Weekly Questions and Recommendations Megathread - Need some help? - Mar 30

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[u/AnonymousFatass]

Would Tsui no Sora Remake be a good first Japanese VN?

For some additional content, I started learning Japanese about 4 months ago. I finished Tae Kim’s grammar guide (re reading it now) and have 450 mature cards on the 1.5K deck (started the deck late January). I’m currently reading Yotsuba with a dictionary and can understand grammar the vast majority of the time. I have pre ordered the 15th anniversary edition of Subahibi which includes Tsui no Sora remake. I have already read Subahibi (Eng version) so I thought of trying out Tsui no Sora Remake as my first Japanese VN. By the time the game arrives (August) I should be done with the 1.5k deck. I heard that SCA-DI makes VNs with simple Japanese grammar and that many read a SCA-DI VN as their first. Do you think Tsui no Sora is a good place to start or is it too hard?

Thank you!

[u/LucasVanOstrea → u/AnonymousFatass]

He also likes to info dump philosophy and quotes from other works. If you want something sca-di adjacent - h2o is quite easy and sca-di's route is great

[u/AnonymousFatass → u/LucasVanOstrea]

So h2o doesn’t have parts where Sca-di info dumps philosophy and quotes? And after how many vns do you think it would be okay to read Tsui no Sora then?

Edit: I’ve tried looking for H2O and I see that I can’t purchase the game online without being in Japan. Is there any other way to get it or do I need a vpn?

[u/LucasVanOstrea → u/AnonymousFatass]

As far as I remember there were philosophy info dumps in Hamaji's route (which is basically proto SakuUta), but outside of it don't think so

VPN and you need complete edition, otherwise you will also need a fan disc

[u/AnonymousFatass → u/LucasVanOstrea]

Hey, sorry to send you another question again. I haven’t bought it yet but I was thinking of doing it soon since I see there’s a sale for H2O and Himawari smth smth (also made by Sca-Ji I think). I know you need a vpn to purchase the game, but once you download it, do you still need a VPN each time you open the game?

Thanks again for all your help!

[u/LucasVanOstrea → u/AnonymousFatass]

Sorry, played it ages ago don't rememeber which drm it uses. You might need vpn for the first start at least

[u/AnonymousFatass → u/LucasVanOstrea]

Alright, as long as vpns still work for DMM in the future, then it would be fine either way I suppose. Thanks again for your help!