/fg/ - Fangames

Yume Nikki isn't really a suitable base for something like that. There just isn't enough enemies in the game(there's only one). The game would probably just be really boring. "If you role a six you'll get transported here when stabbing x object". *yawn* Yume Nikki's appeal is heavily based on it's atmosphere which comes from its visuals, its music and sound effects and even how everything moves and acts. You couldn't capture any of that in a table top game.

>>12009
the self promotion is really obnoxious though

plus, everybody here already knows about .flow, late to the party

>>12011
By people you mean children and by reason you mean the person doing them being obnoxious enough. Let's say hypothetically somebody like Markiplier made some videos on yume nikki and all his fans flocked here for some reason. Wouldn't that be the fucking worst? Exposure isn't always a good thing and mostly benefits people who are selling their game. Making a well known indie game is great and all, but reviews do the same thing and are watchable at the same time so more people should make those. When I was a lot younger I sometimes watched let's plays as a substitute for buying games, but that reasoning doesn't apply to free-ware.

I completely agree that LPs are nearly universally terrible. They're also hugely popular, so no reason not to stream what you like. You still get to play something fun, provide commentary along the way, and others get enjoyment too. Win-win, if ya' ask me.

Keep on LPing, Ifrit.

I think LP commentary can bring forth some brand new insight, especially with YN+FGs, which are wide open to interpretation.

>>12007
For a YN type games I agree but I watch quite a few lps but from one guy who isn't screaming and editing his facecam every 5secs. I loath that kind of thing. The ones with chill people doing it because they want to is comfy and allows me to experience a lot of games I can't play. And they can also help you experience a game again in a new way. You get someone else's opinion and views which can be interesting.

hnnnnng

Well, alright, I assume this fanadventure is running on auto-pilot then?

>>12056
i'm receiving commands through the discord channel and the omegapause forum

>>7041

FUCK MYSELF PIECE OF CRAP I AM A NOOB

>>7041
Well, that's fine.

I've put a BUGFIX patch.
DL: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xi30ledfk76a59l

Update! Now it is bugfixed, has a smaller file size and some other things.
DL:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6vvtc1epbuejzg/Somnium%20version%20Gamma%202.rar

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how is filling a 3 char captcha "so confusing"?

The downloading processes is really a bit confusing for non Japanese speakers. The captcha displays uppercase letters but seems to only accept lowercase letters. If you screw up you get redirected an unrelated page with no apparent hint that you actually screwed up. If you do the captcha right you get directed to a page with a ‘click here to start download’ link. After you click that you get directed to yet another page with a very small link which reads ’こちら’. Once you click that THEN the download finally starts.

"2. Games are to go through considerable developmental progress before being posted. Members looking for help will post in the appropriate threads. Do remember we have an idea thread, too."
Sorry, but rules are rules.

Cool.

No-one will be able to help you if you don't have the Japanese language pack.
Come back later.

I'll assume that it says you're missing that file.
Have you correctly installed the rpgmaker runtime package?

>>11026
Probably.

Sad

LOL want to place bets again?

>>11933
I say 1 week

>>11933
We make it to a v.2 and then drop the project after deleting all semblance of a source code.

>>11917
I agree wholeheartedly on the edge.

Also, as a preface, i have not actually played any other fangames other than .flow and i didnt even play that all that much. The reason for that is i felt it moved way too fast (lol). I felt that i barely had time to take in one location or one style before i was rushed on to the next. I was never given that feeling of being completely absorbed in the atmosphere lke YN gave me. It felt too try hard, like the game kept forcing more things upon me trying to seem impressive, but it really came off as too much for me.

.flow never had the feeling that it was edgy for the sake of being edgy except for the school which just says

>albino girl had problems at school
>smile possibly killed himself or some shit or he was a bully or something ayy

The lighter areas in comparison such as the Underwater map, the area where you get the psychedelic effect and the rainbow maze feel like a really good change of pace compared to the usual "industrial grit theme" of the other areas before it.

Most of the areas themselves aren't that creepy, most of the disturbing aspects from the game come when you go back in retrospective and have some fridge horror.

That said, the fact that there is a handgun effect is silly.

Meanwhile when you play as Rust edge goes over 9000. No really, shit get real.

>What do you think about .flow?

I didn't care for the gorier aspects but I think it was really well-done as a dark journey through Sabitsuki's traumatic past. Of all the fangames I've played it was the one that felt the most cohesive, like there was an actual plotline waiting to be pieced together. I loved the feeling and aesthetic of certain areas, but for some I felt like they were pointless YN ripoffs, like the neon music world. Still not as bad as what some other fangames do though.

>What do you think about 2kki?

Oh man, I adore it. It took YN's surreal exploration angle and just ran with it. It's a joy to explore and it's filled to the brim with such creativity, it's honestly one of my biggest inspirations. Of course the games's numerous artists is both a blessing and a curse, and it's best to come into 2kki not looking for any coherency like with YN or .flow, but purely for exploration. In that respect I think it's a masterpiece.

>What do you think about "2nd gen" fangames such as Miserere?

I never got into those, really. I've been meaning to but I never got around to it, and honestly I feel a lot of them look mediocre. However if we're counting John Clowder's work here, I've got to say I love them. Both Middens and Gingiva are wonderful homages to YN while carrying their own wonderful sense of surrealism, and I hope to do something as good someday. Where is Where they Cremate the Roadkill, though? I've heard some shit's gone down in his life (criminal charges apparently) so it might never come out. Shame it turned out like this.

>>11921
I read a manga called Dorohedoro recently and I think it explains a lot of what's going on with .flow's edginess. Smile's entire design is pretty much ripped off wholesale from a character there. Look up the 'Crosseyes'

The manga itself is pretty brutal but balances that with light-hearted humor and friendship… Both of which .flow doesn't (can't, really) have.

>>11923
Yeah, .flow is somewhat limited by the YN formula, it feels more like its own thing.

>>11918

Try the wiki. They've got troubleshooting help for win10 and different downloads. Certain varieties of archives don't play nicely with extracting properly with unicode titles.

http://yume2kki.wikia.com/wiki/Installation_Instructions

>>11886
Well they're in there, otherwise there wouldn't be sound. If Google won't give you the soundtrack then you'll have to learn how to rip it out of the data.

Vice (Fleshchild) is male.

Soutarou (Mikan Muzou) is confirmed male.

Some people consider Kamitsuki (Yume, Shosen Mousou) to be male, even tho their gender is unknown.

>>11868
>Some people consider Kamitsuki (Yume, Shosen Mousou) to be male, even tho their gender is unknown.
That also seem to be the case for A (NostAlgic) and Tatsuki (Debris).

Looks cool, I'll download it today.