I have such a huge backlog of reading it isn't funny, haha, and the only way to ignore it is to actively find more new things to read and slack on too, such a horrible cycle.

Zooey

103 Posts

May 13 2009 17:58 GMT

#122

If you guys are interested in VN's, here's a demo of the first and only english one (one that isn't from Japan), http://katawa-shoujo.com/ inspired by 4chan. It's being praised by a lot of people but I've yet to play it. It looks quite well done for an amateur work though.

konadora

Singapore66063 Posts

May 13 2009 22:05 GMT

#123

There's Brass Restoration too

GTR

51269 Posts

May 14 2009 10:21 GMT

#124

i'm a fan of nobunaga's ambition/rotk games from koei so i got sengoku basara to see if it's decent.
good? bad? any romance of the three kingdoms related animes i could pick up in the process?

konadora

Singapore66063 Posts

May 14 2009 10:45 GMT

#125

Never tried that area

Ecael

United States6703 Posts

May 14 2009 16:53 GMT

#126

GTR you are fairly good with the actual history right, Sengoku Basara is more action based stuff. As for RotK, Souten Kouro from this season features Cao Cao in a more protagonist setting. Which is imo a much better take from the usual Shu supremacy.

konadora

Singapore66063 Posts

May 14 2009 17:03 GMT

#127

For a moment I thought RotK was Return of the King.

Ecael

United States6703 Posts

May 14 2009 17:12 GMT

#128

Too much research for your FE lately? :p Excellent article btw.

Now k-on raw needs to show omg~

Shauni

4077 Posts

May 14 2009 18:14 GMT

#129

On May 14 2009 19:21 GTR wrote:
i'm a fan of nobunaga's ambition/rotk games from koei so i got sengoku basara to see if it's decent.
good? bad? any romance of the three kingdoms related animes i could pick up in the process?

Sengoku Basara is pure shit in comparison with Souten Koro.

Ecael

United States6703 Posts

May 14 2009 18:20 GMT

#130

That's questionable, just as some Japanese would be revolted at the idea of Nobunaga being in a protagonist role of a story, people without a good knowledge of RotK's actual history would be unable to stomach Cao Cao being portrayed this way.

I suppose 'objectively', it might not compare as nicely, but some people still won't like the idea of it.

Shauni

4077 Posts

May 14 2009 18:58 GMT

#131

I'm not talking about historical accuracy, as neither of them are very high up in that regard. But as an anime Souten Koro is in another league. Sengoku Basara was a bit promising first episode, but it's getting really worn out by now. The plot is only an extremely poor excuse for all these 'super cool' fighting scenes.

Ecael

United States6703 Posts

May 14 2009 20:06 GMT

#132

Nor was I, I was simply pointing out that Souten Koro might appeal to only a small subset of audiences due to the typical issues related to the character of Cao Cao. That makes it difficult to make a claim about Sengoku Basara being shit in comparison to something that could have a small niche.

At any case, yay k-on! Now all we need is for Azusa to show up.

b3h47pte

United States1317 Posts

May 14 2009 21:12 GMT

#133

I've been watching Sengoku Basara too. It's okay. NOthing special. Fight scenes are AMAZING though. lol

konadora

Singapore66063 Posts

May 14 2009 22:08 GMT

#134

Does nobody watch Asura Cryin'?

triangle

United States3803 Posts

May 14 2009 23:24 GMT

#135

Actually, if you want to try out VNs, Planetarian is really really short, so it's a good intro.

A really good (if much longer) VN is Ever 17.

Both are available with English translations.

Edit:

Simply put, Air was shit.
Kanon was good
Clannad was goddess tier.

Kanon > Clannad imo. (just the animes, never played the games).

And I liked Air

SK.Testie

Canada11084 Posts

May 15 2009 00:12 GMT

#136

Nope I haven't watched Asura Cryin' yet. Is it good? It's got a 7.14 on anidb.net and I usually don't watch anything lower than an 8. I just tried watching full metal panic and wasn't too impressed with the first episode. Even though it's an 8+! >

T_T

Ecael

United States6703 Posts

May 15 2009 00:23 GMT

#137

FMP is excellent, at least Fumoffu has very few matches in terms of sheer comedy. In terms of the anime...well, it wasn't bad, nor was TSR, but in comparison to the books they fall short. The books have both official and fan translations floating about though, so consider reading that perhaps?

Clannad > Kanon imo, but having 2 seasons with everything packed in helps. Having Key's first glasses character also helps :p

Harem

United States11390 Posts

May 15 2009 01:09 GMT

#138

On May 15 2009 09:12 MYM.Testie wrote:
Nope I haven't watched Asura Cryin' yet. Is it good? It's got a 7.14 on anidb.net and I usually don't watch anything lower than an 8. I just tried watching full metal panic and wasn't too impressed with the first episode. Even though it's an 8+! >

T_T

Fumoffu is amazing.

konadora

Singapore66063 Posts

May 15 2009 08:21 GMT

#139

T_T

Asura Cryin's character designs are just so-so (I got used to them later, and now I think they are cute <3), and the mecha are the shit man

SpiritoftheTunA

United States20903 Posts

May 15 2009 08:31 GMT

#140

On May 15 2009 09:23 Ecael wrote:
FMP is excellent, at least Fumoffu has very few matches in terms of sheer comedy. In terms of the anime...well, it wasn't bad, nor was TSR, but in comparison to the books they fall short. The books have both official and fan translations floating about though, so consider reading that perhaps?

Clannad > Kanon imo, but having 2 seasons with everything packed in helps. Having Key's first glasses character also helps :p

i was so sad when boku-tachi announced that they were going to stop translating the light novels