Better than nothing.
Anonymous asked:
Apparently Shiranui is drawn by Kagami now, they've just announced the new update for RPGX on Twitter. How do you feel abut this?
She looks significantly better than she used to. I especially like the fact that her breasts are well-proportioned, instead of the ridiculous monstrosities that they had been developing into. I thought her original design was absurd, but in recent years, she's basically become a pair of breasts with a human attached.
Anonymous asked:
Man, this takes me back. I don't know how many years it has been since I've played a Lilith game and checked on your blog. I've always wanted to thank you for your amazing translations, as I've dedicated quite a few of my... late night times to the Taimanin games. So here it is : a formal thank you, for your work.
Pity we haven't got anything in years, the Taimanin Cinematic Universe still has massive potential, but after phase 3 it went down the drain. I don't even know if Lilith is producing anything now.
Do you, like I and a lot of us lost souls do, lament the sad downfall of this company or do you not care at all ?
I haven't been very satisfied since they began doing gacha in the first place. Ever since they started making TABA, their VNs have suffered, first becoming shorter (like Alice and Chronos), then getting delayed, or downgraded from Anime Lilith to Black Lilith, then disappearing entirely. The later Taimanin games are a bit of a joke, story- and character-wise, even if there are still some good scenes.
The thing is, though, Lilith has always had flaws and corner-cutting. There usually isn't a very complicated or sophisticated choice structure; plot differences between routes don't necessarily make any sense; they stretch out already-low-resolution backgrounds for the sex scenes; etc. And there's always real story potential in every setting they establish, yet they rarely ever exploit that properly. Although some of their early titles were experimental, they do have only two formats of game, which they kept recycling over and over again. Taimanin is the best and worst thing that ever happened to them. By the time they did Yukikaze 1, they were already conscious of the need to plan for possible sequels (hence the "lol nothing happened" ending), which is the sort of thing that always signals a slow shift from a creative mindset to a corporate one. But at the same time, for all these flaws, Lilith used to be a company with ambition, and now their only ambition is to figure out what else can make them money.
I've been asked to link to a Waffle-related Discord group. Apparently, the person who runs it has been remaking a viewer for Edens Ritter Grenze. They messaged me about it after noticing a question from earlier this year, in which somebody claimed to be part of a server for translating the game. If any of you know anything about it, you're encouraged to get in touch with them.
Health-wise, I still don't have any real updates to provide. I have finally been able to see an ENT, and he wasn't all that helpful. However, I was given a congestion medication that might reduce the reactivity of my ear within another month or so. Once it stops inflaming every time I type, I think I may be able to start getting back to work, but probably only in a limited capacity. I also have to deal with the tinnitus, which gets worse as the day goes on, especially with my chronic sleep deprivation. That means it's likely to shorten my working periods dramatically. As such, I'm not committing to anything until I see substantial progress.