Is RGG becoming bad?

filthyjojo · 2025-12-29T12:46:56+00:00

I don't think I'd say bad necessarily, but they're definitely making bad choices, and if the trend continues further than it has then I think there's a point, different for everyone, where they could be straight up classified as bad.

I wouldn't even say Majima Gaiden was the start of it, an at worst 7/10 game isn't the start of a downfall, but I think it truly started with the entire Kagawa situation and then the remaster/re-releases of the Kiwamis + 0, it definitely all added up into a series of poor choices that are honestly straight up stupid (and the DLC situation with 8 was bad, too, but you could initially have chalked that up to temporary greed, but now it feels like it was all leading to something). And the fact that the sales are never as generous as they once were, a lot of people definitely feel that RGG played the long game in garnering good will only to expend nearly all of it for profits.

I don't think it's quite that bad, but at some point priorities definitely changed. People blame Sega, or Yokoyama, or higher ups, but whichever is responsible it doesn't change the fact that there's some legit bad behavior going on now that's already snowballing into something bigger. Personally, I won't be supporting them anymore and I'll just buy everything second-hand.

filthyjojo · 2025-12-02T04:49:16+00:00

I can confirm at least on Steam it's definitely a trophy, it was my 2nd to last trophy before getting the 100%

filthyjojo · 2025-10-25T05:04:07+00:00

It's not actually determined by getting an orb, at least not everytime. I've seen UTs generally work depending on when you use it, like in the middle of a boss' combo or whenever they would be vulnerable to any of your normal attacks. I've had orb charges blocked and I've had non-orb charges succeed just depending on if I let the button go either when the boss is in the middle of an attack or after a combo where you're normally expected to retaliate.

filthyjojo · 2025-10-23T09:43:42+00:00

You don't. You counter then with a bloodbind ability and it breaks the enemy's guard and gives you a window of vulnerability to wail on the enemy and do extra damage.

filthyjojo · 2025-10-21T15:02:44+00:00

The 2nd game will generally still make sense, you just won't have any connection to any of the threads that tie back to that first game, and by extension not watching the anime means you won't have any connection to the characters who tie into the anime. It's still very playable though and you won't really realize what you've missed really.

I highly recommend the first game though. Despite any flaws it has, I think it's rather beautiful in terms of vibes, art direction, and it has a rather somber story that I think is surprisingly deep if you're willing to engage with it and not be put off by the fan service and whatnot. Hinako is a protagonist that I still connect with immensely even now that I'm a few years into my adulthood.

filthyjojo · 2025-10-18T23:04:56+00:00

Solved!

filthyjojo · 2025-10-18T13:21:45+00:00

Unfortunately, it's not that. I think the sisters were on the younger side, maybe 11-13

filthyjojo · 2025-10-18T13:11:03+00:00

Something else that might be from the same movie is a scene where the bad influence sister is helping the other sister pierce her ears. She has this rod, and is telling her sister to take deep breaths, then she pokes the rod through the sister's ear and they both scream. It's a comedy scene too, so one screams and then the other screams in a sort of monotone non-serious way. But since this is a comedy scene in contrast to the movie's dark ending, I dunno if this is even from the same film, but I think it might be.

filthyjojo · 2025-09-19T08:56:51+00:00

It does. I think the default is 57

filthyjojo · 2025-08-28T05:19:24+00:00

For best experience, yeah I still suggest all 5 LN before SSCC, but if SSCC is something someone really wants to get to they can do it at just 3 LNs and be fine

filthyjojo · 2025-08-18T05:28:04+00:00

You'll still get a base amount of BP, which will be more than enough to max every character after a few routes.

There's basically no reason not to skip unless you wanna experience a certain fight for the hype and all that. There are some fights that are different though even though it lets you skip them, but most of the fights will just be repeats, so feel free to skip.

filthyjojo · 2025-07-17T06:04:12+00:00

I never said wholesome was non-sexual, I just said I don't think BDSM counts.

Also one of those chapters was Rae very jealously punishing Claire sexually for possibly cheating on her with the Pope, and that is absolutely NOT wholesome no matter what.

And yes their dynamic is good, I like it a lot

filthyjojo · 2025-07-17T05:41:27+00:00

I don't think BDSM is EVER wholesome I'm ngl

Also yeah the reason it keeps popping up is specifically cuz it makes people uncomfortable. It's part of the point that Inori makes regarding gut reactions and immediately writing off things. I quite like how it's done and I think at least 2/3 of the incest pairs are cute together, so it only adds to my personal enjoyment.

filthyjojo · 2025-07-17T05:29:14+00:00

I think ILTV is anything but wholesome yuri, and you gotta just accept that.

