Larxene 10 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hi, I've only played 1 eroge so far (My Girlfriend is the President), but I would like to have some recommendations with the following criteria: - Medium/Fast paced eroge - A lot of options to make (the President one only had a few options...pretty disappointing.), thinking required - Ideally, at least 4 girls to conquer (so, must have multiple endings) - No gruesome endings like those in School Days Basically, it has to make my brain work HARD to win. A list of recommendations would be fine. I'd try them all. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerinsidee 14 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Katawa Shoujo Sharin no Kuni Clannad(warning: you will cry like a girl) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxar 13 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Looking at what I've played so far, I can recommend. Clannad: It is kinda long, but I had some serious trouble at getting onto some routes, and you have to play some routes in certain ways, I think, to unlock stuff. Da Capo: You have to take a lot of choices, either in the form of answers or as in where to go. I think you even have to take a test, now if that doesn't require thinking.. Both have multiple endings (I'd say that is rather normal for eroge) and in case you liked Da Capo, there is also a second part for it. Though they made it obvious in what choices to take in the second part, so it is not really hard to get the ending you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desi 53 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) Katawa Shoujo Sharin no Kuni Clannad(warning: you will cry like a girl) These plus: G Senjou No Maou (not exactly a lot of choices, but still worth your time to check out) Canvas 2 Ever 17 - There are 4 different girls plus a true route that brings everything together. It makes you think and has a GREAT story. Edited April 28, 2012 by desi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneManArmy 82 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Medium/Fast paced eroge Clannad and Ever17 are definitely slow paced eroges, they need their time to get awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desi 53 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 True... its hard to think of Medium/Fast paced VNs WITH thinking required. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RJei 12 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Edelweiss has plenty of choices and many of them aren't the obvious decisions, which may require a little bit of trial and error unless you use a walkthrough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneManArmy 82 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) Medium/Fast paced eroge Ideally, at least 4 girls to conquer (so, must have multiple endings) I believe this combination is actually the real problem here. If the game has more than 3 different routes then it's mostly slow paced. That's because you need some time to choose a heroine. If you're looking at games which handle things faster, you usually can't choose between the heroines but on the other don't need the time to get things started. Swan Song would be a good example. It's fast paced, has some good moments which will make your brain work and you also have many choices. The only problem, you can't choose a heroine. So yeah, I can't remember a visual novel which has at least 4 heroine routes and is fast paced. Edited April 28, 2012 by OneManArmy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ultimecea 22 Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 try snow sakura... its old of the oldies but i still likes to laugh at Saki's act~ would be nice enough to swipe thru your time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maths debater 10 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Just play Sengoku Rance or Daibanchou Big Bang Age. Both have many girls with mini routes and a 4-6 main heroines who have a full route. Both require tactical and strategic decisions of which there are many, and you will have to "work HARD'. As for fast paced, depends on your skill. Both games have no gruesome endings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Larxene 10 Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Thanks for your feedback. I will try some more eroge before determining whether the pace is truly unbearable. I don't like Clannad (anime) because it is very moody and emo. It slows down my brain instead of exciting me. Is the eroge similar? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerinsidee 14 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) Thanks for your feedback. I will try some more eroge before determining whether the pace is truly unbearable. I don't like Clannad (anime) because it is very moody and emo. It slows down my brain instead of exciting me. Is the eroge similar? The ones that maths debater suggested are rps/srpgs, so it's not boring if you like those kind of games. Sorry to disappoint you, but the best VNs are usually very slow and take a lot of time to finish(like Clannad). If you don't like the "slow" ones, you won't find much good stuff to play. Since you've said that you only played only 1 VN so far(Osadai), definitely check a few of them out to see what you will like. Sadly, translated VNs are not like the standard PC games, you really can't be all that picky or stick to 1 type, because the chances are that only like 2-3 games of that type are translated. Edited April 29, 2012 by killerinsidee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneManArmy 82 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 It slows down my brain instead of exciting me. Is the eroge similar? If you didn't like the anime then don't play the visual novels. If you don't like the "slow" ones, you won't find much good stuff to play Well you're right when we're talking about complex stories but I wouldn't say that there aren't any good fast paced visual novels. But yeah like I said, Larxene should try Swan Song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerinsidee 14 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) Well you're right when we're talking about complex stories but I wouldn't say that there aren't any good fast paced visual novels. But yeah like I said, Larxene should try Swan Song. Ye, I'm not saying that there only the slow/long games are good, ofc not. It's just that if you look at the best(best vndb score) games, you will find that a lot them fit the "slow and long" type. Then again, it's