[] Narcissu

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A little while back I was on something of a visual novel spree, and I encouraged everyone I talked to to get narcissu, among other things.

All I can say is, ;_______;

This was a pretty thought-provoking story. Right from the very first lines of the story, you can tell that things are going to be slightly darker tinted. The reader then becomes curious as to how the protagonists are going to react, how they'll change over the course of the tale. The ending didn't quite reduce me to tears, but it was powerful.

The group who did this translation recommend you play through the game twice, as there are two versions: One which is voiced, and one which is unvoiced. I've only played through the voiced version, so far... I've yet to muter up the mental strength to go through it one more time. ._.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Quote:

...the genre of games to which it is closest is the so-called "visual novel" genre of games. These are most simply described as computer choose-your-own-adventure games with music, sound effects, and pictures.

So, it's not really a "game" in the sense that most of us think. There's not really any interaction going on here -- you are simple reading a story presented to you, along with some side illustrations, voice acting, music and sound effects. You could basically be reading the script on paper and accomplish the same thing, though the effect is of course greatly lessened.

As for how long it takes, well, I'd set aside a few hours. Visual novels aren't really things that I like to stop in the middle of, because the story is often pretty compelling and it's hard to get back into the right mindset. There's quite a lot of text here (8 chapters, as mentioned), so... yeah, a few hours.

I personally wouldn't go through the game with a friend, since I think of this as a pretty personal type of thing. But of course, that's just personal taste. If you're someone who appreciates having someone else there (preferably someone who can appreciate the game) reading along with you, then go for it. I just like things to be private.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

In the game itself, the translation team left a note about the nature of the voiced and unvoiced versions -- you should take a look at it because it'll explain the significance much better than I can.

In brief, though: the voiced and unvoiced versions were translated by different people. Thus, there are a lot of subtle differences in the translation and interpretation of what's going on, enough to the point where the translators feel it would be worth it to experience each version.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.