I got pretty decently into the game before an issue with my disconnecting of my headphones cause of the game to crash and I wound up finding out inadvertently because of that that there was a patch that restored content to the game and stuff. So I paid the $5 for that content and installed it. The version number has indeed changed to reflect that the patch is installed correctly. The issue is that the game seems to be just skipping content now. I spent 30 straight minutes fast clicking to get to where I was made all the same choices, but The game seems to have skipped an entire plot point regarding keisuke and then I was in a church and as soon as I left the church it seemed like another plot point had been skipped and I was back in the coffee shop being tormented. Is there a bug that could be causing this or is the director's cut just that dramatically different?

The biggest release this month would be heaven burns red, even if it is a gacha game. Key is making the game and maeda is the main writer so maybe its ok but not sure what to think about this. Other than that not much else for this month.

####Official English releases

####Japanese releases

####Indy releases

  Anything in here you want to play this month? Feel free to discuss what you would like to play or even tell others to stay away from a title.

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Steam Prison -Beyond the Steam- from HuneX is available right now on the MangaGamer store and Steam! Save 10% if you pick it up during launch!

The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below. Now an observation mission requires her to descend into that world, and the gears of fate have begun to turn.

This story takes place two years after the "Grand Ending" from the original Steam Prison. While riding the "buggy" invented by the engineer (and information broker) Ulrik, our party arrives in the new land of Cainabel, where they meet a pair of kings. The story unfolds from there.

The stories of Ulrik, Adage, and Fin take place alongside the younger king Jevite in this strange land. Meanwhile Eltcreed, Ines, and Yune clear the way to Cainabel's future with the elder king Jereme. You can enjoy this episode and its endings from two points of view, depending on which party member the heroine travels with.

This release also includes an additional story titled A New Theory.

In A New Theory, our heroine must confront the injustice of her world. She makes contact with the HOUNDS in order to clear her name, and decides to forge a new path for herself…

Developer: HuneX
Publisher: MangaGamer
Rating: All Ages(17 and up)
Voice: All voiced except main character

Pick it up for 10% off during launch on MangaGamer or Steam!

How do you feel about situational SFXs for narrative purposes (environmental sounds, laughing, sounds of interaction with objects, etc.) in VNs? Is it something you must have in the game for a better immersion, or does it do quite the opposite for you: breaking any immersion? I’m currently making a game (some of you might have noticed it by certain posts I did), and there’s a certain number of standard SFXs for different situations. We’ve got some feedback for the game: some people wanted more SFXs, and some criticized the SFXs that were already in the game. So, I wanted to get a specific discussion concerning SFXs. What do you think? How many or few effects should there be? Etc. Anything you can contribute is welcomed and would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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Hi everyone,

So I'm playing Song of Memories and having quite a hard time convincing my wife that I play it for the story. She says it's a game for men and I'm just wondering if she's right or is there also a female audience for games like that?

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How often do you leave feedback when you consume content? Do you feel compelled to leave feedback when a VN is bad or good? And if something is wrong with a VN, how openly are you willing to criticize the drawbacks?

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Welcome to a Sexy, Open World! from MOONSTONE will be releasing on the MangaGamer store and Steam on December 19th! Pre-order and save 15%!

When he awakens from a terrible accident, Sejima Seiya finds himself in another world—Laurentide.

A world with a legend, long held by its people:

──The seed that shall give birth to heroes and end the era of war shall come from another world.──

Seiya has that seed within him.
And despite being viewed as breeding stock, he still wishes to have sex.But now the father of the future heroes could become king of the world.

So…

Drawn by the legend, beautiful women gather from across the world, seeking his seed.

──Or perhaps some harbor the ambition of unifying the world under their motherland.
──Or perhaps some simply desire sex with Seiya.

Regardless, Seiya's days of getting milked by beautiful women have begun…

Developer: MOONSTONE
Publisher: MangaGamer
Rating, Adult only, no mosaics
Voice: Full voice except the player character

MG: https://www.mangagamer.com/r18/detail.php?goods_type=1&product_code=1457

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3306310/Welcome_to_a_Sexy_Open_World

Note: The Steam version is the full 18+ version of the game and does not require an off-site patch.

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Greetings, after another two months working on this project with u/ticonderoga67, today we bring you the, (hopefully) long awaited by many, fourth partial English translation of Shinsetsu Mahou Shoujo.

Did you reach chapter 34 since the previous release?

It took a little more time than the previous ones, and this is due to several factors, among which are that my main job demands a lot of my time and energy and that, as much as I love this story and its characters, after going through the whole thing more than ten times I'm a bit burned out (translating is way harder that reading, that's for sure). In this past year I have played very few games/visual novels since I have been dedicating a lot of time to translation and, for the sake of my mental health, I plan to limit how much time I spend on it so I can try other things and don't end up getting fed up with TL.

There's yet to translate the last story arc, the side-story chapters that are unlocked in the middle of it, the epilogue and the five extra chapters of the post-game.

As for the next partial, at first I wasn't planning to release it until we had finished translating absolutely everything, but I don't want to make those who are already reading it wait too much so, depending on how long we take to translate it, I may end up releasing it once we finish the main story and the epilogue, leaving the post-game for later.

Here are the links to my blog to Tyconderoga's blog and the DOWNLOAD link.

For those who just learned about this project, Shinsetsu Mahou Shoujo is a VN/SRPG hybrid. I already wrote about what kind of story it is in the post I made for the first partial, and gave some tips for the gameplay portion in the post for the second partial.

In this post I will continue the list of trigger conditions for optional events (up to chapter 42). I'll try to keep spoilers to a minimum but try NOT to read the trigger conditions until you've already won the battle for the first time, as some spoilers are unavoidable. (the list is in the post at my blog)

Hi, can anyone recommended me horror visual novels. I've tried going through vndb but that website leaves me overwhelmed and I can't tell whats actually good and what isn't. The vns I've played are Doki Doki literature club, You me her, Higurashi series, Kara no shoujo, Saya no uta and gore screaming show. Basically, I prefer psychological horror but I'll take anything as long as I get to make choices.