...I'm back and fine again. I'll be posting the calendar for next month On Oct 1st or more likely to be the 30th seeing as a lot of fall anime is debuting on october 1st. Then it'll be back into full swing as ever. See you then!
Finding the Blue - No Posts for a While
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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18:05
Sorry to be so abrupt, but I thought I would explain the absence for those that haven't seen the twitter feed:
Lately, some terrible things have happened and generally things have been difficult and affected me quite badly. I've tried to comment on some other places, gradually I am getting back to normal I think, but I still can't build up the passion to post something.
Therefore, I will be absent for a while until I feel ready to post again. Maybe you will see me commenting on other blogs, but for now, Finding the Blue won't be very active at all.
In the meantime, check out the blogs on the right, they're all really great.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter. Hopefully Finding the Blue will be back on track soon.
Lately, some terrible things have happened and generally things have been difficult and affected me quite badly. I've tried to comment on some other places, gradually I am getting back to normal I think, but I still can't build up the passion to post something.
Therefore, I will be absent for a while until I feel ready to post again. Maybe you will see me commenting on other blogs, but for now, Finding the Blue won't be very active at all.
In the meantime, check out the blogs on the right, they're all really great.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter. Hopefully Finding the Blue will be back on track soon.
[PREVIEW] My Girlfriend is the PRESIDENT! （幼なじみは大統領） 宇宙人, 毒電波, 幼なじみ, 国際政治!? (Aliens, Dokudenpa, Childhood friends, Politics!?)
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
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22:27
Okay, so I apologise once again for the lack of demo-previews. I will try and get them done sometime this week, thankfully I have a good excuse, which is basically I'm back in education. It was tough life as a ronin, but I survived! (a few months summer break. But ronin makes me sound cool).
Either way, once I am back in routine, I should be OK. Also, Chief of Artさん is also going to be absent for a while too.
Anyway, about every few months websites and blogs such as アキバBlog focus on a particular eroge for their own reasons that I don't really understand. Either way, the flavour-of-the-month is 幼なじみは大統領 or "My girlfriend is the PRESIDENT" (Osanna for short) and it is a strange game indeed. Click "Read More" to read more.
You can't blame ALcot for not venturing into the unknown, they have travelled all across the eroge genre map and really explored uncharted territory, but nobody expected this.
The story starts off normally, our protagonist wakes up; his childhood friend Yukino next door is the president and her house is now the Whitehouse. Now I know what you are thinking: "That isn't normal at all!" Oh yes it is, that's nothing compared to how this came about in the first place:
Aliens visited earth in order to start a diplomatic relationship with them, however it was just so unfortunate enough that the spaceship fell out of the sky and crushed all of the ministers (I am not making this up).
So how does the alien fix the problem? Simple: Brainwash all of Japan and put a young girl in charge, oh and because the alien didn't know much about Japan, they implemented a presidential system (Like the US. I blame NASAs signals). So because of this, not only is there the most strangely placed Whitehouse in the world. Our protagonist is running as vice president to help support Yukino...首相? 閣下?
As if that wasn't enough, it seems Vladmir Putin （プーチン ）, the current President of Russia also has a female rendition...
So err, let's go onto the CGs and have a look at the characters? I feel like I am violating some sort of law by posting pictures of such important people :P
First up we have Ouhama Yukino （桜濱 雪乃） , childhood friend and...President of Japan.
There's something cute about Yukino. Maybe it's because I associate them with Akari from ToHeart, but Yukino seems very cute in her own way. She's also embedded with a brainwashing device in her body. Yeah.
Illna Urajimilovana Puchina（ーナ・ウラジ ミロヴナ・プチナ） I'm sorry, I really do not understand her original English or Russian Name, so we'll call her Puchin （プーチン） like Putin.
She's the president (or equivilent) of Russia, and is ALcot's version of Putin. She's not far off either, apart from the fact that Putin isn't a young girl with long silver hair. But we can still dream. I don't really know how much more I can say without offending our international members. Not because of any particular reason, but for the sake of not wanting to give the wrong image. I do not understand Russian politics at all.
Next we have "Kouchuufune Wezekieru" （航宙船ヱゼキエル） That's 'Space-flight ship Wezekieru' ('Spaceship' isn't correct here really). But importantly for us, it's "Eru" for short.
She's certainly an alien I wouldn't mind meeting. I think she is much less scary than green martians. She's clumsy and afraid of heights too. She is very interested in Japan and she is in search of love. She even said herself "Please teach me about love!". If that isn't an invitation, I don't know what is. If I play this game, I will choose her route.
