Worth buying or not?

[Rookie (ZOE)]

Just wondering if anyone can answer this since, I took an interest in this since it seems similar to the Record of Agarest War (or "RoAW" as I like to say) series where, for each true ending, you have to eliminate the true source(s) of woe in Agarest, that usually being the Six Dark Gods/Goddesses and i'm wondering if this is similar in a way and if so then i'm definitely buying it. :)

[allanvv]

Originally posted by Rookie (ZOE):

Alright, i'll try that before deciding whether or not to buy it, thanks.

EDIT: Are you kidding me...? An account is needed on MangaGamer just to try the demo...? ♥♥♥♥ that ♥♥♥♥. -_-

For reference, the demo can be downloaded here. MG's main site is kind of crappy but you could find the direct link if you googled.

http://blog.mangagamer.org/2016/03/18/tokyo-babel-demo-now-available-for-download/
https://s3.amazonaws.com/mangagamer_public/TokyoBABEL_Trial.zip

[Rookie (ZOE)]

Thanks! :) I just don't want to create an account for the sole purpose of merely trying the demo so I appreciate this, thank you again. ^^

EDIT: Tried the demo out, although i'm still unsure if it leads to a godless age after all correct choices are made for the True Ending and such, I might consider getting it a much more efficient way, thanks regardless for sharing the links, honestly. :)

[Amaryllis]

Just finished one of the three routes of this game, Raziel's, bad and true end.

I have to say that it's definitely worth the purchase and asking price. Great amount of CGs, effects throughout that make the character portraits a lot less static than typical VN fare, in addition to having a lot of different faces and stuff. Story wise it was damned good. Voice acting goes without saying.

Music wise I felt it could have had a bit more variety, but it certainly has a great amount of tracks.

Originally posted by Rookie (ZOE):

If it at least has an aim towards a godless age then i'll definitely get it then, if it has such a scenario that is. ^^; Thank you for answering regardless. :)

Yes, that is where it leads towards, in a way. Can't say more without spoilers, but if you really want to know, the very least I can say is that.......... God killing is a thing

[Rookie (ZOE)]

♥♥♥♥. Yus. ^^

[Wyrtt]

Originally posted by Zetto:

Just finished one of the three routes of this game, Raziel's, bad and true end.

I have to say that it's definitely worth the purchase and asking price. Great amount of CGs, effects throughout that make the character portraits a lot less static than typical VN fare, in addition to having a lot of different faces and stuff. Story wise it was damned good. Voice acting goes without saying.

Music wise I felt it could have had a bit more variety, but it certainly has a great amount of tracks.

Originally posted by Rookie (ZOE):

If it at least has an aim towards a godless age then i'll definitely get it then, if it has such a scenario that is. ^^; Thank you for answering regardless. :)

Yes, that is where it leads towards, in a way. Can't say more without spoilers, but if you really want to know, the very least I can say is that.......... God killing is a thing

congratulation. I like Raziel bad ending a lot. It really breaks your heart.

[Rookie (ZOE)]

I can now state with confidence that Tokyo Babel does indeed share a VERY good similarity to Record of Agarest War, and this fact alone TRULY made me smile BIG time once I saw Raziel's True Ending path, definitely love it now...! <3 Killing the True source of woe ever since 2007!!!

[Isiforo.s]

Originally posted by Karzon:

It's listed on vndb as being in the 30-50 hour range. A couple other sites said around 50 when I did a search just now.

OMG what? i thought novels are short stories like 30m-1h...how am i supposed to read this on PC my eyes are horrible even with glasses. Isn't there a tablet version of this kind of things?

[danny1145]

Originally posted by Ayuno:

Originally posted by Karzon:

It's listed on vndb as being in the 30-50 hour range. A couple other sites said around 50 when I did a search just now.

OMG what? i thought novels are short stories like 30m-1h...how am i supposed to read this on PC my eyes are horrible even with glasses. Isn't there a tablet version of this kind of things?

It ain't that bad. My eyesight is worse than my mothers (who is 60 years old), and I have no trouble reading VNs that are 50+ hours long on my laptop. You should be fine, as the text size for VNs are usually pretty large, so it's easy to read. Also, the game is currently only for windows.

If you're that skeptical about whether or not you could read it on your PC, then there is a free trial version on Mangagamer that is about 6 hours long.

[Amaryllis]

Originally posted by Ayuno:

Originally posted by Karzon:

It's listed on vndb as being in the 30-50 hour range. A couple other sites said around 50 when I did a search just now.

OMG what? i thought novels are short stories like 30m-1h...how am i supposed to read this on PC my eyes are horrible even with glasses. Isn't there a tablet version of this kind of things?

