Canned Dogs

Each person could vote for up to 6 different titles, and each person could give an additional +1 or +2 points to a title he feels was really game (total of 3 extra points to spend). With each game vote the person can choose one aspect of the game which he thought was exceptionally good, so games with good scenario get a higher score in the scenario section and games with better “gaming” get a higher score in the Playability section.

S: Scenario
C: Character, Voice
G: Graphics, effects
M: Music
P: Playability
H: The ero in the game on a scale of 1 to 5, averaged out

1st place
BALDR SKY Dive2 “RECORDARE”
Released 27/11/2009 by Giga
S:40 C:9 G:3 M:16 P:124 H:2.33
413 pts

2nd place
BALDR SKY Dive1 “LostMemory”
Released 27/03/2009 by Giga
S:29 C:6 G:2 M:10 P:130 H:2.65
360pts

3rd place
装甲悪鬼村正 -FullMetalDaemon MURAMASA-
Released 30/10/2009 by Nitro+
S:115 C:9 G:18 M:2 P:0 H:1.87
337pts

4th place
Ore tachi ni tsubasa wa nai
Released 24/04/2009 by Navel
S:89 C:64 G:0 M:0 P:0 H:1.94
329pts

5th place
Hoshizora no memoria
Released 27/03/2009 by FAVORITE
S:58 C:36 G:14 M:8 P:0 H:2.60
235pts

6th place
Maji de watashi ni koi shinasai!
Released 28/08/2009 by Minatosoft
S:10 C:105 G:1 M:1 P:0 H:3.18
193pts

7th place
Dies irae -Acta est Fabula-
Released 25/12/2009 by Light
S:42 C:20 G:8 M:2 P:0 H:1.84
153pts

8th place
Shirokuma Bellstars
Released 11/12/2009 by Pulltop
S:18 C:58 G:4 M:0 P:0 H:3.45
147pts

9th place
Himegari dungeon meister
Released 24/04/2009 by Eushully
S:0 C:2 G:1 M:0 P:69 H:3.62
118pts

10th place
Sakura sakura
Released 26/06/2009 by Haikuosoft
S:12 C:52 G:7 M:3 P:1 H:2.97
117 pts

11) Coμ ~Kuroi Ryuu to Yasashii Oukoku~ – Akatsuki Works
12) Mashiroiro Symphony – Palette
13) Tenshinranman -LUCKY or UNLUCKY!?- – Yuzu soft
14) Natsuyumenagisa – Saga Planets
15) Kikouyokusenki Tenkuu no Yumina – ETERNAL
16) Suzunone7! – Clochette
17) Alice 2010 – Alicesoft
18) Shinigami no kiss wa wakare no aji – ALcot Citrus
19) Natsu no ame – Cube
20) Hikari no Valusia – Liar soft
21) Kyonyuu Fantasy – Waffle
22) W.L.O. Sekai Renai Kikou – Akabeesoft2
23) Bishoujo – Tanuki soft
24) Yoake mae yori ruri iro na -Moonlight Cradle- – August
25) Trample on “Schatten!!” – TailWind (closed)

Via: 2009年ベストエロゲー投票雑談スレッド

Ore tachi ni tsubasa wa nai is my personal top for best scenario for 2009. Then again I haven’t played Muramasa, Hoshizora, or Dies Irae.

Aquaplus has announced during Aquaplus Festa 09 that they’ll be making a 2D fighting game featuring Aquaplus characters, characters that appeared in the trailer shown during the event included Multi, Tama-nee, Hakuoro (Aruruu + Mukkuru) and Riannon. Details of the game will be announced in 2010.

Dengeki Playstation Online reports that the resolution didn’t look like PSP. A report from a fan that was present at the event commented that the sprite art looked like a cheap doujin game.

No details on if the game development is being outsourced or if Aquaplus is making it themselves.

Then again I’m pretty sure Aquaplus can’t make a fighting game that can get anywhere close to QOH’99. Also when is Go! To! Heart!! going to continue anyway.

The new eroge Shinobiryuu which was released on the 18th of December apparently has something to say about the entire eroge restrictions stuff that has been happening!

