Let's explore the world of Japanese doujin games together!

[the7k]

Anyone posted this link already? I think it'd be a good thing to have the first post contain a list of links to sites like this:
http://doujinstyle.com/

[noiseredux]

this thread is blowing my mind! What are some good blogs/sites that talk about upcoming or recent doujin releases?

[KDub]

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club



This adventure game about starting up a comedy club is going to be the next English translated release from Nyu Media, who have also released Satazius and will be releasing the eXceed games soon. Cherry Tree High Comedy Club will be released on all major digital distribution sites on February 29th and

I really need to buy this but my backlog is a little big so I've been waiting for a sale. It is still only available directly through them so maybe when it is on Steam it will go down.

[Menegrothx]

Did any one else think of this anime master piece when they read the title of this thread?
Sorry about the derail, carry on...

[Nyne]

Hmm... it seems I shall be bumping this today.

Well, I can't believe that you would have a Doujin game thread without Guardian of Paradise on it. Shame on you.



This is a game by Buster, the creator of Hydra Castle Labyrinth, Akuji the Demon, and Vacant Ark. It's sort of a combination of the Legend of Zelda and the Sword of Mana. The item system is entirely spirit based, and the levels are puzzle oriented dungeons like the Legend of Zelda.

http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=rakuga

[Ivo]

Hmm... it seems I shall be bumping this today.

Well, I can't believe that you would have a Doujin game thread without Guardian of Paradise on it. Shame on you.



This is a game by Buster, the creator of Hydra Castle Labyrinth, Akuji the Demon, and Vacant Ark. It's sort of a combination of the Legend of Zelda and the Sword of Mana. The item system is entirely spirit based, and the levels are puzzle oriented dungeons like the Legend of Zelda.

http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=rakuga

I had played Akuji before, which is a very good game.

I just played this game on the weekend and this game is also very good, a bit on the easy side for people used to Zelda games I guess. Takes some 3 to 4 hours to finish, only a few puzzles or segments are actually a bit challenging but I found it an enjoyable experience throughout and didn't get bored with the lack of challenge (possibly because the game is short enough).

The 2nd link Nyne included has a translation patch.

Ivo.

[J T]

Comiket is happening this weekend, so the latest bunch of doujin games are bound to start getting some attention.

Here is a video (made by Edelweiss, developers of Ether Vapor) that shows off 82 of the games to be on display at the Japanese convention.

http://indiegames.com/2012/08/video_com ... e_col.html

[Opa Opa]

JT, thanks for the link.

I watched a little bit of the video. There are definitely some titles there that I need to write down for future shopping reference.

[J T]

Nyu Media has 5 new doujin games about to be localized in the States:

(big image of the titles behind the spoiler tags)

[J T]

Several Japanese visual novels that have been translated to English just showed up recently on Desura:

Go Go Nippon! My First Trip to Japan

EVE: Burst Error

Higurashi When They Cry