Finally we have the dark horse of the main characters: Chief of Staff Miyoshi Ran （三芳 蘭）
Well let's face it, it wouldn't be an eroge without more than a few members of female cast, so of course there's going to be other characters. In this case we have Ran, the Onee-chan. Because if at first you don't succeed, go for her sister.
※American dubbing! Offical too. Perfect if you don't understand Japanese!
Morning hardonｗｗｗｗｗｗ
It really made me laugh how ALcot has decided to go American in their approach to the OP. This game looks really interesting, but October has some great titles coming up too. So I'll definitely be playing and reviewing the demos in order to sort the good from the bad. Or to put it more delicately: what you may or may not want to spend your time on.
However, I think this may be too unique to miss =P
Either way, once I am back in routine, I should be OK. Also, Chief of Artさん is also going to be absent for a while too.
Anyway, about every few months websites and blogs such as アキバBlog focus on a particular eroge for their own reasons that I don't really understand. Either way, the flavour-of-the-month is 幼なじみは大統領 or "My girlfriend is the PRESIDENT" (Osanna for short) and it is a strange game indeed. Click "Read More" to read more.
You can't blame ALcot for not venturing into the unknown, they have travelled all across the eroge genre map and really explored uncharted territory, but nobody expected this.
The story starts off normally, our protagonist wakes up; his childhood friend Yukino next door is the president and her house is now the Whitehouse. Now I know what you are thinking: "That isn't normal at all!" Oh yes it is, that's nothing compared to how this came about in the first place:
Aliens visited earth in order to start a diplomatic relationship with them, however it was just so unfortunate enough that the spaceship fell out of the sky and crushed all of the ministers (I am not making this up).
So how does the alien fix the problem? Simple: Brainwash all of Japan and put a young girl in charge, oh and because the alien didn't know much about Japan, they implemented a presidential system (Like the US. I blame NASAs signals). So because of this, not only is there the most strangely placed Whitehouse in the world. Our protagonist is running as vice president to help support Yukino...首相? 閣下?
As if that wasn't enough, it seems Vladmir Putin （プーチン ）, the current President of Russia also has a female rendition...
So err, let's go onto the CGs and have a look at the characters? I feel like I am violating some sort of law by posting pictures of such important people :P
First up we have Ouhama Yukino （桜濱 雪乃） , childhood friend and...President of Japan.
There's something cute about Yukino. Maybe it's because I associate them with Akari from ToHeart, but Yukino seems very cute in her own way. She's also embedded with a brainwashing device in her body. Yeah.
Illna Urajimilovana Puchina（ーナ・ウラジ ミロヴナ・プチナ） I'm sorry, I really do not understand her original English or Russian Name, so we'll call her Puchin （プーチン） like Putin.
She's the president (or equivilent) of Russia, and is ALcot's version of Putin. She's not far off either, apart from the fact that Putin isn't a young girl with long silver hair. But we can still dream. I don't really know how much more I can say without offending our international members. Not because of any particular reason, but for the sake of not wanting to give the wrong image. I do not understand Russian politics at all.Next we have "Kouchuufune Wezekieru" （航宙船ヱゼキエル） That's 'Space-flight ship Wezekieru' ('Spaceship' isn't correct here really). But importantly for us, it's "Eru" for short.
She's certainly an alien I wouldn't mind meeting. I think she is much less scary than green martians. She's clumsy and afraid of heights too. She is very interested in Japan and she is in search of love. She even said herself "Please teach me about love!". If that isn't an invitation, I don't know what is. If I play this game, I will choose her route.Finally we have the dark horse of the main characters: Chief of Staff Miyoshi Ran （三芳 蘭）
Well let's face it, it wouldn't be an eroge without more than a few members of female cast, so of course there's going to be other characters. In this case we have Ran, the Onee-chan. Because if at first you don't succeed, go for her sister.
※American dubbing! Offical too. Perfect if you don't understand Japanese!
Morning hardonｗｗｗｗｗｗ
It really made me laugh how ALcot has decided to go American in their approach to the OP. This game looks really interesting, but October has some great titles coming up too. So I'll definitely be playing and reviewing the demos in order to sort the good from the bad. Or to put it more delicately: what you may or may not want to spend your time on.
However, I think this may be too unique to miss =P
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Final Fantasy XIII To be released on December 17th 2009 （ファイナルファンタジーシリーズ）
Friday, 11 September 2009
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01:04
Well, this is interesting isn't it? It isn't often I do posts about non-eroge games, but I've been trying many new things recently, and I love the Final Fantasy Series too. So I thought I would give a preview as an apology for not having the HimexHime Demo up on time (It has an omake I'm trying to unlock). Click 'Read More' to read the full post.
