DeterminedArrow Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 So I love Visual Novels and Dating Sims. Are there any really good ones for the Vita? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasaDeBen Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Apparently. In Japan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeterminedArrow Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 So basically, once again America gets screwed over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhajiitWerewolf Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I keep waiting for more of the otome games from Japan to be localized. In the meantime, for visual novels there is Danganronpa, Danganronpa 2, and Zero Escape Virtue's Last Reward. There's also Xblaze Code Embryo although I didn't like that one much. Steins;Gate will also be localized for it later this year and you can currently preorder in Europe- or anywhere since the site offers free World Wide Shipping. As for dating sims, the only thing that comes to mind are some digital psp games you can download- Hakuoki and Sweet Fuse at Your Side. I'll post again if I think of any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixones Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Conception II has some dating sim elements to it, Persona is the same though more friend sim. You could always import some Japanese games and see if anyone's translated it to English, bit of a pain since you need to keep referencing the translations, but possible since Vita games are region free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risr1s Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Heard Photokano Kiss is good. Planning to play it myself when I'm done with other games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashiyuka Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 If you can read Japanese, then there's a treasure trove of visual novels; I've heard Ima sugu Oniichan ni Imouto da tte Itte!, Monobeno -pure smile-, Time Travelers, Kaihou Shoujo SIN and Shin Hayarigami are all excellent reads. There's obviously the classics like CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Robotics;Notes and Fate/Stay Night [Realta Nua] available on it as well, all excluding the latter of which are also on PS3. There's White Album 2: Shiawase no Mukougawa, which is a personal recommendation, but that's only because Aquaplus/Leaf are the visual novel gods for me. Then there's games like Dungeon Travelers 2: Ouritsu Toshokan to Mamono no Fuuin and ToHeart2: Dungeon Travelers which are DRPGs with heavy visual novel storytelling. You know, for the more popular ones like Fate/Stay, you could import it and follow along the story with a translated version on the PC... but that's pretty worthless, since you could just play the PC version on its own and save yourself the money. Now, if we're talking localised games?... your choices are very limited. You could probably count on your hands the amount of localised visual novels there are, but it's increasing. There's Xblaze: Code Embryo, the BlazBlue prequel, which is being joined by a sequel soon enough. There's the two Danganronpa games which would probably be your best choice because they come from developers of a good rep, and then follow that up with Virtue's Last Reward since it comes from the same minds and shares similarities in story. There's STEINS;Gate coming out on Vita soon which is an incredibly popular VN in Japan for its story (well-deserved I might add) so you should definitely keep that in mind. Aside from that, I think that's about it for the west... Oh, and there's Hatoful Boyfriend, if love stories about birds are your kinda thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theladozz Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 If you don't need the trophies it's easier to just play them on PC as there aren't many english translated ones on consoles.. https://vndb.org/ I think this site has pretty much all VNs listed so you can check out a quick overview and filter them to your liking. This is also a good place to get recommendations and stuff like that. ( It also used to have torrents but they're gone now ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollers23 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) You should try Danganronpa 1/2 and Virtue's Last Reward. Great VN's with genius plot and characters. Edited April 8, 2015 by Rollers23 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Weight Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Danganronpa 1 and 2, Virtue's Last Reward and Xblaze: Code Embryo. That's all the VNs i know for vita ( that are localized) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryjammy5 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ive always wanted to try a dating sim at some point (for science) but i could never find one. there is a game called Tears to Tiara 2 that i am playing that is very much a visual novel, but with fire emblem-like gameplay every few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageamusement Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Loved Virtues last reward and have Danganrompa 1 + 2 installed (Yet to play though) so I too would be interested in any other VN games being localised for the UK/US. As far as dating sims go I know Hatoful Boyfriend is being localised - This is the one to look forward too !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFinalEmblem Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Just like many people above, for VNs, I highly recommend Dangan Ronpa and Super Dangan Ronpa 2. They are one of the absolute best game series I've ever played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnePieceDude Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Just like many people above, for VNs, I highly recommend Dangan Ronpa and Super Dangan Ronpa 2. They are one of the absolute best game series I've ever played. How did I know you were going to recommend it? Also; Am I the only one who likes this one? Seriously, I may even go for platinum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revvie Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I think Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is also a visual novel. Also; Am I the only one who likes this one? Seriously, I may even go for platinum. I like the game too plus I'm also going for the plat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Everything was mentioned, huh...? =D If you want real dating sims, you would definitely need to go to Japanese territory. Conception II and Akiba's Strip (in a way) are pretty the much the only choices from localized games. As for VNs... yea, again, everything was mentioned, but pretty much every JRPG also have VN elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalez1658 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I would consider Hyperdimension Neptunia PP to be a VN and I haven't seen it mentioned it yet, but I am not sure it is something you would enjoy if you're not already invested in the series and/or characters. It also has some (very) light dating sim elements. But as has been said half a dozen times in this thread already if you want a "true" dating sim you're gonna have to look to Japan exclusive games. I know that Dream Club Zero has a Vita port, I'm sure there are likely some others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlruka Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Although the Telltale games aren't technically visual novels, they do play very similarly to them. Since Vita visual novels in the west are few and far between, these games could be an adequate substitute. If you really want to play a lot of visual novels and dating sims on the Vita, learning Japanese and importing games is sadly the only option. I usually use my PC to play them because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neputyunu Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I usually use my PC to play them because of this. ... b-but... but... trophies? ... And why Im "the only one" with "starting-issues"? Where you guys started learning japanese? Need hints, inputs, waypoints and stuff! I dont like to say that, but.. yeah, basicly... "I need help" ... *shiver* ... feels weird to admit that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlruka Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 ... b-but... but... trophies? ... And why Im "the only one" with "starting-issues"? Where you guys started learning japanese? Need hints, inputs, waypoints and stuff! I dont like to say that, but.. yeah, basicly... "I need help" ... *shiver* ... feels weird to admit that. Trophies aren't everything, buddy. I still watch anime and read manga without trophies. I view VN's as a type of interactive manga that have the music and occasional voice acting of anime, so the story is usually a better reward than any trophy could be. I'd also like some tips on learning japanese. If you find some, be sure to let me know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKUSERNMS Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) So I love Visual Novels and Dating Sims. Are there any really good ones for the Vita? Virtue's Last Reward (really good) Danganronpa 1, 2 (amazing) Xblaze: Code Embryo (Blazblue prequel) Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters (the story is decent but the "gameplay" is super lame) Edited April 13, 2015 by FKUSERNMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldkillaaaaaaaa Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 For VN there is Virtue's Last Reward, Danganronpa 1 and 2, for a dating sim there's..uh..don't die dateless dummy? lol, I've always wanted a platypus dating sim, My requests are never heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neputyunu Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Trophies aren't everything, buddy. I still watch anime and read manga without trophies. Indeed. But its fun to collect them. I'd also like some tips on learning japanese. If you find some, be sure to let me know too. Someone gave me the tip I should learn kana first, because the puzzle is completing partly alone then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeterminedArrow Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have Hatoful Boyfriend for my laptop. Are there major differences in the Vita version? I also sold my 3DS copy of Conception so I can get the Vita one (I want trophies and I have friends with the Vita copy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashiyuka Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Someone gave me the tip I should learn kana first, because the puzzle is completing partly alone then. Yup, definitely start with Hiragana and Katakana. It's like learning the ABCs, you need to learn it before you can get even look at the grammar and vocabulary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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