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I can't for the love of me find the motivation to go back to Dies. I'm at Kei's route nearing the final battle and somehow I'm drained out. It's been a week but I still can't find it in me to read. I'll just drop a passage for my overall impressions: Dies Irae doesn't seem to shine anywhere. It's romance feels pretty cliche and the investment was not enough for me to feel for the romantic relationships Ren have for either Katsumi or Kei. It's just too short and too rushed for me to feel like they are an actual couple. This is particularly for Kei. The first half is also too long and pointlessly drags to deliver exposition on the villains that all in all feels rigid so far.
The battles and fighting is one of it's stronger points but even then it loses completely to titles like Fate Stay and even Umineko. It's not bad but it's not fantastic either considering that it's marketed with fighting as its highlights. This might have to do with the weak MC(for the two routes at least) when compared to a better supporting cast like Shiro and Kei.
It also annoys me when people call Kasumi's route similar to Saber's in FSN. They're not. Heck, Kasumi route is a bad end and a "we figure since we have this girl, we need a route for her so take this". Also it left a bad taste in me when the entire purpose of her route was motivation for you to read the other 3 routes. It's like she doesn't even matter and is shafted as a stepping stone to build the other routes. Her route is obviously not as thought out as FSN where each is a standalone and a strong one.
Easton Bennett
drop it and read a real chuuni like fate/stay kamige
Dylan Barnes
>It's like she doesn't even matter and is shafted as a stepping stone to build the other routes
That's literally what it is. Why it isn't mandatory to play first is shocking, it was clearly written that way.
Grayson Thomas
Marie's route has a strong conclusion but I don't actually remember anything that happens before it. the fights are ass and I agree on the romance
Jose Anderson
Agreed. >The prose is usually too cumbersome for its own good and despite a few genuine gems here and there comes off clunky during action scenes and just needlessly brings the already slow pacing down >Ren can get a bit annoying with his one-track mind and cheat super powers >Almost no actual character development; pretty much everyone is at the same place where they started (though you have to work backwards and figure out how they ended up this way, so I’m not sure how much of a negative this actually is) >The plot is predictable and not all that interesting >Most battles are extremely slow-paced and lack tension >The pacing in general is extremely slow >Weak romance (with the possible exception of Kei’s route) >A lot of literary references feel almost random and come off as kind of shallow
Chase Perry
>and even Umineko lol
Bentley Cox
runa what the fuck
Aaron Evans
Runa is too cute
Alexander Robinson
What does she smell like?
Justin Ward
w-who take that photo?
Cameron Wood
Tfw no childhood friend to wake you up all the time I love Sumika!
Wyatt Price
Probably one of the hundreds of guys she has kissed.
James Jackson
Is she Rusalka's clone?
Wyatt Bennett
well, /vn/? Do you like caddes?
Joshua Nelson
took*
Owen Evans
Is it time?
Aiden Russell
Bliss? I'd be pissed if some noisy screeching bitch woke me up every morning.
Brandon Parker
Best girl
Ethan Clark
Yeah, I'd really like some tea.
Jaxon Allen
oh I guess not
who are you, /vn/?
Adam Young
Man, I love MangaGamer
Lucas Collins
So far Dal Segno is just Da Capo 4: Fuck off, it's not Suginami his name is Yamato
Hunter Barnes
Wait isn't Ren's ability a ripoff of Kiritsugu's?
Colton Edwards
dies irae is a rip off of fsn so I certainly don't doubt it
Jeremiah Sullivan
I LIKE LOLIS!
Blake Powell
nah cause kiritsugu's has drawbacks and an incentive to not use it all the fucking time
ren's creation figment is active in like half the fights and you can't tell except when he goes "wow even with my creation figment he can still dodge". its a nothing ability that has no effect on anything and its bad . cool idea though
Elijah Price
is not loli, is...
uhh, what was she again? the original form of nero or something?
Cameron Bell
おやすみ Oyasumi VN
Andrew Green
Guys I'm literally shaking
What if SubaHibi isn't truly kamige?
Grayson Foster
What's up with the random ball gag? The rest of her outfit isn't remotely s&m related
Christian Robinson
I played the partial and it is indeed kamige so far
Kimika is a miracle of the univese
Joseph Smith
please stop shaking
Elijah Green
That's just Nero with some weird clothes.
IIRC, that ridiculous outfit should stop her from using magic. But since she was the most powerful mage in the planet she managed to break out of it eventually.
Dylan Sanchez
you're god damned right stay in your own fucking route yukino this one doesnt need your bullshit logic
Joseph Barnes
What anime other than Symphogear and Gamble Lesbians is worth watching this season, /vn/?
Tyler Anderson
Is there any way to turn off these stupid floating numbers on every sprite in Dal Segno? It's driving me crazy
Blake Mitchell
A lot still hasn't aired yet. Made in Abyss looks interesting.
