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 No.3281[View All]

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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 No.5178

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Why are OELVN devs so insistent on making their characters ugly? I found this while looking for BL games the other day. Upon checking the tags, it appears as though the protagonist is a TiF, so I guess not much was lost…

 No.5179

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>>5178
Because most western BL devs don't want to make a good game, they just want to moralize about their topic of choice. Pic related is an example of a oelvn clearly made to indulge in the dev's fetishes and it's not a complete eyesore.

 No.5180

>>5178
I 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

>>5180
Is 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

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>>5181
Holy 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

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>>5182
Thank 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.
>>5179
What VN is that? I thought it was Requiescence, which I've never read, but looking closer, the character looks totally different.

 No.5187

>>5186
The 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.

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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-front

It'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

>>5199
I'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

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Today one the chopping block is a love colored blackbird
https://fuwawuri.itch.io/a-love-colored-blackbird
This 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

>>5200
Hope you enjoy it, it had a ton of tropes I liked and the world needs more military themed yaoi.

 No.5202

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>>5201
>a love colored blackbird
I 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 narrative
Ugh, 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 it
I 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.5204

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Planning to start Animamundi tonight, art style reminds me of Vampire Hunter D.

 No.5205

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>>5204
Animamundi is essentially my favorite BL visual novel of all time, I love the way the aesthetic complements the story and I love the different endings revolve around the theme of obsession.

 No.5206

>>5204
Not into this myself, but do keep us posted.

 No.5207

>>5205
Mikhail 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
>>5207
Will 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.

>>5205
Do you have a suggestion for if theres a specific route I should start with?

 No.5209

>>5204
I 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.5210


 No.5211

>>5210
Never heard of it but the art style is cool. At sompoint I'll pribably play the Incubus version at least.

 No.5212

>>5210
The 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

>>5210
Seems 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

>>5210
Is this BL related?
>>5214
I loved John Wick because he went to avenge his dog. I forgot his wife was a thing.

 No.5219

>>5207
>>5208
For 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

>>5219
I 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
>>5220
Yeah 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
>>5220
Same, 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

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>>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
>spoiler
Ohoho 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!

 No.5244

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I figured they were going to announce a translation sooner or later. This will be a day one buy for me as an Adelta enjoyer.

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>>5244
Knew it was coming but I'm still super excited!

 No.5246

>>5244
This is so exciting! I'm usually one to wait for sales, but not this time. I also saw where Luckydog1 has a Steam page up now, although I'll believe it when it actually releases kek.

 No.5248

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I might just be being overly autistic here, but between the typo in the Steam description ("fight" instead of "fights"), the horrid font choice and how awkwardly worded this screenshot is, I'm anxious about the quality of Luckydog1's translation.

 No.5249

>>5248
If you watch the intro on the stream page, the subs for the song are VERY wrong (the song was already mostly in English). I get the feeling there's a lot of MTL being used here with someone making minor edits.

 No.5252

>>5248
Almost a decade and it looks like shit.

 No.5259

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Here's some mild anger from the visual novel subreddit about Mangagamer's announcements if anyone wants a laugh.
>>5252
What were they doing for a whole decade for it to be this bad?

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>>5259
Kek so much salt for one bl game from a well-known developer. If they actually bought vns like fujos do they wouldn't have to complain like this.

 No.5264

>>5259
Second coming of the Ooe topping VNDB salt
Too bad about Luckydog1's translation looking wonky, even the comments ignore it to just mention Ooe

 No.5265

>>5259
I don't understand this retarded midwit Reddit argument that BL games get ranked highly solely because fujos have a homosex fetish. It's a huge subculture with a wide variety of people in it. People fight over who tops and bottoms, let alone what ships and tropes they like. There is no fujo hivemind.

 No.5266

>>5244
I'm sure the game is good and people really like this studio but I hate how all the guys have the exact same hair and eye color combo and none of them stick out. Why do they have to look so plain and boring when otome gets more colorful looking pretty guys?

 No.5267

>>5266
To each their own, the artist does have a bit of sameface but overdesigned rainbow haired anime dudes have worn thin on me and I think the designs are all pretty distinct and the hair and eyes create a neat cohesive aesthetic.

 No.5268

>>5266
Isn't it just the intended aesthetic? It's supposed to look dark and gloomy and mysterious and whatever the fuck. There's plenty of BL games with more varied love interests.

 No.5269

>>5268
Exactly they're dark games it fits the tone. Personally while the characters designs don't appeal to me as much as other studios in a bubble the whole package more than works.

 No.5272

>>5259
What did they expect? They translated all of the ADELTA VNs already and it was number 1 on the request list.
This has gotta be a VN reddit exclusive thing since none of the VN moids I'm on chat with had an issue.

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>>5266
It's the general aesthetic of the game, fits the tone well imo
With that being said I wouldn't mind a BLge that looks like diabolik lovers

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Been busy, but I'm still playing Animamundi and I love Gemant's sprites, easily the cutest of the game. Mikhail is also tsun as fuck and the first thing he does upon reuniting with you is give you a hug in front of a confused royal guard.
The game right now is very plot heavy and any romance will certainly be a secondary element; it does have a lot of underlying homo tension though lots of sprites of men touching each other and getting handsy when they don't need to. The story right now is MC dealing with his sister being attacked and a mysterious doctor who he will be working under who was there at the scene of the attack.

To those asking the game gives you a ton of questions right at the beginning like you're playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, it's a personality test of sorts and one of them is specially if you would prefer the company of a man, woman, or both; I assume this removes any het right from the game.

 No.5308

>>5268
They can look dark and gloomy without every single guy having the same exact hair and eye color combo.



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