Final Fantasy XIII （ファイナルファンタジーⅩⅢ） marks the first game in the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII （ファブラ ノヴァ クリスタリス ファンタジーXIII） series of games (What a mouthful!). And isn't linked to the rest of the previous Final Fantasy series in any way, however we may well see easter eggs and so on.
I'm going to directly copy from Wikipedia EN here:
The plot focuses on the fal'Cie, beings created from the crystals residing inside them. The people marked by the fal'Cie for a greater purpose are named the l'Cie. But being a l'Cie has a price; for should they die before fulfilling their Focus, they will turn into monsters called "Cie Corpses". Some thirteen centuries ago, a fal'Cie constructed a paradise for humanity: The shell-like city of Cocoon floating high above the surface of the world now known as Pulse, both maintained by their own fal'Cie. Cocoon's fal'Cie created life forms and machines for its inhabitants to use, and humanity flourished. Over time, the people of Cocoon began to fear for the safety of their world, and were worried that it would be cast down from the sky into the hell that they see Pulse to be.
In present day, the wilderness of Pulse has strange effects on people, and the theocratic Cocoon Sanctum quarantines and exiles anyone who has been influenced by Pulse from the city with the help of its mighty army, PSICOM. However, as Snow leads Team Nora in a vain attempt to stop the purging, the mysterious Lightning fights her way past PSICOM soldiers to find Pulse's fal'Cie with the aid of Sazh. But by a chain of events, these three along with two of the Purgees, Vanille and Hope, are chosen by the fal'Cie of Pulse against their will to become l'Cie among others, and with that become enemies of humanity that would bring about the downfall of Cocoon.
I wish I could say more about what I think of this, but I have not gone back to the 3D gaming world in a long time. The graphics I find very impressive, but I have only played 2D games for a long time now, so I have no real comparison. No doubt the question most people will ask is "Will it be as good as VII?"
Well, apparently the female lead 'Lightning' was based with the idea of a female Cloud Strife in mind, so I think Square Enix are trying to recreate some of the factors from VII that made it so popular.
I feel disappointed with myself about this post. I simply do not share the same passion for console games that I used to. I can show some screenshots and some footage of trailers/gameplay. But all in all, it's like I can't get excited orz I suppose this means that future video game posts like this will be considerably rare.
Official Site
Once again, sorry for the lack of enthusiasm in this post. Maybe it was not such a good idea after all, but at least I tried to post about a non-eroge game; simply I could not build up the passion. Still, maybe there will be other games in the future I am more enthusiastic about.
Keep an eye on the twitter; I'll be updating it soon. Also, the HimexHime demo is coming soon, as well as the Angel Navigate ones (H and Non-H). All in time for next week (18th AKA Release date). Good day!
Keep an eye on the twitter; I'll be updating it soon. Also, the HimexHime demo is coming soon, as well as the Angel Navigate ones (H and Non-H). All in time for next week (18th AKA Release date). Good day!
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[FIGURE] Morikawa Yuki ( 森川由綺 ) 1/8 PVC By Good Smile Company [White Album]
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
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12:26
Okay, so in time for the second half, Good Smile Company have announced a 1/8 PVC figure of Morikawa Yuki ( 森川由綺 ) to be released in December 2009 from the Anime/Visual Novel 「White Album」. She'll cost about 6,190円 and will stand at approximately 21cm tall.Click 'Read More' for more pictures and information.
I only played the White Album demo a little bit but I don't think it's on the Leaf/Aquaplus website anymore, but then again it is an old game. I haven't seen the anime at all (I was going to watch the entire first series in bulk but didn't get around to it) but she looks a lot like she did in what I played of the game.
Later on, we'll probably see the announcement of Ogata Rina (緒方 理奈) pictured on the right. Well, I might get these depending on what I think of the White Album anime when I watch it, but I'm not sure. All I can say is that I'm glad those DC II figures aren't the first post anymore.
Photos credit to Good Smile Company
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[FIGURE] Asakura Otome ( 朝倉音姫 ) & Yukimura Anzu ( 雪村杏 ) Non-Scale PVC By CMs Corp [Da Capo II: Second Season]
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00:32
This October, CMs Corp will be releasing two Da Capo II: Second Season figures.
※PLEASE NOTE: These are two separate figures with their own pricetag. I'm not kidding...
