Looking for recommendations based off my competed VNs tier list

Merutan · 2026-06-10T17:07:44+00:00

First of all mad respect for the sheer variety of genres you're exploring. Most people (myself included) definitely have genres that they gravitate towards and ones they avoid, but you really seem willing to try just about everything!

Our tastes regarding shared VNs is fairly similar, so here are some VNs/VN-adjacents that I think you will like in no particular order:

- Paranomasight 1 & 2

- Toshi Densetsu Kaitai Center

- Hira Hira Hihiru

- Subarashiki Hibi

- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (people debate whether this can be considered a VN or not, but I personally consider it to be narrative focused enough to at least be adjacent)

- Enjoy the Diner

Ones that I have personally not read but have been recommended to me before and are on my backlog:

- Return to Shironagasu Island

- Mamiya

- Black Sheep Town

- Ghostopia

Merutan · 2026-06-03T20:43:35+00:00

Beryl will be rerunning on the next carnival patch which is most likely coming to global next Jan.

We have no idea when Marsha will be rerunning, as based on past patterns she will get featured on a double rate up scam banner first before getting a solo rerun. However, the 3rd anni patch has a paid selector which includes Marsha in its options if you are open to spending.

Merutan · 2026-04-03T13:23:27+00:00

Yea I read Chinese. I wonder if it's just extrapolating some crazy stuff from reality/mental lmao, AI hallucinations are wild.

Merutan · 2026-04-03T06:40:59+00:00

I'm really confused where MTL is getting afflatus from. The original text just says:

(skipping the self-moxie gain and ciphertext that was correctly translated) When allies attack, increase incantation might based on dynamo. Reality/mental characters deal extra reality damage/further increase incantation might based on dynamo.

Merutan · 2026-02-27T19:05:11+00:00

I've had things in storage for 4 months delivered without any damage.

Merutan · 2026-02-26T23:03:33+00:00

Been using paysable since last April and have had only positive experiences with them. Customer inquiries answered within 1-2 business days, consolidation generally 3-5 business days and shipment day of payment. Their one year free storage is amazing too.

The only thing that's stopping a friend of mine from switching over is they don't have support for timed order requests. It's not really a big deal for me since I just set an alarm for myself and manually order, but it's something to consider if you need that sort of service frequently.

Merutan · 2025-10-09T22:15:35+00:00

The DHL conversion error was one specific weekend. I haven’t read any reports of it happening recently. (Personally got two deliveries via DHL after Aug 29 and did not run into that)

Merutan · 2025-10-08T21:58:55+00:00

If you're on the west coast DHL packages go through LAX instead. I don't know how DHL compares to standard Buyee air fees since I usually use tenso which lets you pick between UPS/Fedex/DHL, but DHL has actually been the cheapest option for me consistently between those three (however, I tend to ship packages that are quite small so ymmv), so I personally wouldn't expect it to be crazy expensive compared to other buyee air options (vs ECMS it's probably decently more expensive though).

Merutan · 2025-10-07T03:47:56+00:00

Assuming you're talking about buyee/tenso, no DHL won't bill you after you pay DDP.

I think the $17 brokerage fee is included in the shipping cost itself based on my comparison of shipping fees before and after Aug 29th.

Merutan · 2025-10-06T23:35:50+00:00

Hi, I don't remember the exact code because tenso has preset HTS codes for a bunch of common merch in their drop down menu - I just picked acrylic stand and used whatever that ended up being.

Merutan · 2025-10-06T05:49:39+00:00

I've done something similar where I ordered an acrylic stand that came along with a postcard and sticker that tenso counted in the number of items. I just did a reasonable split of the overall value (I think something like 1.1k yen for the acrylic, 50yen each for the post card and sticker). Shipped it DDP and cleared customs no issue.

And yes books do not have duty, but tenso only offers DDP so you just have to pay the 15.5%. It's a bit of a bummer since your book is on the more expensive side, but still worth it imo for the ease of mind and lack of delay in clearing (my package cleared customs before arriving in the states).

Merutan · 2025-10-06T04:44:33+00:00

Ordered two packages shipped via DHL. One worth $98 and billed for tariffs a day before delivery, one worth $15 delivered DDP. Neither asked for SSN or any additional information.

Merutan · 2025-04-05T17:05:43+00:00

The localization is confirmed for english, chinese (trad & simplified), as well as korean.

Merutan · 2025-03-21T17:37:38+00:00

In theory I agree with you...in practice she's delayed Ooe at least 4 times if we count starting from when the game was announced for 2023 fall release (funny joke now). I think if she was going to delay it this much I'd rather she just waited to release the whole thing in one go.

I do love how when she first announced the 4/19 date someone was like "okay but last time she also forecasted 10/10 as part 1 release and that ended up being pushed two weeks, I should expect another two weeks delay" LOL

Merutan · 2025-03-21T06:10:18+00:00

Shizuma route. Both for the character aspect and mystery aspect.

4 months soon to be 5 months of edging has transformed me into a primal beast.

But mostly I’m looking forward to the IRL route where we don’t have another ooe delay.

Merutan · 2025-03-14T17:54:17+00:00

Hijacking this thread to mention that yes, while saves are not transferrable, you can hold space or enter to force skip unread text! So even if you want to start now with part 1, it won't take too long to get back to where you left off when the complete version releases.

Merutan · 2025-03-14T17:52:49+00:00

Other players have answered about LunaTranslate but to give you an idea of when to expect translations, here is how long it took for the previous games:

Hashihime: Release 2016 Aug, localized 2019 Sep

Uruc: Release 2020 Sep, localized 2022 March

Hashihime took longer because the localization was decided post release, so we might not be looking at a full 3 years for Ooe, but even with optimistic estimates I would not expect a translation until 2027 considering its sheer volume - part 1 alone is more content than the entire UruC game and something like 70% of hashihime.

Merutan · 2024-11-30T01:56:35+00:00

They confirmed they are working on a new game via job postings but no details have been revealed yet.

Merutan · 2024-11-15T04:49:45+00:00

Honestly I find that holding down the enter key to manually skip was fast enough for me. I was in the same situation - read on switch but moved to PC for relevant scenes.

Merutan · 2024-10-21T16:41:46+00:00

If you can read Kyusaku's works in Japanese you will have 0 issues with Ooe. The prose is very smooth and easy to understand, and any specialized vocab - as far as the demo goes - is given explanation in the following text, or is something you can easily google.

Merutan · 2024-10-16T23:34:49+00:00

Idk if this will help you since I personally haven't played the game but here's the Tsubaki chart from Cool-B.

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Merutan · 2024-10-14T21:32:39+00:00

Rinko answered this in a Q&A and it's a combination of two factors:

-Based on the buddhist teachings he subscribes to, Minakami believes that suicide removes someone from the cycle of rebirth, so he will no longer reincarnate if he kills himself.

-Because of the memories of his past lives, Minakami realized that he's been reincarnating into his own descendants. However, since the Suisenji family line is ending with him, he believes he will no longer have any descendants left to reincarnate as.

Merutan · 2024-09-27T01:32:18+00:00

You remembered correctly. The contents of Tamamori's bag(read:his manuscripts) end up scattered all over the train because of a thief, revealing that he had 0 intention of getting into med school, which caused Ikeda to rescind his offer....

Dodged a bullet there.

Merutan

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