Have you tried a program called f.lux? I use it and it helps out my eyes especially at night time. It tints the screen to an orange color when it becomes night time which is supposedly easier on the eyes than the bright light that your computer screen generally does.

As an aside, novels are used to denote works that are long. I think you are probably looking for Novellas, which are defined as "a short novel or long short story", and are typically shorter than novels, but probably take about an hour or more to finish, but certainly less than Novels.

VNs however, keep the novel in its name regardless of how long it is.

It is long though. I finished it all in around 32 hours. I'm not sure how to make it better other than the suggestion of trying the demo and seeing if you think you can read through the text with no issue.

[Wyrtt]

Originally posted by Ayuno:

Originally posted by Karzon:

It's listed on vndb as being in the 30-50 hour range. A couple other sites said around 50 when I did a search just now.

OMG what? i thought novels are short stories like 30m-1h...how am i supposed to read this on PC my eyes are horrible even with glasses. Isn't there a tablet version of this kind of things?

Just read in sessions of 1-2 hours and than stop for a day. Not only you will save your eye but you will have a joy of reading this story for a few weeks instead of days.

I can somehow understand you. Interactive books @Choice of...@ with their white backgroud give me eyestrain if i read longer than 30 minute.

Another advice: use text hooker and output text at larger and better font or use digital magnifyig glass.

[Isiforo.s]

Originally posted by Zetto:

Have you tried a program called f.lux? I use it and it helps out my eyes especially at night time. It tints the screen to an orange color when it becomes night time which is supposedly easier on the eyes than the bright light that your computer screen generally does.

Thank you! i've tried this software and it works really great i love it. I've never heard of this but i really love it so far. I'm using a laptop since i'm mostly mobile due my work and this will help me a lot probably!. Can't wait to test it out outdoor.

Originally posted by Wyrtt:

Just read in sessions of 1-2 hours and than stop for a day. Not only you will save your eye but you will have a joy of reading this story for a few weeks instead of days.

I can somehow understand you. Interactive books @Choice of...@ with their white backgroud give me eyestrain if i read longer than 30 minute.

Another advice: use text hooker and output text at larger and better font or use digital magnifyig glass.

Exactly that's my problem when i read online i somehow can manage to read with my tablet tho. I'll grab the demo version and test it with the new settings and yeah max 2h is plenty if i read too long it would give me a headache. I didn't know that you can actually also change the font of the game which is nice. Thanks.

[Wyrtt]

Originally posted by Ayuno:

Originally posted by Zetto:

Have you tried a program called f.lux? I use it and it helps out my eyes especially at night time. It tints the screen to an orange color when it becomes night time which is supposedly easier on the eyes than the bright light that your computer screen generally does.

Thank you! i've tried this software and it works really great i love it. I've never heard of this but i really love it so far. I'm using a laptop since i'm mostly mobile due my work and this will help me a lot probably!. Can't wait to test it out outdoor.

Originally posted by Wyrtt:

Just read in sessions of 1-2 hours and than stop for a day. Not only you will save your eye but you will have a joy of reading this story for a few weeks instead of days.

I can somehow understand you. Interactive books @Choice of...@ with their white backgroud give me eyestrain if i read longer than 30 minute.

Another advice: use text hooker and output text at larger and better font or use digital magnifyig glass.

Exactly that's my problem when i read online i somehow can manage to read with my tablet tho. I'll grab the demo version and test it with the new settings and yeah max 2h is plenty if i read too long it would give me a headache. I didn't know that you can actually also change the font of the game which is nice. Thanks.

You normaly cant. I was talking about using ITH or VNR to hook text and increasing font of outputed text as solution.
Normally you would use ith or vnr to translate japanese vn.

[Isiforo.s]

Originally posted by Wyrtt:

You normaly cant. I was talking about using ITH or VNR to hook text and increasing font of outputed text as solution.
Normally you would use ith or vnr to translate japanese vn.

Oh ok i got ya. Ill google that later thx for that.

[KuKzz]

Originally posted by Ayuno:

Isn't there a tablet version of this kind of things?

There is and it's called Windows tablets. I read 90% of VNs on my Asus T100 but even cheap ~$80 chinese tablets (Chuwi, Onda, Cube, etc.) will work fine for VNs.
Laptop is also ok but I don't like the keyboard and extra weight.

[Wyrtt]

Originally posted by KuKzz:

Originally posted by Ayuno:

Isn't there a tablet version of this kind of things?

There is and it's called Windows tablets. I read 90% of VNs on my Asus T100 but even cheap ~$80 chinese tablets (Chuwi, Onda, Cube, etc.) will work fine for VNs.
Laptop is also ok but I don't like the keyboard and extra weight.

Wait. you can install actuall programms and games on tablets?