Asakura Otome ( 朝倉音姫 ) and Yukimura Anzu ( 雪村杏 ) will both come with a pricetag of 3800円 EACH. With Anzu being approximately 15cm and Asakura being a bit taller at approximately 16cm. Please Click 'Read More' for more information.
Okay, so basically. What can I say about these two? Well, personally I'm not enough of a Da Capo II fan to get these, but I think maybe CMs Corp. are pushing their luck. The ToHeart Trading Figures were one thing, but the original ToHeart is a rare series for figures..
As you can see, they aren't the greatest of quality. I'd expect something like this to be in Dengeki Gs as a free gift, not a paid-for PVC. If you are a die-hard fan, by all means get it. But otherwise, what is the point?
Anyway, photo credit goes to HOBBY STOCK
On the upside, if you haven't been keeping track of the Twitter feed. You'll be pleased to know that I should have a HimexHime demo review for you by tomorrow! Enjoy.
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[DEMO] - Tropical Kiss (トロピカルＫＩＳＳ)
Sunday, 6 September 2009
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22:37
Okay, so today I played through the Web Demo of Tropical Kiss. In my last post, I said I would be choosing one game out of the many on the September calendar. So why Tropical Kiss? Well, I came to the conclusion that I probably won't play both Tropical Kiss and Natsuiro Penguin because of their obvious similarities.
Tropical Kiss has a demo, Natsuiro Penguin didn't. It's as simple as that. Click 'Read More' to read what I thought about the demo and some screenshots I took of the game.
First impressions of the game were not bad, I liked the BGM although it doesn't loop; it just repeats itself, which I think can get a bit tiresome after a while. Overall, the story isn't that complex, in order to be a 'BIG Man' you're working in a holiday resort with girls you already know and they all want you.
Firstly we get a short lecture from Tenさん. I know it said he liked eroge and galge on the official site, but I didn't realise how forward he would be about it.
He's a very...passionate man. As you can see. At this part he's actually asking you if you are ready, is the door locked? The screen hidden? The tissues ready? and so on. Yeah, he's one of those characters.
Hinata appears and says she likes you and asks if you're seeing anyone. She's actually very cute. I wonder if she will sway my decision on my favorite character.
Rikka is here too, and she thought you were going out with her. I sense trouble on the horizon...
Izumi wants you too...I think this is one of those 'Which girl will you choose?' moments.
Our fourth lovely - The cute and timid Aoi Matsuri. I should be a dating TV Show host.
Thinking of taking the older choice? Nagi can help you out!
みんなさん！Everyone is here and demanding a piece of Kaito. Shame it's all a dream...
LOL! She may be your innocent childhood friend, but she's REALLY protective over your imouto. Don't mess with a look like that.
Punyu～
ひどいな orz
Kaito has a habit of comically scoping out girls breasts, while Nagi nearly goes off the charts, Katakage-san's are simply overwhelming, as indicated by the snorting/choking noise made by Kaito.
Well, the situation was inevitable. It was going to happen at some point.
Clean thoughts only please.
Hey this room looks familiar. But why did you put my printer up there?In the end I got the bad route! Well, the one where nothing happens anyway. Bah! Put away those tissues and wait for Angel Navigate or something else instead!
The game is fine, and when I mean it's fine; it's just OK. The art is cute, really colourful; in fact, you may get sick of seeing bright neon colours everywhere but it IS a summer game and it IS a beach resort.
It plays fairly averagely, okay so I only tried the demo, but I didn't see any kind of dramatic twist on it's way. You choose a girl, work hard at getting her, see a number of H-CGs and feel proud of yourself. This is no drama or touching story, just go for what you like the look of and put up with the bumps, bashes, punches and all kinds of chaos that hits you (And it really does hit you alot in Tropical Kiss).
Some parts are comical, the characters are relatively forgettable but it's not difficult to build up a temporary rapport for the duration of the game. And Krit, you were right, the shark does indeed talk and YES it is a male and YES you are not the only one freaked out by it. The real question is 'Would you trust your Imouto with him?' I know I wouldn't.
Overall, it's not a bad game, but it's not showstopping either. It won't be a painful experience to play it, but you may feel it's a waste of your time. What does this mean for Twinkle though? Well, I think if they tone down the colours a notch and put some more effort with the scenario, they're talented enough to make a brilliant game of it.
So is it this or Natsuiro Penguin? Well, suprisingly I will say "Neither". I think I've had my fill of bright, summer-coloured romance and my sights are firmly set upon Dakko and maybe Angel Navigate! What's everyone else looking forward to?
