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A new bl game general after the last one was locked because of the missing thread pic. What's your favourite? Did you play one recently that you'd like to talk about? Is there a BL game localisation you're looking forward to?
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>>361 No.4026
>>4007>Mature cast of gay guys, so drama can focus on more interesting things than "but we're both men" BUT also avoids being a preachy gay rights PSA>Character routes being isolated stories that don't follow the same overarching plot beatsOoh you've sold me anona, I'll have to check it out when I finish Togainu no chi
No.4039
>>4037More salarymen please! I want cute office romance stories, maybe with a bad-boy yakuza route thrown in for a bit of spice.
No.4040
>>4037Something with lovecraftian psychological horror vibes would be neat. Like a group of college guys finding some sort of forbidden tome or artifact and things eventually spiral out of control.
No.4041
>>4037Anything non modern and anything involving monsterboys or god-boys. I especially want more niche time periods that aren't explored much. Yaoi in the Yayoi period…
No.4045
>>4037Anything samurai is fine or something involving occultism and a pairing between a god or satan and MC. Plus points if it's either European early modern age or post-apocalyptic. I prefer if the supernatural being is based on actual religious/folklorist traditions opposed to be a modern fantasy type of demon/god and I want the guy who is paired with him to be some seasoned mature occultist, so not random teeny that finds a magic book or something.
The samurai shit can be whatever but I prefer it if the MCs are the only gays because I want it to focus on history and a non-romance plot and feel more or less realistic. Also wished that their designs were cute but not conventionally attractive. I grew out of my generic bishounen phase when I hit the early 20s for some reason.
>like Lamento and LkytI hate how I always overlook these VNs because steam isn't showing them for my region. Can only get them via mangagamer and can't even pay with paypal shit because that crap is blocking +18 content. Fuck all of this man.
No.4048
>>4046Maybe I should have added that I am talking about men not shota. I am not into kids and their personalities. Afaik the homosexual relationships back then were always between samurai and some young servant(s) not between men.
No.4049
>>4048Yeah I get you, men exclusively into men and who had adult male partners seem to have been much rarer. Although apparently during the time boys and boy roles were banned from the theater, adult men suddenly became hot to people. There were also many male prostitutes older than 18 who pretended to be younger or just dressed like they were. Although since this is about samurai, you could have your main couple with an unconventional relationship but the most important thing is probably making society's views on it as accurate as possible. Like, I've read historical Japanese fic that just transplants western taboo views on homosexual relationships. From what I understand, nobody would really care if two men were fucking in private as long as they were having children with their wives.
No.4051
>>4049>From what I understand, nobody would really care if two men were fucking in private as long as they were having children with their wives.Yeah this is my imagination too. The most realistic thing would be that at least one of them had a wife and 1-2 kids and maybe make him older to explain him having to be around less commonly? If he got the kids early and they already reached a certain age he doesn't have to play the father's role and fuck off to do politics or participate in wars and other stuff. The other one could either do the same or have a special role, or a fake family or simply lies about it or whatever you want. I have no issue if one of them is older, I often even like it.
>>4050I am planning to get both now since they look interesting. I am a bit mad that I overlooked them for so long though and that I cannot buy them on steam.
No.4057
>>4056Aaah same here but I'm a Mitsugi enjoyer personally, I do enjoy Matsudas brand of testosterone fueled rapechad though, I really hope we get the fandisc since there's still so much I want to learn about in universe that the original vn didn't cover, I really wanna meet the mc's coworker for instance and Takaras dad
No.4059
>>4057He's probably gonna bald early from all that manliness though kek.
>I really hope we get the fandisc since there's still so much I want to learn about in universeEveryone says that the fandisc is like basically the second half of the first game which makes me wonder why they didn't just also translate that and sell it as a two pack instead of masquerade.
No.4088
>>4085vndb doesn't have anything tagged that sounds like het (
https://vndb.org/v52611). Yaoi isn't tagged either, but it says "male friendship" so it could provide good fuel or be one of those fujo adjacent things that aren't directly meant to be fujo but fujo compatible. That depends on the actual content of the story and dynamic so it's hard to tell without playing it.
