For those who already please how do they even do the projectile shit thing pls i dont even get it about it

cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112989412208044111

Demo Release: The Songbird Guild, a yuri magical girl RPG/Visual Novel hybrid by YuriSoft

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238940/The_Songbird_Guild/

Itch.io:
https://yurisoft.itch.io/the-songbird-guild-demo

VNDB:
https://vndb.org/v52242

@yuri

#Yuri #VisualNovel #Gaming #QueerGames #IndieGame

Fate/stay night Remastered and Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Remastered Announced (Steam and Switch)!

Fate/stay night will release on Steam on August 8th 2024!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2396980/Fatestay_night_REMASTERED/

https://x.com/KaroshiMyriad/status/1819600566856962218?t=NHGMpilWfrGPsPqjiVgvRw&s=19

@visualnovels

#VisualNovel #Fate #FateStayNight #Gaming #VisualNovels

The last two months were a real roller coaster of emotions for me. After a good few years of looking through my backlog of VNs without actually reading any of them I stumbled upon an old, interestingly sounding game titled "Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!". Despite a lot of high praise I found about it online, I jumped into the story without expectations and boy oh boy was it worth it.

This discovery ended up with me going through a good chunk of the series (from the original game, through sequel and A disks) as well as Wagahime (the latest major release of the studio). I've read more VN content in the last month or two than I did in the last few years - not only that, I still want more. All thanks to Majikoi.

I can't say I'm a VN expert. I've read maybe a dozen titles before this, so I can't say how good the series is compared to other titans of the genre. I can however say that the original game is my favorite VN and something I ended up loving way more than I thought possible. It's such a wonderful story about friendship, self-improvement and working towards your goals it makes me warm and fuzzy inside just remembering it. Sure, it has its issues (some stemming from when it was created, some from the fact it's an eroge) but all of those flaws end up melting away after finishing each route. It's a rare case where a game clicked with me enough I'm unable to hold onto my grumblings about the bad stuff.

I don't know what I'm going to read next. On one hand the world of VNs is so vast and filled with quality there's no end to interesting stories. On another, I don't know many titles that feel like Majikoi and that's kind of what I'm still craving for. Guess I'll just have to search and hope for the best.

Sorry for rambling. I've been cleaning my hard-drive today and decided to watch the credits movie from the first game before archiving it - even that made all of the feelings flood back to the point I needed to get this of my chest. I love this stupid game, it makes me happy.

Ace Attorney-inspired VN Paper Perjury will be Released on October 4th

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVZdF_v-_l8

@visualnovels

#VisualNovel #MysteryGame #Indiegame #Gaming #games

Demo released for Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved, a ADV/VN inspired by classic detective games

Synopsis:
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this detective ADV/visual novel!

The game is to be released in 2024 (no date yet)

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved/

@visualnovels

#VisualNovel #MysteryGame #Gaming #IndieGame #Games

To Heart will receive a remake, to be released in 2025

They did not announce which platform the remake will be released on, but there will be a (optional) new voicecast.

More will be revealed during the Aqua Plus 30th Anniversary event in November.

https://www.famitsu.com/article/202407/12663

@visualnovels

#VisualNovel #ToHeart #Gaming

cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112865179123517799

A Tithe in Blood, upcoming dark yuri visual Novel by Studio Élan

Synopsis:

Grief-stricken, a young woman discovers blood magic and uses it to explore an alternate universe. There, she finds the bright & beautiful Yasue, a full-fledged mage. But things aren't as they appear…

Demo and VNDB:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2989270/A_Tithe_in_Blood/

https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/a-tithe-in-blood

https://vndb.org/v51138

@yuri

#Yuri #VisualNovel #IndieGame #Gaming

Katawa Shoujo by Four Leaf Studios to be released on Steam and Itch.io on August 15

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/

itch.io: https://4leafstudios.itch.io/katawa-shoujo

@visualnovels

#VisualNovel #KatawaShoujo #Gaming
#VisualNovels

New Yuri VN Release: Lilja and Natsuka Painting Lies

""Lilja and Natsuka: Painting Lies" tells the story of Lilja, a blind painter, and Natsuka, her energetic assistant, who unravel the mysteries behind their clients' requests. An all-new visual novel presented by Frontwing."

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2840900/Lilja_and_Natsuka_Painting_Lies/

https://vndb.org/v49056

@visualnovels

#VisualNovel #Yuri #Gaming #Steam

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/19311093

Ren'Py - A community to discuss the Ren'Py game engine

Ren'Py Community or [email protected]

As the title says, this community is meant to be a place where Ren'Py developers can seek help, discuss the engine, and share their projects!