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The image girls for Tokyo Auto Salon 2010 includes a character that has been specially designed by eroge artist Nishimata Aoi. The character’s name is Otosa.

Some might be wondering what is Auto Salon, so here’s a description from the English site:

TOKYO AUTO SALON 2010 with NAPAC is the world’s largest auto exhibition with more than 600 vehicles on display as well as some 300 companies, associations and schools including after-market parts manufacturers, custom shops, car manufacturers, automotive businesses, and automotive vocational schools, etc.

Yeah.

They will also be selling character goods for this character at the exhibition, such as card cases, tumblers, key holders, bath towels, etc.

How much further will this go.

Eroge maker Little Witch has announced on their website that after the release of their latest game Sugar Coat Freaks on the 29th of January, the brand Little Witch will be suspended indefinitely. Aside from a few parts such as tech support, most of their business will be suspended.

Ooyari Ashito, representing Little Witch, writes that:

We still wish to continue making more games, but it has become apparent that if we continue like this and start developing the next game, we will start having trouble with funding before we can release the game, causing trouble to a lot of people, so we have come to the decision that we would have to draw the line here for now.

As I look back now, it has been a continuous series of obstacles after obstacles all the way from when we first set up Little Witch. Even so, the reason why we managed to make it this far is thanks to all the support from our fans. And the only thing that hasn’t changed all this time is my motivation to want to create new games. Even now, I’m still thinking of how we can make better games and how we can “continue” to make games.

I hope to be able to find a workable framework with sustainable development and growth.

I give my sincerest thanks to all the fans who have supported Little Witch for the past 9 years.

We’re giving our fullest right now on the final touch ups for Sugar Coat Freaks which is currently in development. We’re doing the final adjustments now to ensure we can deliver an even better product.

Little Witch representative
Ooyari Ashito
17th December 2009

There goes another nice eroge brand. I always thought that they’d be totally awesome if they could get a good writer. Also I realised Ooyari Ashito’s art style is almost completely gone now in their newest game.

Eroge maker Circus has issued an official statement regarding the matter and the building was apparently their warehouse and wasn’t an office, and none of the staff were hurt nor was any data lost, and no new product waiting for release got damaged.

Their new game D.C. II Fall in love will still be released on the 18th of December as planned.

Livedoor news reports that a fire had broken out at the offices of eroge maker Circus. The cause of the fire is not yet known and there has not been any comment from Circus about the incident yet, but the local fire station in the area has commented that approximately half of the office have been damaged by the fire.

Circus had just announced a bunch of Da Capo projects and a bright future recently too. Man.

Update: Staff from Circus has posted on the Circus official BBS saying that nobody was hurt and their work has not been affected. They also say there will probably not be any delays on the release date, but an official statement will be made on a later date.

Yesterday, introduced via Ishii Jirou from Chunsoft, I managed to get a chance to have a meal with the two gentlemen from TYPE-MOON, Nasu Kinoko and Takeuchi Takashi.

The meeting only lasted for a short while, but the meeting was pure enjoyment and I have not had something like that in a while.

It was the first time we met but I felt like we had already known each other for a long time, I felt a kind of affinity that was like deja vu.

It’s a special privilege that only creators have. Even when age or race are completely different, we can still understand each other instantly when we have the same “smell”.

Even though we’re from completely different areas, it does raise my spirits to get to know people who are working really hard and suffering in agony but continue to still create new work.

It makes me feel that I have to continue working just as hard as they are too!

I got them to sign a copy of Kara no kyoukai as we parted.

Nasu-san, Takeuchi-san, Ishii-san, thank you very much.

Via: Kojima Productions Blogcast

Fan translation of Sharin no kuni has been released.

They’re also working on Sharin no kuni fandisc and G-senjou apparently.

Sharin was totally awesome for scenario game lovers so I’m posting about it. I wish I could write more about it now, but this work thing does not allow much free time recently.

Wakamoto is great.

Thanks to Moogy for emailing me about this.

Just how much D.C. stuff does Circus want to make anyway! How much more are they going to exploit fans!

Via: Nanami no zakkibeya