Great; now he's gonna make more obscure references

So, would you like to know what I've been playing for the last week-and-a-half?

Tsukihime.

Don't ask me how I got it, (the same way I got those Touhou games) just know that I have now finished my first ever visual novel.

Wow.

Since Tsukihime is a game with very little interactivity, it is a game wherein I do care about its story. Well lucky for you, the writing in Tsukihime is top-notch.




I USED THE NON-ERO ENGLISH PATCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!



Now while some arcs are better than others, (Hisui's route pales compared to Arcueid's and Akiha's) it was overall a very rewarding experience. The characters felt like real people. Even the downright monstrous characters felt believable. And at least one romance was very heartwarming. (I guess that would make me a Shiki/Arcueid fan then?)

But be warned, Tsukihime is the most depressing game I've ever played. It's even more depressing than Final Fantasy 6. Your heart will inevitably be torn about at least once during every route. And some of the scenes of violence (and sexual violence) will make you cringe. This is not a game for the faint-of-heart. This is vampire mythology at its most brutal.

But now I have been inducted into the works of Type-Moon. Who knows what will become of me, now? Maybe I'll "acquire" more games; I know some of the Melty Blood games have English hacks. I have a little bit of knowledge of the Fate franchise. And if it got out of translation Hell, I would buy the Kara no Kyouki novels, if Del Rey ever got off its ass and finished it already. (Come on, you haven't disappointed me with Tsubasa and XXXHolic; why let me down, now?)

Just know this; you might be seeing more of a catgirl vampire in the near-future.

FORESHADOWING!