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/4589839

~~Kathryn's alright as second best girl, though.~~

When you've gotten cut by too many "tsuns" in life without a hint of "dere", you start to appreciate characters that are less of a pain in the ass.

Sources:

1. Top from left: Taiga from Toradora (came across this posted by u/Holofan4life, amusingly enough), Eris from Mushoku Tensei, and Mikoto Misaka from Toaru
2. Bottom from left: Kathryn and Gurigura (best girl) from Evenicle
3. I can't believe I managed to find scans of the Evenicle manual... and inside them was this FAQing cute art of Gurigura (NSFW for other artworks on same page)

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/4570568

get bamboozled, get bamboozled, get bamboozled, get bamboozled...

She comes from the "plap plap" school of baking.

Sources:

1. VN: Sauce/Sorce from Drapeko (yes, the precursor to the famous Evenicle)
2. Art by Centurii-chan

This was one of my favourite dos games.

It's a life sim story game with RPG mechanics.

VNDB

It will be released on September 6th, 2024, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam

Official Website

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/3737893

Everyone says you can keep going on, but nobody asks ~~if you want to keep going on...~~

Inspired by a quote on u/Mayczal's recent KS Alphabeth to update a reaction image made for this meme.

Then again, "He who has a Why..."

Source: Katawa Shoujo, Emi's Route, Act 2 Scene 4

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/3262588

spoiler

"At least our free countries don't have morality police controlling what people can wear" - "Just because you don't see them doesn't mean they don't exist... maybe they're just better dressed and better hidden... they don't have to control what you wear if they can control what you see..."

A quick and dirty meme after seeing the latest updates. Saimin? Really? But 50SOG with its dubcon (at best) is fine? Hmm.... I wonder why. u/kaigyuu2016 would probably have a field day with this.

I mean, I'm no fan of ryona/guro myself, but I don't go around telling others they can't access it (even if they might need a bit of Touhou Jesus after that).

Then again, I guess when you have money and monopolistic/duopolistic power in a market/industry, you'll try to reshape what society can see according to what you think is right... just like Steam.

I wrote some time ago that "this isn't stopping at looks = age, but going beyond that. It's anyone's guess where it'll stop."

If they don't stop at saimin... what's next, timestop?

u/Jaggedmallard26 nailed it pretty well... "You can launder money from drug cartels so they can buy heavy weaponry with a bank but god forbid you use their service to see a titty."

Fortunately, it seems like some in Japan are taking notice of this "make Japan and Japanese media conform to Western standards" and trying to stand up.

My condolences to our German weebs, though.

Sources:

1. Pixiv Announces Transaction Restrictions For 'Unethical' Content
2. DLsite March 2024 Tag changes for Japanese and English after the Mastercard and Visa credit card incident
3. Dl Getchu bended knee to credit card companies.
4. Movie: Star Wars The Phantom Menace

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/3230085

Those that want to know.

Those that want to know why.

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2865309

Hayami out there with the armor-piercing questions.

Reading that post triggered a memory about there being a similar line in this game... went digging for it... and found it.

"Why do you lie...? Why do you lie to your own heart...?"

"...this way, no one would be hurt..."I'd rather lie than hurt others."...that's what I thought."

"Your feelings would hurt others... is that what you're saying?"

"...my feelings... or... my existence, maybe..."

Translations improved from whatever Google Translate + DeepL gave.

Sources:

1. Oof 1
2. Oof 2
3. VN name in title

Where would I need to go to acquire legal copies of Append 01 and Version 2.00 patch, preferably as a downloadable? I would rather not have to wait weeks for physical disks to get shipped internationally if at all possible

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2575309

The last game-based meme made in support of the game/dev. Do note that at the time these memes were made, I didn't receive anything and it was done purely to support the dev's unfortunate situation. The dev has recently reached out to me and provided me a key out of their own goodwill, so going forward, I'll make memes about the game as I've done so for other VNs if I get around to playing it someday.

That's a shit-eating grin if I've ever seen one.

Peaches, probably: "No, I don't think I will."

Source: "Order Us!" VN by u/Argent_OU, free demo here

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2529953

Another game-based meme made in support of the game/dev.

Expectation

Reality

First the man drinks a drink.

Then the drink drinks a drink.

Then the drink drinks the man.

Stay sober, weebs. Many things can be a coping mechanism, but some are healthier (and lighter on your wallet/waistline) than others...

Source: "Order Us!" VN (link NSFW) by u/Argent_OU