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General VN Discussion Thread (April 2025) (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world to c/visualnovels@ani.social
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Welcome to our first General VN Discussion thread!

If you have something you'd like to talk about but don't think it's worth posting as a separate thread this is the place for you.

  • Did you start playing something new?
  • Are there any games you're looking forward to?
  • Are you looking for suggestions on what to play?
  • Do you have some feedback or questions about our community?

These and any other topics are welcome here - as long as they are VN or community related.

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[โ€“] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll start us out with a bit of an official business - our planned VN patch list.

I posted this before in the mod changes thread but I'll drop this here as well for better visibility and because I made some formatting changes to help with entry readability. Here's the current version:

Patch list:

Higurashi When They Cry HouName: 07th-Mod
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature List:

  • Full voiceover
  • Lipsync support (when using PS3 sprites)
  • Sprites and backgrounds in 16:9, 1080p and 1440p combined assets
    • Sprite Options: PS3, MangaGamer, or Original Japanese
    • Graphics Options: PS3 or Original Japanese.
  • Exclusive console content (such as bad endings).
  • Upgraded user interface
  • ADV (textbox at bottom) and NVL (text covering the whole screen) support
  • Opening videos from the console release
  • Option to bring the BGM/SE closer to the Pre-April Update/Original JP Release
  • Various Third-Party Language Patches (see below for chapter support)

If My Heart Had WingsName: Konosora/IMHHW ReTranslation patch
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

  • Japanese Editions:
    • [2012-05-25] ใ“ใฎๅคง็ฉบใซใ€็ฟผใ‚’ใฒใ‚ใ’ใฆ ๅˆๅ›ž้™ๅฎš็‰ˆ
    • [2012-07-13] ใ“ใฎๅคง็ฉบใซใ€็ฟผใ‚’ใฒใ‚ใ’ใฆ ้€šๅธธ็‰ˆ
  • English Editions:
    • MangaGamer
    • Steam (not officialy supported but had no problems during my own playthrough)

Feature list:

  • Vastly improved translation
  • Restoration of cut and censored content

Additional comment: Highly recommended as the official translation is quite butchered compared to the original text.

Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!Name: Official 18+ Content Restoration Patch (Paid)
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Features:

  • Restores 18+ content removed from the Steam release.

Name: Voice Restoration Patch
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature list:

  • Restores vice acting for side characters (unavailable in the English release).

Name: Majikoi Translation Project
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature list:

  • Slightly different translation compared to the official one.
  • Optional uncensor patch.

Majikoi! Love Me Seriously! SName: Majikoi S Translation Project
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

  • Original Japanese release

Feature list:

  • English translation of all the text in the game.

Umineko When They CryName: 07th-Mod
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature List:

  • ADV (textbox at bottom) and NVL (text covering the whole screen) support
  • PS3 assets:
    • Voices, sprites
    • CGs (event images)
    • Backgrounds
  • Sprite Options: PS3, MangaGamer, or Original Japanese

[โ€“] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I also tried a version with entries enveloped in quote formatting, to help in case of multiple patches for one game but I'm not sure if it's any better. I'll leave it here for comparison:

Patch list:

Higurashi When They Cry Hou

Name: 07th-Mod
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature List:

  • Full voiceover
  • Lipsync support (when using PS3 sprites)
  • Sprites and backgrounds in 16:9, 1080p and 1440p combined assets
    • Sprite Options: PS3, MangaGamer, or Original Japanese
    • Graphics Options: PS3 or Original Japanese.
  • Exclusive console content (such as bad endings).
  • Upgraded user interface
  • ADV (textbox at bottom) and NVL (text covering the whole screen) support
  • Opening videos from the console release
  • Option to bring the BGM/SE closer to the Pre-April Update/Original JP Release
  • Various Third-Party Language Patches (see below for chapter support)

If My Heart Had Wings

Name: Konosora/IMHHW ReTranslation patch
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

  • Japanese Editions:
    • [2012-05-25] ใ“ใฎๅคง็ฉบใซใ€็ฟผใ‚’ใฒใ‚ใ’ใฆ ๅˆๅ›ž้™ๅฎš็‰ˆ
    • [2012-07-13] ใ“ใฎๅคง็ฉบใซใ€็ฟผใ‚’ใฒใ‚ใ’ใฆ ้€šๅธธ็‰ˆ
  • English Editions:
    • MangaGamer
    • Steam (not officialy supported but had no problems during my own playthrough)

Feature list:

  • Vastly improved translation
  • Restoration of cut and censored content

Additional comment: Highly recommended as the official translation is quite butchered compared to the original text.

Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!

Name: Official 18+ Content Restoration Patch (Paid)
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Features:

  • Restores 18+ content removed from the Steam release.

Name: Voice Restoration Patch
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature list:

  • Restores vice acting for side characters (unavailable in the English release).

Name: Majikoi Translation Project
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature list:

  • Slightly different translation compared to the official one.
  • Optional uncensor patch.

Majikoi! Love Me Seriously! S

Name: Majikoi S Translation Project
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

  • Original Japanese release

Feature list:

  • English translation of all the text in the game.

Umineko When They Cry

Name: 07th-Mod
Official release: link
Compatible versions:

Feature List:

  • ADV (textbox at bottom) and NVL (text covering the whole screen) support
  • PS3 assets:
    • Voices, sprites
    • CGs (event images)
    • Backgrounds
  • Sprite Options: PS3, MangaGamer, or Original Japanese

[โ€“] Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like the quotes. But I don't hate it the other way either.

I can tell you are trying to put effort into this community and I really appreciate it :)

Want to play https://arimia.itch.io/clown-girl-teaches-how-to-make-vns. Does it count as edutainment if it is about creating something of the very medium you are consuming?

[โ€“] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I feel the same way. It's a small change and I feel like the only place it's kinda useful are entries with multiple patches but even then...

I can tell you are trying to put effort into this community and I really appreciate it :)

Well, I volunteered, might as well try doing it well. Thanks though, it's nice to know I'm not wasting my time.

Does it count as edutainment if it is about creating something of the very medium you are consuming?

Sure, why not? It looks like a fun intro to VN dev process too.

[โ€“] Berin@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

doesnt really look that different on my end ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it's not a huge difference - just the vertical line on the left side of the quoted section (at least on Lemmy). It's most noticeable in the first Majikoi entry.

[โ€“] Berin@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I started playing ai: the somnium files a few days ago! I never knew it was a 3D game before I bought it lmao. I just finished the somnium tutorial and find the controls kind of wonky. can't really form an opinion on the game overall just yet.

[โ€“] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I remember it being pretty popular for a while. Looks pretty fancy, like a more ambitious Persona (in terms of presentation).
I'd be curious to read some impressions when you're done with it.

[โ€“] Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've been working on the patch list and remembered a photosensitivity mod for VA-11 HALL-A I've seen a few years back. While looking for it I stumbled upon the original VA-11 HALL-A prototype from 2014 and decided to check it out.

It's pretty neat. While art style and gameplay differ slightly from the final game, writing itself is pretty close to what we got there. I was actually surprised some of the off-hand mentions in the release version were about this story.
The three characters we get to meet are also pretty close to their final designs - both in looks and in dialogues.

It's a short but fun look into one of my favourites, I love stuff like this.

Edit: I also started playing Invidia, an upcoming indie VN about a criminal psychologist. There's only a demo (I'm still in the middle of reading) but it seems interesting enough so far - story is about a juvenile psycho with various violent crimes to his name (check out the warning about themes on the game page if you're worried about triggers) and MC is not a stereotypical warrior of justice but has her own less than stellar aspects. I'll write a follow up after I'm done with the demo and try all the choices - it feels like they might be important in the future.

One small issue that's apparent pretty much right away is localisation - game was not written in English and there are some small errors with wording in few places. Nothing game breaking but it's definitely noticeable.

Edit 2: I was actually way closer to the end than expected so I didn't get much more out of it. I'll keep an eye on this title, it might end up pretty interesting after all.