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[REVIEW] IOSYS - ANIME HOUSE PROJECT ～神曲selection～ Vol.1 (CD)
Saturday, 5 September 2009
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22:23
So this post is going to be about the latest CD from IOSYS, the 'ANIME HOUSE PROJECT'. That was released just over a week ago now, and priced at a reasonable 1905円. As ever, click 'Read More' full the full review.
If you're not familiar with IOSYS, they've been producing animations and music mainly for 東方 related items and apparently did the ending animation for the second ED of Penguin Musume Heart which I didn't really notice was IOSYS, but then the whole series did feel a little bit patchwork. IOSYS are also connected with 電波 Supergroup Albatrosicks. You can read more about them [Albatrosicks] here.
Anyway, IOSYS's latest endevour has been the 'Anime House Project' which is basically anime themes remixed into 'House classics'. Okay so they weren't dubbed as 'House Classics', but it felt like the right thing to add. So let's see the lineup:
01. “K-On!” ~ Don’t say “lazy” / Arm (IOSYS) feat. Anporin
02. “Tales of Phantasia” ~ Yume wa Owaranai ~Kobore Ochiru Toki no Shizuku~ / Tetsushi (Red Hot house) feat. Anporin
03. “Shin Seiki Evangelion” ~ Zankoku na Tenshi no These / Sound Holic feat. A~Ya
04. “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann” ~ Sorairo Days / Dr. Arm (Albatrosicks) feat. miko+Resurrection (Albatrosicks)
05. “Sousei no Aquarion” ~ Sousei no Aquarion / Boido (IOSYS) feat. ichigo (Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets)
06. “Fushigi no Umi no Nadia” ~ Blue Water / fishtone (TTB Studio) feat. Beat Mario (Cool & Create)
07. “Mahou Shoujou Lyrical Nanoha A’s” ~ Eternal Blaze / Arm (IOSYS) feat. Asana (IOSYS)
08. “Digimon Adventure” ~ Butter-Fly / AVSS feat. nyanyannya (Team. Nekokan)
09. “One Piece” ~ Believe / Redalice (Alice’s Emotion) feat. Ayumi Nomiya
10. “Dragon Quest” ~ Yume o Shinjete / D.watt (IOSYS) feat. witch (Sound Cyclone)
11. “Air” ~ Tori no Uta / Arm (IOSYS) feat. Rekka Katakiri
12. “Shoujo Kakumei Utena” ~ -Rondo- revolution / D.watt (IOSYS) feat. Yuuko Meguro
thanks to dancemania-ex.com for saving me time of having to type the tracklist :P
I'm not much of a house fan. I pick up the 'HOUSE NATION' series of CDs, but I would never go much further than that. So remixes of famous anime tunes sits well with me and I don't mind giving it a listen.
Before I go much further, beware; if you've ever listened to an anime remix CD, prepare for the same tracks to come up again. As you can see, we've got the compulsory Tori no Uta mix, a nanoha remix, Sousei no Aquarion mix and so on. So watch out for the same old hats coming up again and again.
I have some serious doubts about the CD being house. Like I said, I'm not a house expert, but I know when I am and am not hearing house, and a lot of tracks on this CD could be summed up as 'Ambigious electro'. 「Dont Say Lazy」 is far too fast for house, and despite most tracks hovering at about 130BPM, many shift into technopop (Sorairo Days) or just really plain electromixes.
But with all credit to IOSYS on this one, it doesn't sound cheaply made, it just seems like they've really beaten around the bush as far as house goes. Some of them are most definitley house though, I found the Dragon Quest ED 「Yume o Shinjete」 to be a really good midnight blend of Jpop and House without going into Technopop territory.
Okay, so at times it's a bit random and not as house-y as it could be, and unless you like dropping slow tracks (I wouldn't recommend it for the pacing of many of the tracks) it's not really good for mixing, but it isn't all that bad. If you want to wind down after some more frantic music, this CD really isn't a bad way to do it. Just watch out for a few odd tracks that might ruin your peace.
Overall, I'd give this about a 7/10. Doesn't really do what it says on the tin, but the production quality isn't bad at all and it's enjoyable. If you click the image of the album art above, you'll be directed to the official CD website, where you can listen to previews and make your mind up from there.
Favorite tracks:
「Sorairo Days」 by Dr. Arm feat. miko+Resurrection (From Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann).
「Yume o Shinjete」 by D.Watt feat. Witch (From Dragon Quest)
Tomorrow I'll be playing and hopefully previewing a demo of a game featured in the most recent calendar. But what will it be?! You'll have to find out tomorrow!
