FFXI LGBT Community, Who Are You?

If he's not Masaki Koh... Statement is clearly a lie.
(Joking. And a reference to Mentaiko's Priapus looking similar to Masaki Koh.)

Sigh, Masaki Koh Q___Q

Ah well, I think we lost Selennia again, for another year or so. :/

*tries the Summon Selennia Spell, just in case*

Not sure about the exact words, but I think it goes something like this...

One day before but...Merry Christmas my fellow LGBT friends! <3

Merry (belated) Christmas my fellow LGBT family!

It is I, your thread author.

*Is summoned!*

Hayy

http://obscurasoft.com/

Just bought it and having my good share of fun

I'm so confused by that

Confused by what?
Author didn't invent anything, dating sim games have been around for quite a bit.

I mean it's certainly not the strangest thing I've ever seen, but I genuinely had no idea that existed

To each their own. Have fun '-'*)

Well, it's a fast game, once you've played it through 3 or 4 times you'll probably get bored of it, but at least the first time is pretty funny.

99% of dating games are about dating japanese schoolgirls, it's refreshing to have something that does have erotic XXX moments, but it's not about only that.

I found the script brilliant, some moments were hilarious and made me genuinally laugh and, most of all, it seems a "believable" story set in a believable, realistic scenario with the correct contextualisation (with a lil bit of suspension of disbelief of course, it's still a story and not a documentary).
Nothing to do with the Yaoi crap and those super fake scenarios, it looks like a story written by a gay guy, I loved it :)

I like the idea of a gay dating game...but $18.99 for what looks like an above average flash game. A little bit too expensive maybe.

Possibly expensive yeah. I wouldn't say the game is "just" a Flash game though, there's an unexpected quality behind the project and I gotta say the script is really really well thought.

Imagine reading a gamebook, an interactive book with lots of illustrations, set up in a college. The story begins with you comin out with your room mates and then there's plenty of things you can do or not do, and the game will change a lot according to what you say to who, how and when.
It's as simple as that, it's a very "old" type of game.
I think it's closer to reading a book than playing a videogame.
So, given the type of game, it's a reassuring discovery to find out such a well thought script.

You might be over-analysing what Minjo is saying, perhaps. He might simply be amazed that "yaoi"-style dating-genre ero-VN-games exist, rather than simply that visual novels (as a medium) exist.

Visual novels, as a much more broad gaming genre have a lot of popular examples, already...the Phoenix Wright series by CAPCOM is a visual novel with crime/mystery/courtroom intrigue plot elements and mini-games. On the other side of the (popular) spectrum, one could argue that Dragon Age and Mass Effect series are, at their core, life/dating sims with fantasy/sci-fi RPG/FPS/3PS-mission gaming elements attached onto the main plotline (and even gay/lesbian romances possible.)

Of course the sheer bulk of het ero-game dating sims (as a sub-genre) represent the majority of examples on the spectrum of VN-games, but the niche yaoi/otome/yuri genres have a following, even among the indie developers outside Japan.

I personally adore VN's in general, and dating sims/life sims as a sub-genre. As a hopeless romantic, I really like seeing charas I like getting together (whether in a 'chaste' storyline or 'ero'/H-style story) as I would watching fun romantic comedies or dramas.

At their worst, such games come across as amateurish fan-fictions. But when a well-written script, punchy dialogue, appealing art-style, and a touching background track all come together, VN's can border on epic high-art. ^^ I've personally had satisfying catharses and epiphany-inspiring changes of perspective just from playing well-written VN games. :)

And quite a lot of them, being indie-developed, are either free or have free-demos available on their dev websites. ^^

Yeah Schutz, I have to agree.
With so many free games out there 18$ looks even more expensive than it did before (it originally was a kickstarter-financed project).
Despite that, I think there's really a lot of production quality behind this particular title.

I suggest you at least try the demo (I haven't tried the demo honestly but I assume it should give a good idea of the full game at least)

Schutz be hating on my fondness of VNs. :(

hihi

Hello '0'

I reactivated! But will probably only play on Weekend

It has been too long since I posted here...but HELLO MY LOVES <3

Hi all ^.^

My main is Waterborn, and my second toon is Ashkiisith :)

Just reactivated yesterday and going to try and recruit for our ls :)

Children of Altana, located on Sylph Server.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/237810066270952/

We are a small group of friendly guys right now :), but would love to expand :D. We've probably been around for almost 10 years, and some of the core guys still going strong. We help each other out whenever we can, including leveling, gearing and bcnm's. We are a glbt community, but have an ally or 2 that log in here and there :).

Feel free to pm me in game or on here! I need to make more ffxi friends again overall, as my fl has dwindled down so it seems XD.

Looking forward to it! Thanks again for ur time guys :D

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Yummy, dragons.

Oh and hi. I don't think I've posted here before, but I suppose I belong here (unless you toss me out on my arse).

To me, if I like/love someone, what they have between their legs just isn't a factor. I'm female, if it matters.

I'm on Bahamut and anything else you want to know just ask. I reserve the right not to answer but asking won't get you killed...usually...

A hearty congratulations to the LGBT community for a major victory in courts today. May you all enjoy the right be as miserable in marriage as us straight fools are.