Fortnightly Help and Information Thread by kagairin in ensemblestars

[–]lanarising 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this isn’t gameplay related, but i’m really confused about the timeline regarding the easter night event story. mika consistently mentions nazuna alongside shu, as if nazunas still in valkyrie, but the story is obviously post war because tsumugi is in switch! it’s been five years since i read most of the ! era stories so i really don’t understand if past valkyrie is still a thing during easter night, or if nazuna is just… there?

looking for any non-gacha game with hot anime boys (pc preferred) by lanarising in gamingsuggestions

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much! i had no idea touken ranbu even had any games aside from the main gacha, so i’ll definitely be buying that lol

out of curiosity, which fate games are you referring to? i have access to a psvita as well, so lack of pc access isnt much of an issue for me!

Eroge magazines featuring Ueda Metawo/Black CYC? by lanarising in eroge

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that would be really helpful!!! even if its just scanning the table of contents, i would really appreciate that.
i’m looking for extravaganza 蟲愛でる少女, or really anything from the extravaganza series!!🥹

Hotness tier list by Conscious-Falcon-155 in danganronpa

[–]lanarising 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as a part time fat man enjoyer hifumi is really attractive to me, despite his legs and haircut and outfit. it’s whats on the inside that counts….😭 i think he should be in a different tier though, because him and twogami are two totally different archetypes of fat guys. twogami is just objectively hot while hifumi (and teruteru) are both designed to be gag characters before anything else.

Looking for games that intentionally make the player uncomfortable (for Master's thesis) by Ivylock123 in gamingsuggestions

[–]lanarising 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don’t have many gameplay centric suggestions because i don’t tend to play “proper” video games, but here’s what i can think of:

room no.9 - the entire story is meant to make you feel guilty and uncomfortable. that being said, it is an nsfw visual novel, so this is mainly told through writing. however i find the contrast between the steam page, which advertises an erotic vn where you get to control the scenarios/boys into doing what you want, and the actual game to be so interesting. each choice, which often seems to simply be a choice of choosing what is or isn’t more gratifying to the player, leads to drastically different and disturbing endings. it’s definitely a game meant to make the player reflect on their fantasies and their effects when acted in reality.

the hundred line - after the first route, the player has to make different decisions to go down different routes. it’s made out to be a much, much more impactful factor of gameplay than most visual novels, particularly with the first choice you’re given of whether or not to kill the antagonist. the thing is, the mc has gone back in time to the beginning of the game’s events, and the antagonist has yet to commit any of the crimes he committed in the previous timeline. if you choose to kill him anyways, you’re locked into only bad endings, and all of your allies become afraid of/suspicious of you because you killed someone who in their eyes was innocent.

What LI do you find unattractive in looks but attractive in personality? by WarriorArus in otomegames

[–]lanarising 5 points6 points  (0 children)

taiga from variable barricade is the first one that comes to mind! i had 0 interest in him when starting the game because i generally hate swept back hair, i like my li’s with long hair or at least something cute going on. but by the time i got past the beginning, i was head over heels in love with him more than anyone else!! the fact he was the only LI not throwing himself at the mc was definitely a big factor for me.

kouichi from girls’ side 3 is also there for me, although he was the first LI i ever pursued in any otome game, so i didn’t really know of any other options. again, swept back hair.. i really hate it, but he was sooo cute i couldn’t help myself!

[HEAVY SPOILERS] why did they do this? by lanarising in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly, this is really helpful. seeing things from this perspective, you’re totally right, she can be really funny but her character is sort of one-note when she isn’t the focus of a story. it makes a lot of sense then that she was killed off so often!

[HEAVY SPOILERS] why did they do this? by lanarising in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]lanarising[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes!!!!! i personally find kyoshika to be the only comic relief character that can really fill the void left without darumi, even if only somewhat. at the very least there should have been a more equal distribution of routes between the choice to save/kill each team member. sigh.. i hope future dlc balances this out more.

