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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.5098
>>5097I loved it, pretty dark with each route having an unhealthy and fucked up element
murder, suicide, blackmail. The 19th century setting also appealed to me.
No.5099
>>5097I played and enjoyed it some years ago. The novelty factor is that you can choose whether to top or bottom IIRC. Best boy didn't have a route but they gave him his own spinoff which evens things out.
No.5100
>>5098>>5099Thank you, nonas. I'll hopefully get around to it one day because it seems like something I'd enjoy. I think it's the lack of praise I've seen for it that's making me hesitate. I wonder why nobody talks about it.
>gave him his own spinoff which evens things outIs the spin-off any good? I don't own that one yet.
>>5082I thought about this more, and while he's not as high on the list of characters anons have already named, I'd like to add this guy. I don't know if "hotter" is the right word, but I wish he'd had a route or something kek.
No.5103
>>5101I guess in a lot of the marketing of them as a group they like to have them fulfill certain niches
>Akira’s the token seke so he gets more masculine clothes>Konoe’s the cute one so he’s always smiling >Aoba’s the giant slut (probably because he’s the most popular)>Towa’s the menhera so he always has guro or gothic motifs>Youji’s leftovers No.5114
"Low amount of rape" BL VN and yet every dude seems to be raping the protagonist's ass off wtf.
No.5115
>>5114But is most of it dubcon or just straight up rape? I don't really take it seriously unless the narrative itself does.
No.5118
>>5116Kintouka.
>>5115I have no problems considering routes with some dubcon scenes consensual overall but these scenes were reading like rape to me with the MC clearly begging them to stop during the sex. It didn't help that the narrative portrayed MC as a loser who would accept abuse from anyone cause of childhood traumas and not wanting to remain alone so he just felt like a pitiful abuse victim to me, which is why I couldn't keep going with the VN.
No.5119
>>5118Ahh, that sounds like it might be difficult to sit through, yeah. That's why I like the cocky kind of BLVN protagonist uke who can handle anything. It's too easy to feel bad otherwise.
No.5130
>>5118>MC as a loser who would accept abuse from anyoneYeah this just treads into humiliating and pathetic territory so I'm not into it either.
No.5134
>>5121Welcome to the club Matsudasister, did you like the slasher movie style bad end too?
No.5156
>Download English gay 18+ VN
>Has voice acting
>Check cast list
>Sean Chiplock is in it.
I guess it's no secret a lot of hentai and eroge use "real" voice actors but I've never seen in in an English work.
No.5157
>>5156I looked him up, and he's actually been in multiple yaoi games kek. That's pretty funny. I had no idea.
No.5180
>>5178I have a bookmarked list on VNDB that specifically removes trans characters and stuff like optional genitalia and nonbinary protags. I suggest making an indepth filter and then saving it so you can browse VNs and not get jumpscared by that kind of content.
No.5181
>>5180Is there any way to share that list because I need it. I play BL games for dick-on-dick action, not "cuntboys" or girls LARPing as men. Was so disappointed by that one cute goth dude in Dream Daddy who turned out to be a chick.
No.5182
>>5181Holy cow same, the only good "guy" in the game and you make him a girl? For what purpose?
Unfortunately there is no way to export the list or else I would have done it, but this is the setting I use along with utilizing the blacklist tag to add games which have something I don't want to see but also don't want to completely remove the tag. Note you need to specifically set it to disable blacklist it isn't active by default. You could also remove furry and bara though I haven't yet. It's a bit unwieldy to navigate their system, but it's worth setting up and bookmarking.
I've actually been chugging along at playing every game with M/M Romance and M/M Sex that meets my list! I should post them here as I play them.
No.5185
>>5182Thank you, Nonna. You have made my VNDB browsing experience much more pleasant. Have a smexy bishie Ugajin as thanks.
Please post about the BL games you've played recently! Especially lesser known or older games.
No.5186
>>5182>I should post them here as I play them.You should! I'd love to see more obscure recommendations posted in the thread, and it might make for some interesting discussion.
>>5179What VN is that? I thought it was Requiescence, which I've never read, but looking closer, the character looks totally different.
No.5187
>>5186The Frozen Kingdom, it's essentially a gay version of Conan the Barbarian.
No.5191
Ugh, need to vent.
I've been playing Shingakkou and I wanted to start with the Leonid route. I thought it would be extremely long since I didn't see any of the choices as being clear as to the impact it would have on the story. And then that fucking nasty ass bad ending came out of NOWHERE.
What the fuck… I spent so much time going through these convos. How could that be?!
And to top it all of, its censored. Maybe it was for the best in that scene. I have standards dammit.
No.5199
Well since people were interested in updates on my VN journey I'll just put a short "should you read?" as I go along, today's is
Angel on the Coastal Front though the .exe calls it
I met my True Love on the Eastern Front regardless you can read for free at
https://fuhero.itch.io/angel-on-the-coastal-frontIt's a very short (40ish minutes) story about two soldiers who are stranded during WWII trying to survive on an island after a battle. It has a very stark aesthetic of purely greyscale which sets a serious mood, but what really sells it is the reveal early on that
this is an interracial relationship with a white soldier being tended to by a Japanese medic. It's moody an hits a lot of elements I love in romance like
forbidden love on multiple levels so I'd give it a 4/5 and suggest checking it out if you enjoy military themes.
Next one on the list for me is
a love colored blackbird No.5200
>>5199I'm not going to look at your spoilers because you got me interested in this VN kek. I love historical settings, and the art style is a nice change of pace. I might try to read this one tonight or tomorrow because it's so short. Thank you for the recommendation!