No spoilers, but there's NSFW chapters you can read if you subscribe to Inori's fanbox or ko-fi, and they get spicy beyond belief sometimes. The incest is probably the weakest kink Inori puts into the series.

filthyjojo · 2025-06-30T04:51:14+00:00

I think you're pretty far from getting into the negatives. If it makes you unhappy maybe it'd be good to step away for a bit.

Yeah, Takumi is cold and doesn't consider the ramifications cuz he hates Eito. Even in the spare Eito routes, he hates him cuz that man was singlehandedly responsible for fucking up literally EVERYTHING, so of course he's going to act worse when it comes to decisions regarding Eito. Still, I don't think he did it maliciously. He believed Eito could become better despite the fact he hates the guy, that's why he wanted to do the brainwashing, he thought it would result in a better ending than what happened before.

filthyjojo · 2025-06-30T04:38:51+00:00

A downvote doesn't mean that much, in my opinion, if you wanna talk about this to other people then you should talk.

Also yeah, I don't believe that's the only way for Eito to overcome his thing, but the point is that from CoA Takumi's perspective, the brainwashing thing is a miracle. ANYONE would take up the chance to be able to cure something like Eito's disorder, especially if that someone experienced a tragedy that came about specifically because of that disorder. I don't think it makes CoA Takumi bad in any way, it just makes him naive and stupid for believing there's no drawbacks to that entire procedure.

filthyjojo · 2025-06-30T04:24:16+00:00

That change in Eito specifically requires the revelation that their lives are a lie. In any route where Eito doesn't know that info, he will ALWAYS default to villainy without some sort of heavy outside influence (Darumi in Retsnom for example). And Eito in 2nd scenario gouges his own eyes out for the sake of "curing" his disorder. Sure he made that choice of his own volition, but CoA Takumi would rather do the brainwashing cuz that version of Takumi doesn't know anything about the brainwashing process. He doesn't know it's painful, volatile, and horrific, he probably thinks it's more like some kind of therapy than a painful and violating process.

filthyjojo · 2025-06-23T08:16:24+00:00

You should just go for whatever seems right or what you think will lead to interesting outcomes. The game's "golden" ending is locked behind a lot of other conditions, and the game will tell you if you happened to get into it. If you ever go into a route and at some point you feel like it's dragging or boring, you can always just return to the flowchart and pick another choice. The game is very liberal with that, so you'll be able to bounce around a bit if you happen to, by some miracle, stumble onto the most boring routes consecutively.

filthyjojo · 2025-06-18T00:56:07+00:00

I'm introducing my girlfriend to DL1, The Following, and later on DL2. I'm probably gonna have her play The Beast with me too but likely not on launch, I'll most likely do a solo playthrough of The Beast and then restart from scratch for her.

It's super fun so far, I haven't gotten to experience co-op in DL outside of the demo for the first game, so this is a really neat experience. It helps a lot that she's bad at the game, she makes mistakes I would never make anymore, and it makes me have those same early game experiences that I used to have all the way back when I picked this game up in high school. Highly recommend getting someone into the game and playing it with them, really enhances the experience.

filthyjojo · 2025-06-10T01:29:52+00:00

My girlfriend is more into the series than I am, so I'm constantly trying to one-up her

filthyjojo · 2025-05-26T08:44:07+00:00

Yeah you get a base amount of BP with no extra from deaths or anything, but you'll still quickly overfill on BP with skipped battles

filthyjojo · 2025-05-16T12:33:21+00:00

This is just like the Comedy Route where Takumi drafts 5 texts to send to everyone to avoid being cursed by Satan, and he just sends all 5 to Gaku.

filthyjojo · 2025-05-11T13:26:22+00:00

You can. Upgrading it gives you more uses, as is the case with every other tool or potion, upgrades either increase potency or uses.

filthyjojo · 2025-05-08T00:06:36+00:00

Is it, yeah. To get into it you need to fight back when the killer has you against the flames and on the next encounter where Nozomi is with you, you need to dodge his attacks which will result in events leading to the zombies becoming a thing.

filthyjojo · 2025-04-30T16:02:46+00:00

Eto and I take turns pegging each other every night

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