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Updates: Where Finding the Blue Might be Headed
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Okay, in my opinion when I see a title like this it usually implies something bad; a change that nobody really likes and so on. So I'll do my best to make sure it isn't one of those changes.
Firstly, Finding the Blue isn't gonna change that much. I like the concept that I've settled upon and I just want to keep building on it instead of making vast changes. So I'll go over a few things that will influence the direction of Finding the Blue and where it's going in the future.
First things first! If you haven't done so already (Which you probably haven't) please complete the survey by following the red link on the right! It really helps us, takes a couple of minutes (if that) to complete and there's no registration or anything. Oh and every single response is taken into account.
So what's going to change? Well, if I refer back to the survey, there was a question that said 'What would you like to see more of in Finding the Blue'. And basically, I'm just going to try posting about all of them; see what's successful and what isn't, and go from there. Here's what to expect.
I'll only play and preview demos of the current months game lineup. That way I won't get flooded with demos to play, but every game should get covered all the same.
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki and Gendai Mahou were made by the same studio (Nomad) so it's only natural we'd see our favorite jellyfish at somepoint :P
Anyway...
Figures comes under goods, as does cosplay I suppose. Although I don't really keep my eye open on the cosplay scene much.
Music is one I'm willing to do (of course). In fact, starting tomorrow, as well as an eroge demo, I'll review IOSYS's latest CD (anime house project) and also do other genres and character CDs too.
Akihabara related kind of fits in with events, and with the Akiba Game Fair soon, I can consider that covered.
I think that just about finishes it for today. Chief of artさん has been busy/bored and is toying around with a Finding the Blue mascot character with her own 4coma. Should be interesting, maybe he needs more work :P
As always, any feedback, comments and everything else about the blog or anything really. Contact me in whatever way you want; email, comments, survey, smoke signals and so on.
Okay, in my opinion when I see a title like this it usually implies something bad; a change that nobody really likes and so on. So I'll do my best to make sure it isn't one of those changes.
Firstly, Finding the Blue isn't gonna change that much. I like the concept that I've settled upon and I just want to keep building on it instead of making vast changes. So I'll go over a few things that will influence the direction of Finding the Blue and where it's going in the future.
First things first! If you haven't done so already (Which you probably haven't) please complete the survey by following the red link on the right! It really helps us, takes a couple of minutes (if that) to complete and there's no registration or anything. Oh and every single response is taken into account.
So what's going to change? Well, if I refer back to the survey, there was a question that said 'What would you like to see more of in Finding the Blue'. And basically, I'm just going to try posting about all of them; see what's successful and what isn't, and go from there. Here's what to expect.
- Eroge demos being played and previewed properly.
I'll only play and preview demos of the current months game lineup. That way I won't get flooded with demos to play, but every game should get covered all the same.
- More posts about goods and merchandise.
- Event coverage
- Other Games
- Technology
- Anime
Kyouran Kazoku Nikki and Gendai Mahou were made by the same studio (Nomad) so it's only natural we'd see our favorite jellyfish at somepoint :PAnyway...
- Others
Figures comes under goods, as does cosplay I suppose. Although I don't really keep my eye open on the cosplay scene much.
Music is one I'm willing to do (of course). In fact, starting tomorrow, as well as an eroge demo, I'll review IOSYS's latest CD (anime house project) and also do other genres and character CDs too.
Akihabara related kind of fits in with events, and with the Akiba Game Fair soon, I can consider that covered.
I think that just about finishes it for today. Chief of artさん has been busy/bored and is toying around with a Finding the Blue mascot character with her own 4coma. Should be interesting, maybe he needs more work :P
As always, any feedback, comments and everything else about the blog or anything really. Contact me in whatever way you want; email, comments, survey, smoke signals and so on.
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Omake Post! Finding the Blue: Goodies and Extras
Thursday, 3 September 2009
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Okay, so as you may have noticed the chief of art has been very busy creating a new background for Finding The Blue. And despite me initially falling into a few 'traps' it came out really well!
（*＾∀＾）八（＾∀＾*）
On top of this, he also created some great wallpapers, banners, skyscraper banners and so on. So if you wanna spread the word about this blog or simply just want pictures of Otoha to drool at, here's your resource! Click read more to view the contents of the omake!
IMPORTANT: Click all images to enlarge them. Ignore the blurry Jpeg thumbnails!
700px x 100px Banner
700px x 100px Banner
120px x 600px Skyscraper Banner
200px x 40px Link Exchange Banner
1024px x 768px Wallpaper
1280px x 1024px WallpaperThank you very much chief of art!
