(almost 16:9) This is because the game is a port of the ps3 version and that is how it was. The CG is cropped to fit a more widescreen like view. The actual issues besides that though are the following. The main benefit of the new release is that the translation is much better then the old fan translation and the fact that they added better/new animations and sprites.Īlso this version works perfectly on Windows 10 unlike the old one.Ĭurrently the game does not have the h-scenes in it but it will be getting a patch at some point (most likely when the physical releases ship for the kickstarter backers) I'm going to be straight up about this instead of beating around to bush or trying to be nice to the muv luv team. Just me I guess.TL:DR Yes it is worth the $30 the translation is just that much better that it still is worth it. And I'd play (and watch) virtually anything of that nature. What's intersting to me is how with the VN and even anime crowd, old 'classic' stuff has these very distinct full-bodied stylizations and aesthetic, and in a contemporary time, or windows era i'm not seeing it. It mentions a few things that are a bit prophetic if you research anime) (muvluv alternate is mentioned, this write-up is very old i think it probably came out when the article was written. Kind of makes sense to me now after reading it. It paints a picture that (in a way) portrays these old japanese computer systems to the DVD player.

So I came across an interesting read the other week when I starting to see some posts on grouvee about VN's emerge. No translation yet but it might be someday. I've been a fan of the format ever since shadowgate. It's not exactly a VN, but it plays a bit like a VN and the art is amazing.Įxactly the sort of stuff i hunt for. Replying to was looking at Dead of the Brain for the PC Engine the other day.

You get roughly the same thing (plot twists and melodrama) by going through Steins Gate or YU-NO, both of which have much better pacing and characterisation. Muv-Luv Alternative is an extreme emotional rollercoaster, but it's not worth the dozens of hours of Extra and Ulimited. The only reason Muv-Luv Alternative is so famous is probably its unusually over-the-top Ten-Minute Retirement and even that has many laughably contrived plot elements involved. Not to mention that the pacing of the game is TERRIBLE (you're forced to go through again half of the events of Unlimited).

I've been slowly going through Umineko and that one has an actually pretty good cast of characters. Intentional, I know, they're being put in this grim and edgy setting as a type of deconstruction, but they're still bad (not as bad as the moe garbage in Clannad though). Mikoto 'is bad at listening in conversations' and not much else. A simplistic collection of superficial traits, e.g. 'Amazing characters'? The only decent ones were Yuuko, Meiya and the protagonist - the remaining ones are mostly these annoying joke romcom VN characters.

Muv luv fan translation or steam