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Hi, folks!
We’re back again to talk about tropes and cliches in visual novels with our guest, rvnester.
Topics Covered
0:00 – Host and Topic Introductions
0:18 – Guest Introduction and Interview
2:11 – Most Frequent Tropes/Cliches? Are they Necessary?
6:45 – Character Archetypes
9:15 – Comedic Romance
11:08 – H-Scenes
16:31 – Tropes aren’t inherently bad
22:12 – True Routes
24:12 – Comedy
25:40 – Pacing, Padding, Use of Slice of Life Moments
35:07 – VNs that Avoid Common Tropes
49:07 – News
1:05:09 – Shill Segment ft. OJ191
1:08:38 – Outro
Visual Novels Discussed
- Ayakashibito
- Kara no Shoujo
- Fate/Stay Night
- Harukuru
- Dies Irae
- MajiKoi
- Grisaia
- Little Busters
- Rewrite
- Muv-Luv
- Muv-Luv Alternative
- Subarashiki Hibi/Wonderful Everyday
- The House in Fata Morgana
- Planetarian
- Higurashi
- Umineko
- Rose Guns Days
- Sekien no Inganock
- Ghakthun
- Forest
- Steins;Gate Elite
- Chaos;Child
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- Sakura Sakura
- Umineko Chiru
- DanganRonpa V3
- SakuSaku
- Sunrider
Visual Novels Mentioned
- Divi-Dead
- Desire
- EVE Burst Error
- Sakura Wars/Taisen
- YU-NO
- Snatcher
- Policenauts
- Chaos;Head
- Ever17
- I/O
- ef a fairy tale of the two
- Anonymous;Code
- Occultic Nine
News Updates
We missed this as it was announced after the recording, but Umineko Chiru has been scheduled for a November 17th release!