No.4093
>>4090>Episode 1 is out, but I think it's supposed to get continually updated with new episodes over timeHate how video games are now adopting the WIP fanfiction model where they release in parts and you have to wait years inbetween them, or, worst case scenario, they get abandoned, except at least when fanfics stop updating, you never spent any money on them.
No.4096
>>4093I agree so much, and I really don't see people in VN communities talking about this enough. There's a non-fujo VN which released in episodes, and you have to pay $20 for each of the 4 episodes, Each episode is approximately 5-10 hours long, depending on your reading speed. Each episode is basically just a route. You're paying $80 for a 40-hour VN with 4 routes. It's the exact same monetization model as those mobile games. I hate it so much.
I really want to play Boyhood's End, but not if I'm unsure if it's actually going to be finished. I can't justify spending that much money on an incomplete story.
No.4112
>>4107Ah that's unfortunate Ive had this on my list for ages since the characters looked rather cute, I understand some characters being locked in the first playthrough or having a recommended order for your playthrough but enforced just runs me the wrong way too, I like making choices, are there bad ends at least?
No.4114
>>4107Oh, I remember playing this but I didn't think it was good. The choice on who tops or bottoms during sex scenes was an interesting novelty but otherwise I just didn't find the plot or characters any interesting.
No.4128
>>4107I don't mind enforced playing order, but it's bizarre to have an enforced order when the game appears to be around 8 hours long??? Like, how much plot is really happening in this game to warrant that?
No.4130
>>4128>>4112It had a "mystery" so the enforcement comes from the fact that as you completed each route another would unlock there are multiple endings for each character, good, bad, ect. So there are choices but bleh, I think if I was more invested in the characters it would be cool because there is trial and error, but in practice it just frustrated me since again there were only a few I cared about and being forced to redo a route was annoying enough that I don't think any true ending would be worth it.
>>4114Yeah honestly the ability to decide seme/uke was the coolest part and it should be implemented in more VNs.
No.4156
>>4146I heard about it before. I've been told the writing for the routes varies in quality quite a bit. Never played it myself cause my JP would have to be a lot better than it is now.
No.4164
>>4161China always makes the best BL shitposts
No.4167
Anybody played 大穢 yet? How long is it? How is the gameplay? Why does VNDB list is as having two parts?
>>4037Mecha BL and modern/future war settings with sexy uniforms. 1930s East Asia settings. More horror BL games. I loved UUUltra C, so anything with kaijuu really.
>>4039I love salaryman uniforms!
>>4040I wish more VNs plagiarised Sweet Pool… Too niche, I guess.
>>4041>Yaoi in the Yayoi period…That would be all the rage.
No.4168
>>4045Lkyt is on Steam (though it might be the censored version):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2337450/Lkyt/You can pay even with a PaySafeCard there. I highly recommend it as a method.
>>4051Lamento only has a fan translation (look it up on Aaarinfantasy).
No.4170
>>4165>>4162This looked interesting to me, but the price was absolutely crazy given its length. How has it been so far? Is the Steam version censored?
>>4168>Lkyt is on Steam (though it might be the censored version)NTA and it's not censored! I bought it on Steam a while ago, and everything was there.
No.4197
>>4170> but the price was absolutely crazy given its lengthSteam has frequent sales at -50% and more. From what I've seen, it gets discounted quite often.
The only version with sex scenes is the DVD version (I think?), but it might not even have English subtitles.
https://vndb.org/r77591Anyway, I've done 3 out of 4 endings (thanks to the helpful tip in the Steam community).
No.4222
>>4220Not very high waisted trousers either. This kind of thing is pretty common with any historical setting when it comes to suits sadly, it's kind of like the everpresent beachy waves of historical costuming.
When those details are included though, it makes a big difference.
No.4227
>>4144I just got 100% completion. I went into it without any expectations but I can definitely feel the love you mentioned. I don't always like tsundere MCs in BL but I thought Lucil was a fine character. I liked both of his love interests too and the way in which all of the endings contributed something to the overal plot and backstory. I'll have to listen to the drama CDs next.
No.4233
>>4227>>4231This one's on my list because of the nice art and the fact that I couldn't find a lot of fantasy VNs that weren't moidshit, let alone yaoi. If you two both liked it, I'm really looking forward to it.
