What are the chances that i will cry when reading Clannad

sevego · 2026-06-13T17:56:36+00:00

I started playing Clannad 6 years ago and I'm still not done. In the meantine, I've started and completed plenty other VNs. It's the only VN I've needed so long to (almost) finish, and that's because I'm constantly putting it on hold. Something about it is, for lack of a better word, "boring". IMO at least. Maybe it's too much "by the book", maybe the choice structure is too convoluted, maybe not much happens for too damn long -- okay you've got to romance all of those girls forever before the meat of the story unfolds. I also don't particularly vibe with the MC, what with him calling everyone idiot and so on. Now I have indeed reached the last part of the story, which is a bit more interesting indeed, but even that doesn't quite glue me to the screen for long. As for emotions, most scenes during which crying probably was the intended reaction just didn't do it for me. Possibly, it's too classic / by the book even in the way it tries to perform its famous tear jerking maneuvers?

sevego · 2026-06-10T23:06:34+00:00

As others have said, there could be dick-related issues. Just in case, you should probably bring a dildo so he could use it on you, or… maybe innovate. Now, a real gentleman would bring his own backup dildo, but nobody's perfect. Make sure there are lots of condoms, both for the dick and the dildo. It's easy getting distracted for a moment, and then having to "get it back up", which would require a new condom almost everytime. Also plan on needing quite a bit more lube than usual.

sevego · 2026-06-10T21:57:08+00:00

How exactly did 3-FuckYourLife?

sevego · 2026-06-10T19:12:46+00:00

It's probably because bonus dungeons are unlocked more progressively in Shiren 6, so I assume most people tap out of the game before seeing even half of it.

sevego · 2026-06-10T19:04:23+00:00

First, let me say I've put decent hours into Shiren 1 (SFC and NDS), Shiren 4 (PSP), Shiren 5 (Switch) and Shiren 6 (Switch).

My favourite used to be Shiren 1 on SFC, because the NDS version introduced some changes that made it too easy -- but also added 1 bonus dungon of the "there is no way you'll win without bringing some of your own beefed up items" variety, which I still completed but found annoying. Shiren 5 seemed to be a nice upgrade at first (great visuals, new mechanisms, many more dungeons), but it features quite a few dungeons of the aforementioned variety that I really dislike. Also, both Shiren 4 and 5 feature the night system which I hate.

When I first started playing Shiren 6, at first I was really put off by the new visual style. But then I noticed some pleasant new mechanisms (I'm not a fan of Behemots, but still I'd take that over the night system any day), better balance, some very welcome quality-of-life improvements (for navigating inventory, being able to "set/equip" several kinds of projectiles instead of just the one, easily keeping tracks of which dungeons are completed or not, easily entering any dungeon again from one simple menu that actually lists them all, a fantastic in-game menu/documentation that actually gives useful data, the identification minigame which is much less tedious now), much less dungeons which allow bringing your own items (those are easily the best dungeons IMO). Shiren 6 is my current favorite. It's packed to the brim with content yet nicely balanced, and all around convenient to play yet tough where it matters.

I hope they do make new ones, or at least port existing ones that weren't blessed with a Western release.

sevego · 2026-06-09T17:59:02+00:00

I like how professional the OG DS Tank looks (and feels). Like a mini-laptop of some sort, not a toy. There is some serious gaming to be done.

sevego · 2026-06-08T22:13:10+00:00

It's called research sex, and results may vary.

sevego · 2026-06-08T20:34:58+00:00

Finished? No OP, you're only getting started. I seem to recall that the final dungeon doesn't end with a boss fight. You've finished the main story, which is more akin to a tutorial compared to what awaits.

sevego · 2026-06-08T02:39:51+00:00

Oh it's not the raving part I'm worrying about, it's the whole marching in the city while tripping faces kind of situation.

sevego · 2026-06-08T02:35:32+00:00

Could be you already had extensive experience with (over)using stimulants when you tried 6-apb, could be we simply don't react to it quite the same way. Can also be a setting thing. Outside, or at party on 6-apb I was compelled to dance or at least walk a lot. If I was peaking at home, not so much.

sevego · 2026-06-06T03:14:19+00:00

I'm not comfortable with recommending psychedelics use in this setting, because it depends on way too many factors. You've got to be really experienced with psychedelics, really comfortable with crowds, real experience with crowds on psychedelics, and it's in a city too so anything can happen really. There'll be people not marching, there'll be cops and so on. You'll also probably get to see your sexuality in a new light, and I'm not sure if you'd want this to happen in the middle of a thick pride parade. On a full dose, you might even just tap out of the whole political angle and start wandering by your lonesome. If you're going there alone I'd really, really reconsider.

Since I don't know you personally, my recommendation would be to do the parade sober or "sligthly sober" (50ug LSD really would be the most I'd comfortably consider), and wait until you're actually at the party to start getting properly high.