No.5201
Today one the chopping block is
a love colored blackbirdhttps://fuwawuri.itch.io/a-love-colored-blackbirdThis one is a kinetic story about a suicidal MC and a blackbird who comforts him. It's not very clear if the blackbird is a guardian angel, a friend, or a figment of MCs mind. The best thing about this one is just the presentation, it looks pretty classy and has an interesting "split screen" layout that I haven't seen in any other VN. Unfortunately the entire VN is written in purple prose and I just didn't vibe with that at all. It's only 10 minutes but if feels like an extended poem instead of a narrative. 1.5/5
>>5200Hope you enjoy it, it had a ton of tropes I liked and the world needs more military themed yaoi.
No.5202
>>5201>a love colored blackbirdI ended up looking this up out of curiosity, and I was surprised to find that I've actually downloaded a different VN by this developer. I never got around to playing it, but it was on my list. It's disappointing to hear about the purple prose, but maybe the one I downloaded won't be written in the same style.
>extended poem instead of a narrativeUgh, I've read an indie VN like that before, and it can be super annoying. This doesn't even seem like one of those "funny bad" VNs. Just boring. It's a shame because I love surreal stories.
>Hope you enjoy itI did! I really like
forbidden romance stories in BL, and I enjoyed the build-up to their relationship.
I like the dynamic of two guys on opposing sides of a war having to work together for their survival. There was a tragically short science fiction BL manga I read a long time ago with a very similar premise. Coincidentally, I'm pretty sure one of the guys was a medic, too. It almost makes me wonder if this was inspired by that manga. The manga is called Blue Nathanael, and while I don't exactly recommend it, this VN really reminded me of it. I would have liked if it were a little longer, but I'm probably being a little hypocritical considering I read it specifically because it was so short kek. Also, I was fully expecting
a tragic ending since Christopher left Fumio on the island. I was confident Fumio was either going to die there or end up married. The fake-out at the end fooled me kek. No.5203
>>5202>The fake-out at the end fooled me kek.Same! I was so upset for a brief moment, really effective conclusion.
I'm a sucker for angst with a happy ending so I'm glad Fumio didn't die when Chris left. Agree it could have been longer, apparently it was a yaoi game jam title so the length makes sense, but I would be down for a continuation of it or an extended remake. I'll have to check out Blue Nathanial. I know you just said you don't recommend it, but since it's only a oneshot I don't see any reason not to! No.5206
>>5204Not into this myself, but do keep us posted.
No.5207
>>5205Mikhail like the archangel? I just read a bit on the game and I saw there's some bi stuff there which I don't like. Plus, he has a crush on the woman and it goes against my canon, so I could never play this game T__T
No.5208
>>5206>>5207Will do.
I don't mind playing eroge with a single gay option so the reverse a BL with a single het option doesn't detract from the game. Apparently it's one of the first BLVNs commercially available in English so that will be interesting if nothing else. Hopefully better than Enzai lol.
>>5205Do you have a suggestion for if theres a specific route I should start with?
No.5209
>>5204I love the art! I haven't gotten around to playing it yet, but I've heard it's really good. I hope you enjoy it!
No.5211
>>5210Never heard of it but the art style is cool. At sompoint I'll pribably play the Incubus version at least.
No.5212
>>5210The designs are kinda gross…
No.5213
>>5208>Do you have a suggestion for if theres a specific route I should start with?You're probably going to want a guide because it's one of those games where some routes unlocks others and there's an item system.
No.5214
>>5210Seems fun. "Guy who is really in love with his wife" is a trope I'm weak for (it's why the John Wick movies are so good).
No.5215
>>5210Is this BL related?
>>5214I loved John Wick because he went to avenge his dog. I forgot his wife was a thing.
No.5219
>>5207>>5208For me personally I really don't like it when any of the love interests have feelings for a woman let alone have a cg with her (this would have ruined hadaka shitsuji if it wasn't so kino aside from that), it's a side character I don't really care and I can overlook bi characters providing their attraction to women isn't spotlighted but a full on het route/het cg in a blgame isn't my cup of tea which is ironic since I like her eroge and enjoy it when there's gay shit in them.. guess I'm a bit of a purist lol
No.5220
>>5219I understand. Hetero is already so prevalent so I don't need it touching my BL. Though I'd be ok with it if one of the guys in a BL game discovers his bisexuality after his wife died or something like that cause it'd just be a past thing.
No.5221
>>5219>>5220Yeah I get that since you're already picking up a niche genre. I'll let you know how prevalent it is. I will say this seems to be exceedingly rare as this is the first game I've come across with it.
No.5225
>>5219>>5220Same, same. I hate it because even in ancient myths there is a lot of gay erasure, combined with 'bury your gays', so I have very little tolerance for it. Hell, sometimes I don't even care for a cast member's sister or mother being included in the story.
I have an issue with BLs in general that it just feels like it doesn't work up the routes the way I would like them to. I was playing Shingakkou and I went through so much dialogue where the MC barely touched upon his desires, or the exchanges were very dry.
It reminded me of other VNs I've played where I just felt like you had to get on a route to be able to experience any kind of sexiness to it. I want more teasing, more flirting, more touches, more engagement before starting a route.
Can I get a recommendation beside Nitro+ Chiral games that sorta hit that spot?
No.5234
>>5225>Can I get a recommendation beside Nitro+ Chiral games that sorta hit that spot?NAYRT but you should try Tokyo Onmyoji! It has a nice buildup to the relationships.
The protagonist does start out with an established physical relationship with 2 of the 4 guys, though. Still, there's a lot of flirting and engagement before you actually enter their routes. I love it a lot, and it's one of my favorite BL games! The only downside is the art style…
No.5235
>>5234>spoilerOhoho now that's more like it. And its on Steam! Too bad about the price. Maybe I can read up a walkthrough until I have money to splurge.
Thanks!