No.4235
>>4233Yeah, if I try to remember other fantasy BL VNs I know of there's Lamento, Kuro no tsuki, Silver chaos, Galtia and Angel's feather. Those last two don't have a full english patch and I found Kuro no tsuki bad enough that I never finished it.
No.4253
Way overdue post,
>>3667 here. I hope nonnies don't mind the reviewfagging.
We finished the game a few months ago and most of my opinions are still the same. Asato is definitely my best boy, his route felt the most organic (and probably most safe for people who aren't really into the heavier aspects of BL, sans the bad end scene), and we liked him so much that we still send each other the askn we come across and follow lamento artists just to see more of it. As for the side endings and the other two, they weren't really doing it for me. It's already hard to really enjoy side ends/bad ends in most n+c games (minus Mayu's in sd due to its hilarity) so the devils not being all that impressive was expected. Rai's route struck me as an otome route for bpdchan Konoe self-inserters over a real love story between two characters. I'm a bit bitter, I was secretly rooting for him to be the best because I really liked his design and initial attitude towards Konoe. As for Bardo, it was also pretty good at the start, but the game (at least personally) has a tendency to set up something fun to look forward to and ends up turning it in a direction that fucks everything completely. I just sat there thinking how cringe he turned out even if the premise of his jealousy was cool in concept. The overarching story of Konoe's relation to Leaks and the little romance between his dad and Leaks were great, though. As it is for other n+c games, I only really enjoyed one route, but I really appreciated how the story was told and all the non-romance elements built up an amazing world. I'm glad there are still fans of it around who draw fan art and comics.
No.4254
>>4253>Rai's route struck me as an otome route for bpdchan Konoe self-inserters over a real love story between two charactersI'm so glad someone else shares this opinion because he always ends up being the most popular boy in discussions online. I really didn't like him at all, which is a shame because his design is nice. He felt a little too husbando-esque or something for my taste. Even his bad ending, from what I recall (sorry, it's been a few years), gave me mixed feelings because from what I remember,
unlike the other two boys, he doesn't do anything fucked up or evil to the protagonist.>Asato is definitely my best boy, his route felt the most organicI agree that Asato's route felt the most "canon," and that's usually what I tell people to pick on a first playthrough. I also tell people he is the most compatible with Konoe. It's actually kind of crazy how much online consensus seems to be that Rai is the "true route" when Asato makes the most sense thematically and in terms of characterization. Unfortunately, I thought Bardo was the most fun character-wise (in theory, at least, but I also just like older characters), but I acknowledge he is kind of ugly and his route does him dirty. It does piss me off how cringe they made parts of his route, as being a lot older than the rest of the cast, I think he should've had more stability and maturity than what he displayed.
Was Asato your favorite character overall (counting side characters)? Leaks was my absolute favorite character in the VN. I also thought Firi was fun, but he didn't get enough time in the spotlight.
No.4255
>>4254>that Rai is the "true route" when Asato makes the most sense thematically and in terms of characterizationRight? Rai had the most choices, the longest route, and the most CGs, if my memory serves me right. It's so odd. They made the "true route" the least BL-like.
>I thought Bardo was the most fun character-wise>I think he should've had more stability and maturity than what he displayedThat was my problem with him, too. It felt like I wasn't looking at the fun, 40-something geezer he was introduced as at the start of the Ransen arc anymore, even if it was all an act to begin with. His writing could've fit him if he were a decade or two younger, but then it wouldn't make sense for him and Rai to be so tightly tied together. That's why I'm not a fan of their routes even if they're fine as side characters like they are in Asato's good end.
>Was Asato your favorite character overall?I would say yes. I like it when two characters struggling with similar things find courage in each other and move on from their painful pasts together. Him and Konoe being so close in age also makes it the most natural out of all, as boring as that makes me. The parts of the story with him and Kaltz were also very good.
I have to agree that Leaks is among the best overall characters, though. Every time he was on screen I kept smiling from how dramatically evil he is, he really put me back in the early 2000's. Firi was a bit annoying, but his "betrayal" scene was crazy good, so I can't say I dislike him.
No.4287
Should I start Lkyt or Hashihime first?
No.4288
>>4287I'd say hashihime but I'm very biased and never even played Lkyt.