far.
Hisui is so adorable. :(

[Irysa]

spoilers I guess, but I just HAD to do this after getting the Realta Nua cgs.

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ARCHER IS DEAD
HE'S NO LONGER HERE
HOWEVER, IN MY ARM, WITHIN MY HEART, HE CONTINUES TO LIVE ON!
PROJECTING THESE WEAPONS TO FULFILL MY IDEAL
EVEN IN A HEAVEN'S FEEL I CAN TRACE ON
AND IF I CAN BREAK THROUGH, IT'S MY VICTORY!
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?
I'M SHIROU
NOT MY FUTURE SELF, ARCHER
I AM ME
SHIROU EMIYA!

NINE... LIVES...

BLADE WORKS!

And yes you WILL need to have seen Gurren Lagann to get it.

[P.P.A.]

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WHY AM I MURDERING PEOPLE?!

Hisui's getting cuter and cuter though.

This post has been edited by P.P.A.: Nov 5 2008, 04:35 PM

[Raijinili]

Wait, is that the actual incantation? Or a translation?

[Irysa]

No, it's a spoof of Simon's "Drill to the Heavens" speech, because the pose Shirou has is very similar to Simon's.

Note the Gurren Lagann thing.

[Raijinili]

I thought that was just "Who the hell do