Not that I'm complaining, but isn't it a little bit early for an Autumn 2025 special?

Well, I'll give them props for a cool "Villain" design.

Well, I'll give them props for a cool "Villain" design.

Huh. Interesting. Thank you for the explanation.

I still really don't like this pairing, since Papica was basically Cocona's mother's partner I.E. also her mother.

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"It tastes like a lie" is such a great line, but I wonder if it also foreshadows anything.

Cute and fluffy as always, but I kind-of wish the makeup didn't completely hide her scar and she learned to accept it, but because it would have differentiated further shown the differences between her and the witch and because it raises questions about why the witch didn't just use some makeup, if the scar bothered her so much.

Could someone explain what the UTAU is and how it's related to Vocaloid?

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The way Momo cut Yanagi off before she could say her little sister is in love almost makes me wonder if, on some level, she's aware of her ... unwholesome intentions and really doesn't want to have to confront them. That doesn't really jive with Momo thinking her sister hates her, though, so if that is the case than she only just realized what's going on.

Maybe she just learned double team.

Yasako posted:

this poor old dragon lady has to deal with her favorite lizard that she used to only see once in a while sexually harassing her all day... press F....!! :'(

Her favorite "lizard"?

Hiro started this manga by saying she likes Karin, why is she acting like it's a new revelation at this point?

Buff Pinkie and Horny-Assertive Flutter. Neither of those feel common.

Wasn't this posted a while ago? Is this just a colored update?

I want more of this, if only so I can get a better feel for these characters and the world they live in. Like does the vampire girl even care about drinking blood, because if the only thing holding her back is a lack of fangs, couldn't she just buy blood packs or a syringe?

There is a criminal lack of YuriWhale on this site. I don't know if there's actually more YuriWhale to be had, but there needs to be more, regardless.

Chapter 11 is up on md, and seeing as it's the same group that does the tl that gets uploaded here, I'm wondering when it's getting added here too

Actually, why is the release on Dynasty so far behind MD? Did something change with the TL group or is it something else?

FGO isn't largely about pulling duplicates though, unless you want a damage boost for your main DPS. Main thing with FGO also is that free characters for events are often really powerful and the bread and butter for free players. Also that supports are strong and a 1 copy support will often carry you through the game, especially with another friend support.

Huh. I could have sworn you needed a duplicate to ascend a servant and get access to additional skills, but that doesn't seem to be the case. To be fair, it's been a VERY long time since I've played.

I know none of what I'm saying matters because regardless you it sounds like you think all gacha games are terrible and you hate them, and I don't see that changing. Where as I think there's a lot of really great things about gacha games, and I enjoy playing them in general. I just wanted to give my take on it as a long time player of FGO, and someone that played a good amount of Genshin.

I think most good free to play gacha games would be better as traditional games, because the requirements of making them free to play gacha games (that have a chance at actually turning a profit) are measurably reduce the quality of the gameplay experience and the only thing they add is a stream of cash for the developers (which can create its own problems). I wouldn't mind being proven wrong about that, because HoYo's games look like they do a lot of things right, when it comes to character design, animation, and general storytelling. I just wish I could pay up front for a version with a traditional unlock structure and pacing.

Ah SYTOkun, their expressions are fantastic and they're fantastically horny. Always fun to see.

Incorrect use of the Precure NTR format, but I don't mind.

The precure NTR format?

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Genshin is actually the game that convinced me that true gacha games (as opposed to single player games that just mimic some of their mechanics or aesthetics) can't be done well. It's not just a matter of drop rates, but also how it distorts things like progression and narrative while decoupling play progress with character growth.

A big example of this, in both FGO and Genshin is the way accessing new skills and effects, rather than just certain numerical bonuses, is largely dependent on pulling duplicates. This can result in, relatively, stagnant gameplay because your access to new abilities doesn't expand the way it's supposed to as you progress through the game, so clearing the first dungeon can look a lot like clearing the 10th, just with slightly different enemies and bigger numbers. It can also result in an opposite problem, where you gain access to a particularly strong character or mechanic early on, due to luck or monetary investment, and that trivializes things.

Overall, good drop rates or not, I'd rather just pay for a game up front and, possibly, the occasional expansion and get an experience with more intentional pacing and fewer perverse incentives for the devs.

Yeah ... I'm a fan of the occasional age gap, but a 31-year old and a 16-year old might be a bit much.

The wolf girl was at a lectern when she went in to flirt. Does that mean she grabbed the priests(?) crucifix, kissed it, and then winked at her in front of the entire congregation, possibly during a sermon?

bloodmoon posted:

Karin… just looks like that. When an artist draws a woman with yaoi features, well I can pick up on subtext. (See also: Ohana Holoholo, Ikkoku Nikki) To say nothing of the fact that she has a loud (unladylike?) sneeze that she’s embarrassed by. And she’s a gamer? I mean come on…

What yaoi features does she have? From my perspective, she seems like a fairly traditional beauty.

Here’s hoping the love triangle aspect of the story is really just to complicate Hiro’s feelings about Karin. His dad seems like a goofy oblivious guy but that still leaves a lot of room for dramatic misunderstandings. At first I thought Karin might be crushing on him too, but now I read it more as the feeling of relief when someone shows you some basic kindness after you’ve been mistreated or neglected for so long that you start to lose your self respect. (All too common tgirl experience unfortunately) We haven’t seen Karin’s home life yet, but she seems jealous of Hiro’s relationship with his dad.

While I don't think the trans angle is likely—though it's certainly an interesting interpretation and I can see how it could work—I have similar suspicions about her home-life and the reason she reacts the way she does. I think her introduction to the story is the main thing that gave me that impression, since I got the impression that the convenience store they met up with was pretty much in the middle of nowhere and it's a bit odd for a teenage girl to be so far out, without any sign of personal transportation, and also so lacking in plans that she can immediately beg a classmate to spend the night with her, without being particularly close or even knowing what that classmates plans are. That feels like an "anywhere but home" sort of situation.

I kept hoping that the Dad crush thing was just Hiro's interpretation but damn it's pretty blatant these chapters, isn't it? Poor kid.

So far, she's crawled into Hiro's bed and gone to sleep hugging her, twice, and then there was the whole lap pillow. I was going to say Hiro should take the hint already, but she may not be the only one.

I also have two new theories, one of which is more plausible than the other.

First, the dreams Hiro keeps happening are actually distorted memories of her mother and father interacting, with Karin taking her mother's place, hence her father's younger look.

The second is less of a theory, but I'm wondering if Hiro might not be the only one in the family who's a bit queer, since I'm now hoping for her father X Yukio, the close friend who goes out of his way to come over and bring wagyu beef to a barbecue and who comes over so often he's no longer considered a guess.

Why does this not say Chapter 1? I need more of these two.

Also, there aren't enough female leads who react to almost getting bit by a vampire by throwing hands. That needs to happen more often.