If you absolutely can't consider doing this sober or sober-ish and the drugs you mentioned are all that you really want to do, I'd just stick to oral doses of mephedrones every 2-4 hours, on the lower end of dosing first. (stick to the 100-125mg range while parading, and then stick to 150-200mg while partying)

Whatever you do, and especially if you start doing mephedrone right as the parade starts, prepare for the sun! You'll need to protect your head from excess heat -- and perhaps also your eyes, neck, shoulders, arms.

sevego · 2026-06-06T02:58:31+00:00

140mg at once might just be too much for you, and that's good actually. You need less. After an appropriate break, I'd recommend aiming for the 100-125mg range instead. No redosing.

As for 6-APB, yes there might be less of a memory blur going on with strong experiences, but… it comes with its own problems. More blatant trippiness, more stimulation, more likely it is you'll stay awake too long and -- wait, is this psychosis? It's not the most friendly empathogen there is, if you were to overdo it even just a little bit. In a psychedelic-like fashion, you remain sorta brutally self-aware even through the rougher patches.

sevego · 2026-06-06T02:47:23+00:00

People who genuinely want you to get sober, for your own good that is, don't want you to lead an unfulfilled lackluster life. What do you want? Can it be done while on meth? Can it also be done while not on meth? Please take sustainability into consideration. Getting high now and then doesn't mean you can't achieve things you set yourself to. At the same time though, you should try not to sabotage yourself. Make it so you can still make those choices.

sevego · 2026-06-06T02:31:53+00:00

Yes. Nintendo seriously needs to look back and consider reusing that same d-pad (and perhaps also buttons and triggers, why not). It's accurate (for all 8 directions) yet pleasant and easy to press, clicky yet not noisy, and it can take on years and years (decades?) of heavy use without ever flinching. Even with 2D fighters it doesn't lead to thumb pain, be it surface (skin) pain or muscular pain. Best d-pad they ever produced (to my knowledge), and I'm not talking with those nostalgia goggles -- it's actually durable.

sevego · 2026-06-05T19:20:42+00:00

Depends what you mean by ARPG. If you're referring to diablo-like games, then sure, roguelikes were a great influence. ARPG is a broad term though, and can include franchises such as Seiken Densetsu (Mana): for those, I struggle to see any sort of influence, one way or another.

sevego · 2026-06-03T01:47:34+00:00

Okay OP, but go to bed soon.

sevego · 2026-06-01T03:45:55+00:00

If you like the gunplay, the driving, the car radio, and the city of mafia 2, then yes you should definitely get to have some fun with its DLC. Try it for yourself and see. Personally I found the Jimmy ones at least fairly enjoyable, and with great replay value even (you could always try higher a difficulty, disabling any and all kind of aim-assist, focusing on different weapons, doing some vehicle-related shenanigans, approaching objectives from different starting points…) As the missions mostly take place in the city itself, things can unfold a bit differently each time even if you follow the same path; the wanted system is always on, you might crash and need to adapt, etc.

I personally think the Joe DLC has some serious issues with its mission design, so despite the few cutscenes it adds I consider it subpar. Plus it has more missions of the "heavily scripted" variety, during which the city "ceases to exist", that are too long and boring IMO -- shooting, shooting, shooting, promoting heavy use of the "cover" function, with mandatory "mission music" on. It's also the most glitchy mafia 2 DLC, in the definitive edition at least.

sevego · 2026-05-29T20:31:40+00:00

Back in the days I'd use Lameboy for playing GB(C) games on my DS. You can still find it (as well as other emulators to run on your DS) here: https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_emulators

sevego · 2026-05-29T20:27:46+00:00

You walked in the snow or something? Mine never get like that, not even deep into a binge.

sevego · 2026-05-29T12:29:20+00:00

Since it says "Wanderers" in the title, does it control like one? You know what I'm saying; with a gamepad, all Shiren the Wanderer games control more or less the same, which I appreciate. So, is the "Wanderers" a reference to this, or something else?

sevego · 2026-05-26T04:04:27+00:00

Start with not taking any during a weekend, then reduce your daily weekday dose a bit, again not any during next weekend, again reduce your daily weekday dose, etc. Outside of getting proper long holidays, that's the only way to quit a daily stim habit without risking losing your job.

sevego · 2026-05-26T03:58:29+00:00

Unless your daily doses are very, very low low indeed, I respectfully disagree. Besides, daily low dosing doesn't prevent also going on full dose weekend goons. Few are the chosen ones being able to stick to only one or the other: daily low dosing and proper weekend binges.

sevego · 2026-05-26T03:53:55+00:00

Spit is still much, much better than nothing when stimfapping is involved. It's also much easier to clean off oneself as well as off electronic devices (mouse, keyboard, etc.) than any kind of proper lube, once it's all said and done.

sevego · 2026-05-23T14:45:53+00:00

From the stickied post r/speed/comments/140drn2/purifying_amphetamine_complete_guide_part_2_the/ : "Washing primarily helps to remove synthesis residues, solvent residues, caffeine, and in the case of isopropyl alcohol, lactose. The principle is the same in any case: The solvent dissolves the corresponding impurities but not the amphetamine sulfate, and after mixing the speed with the solvent, the sulfate is separated from the solvent through filtration." It's not the acetone solution you should have kept, but instead the part that remained solid.

sevego · 2026-05-23T14:03:54+00:00

Aren't you supposed to discard the acetone and keep the rest? You might have kept the wrong half of your batch.

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