Thanks for the explanation and rec. I don't think I've seen additional Higurashi series other than the original. I really should catch up even though I'm kind of aware of the entire plotline somewhat.
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(PS3) Thought It Was a Harem Paradise, It Was a Yandere Hell new screenshots
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Thanks for the explanation and rec. I don't think I've seen additional Higurashi series other than the original. I really should catch up even though I'm kind of aware of the entire plotline somewhat.
Part of the appreciation is morbid. Especially if we're talking about School Days.
That sort of appreciation requires divorcing your real world sense of self from the experience of watching though, yeah. I mean, hanging around someone like Kotonoha (even though the MC of School Days broke her) would be an awful idea considering how School Days played out, but the fun is in the crazy.
Think of it like watching one of the Looney Tunes or Tom and Jerry cartoons.
Infinite Justice
Member
I like how the first girl looks like Yuno (hair color, etc) already LOLOLOLOLOLOL
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Some of the later seasons beyond Rei aren't too great and are mostly silly, but Outbreak is an offshoot from the original and retains the same dynamic but with new possibilities. There is a good episode in Kira regarding Rika though but pretty much the offshoots that came after Rei are trash and non-canon.
razoftblend
Member
PantyBlade II: Gotta Touch'em All and that Underage PanyQuest series... WTF??? Does the fact that the titles are in English mean they're localized? Or is this common in Japan?
This reminds me of a certain scene...
Whoops, then its Nippon I should be pleading with.
That logic is bulletproof
killatopak
Member
They are legit localized.
This doesn't really look like your typical visual novel. Then again, I don't have a ton of experience with visual novels, so maybe it is.
I started a thread on their Game Request forums.
http://www.nisamerica.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=14174
Who knows? Maybe they were already planning on bringing it over.
Only play the best.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
2nd and 3rd girl pls
razoftblend
Member
Felix the cat and that mouse from The Sympson would be a more accurate example, but I get the point.
I understand the yandere character; I just never understood why people like them so much. Then again, there are many fetishes I don't get, like those school swimsuits. I tried Strike Witches since it seemed popular, but 5 episodes was my limit. WTF was that?
Gintoki313
Banned
I like them because there interesting to watch. I like to see why they have the mindset they have, what was the trigger for them going insane, why did they fall for the guy that they did, and what the outcome will be. For something like a tsundere, its mostly that the girl will be passive aggressive and abusive towards the person she likes. There's usually no explanation, they just do it because they don't like to show their true feelings.
That's mostly the reason I prefer them. They're one of the more interesting types of romantic interests in manga/anime,
i might watch the anime but reading a visual novel on a stationary system? handheld is fine but still its still mind blowing how many of these exist... especially on psp...
Uhh, none of them are dating sims. Though some of them do have dating sim elements.
dakkumauji
Member
They are all localized.
Hell, you can see their localized titles on the very box arts there.
The image is stupid and wrong anyway.
cj_iwakura
Member
Wow, that second post. Talk about a bait and switch.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Can somebody explain?
A dating sim where the girls are going to kill you and those around you?
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Can somebody explain?
A dating sim where the girls are going to kill you and those around you?
This isn't anything new. Some people play dating sims exclusively for the brutal bad ends. This just happens to be a game based around them.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
None of those are dating sims.
Aw yeah School Days
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Wow, what an amazing title 
Oh, cool. Anything to get this noticed by people who have the capacity to bring it over.
I'm rather surprised that this isn't a Vita game as well, but maybe I shouldn't be (not too familiar with the console/handheld VN market in Japan other than all those PSP ones they still get).
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Mass Effect is more of a dating sim than any of those. lol
WANT INTENSIFIES
If anyone wants
It's in the title man.
They're not the actual titles lol. On the box art you see Atelier, etc.
It's more a user base thing, and the PS3 has the much larger one in Japan. That being said, there are many ADVs that do take the PS3+Vita, or even 360+PSP release approach.
I've seen complaints about non-games, but I haven't seen complaints about not being Minecraft before.
Sounds like it's just accurate to the game itself!
razoftblend
Member
Haha fuck me then. No wonder that Neptunia box looked like Neptunia. I'm on my phone, so the image is kind of small and jumped straight to the title on the bottom of each. I think this thread is starting to affect me.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Darn it, no Mamiko Noto.
Agent_ShortBus
Member
Kanna Toutoumi (CV: Tomoi Isomura) - A quiet, cool beauty, she is the club chief. She's smart and the #1 ranked person in the high school class. She also has a complex about her breast size. She is the one who came up with the design for the mascot.
Oh oh oh this one, I like this one. Scroll down some, see shes holding a knife.......well I guess It's School Days all over again. Hope it gets localized, don't care what platform I'd buy it day one
Oh oh oh this one, I like this one. Scroll down some, see shes holding a knife.......well I guess It's School Days all over again. Hope it gets localized, don't care what platform I'd buy it day one
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Her saying that is actually my phone notification sound.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Those yandere girls really freak me out.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I think they're cute, but I respect your emotions.
I think I'd like to play it if it was available, but i fear based on those latter images that it might be nightmare fuel.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
Member
Yandere nightmares are some of the worst....
TheVampire
Banned
Yuno Gasai from the anime series Future Diary is the best yandere.
She is cold blooded.
She is cold blooded.
A Huge Battleship
Member
#deadandchoppedintopieces
For such a 'specialist' game as this, having only 3 main girls is fine. If you're running with a reoccurring personality theme, using a larger number of (inevitably) less developed routes increases the risk of the characters feeling / becoming repetitive.
For such a 'specialist' game as this, having only 3 main girls is fine. If you're running with a reoccurring personality theme, using a larger number of (inevitably) less developed routes increases the risk of the characters feeling / becoming repetitive.
My brother!