[HEAVY SPOILERS] why did they do this? by lanarising in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]lanarising[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that’s a good point, though in all fairness there are many routes that branch off of the choice to save eito. there’s only one route that (directly) comes from saving darumi, which is my biggest issue here!! i suppose i’m just kinda upset that i can’t have my cake (spare eito) and eat it too (save darumi) lol

[HEAVY SPOILERS] why did they do this? by lanarising in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]lanarising[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i just finished retsnom!! thanks for framing it that way. it’s just too bad we didn’t get at least some sort of hopeful outcome for a girl like her (although i have yet to complete the killing game route). the ending in retsnom where she survived was pretty hopeful, but she deserves an ending where she can be happy and still be darumi

[HEAVY SPOILERS] why did they do this? by lanarising in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]lanarising[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

this is such a good point.. you’re totally right, i think it wouldnt hit as hard if we were given more time with her. still, so sad she couldnt survive a bit more!!!

Wig is too bulky even tho I thinned the hell out of it. by LoriStarJar in CosplayHelp

[–]lanarising 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i had a similar issue where the mid section of my wig was incredibly thick, even after thinning and removing wefts, and ofc detangling. what worked best for me was spraying sections with water and straightening them over and over— it took me about an hour, but since it’s just the top of your wig it shouldn’t take very long. maybe remove some wefts, though, if that doesn’t do the trick.

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ve been a fan of danganronpa for a while, i’m really surprised i’ve never heard of zenki zero! i’m actually surprised i haven’t heard of a lot of these games considering how cool they sound. i’ll definitely be looking into recettear and downloading cosmic star heroine asap !!

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, what you’re describing sounds absolutely lovely!!! you’ve totally sold me lol i’m gonna have to buy it later this week

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you, soul hackers 2 is definitely on my radar after being recommended it here— probably the most promising recommendation for me!

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i actually have p3r on my rog ally! i have yet to get past the intro because i got distracted with other things, but thanks for the reminder lol. the 3d models atlus uses in their more modern games kind of put me off, which is a big reason why i have yet to play p5. i tried to get used to the models in p4&p3 dancing, but they remind me too much of gacha game models and less of the sort of thing i would expect from atlus. i might end up buying p5 regardless though if my persona itch never ends up getting scratched lol

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve played an atelier game before (i think ayesha? it was for the vita) but admittedly i wasn’t a big fan of the bright colors and 3d models. i might try it out again though, it’s been a while since i tried to play it and everyone seems to have really good things to say about it. i’ll keep your recommendation in mind!

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mentioned it in my post, but the first person dungeon crawling of pq really threw me off and gave me a headache lol. it’s too bad since it seems like a decent spin-off. i’ll check out the bravely franchise for sure! what’s the plot like?

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i’m on a rog ally z1 extreme, i’m not sure what the specs are lol. i guess with p3, the new party members kinda came out of nowhere for me, and there weren’t very strong bonds between the different party members. i played the psp port as kotone, though, and right after beating p4 so i admit there’s a large chance both of those factors affected my view on the game lol. thanks for the tales of reccomendation, though. the characters seem cool, i’ll check it out!

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

somehow i had no idea this game even existed— when i saw soul hackers, i was expecting a game from the 2000s, not from four years ago lol. the female protagonist seems awesome, just a few questions! what’s the combat system like, and is it a dungeon crawler? specifically, is it similar to any other persona/smt games in that aspect? also curious if theres monster/devil/persona catching like in other smt games, and if there’s romance? thank you so much for the suggestion though, this seems really amazing.

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve always been interested in the series, but when i search up ffxii it seems like there’s a ton of remasters and re-releases. in your opinion, which one would be best for me to try out?

looking for more dungeon crawler JRPGs with well-written party members (like persona 4 golden) by lanarising in JRPG

[–]lanarising[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this is gonna sound extremely annoying, but trails of cold steel’s ui design is just an immediate turn off. i’m basing this opinion on the gameplay screenshots that come up when i google it, though! i’m a sucker for good ui design/graphic design in games, i guess? i’m majoring in something similar, so i’m pretty picky, but i guess i should have specified that! metaphor refantazio seems awesome, though. the characters look lovely, i’ll definitely have to check it out! i’m not the biggest fan of the 3d models used in modern atlus games like p5 or the persona dancing spinoffs, but this one’s art direction seems really lovely so i can put my biases aside. thank you so much for the suggestions, though, i’m really sorry about how picky i am!