personal preference. I can't tell other people what to like. Edited April 29, 2012 by killerinsidee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Larxene 10 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 I guess I don't mind a slow-paced game as long as I can actively participate at every juncture. I have watched some slow-paced anime and I couldn't stand it. But anime is passive entertainment, while VNs are supposed to be active entertainment, so as long as there's sufficient activity, it should be okay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Breakthrough 11 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) Ye, I'm not saying that there only the slow/long games are good, ofc not. It's just that if you look at the best(best vndb score) games, you will find that a lot them fit the "slow and long" type. Then again, it's personal preference. I can't tell other people what to like. Swan Song I liked the realistic flow of the story but the game to me had no good ending.Only one was ok but it wasn't a happy ending. Their is only one girl you can do to if I remember correctly. But the story is good and the flow of events is good.But it's a dark story so if you can only play happy game just skip it. But it's only dark in a society has fallen apart kind of way,and not in a main character is a villain kind of way. Edited April 30, 2012 by Breakthrough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VNHunter 12 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Looking at what I've played so far, I can recommend. Clannad: It is kinda long, but I had some serious trouble at getting onto some routes, and you have to play some routes in certain ways, I think, to unlock stuff. Spoiler allert!!! some REQUIRED playing order 1. Misae's route--->Tomoyo's route --->unlocks a scene in Tomoyo's route where you can get Misae's "light"... This scene won't be shown if the previous route before tomoyo is not misae... 2. Fuko's route ---> Toshio's route ---> Nagisa's route... ---> if not done correctly before unlocking or playing "After Story", certain scenes in the after story will not be shown Sorry for the spoiler... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneManArmy 82 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I guess I don't mind a slow-paced game as long as I can actively participate at every juncture. In this case, just play what you want. Take a look at the Browse visual novels and you'll be fine. If you found an interesting visual novel just ask us for our opinion....ah screw this, just play it~! I liked the realistic flow of the story but the game to me had no good ending.Only one was ok but it wasn't a happy ending. Their is only one girl you can do to if I remember correctly. But the story is good and the flow of events is good.But it's a dark story so if you can only play happy game just skip it. But it's only dark in a society has fallen apart kind of way,and not in a main character is a villain kind of way. Well I actually didn't like the two endings either but for me they somehow were happy endings. They were at least damn optimistic. And the true ending had a shitty german song at the end, you can't believe how much I laughed. Anyway, you're switching between the characters from time to time and so you actually can fuck 4 different girls but you can't choose them like in a normal visual novel. If I remember right then the main-main protagonist has only at one point of the game the chance to choose another girl. The story itself is pretty dark yes but also fast paced. Seriously the start of that game was just damn awesome. Fuck this lame introductions of things, I want instant action! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VNHunter 12 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Here's my recommendations: Tokimeki Check-In --->20+ endings, 9 or more heroines, not very short nor long, but hell, it took me 3 whole months to finish all routes because some routes are very hard to enter... Edelweiss & Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia --->5 heroines +2 from Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia, not very hard for certified Otakus and VN Fans, almost like watching an animated film because ALL characters moves their mouth while talking... great story + comedy which made me look look like an idiot for laughing for hours... Yin Yang X-Change --->12 endings, Good story + twists Tsukihime & Kagetsu Tohya(sequel) --->5 heroines +1 from kagetsu tohya, 9 endings on tsukihime + 1 True end from kagtsu tohya... Has bad ends wherein the main character DIES (Game Over) caused by wrong choices... Kagetsu tohya has a RARE gameplay wherein you'll play, repeat, unlock, and be surprised until you reach the TRUE end +10 unlockable side stories... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exsilon 15 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I sorry to disapoint u and said that VN in general are like reading book for the most part. Anyway how about playing Kamidori? It got a great gameplay and ok story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killerinsidee 14 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) I sorry to disapoint u and said that VN in general are like reading book for the most part. Anyway how about playing Kamidori? It got a great gameplay and ok story. Kamidori is just about the addictive gameplay, everything else is not that great. Still, the gameplay by itself is fucking awesome. Edited April 30, 2012 by killerinsidee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harold29o5 10 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I will recommend >Da Capo > Da Capo II (warning U WILL CRY on the main heroine route ) >Clannad ( well like they said u will cry in this vn and think a lot ) >Canvas >sorry for my bad english Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kamidori 10 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 eroges with moe girls = must Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harold29o5 10 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 i forgot to include shuffle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VNHunter 12 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I will recommend >Da Capo > Da Capo II (warning U WILL CRY on the main heroine route ) >Clannad ( well like they said u will cry in this vn and think a lot ) >Canvas >sorry for my bad english Very true... clannad and da capo II are very tear jerking VNs... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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