Of course, all characters images and liklinesses used WITHOUT permission. But we promote your games, not make money them. Remember that, Makura Soft!
Of course, all characters images and liklinesses used WITHOUT permission. But we promote your games, not make money them. Remember that, Makura Soft!
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September - Eroge Release Calendar: Preview of this month's Bishoujo Games
Monday, 31 August 2009
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Another month has arrived in time for me to do the monthly calendar, and what can I say about this month? Well firstly it's a vast improvement on last month's games which is good. I got &LOVE recently and it's waiting to be played a long with some July releases, but I don't plan on getting anything else from August.
This month looks promising to say the least, with the release of NatsuiroPenguin (夏いろペンギン), HimeHime (姫ｘ姫), 'dakko' (だっこしてぎゅっ！～オレの嫁は抱き枕～) and much much more. Let's say that Sept. 18th is going to be hectic. Click 'Read More' to view this month's upcoming games.
Release Date: 18th September 2009
Synopsis: Our protagonist 'Sota' has come back to his hometown after a few years. Him and his imouto Koharu start living at their childhood friend's house 'Hinako'. He falls in love on his first day at school but typically, he's no good at talking to girls. His friend then shows him a website named 'Angel Navigate' where people talk about love. Sota decides to visit the website himself...
I can't really decide on a character, but I think I like Urara the best (When in doubt, go with the meganekko). Overall, I'm semi-interested in this, it's really well presented and I like the art, but no character really catches my eye over the others, and I think that the story won't be an 'active' one, but more laid back. If you're into that, go ahead, I may pick this up further down the line.
Eden*
Producer: Minori
Release Date: September 18th 2009
Synopsis: Set in the far future, a huge ball of energy named the 'Planet of Destruction' appears near Mars, yet adverse weather changes and the deformation of the Earth's crust effect Earth to the extent of terrorism and wars, eventually destroying it. However all is not lost; 100 years are left until the extinction of mankind, and to avoid this humans are getting out of Earth by following the 'Felix Plan'. Whereby they invent a creature called the 'Felix' and manipulate it's genes.
99 Years later, a girl who works as a main part of the 'Get out of Earth' plan. She devotes her life to this plan, and decides to stay on earth for the rest of her life. One day, a boy is sent to her place, it is his mission to protect her life at all costs. This is where the story begins.
(Apologies for the inconsistent CGs)So, eden* has a complex storyline, and one hell of an epic trailer. If I'm honest, there are not many elements about this that draw me in, but because it's minori, because the trailer is incredible, because SO much money has been poured in, it'd be a crime not to play it. All we can ask ourselves is 'Will we see an anime adaption in the future' as our minds all dart to Ef.
This also comes originally as a non-explicit game, but with a special 'Mosaic' pack too, if you so desire. Which you do.
Dakkoshite Gyu! (だっこしてぎゅっ！～オレの嫁は抱き枕～)
Producer: Tactics Latte
Release Date: 18th September 2009
Synopsis: "Dakko is about a guy named Yuya. Yuya goes to school as a normal guy, but he absolutely loves Dakimakura, he is a 抱き枕er (A collector of dakimakura) and is surrounded in them when he goes home. His life is like heaven.
One day, in the school corridor he hears the voice of a girl. She is the boss of the Pillow Research Club and she asks him for a favour. Her name is Tobari and she's holding a dakimakura of a beautiful girl. Yuya is of course excited by the sheer sight of a dakimakura and asks if he can have it, Tobari accepts...but only on the condition that Yuya will accept her offer.
The Dakimakura Tobari is holding is not any normal dakimakura, it is a special dakimakura that when you sleep with it, you will meet the girl on it in your dreams. The girl on the dakimakura is called Akari, and Tobari's condition is that Yuya must sleep with the Dakimakura, visit Akari in the dream world, fall in love with her and help raise her mind via the dream world.
Of course Yuya doesn't believe a word of it, but takes the dakimakura anyway with the intention of sleeping with it. That night, Yuya sleeps with the dakimakura...and discovers that the dream world really exists.."
(copied from previous post)
Okay, a large part of this part was copied from the original post that I previewed it in. What can I say that I haven't mentioned already? Hmm...I'm really looking forward to this? Nope, already mentioned that. Roll on September 18th!
HimexHime (姫ｘ姫)
Producer: Etoiles Soft
Release Date: 18th September 2009
Synopsis: There is a famous school for rich boys and girls, this school has a tradition whereby a girl called 'Princess' （姫） governs the school. By accident, our protagonist (An average boy) finds himself in the school. Because of the complications this has caused, he is forced to share a dorm with Saki, the current princess, who of course treats him like a slave. Eventually, he begins to develop feelings for Saki...