Kevin Cook
>I'm at Kei's route nearing the final battle and somehow I'm drained out Same desu. I might force myself to finish at least Kei's route. >This is particularly for Kei Lol, that's because you don't have her h-scenes to read, you little eop-cuck.
Jacob Davis
Monogatari of course
Levi Ward
Tsurezure children, Made in Abyss
Brandon Kelly
You know remember Kaigen.
John Cook
I couldn't find a download of her game
Evan Carter
wow. this didn't take long to turn to shit. At least the dumb shit is getting out of the way early on
Camden Morris
I don't, actually. Who is she?
Leo Harris
How much longer until that delinquent game is translated?
Charles Cox
Princess Principal or Battle Girl High School migh be the sleeper hits this season.
Christopher Rivera
Common route's done. At their speed, it'll probably be out by early-mid winter
Brayden James
Isekai shokudou
James Hughes
Are you serious? Here, a spoon. forum/viewtopic.php?t=2046040
John Sullivan
Has anyone else started learning Japanese so they don't have to be an EOP? How long do you think it typically takes before you're able to read a moege? About a year or two of study? I've been doing anki at 30 words per day and having a blast so far, I'm curious to when I can move onto reading though
Daniel Fisher
ask DJT
Owen Torres
>learning dead langauges
Sebastian Nelson
Finish tae kim, after that you should be able to read one with the help of a parser.
Bentley Evans
New Game S2.
Michael Cruz
ThisI haven't even finished Tae kim before starting reading. Depends on your language aptitude and dedication though.
Levi Taylor
well i'm wanting to do it while being able to make it an educational experience and actually learn from it
Easton Stewart
NOW THATS A TILT
Leo Phillips
I already untilted this one a while ago.
Colton Taylor
...
Xavier Turner
I said parser, not MTL, it extracts the text but doesn't translate it, it just makes it easier to look up certain words. You can use it to mine vocab and do an anki deck if you want.
Lucas Moore
hes going to fucking fall
Ethan Flores
so do we all
Cooper Phillips
oh I see, that seems like it would be helpful, but early on wouldn't you essentially just be putting in every single word in a sentence?
Nathan Hughes
Thanks for fixing the OP. I FUCKING LOVE CAÐES
Jeremiah Harris
I legitimately got vertigo from that tilt jesus
Jacob Cruz
Clearly the better Rusalka
Logan Mitchell
Queof, how the fuck do I translate sucking sounds? んんんっ ちゅ、ちゅっ れろっ I fucking hate translating h-scenes.
Jayden Murphy
...
Kevin Ward
*kiss* *smack* *succ* *moan*
Tyler Edwards
onamatopoeia bitch
Thomas Myers
Man, Euphoria has been such a rollercoaster of emotions till now
Well, I am the editor, but the way I see it is three ways:
1. You listen to the sound track and just onomatopoeia that shit up -- this method is a pain in the ass. 2. You literally translate them, not that anyone is going to give a shit since it's weeb content anyways and the idea is still conveyed -- this is the faster and simpler method. 3. You translate the japanese onomatopoeia into english ones. Basically like step 1, but without listening to the audio to be accurate.
Bentley Thompson
>Summoning the Chktulhu.
Benjamin Torres
And by "sound track" I mean voiced line.
Ryder Howard
...
Luke Rogers
Altair
Benjamin Carter
Reminds me of the Nasu h-scenes edits, now I gotta search for that picture.
Cooper Lopez
>Gif >2.94 mb and is choppy as fuck >Webm >182 kb and runs at a smoother frame rate.
The future is now.
Caleb Diaz
I would've preferred to fugg her in her feline form, desu. I''m not one of those furries though, but she's geniunly cuter that way.
Blake Robinson
Ah, whatever, Hcontentfags should suffer anyway.
Michael Williams
So cruel~
Mason Morris
I mean, hello, fapping to these awkward h-scenes written by virgins require some brain damage.
Kevin Cooper
I read Little Busters years ago but never made it to Refrain because the drama in the Haruka route was too ridiculous and I dropped it. Should I watch the anime and then read Refrain in the VN or just reread the common route?
Jaxon Morgan
>require some brain damage. Where do you think you are? We're all damaged goods.
Easton Gray
C-chigau. I'm normal. I just don't like associating with strangers much. VNs introduce me to some fantasy world with a good story, just like books! I read VNs for the plot!
Jeremiah Gonzalez
I'm in it more for the audio. Which I guess goes right back to the point of it not mattering much about how ever you want to translate it.
Jordan Lewis
>I read VNs for the plot! See? Damaged goods.
Luis Sanchez
J-just you wait until BS and Muramasa come out. You'll get back what you said!
Chase Robinson
l-lewd
Caleb Phillips
be like the ImoPara 2 guy and buy a dildo to ensure accurate slushing noises