Okay, despite the basic, and maybe not the most intelligent of storylines, I really like the look of HimexHime and I think I like Hikaru the most. Not much to say here really other than, I hope it's good and interesting.
Koibumi Romantica (恋文ロマンチカ）
Producer: Chuable
Release Date: September 18th 2009
Synopsis: Fumito came to town with big dreams of being a novelist, but shortly his dreams are washed away as he becomes penniless. While standing in the rain, a beautiful girl hands him an umbrella. Thanks to her he is able to work as an assistant at a Novelist's house. He meets many people and experiences many things, until one day a cat says to him: "Fall in love with someone, it will be beneficial to your career as a novelist". Fumito begins to think deeply about falling in love..
What can I say about this except for "Zzzz.." it's kind of dull, to put it simply, but other than the art style, which doesn't really do much for me at all, I can't find a fault. Maybe if you're a novelist yourself and want to live out the fantasy or if you want to follow a really typical Visual Novel scenario. I hope those guys didn't have to work overtime on this.. Also, I really don't understand why there is a talking cat...why? Just why?!
Natsuiro Penguin （夏いろペンギン）
Producer: LittlePrincess
DELAYED!: October 30th 2009
Synopsis: Our protagonist's parents have gone away on business, as a result he lives in a small town with his cousins where he used to live. There he meets many childhood friends, and a simple love comedy begins...
Natsuiro Penguin looks like a really nice summer comedy. Shame about the delay because I think the nice weather will be behind us by the time of release. Korone (ころね) is very cute and I like her a lot. I know me and a few other bloggers have been waiting to play this one. Let's hope it's good!
Hapitora -Happy Transportation- (はぴとら -HappyTransportation-)
Producer: Bloom Handle
Release Date: 25th September 2009
Synopsis: In a fantasy world, Tio runs an air transportation company, his parents died when he was young, so he has been looked after by the workers in his company. One day he decides he will leave the island for a short period of time to learn to fly an aircraft. When he returns, his company is about to go bankrupt and there is just one worker left. Raica, his childhood friend says she will join the company to help, but she is very careless. Will they survive the struggle?
ARIA meets eroge meets the air...maybe. Upon first glance this is once again a very basic game, with a tried and tested scenario. I like the art, even if I do think Raica looks like Mikuru. All in all though, while I won't be getting it, I think the art style is nice and I hope we'll see more from Bloom Handle.
Signal Heart
Producer: Purple Software
Release Date: 25th September 2009
Synopsis: One day, the protagonist's house is destroyed by a fire, so he has to move to a school dorm. This is all well and good, but all the male dorms are taken so he must live as a caretaker in the female dorms. A few days later, the school decides they will tear down the dorms and build a new one. The students debate over whether they can live in separate dorms or together, as both sides seem to dislike each other. The score will be settled in a battle of sales in the school festival, but the our protagonist is on the girl's side...
Okay, so my love of Purple Software isn't exactly the strongest bond in the world, but I'll tell you what's wrong with this game: The story is weak and in some places, nonsensical. Why do the boys and girls hate each other? I also don't like the number of お姉ちゃん characters that seem to be in Purple's games a lot. But that's a personal thing.
Generally, the whole 'Purple Software' part gets me, BUT there is an upside: this is something of a new direction for Purple. I like how they've tried to make the game more fun than touching. Maybe Purple are going up in the world; let's hope so. Nothing against games that aren't fun, but it's nice to have diversity. Keep going Purple!
Tropical Kiss (トロピカル Kiss)
Producer: Twinkle
Release Date: 25th of September 2009
Synopsis: Protagonist Kaito decided to leave home in hopes of being a big man, but instead he just found himself lazing about all day because he has no ideas. He decides to work at the A-LO-HA resort, but many girls working there had relationships with him..
This looks like a really great game and eroge newcomers Twinkle have really done a great job on getting a head start on breaking into the market. I think the story could do with a bit more depth, but it more than makes up for it with great art, cute characters and candy colours to tempt the eye. I will hopefully get this and I really hope Twinkle retains it's greatness onto it's next game.
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Well That's all from the calendar this month, and it does look really good, here are the games that will be out in september, but you can view info of them in my previous post:
Nega0
Sorairo
There are a couple of fandisks out too, such as Princess Camilla Party and Haruka no Sora.
Well, that's that then. Keep your eye on the twitter feed and until I post again. Bye for now!
Well, that's that then. Keep your eye on the twitter feed and until I post again. Bye for now!
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