#doujin games

[arimiadev]

(flashing lights)

got a real gem in the mail today - Fatal Zero Action, a 3D hack-n-slash rogue lite Fate doujin game released by Light's in 2012. you can play as Saber, Kiritsugu, or Rider from Fate Zero

the difficulty ramps up a lot but every time you die you get skill points that can be used to permanently unlock certain things (like increasing your health, increasing the skill slots you have, etc)

[arimiaromage]

tonight I played Rozen Diadem, a doujinge Rozen Maiden danmaku from 2009 by Ichigo-Citron. it's pretty short (under 20 minutes) but fun and pretty!

here's what it looks like in motion. (please note there are some flashing lights)

more info on the game

[finder-plus]

[injyukobou]

Monster Resurrection ~ A beast that forgets the goodwill that was picked up and copulates with desire ~ (English version) [淫獣工房] | DLsite

The dying and weakened creatures were picked up by humans, made healthy thanks to the care of the human family, and added to the family. How

淫獣リザレクション ～拾われた恩を忘れて欲望のまま交尾をする獣～ [淫獣工房] | DLsite

瀕死状態で弱っていたその生き物は人間に拾われ、その人間の家族の看病のおかげで元気になり家族にも加えてもらいました。しかしその生き物には人間言えない秘密がありました。その生き物は人間の少女と交尾をしたがる淫らなケダモノ【淫獣】だったのです。「DLsite 同人 - R18」は同人誌

失望～流し忘れの肉便器～LV2 [淫獣工房] | DLsite

僕の目の前で彼女のアナルを先生にNTRレイプされ終いには腸内放尿されるHアニメ多数収録のダークアドベンチャーゲーム「DLsite 同人 - R18」は同人誌・同人ゲーム・同人ボイス・ASMRのダウンロードショップ。お気に入りの作品をすぐダウンロードできてすぐ楽しめる！毎日更新して

[lunaticobscurity]

there's a new post up at the world's greatest obscure videogames review blog, and today's subject is a platformer that was clearly crafted with a lot of love! go and read about it~!

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[bunnymajo]

[blazehedgehog]

What's your opinion on Sonic Omens and the whole drama surrounding the game's Patreon? Something I haven't seen brought up yet in this discussion are comparisons to doujin circles and how lax Japan is towards monetization of "fan" projects compared to other countries. Do you believe there to be a risk of SEGA reversing their fairly lax stance on Sonic fan games up until this point?

The last time this happened, when ArcForged was crowdfunding Sonic Smackdown, I got in to a heated argument with them on Twitter that I believe ended in them blocking me because I told them to knock it off.

I was riled up enough that I started rolling around doing a video about why monetizing fan games was a bad idea, and by the time those ideas were gelling together in my head enough for me to start writing, ArcForged announced they were ending Smackdown's crowdfunding.

It seemed mean to go forward with a video where I drag them through the mud after they eventually did the right thing, so I never wrote that script.

Now definitely seems like a good time to dust those ideas off again, though.

Japan’s doujin scene is a complicated one, because it’s important to remember that a lot of us don’t live there, and aren’t exposed to the finer points of contention surrounding it. We see “somebody is selling fan comics!” without necessarily digesting what that actually means. There’s a density to Japan that lets niches fly under the radar but also thrive in ways they wouldn’t in America.

Also keep in mind that if selling “doujin games” were actually totally legal and accepted, Japan would be awash with unofficial versions of anything that was popular. Look at Touhou -- that was a franchise sort of born in the doujin scene, it thrived in the doujin scene, and people have made careers there. Touhou is everywhere and everything. Novels and comics and games, hundreds and hundreds.

Did that ever happen with Mario? Can you remember the last time a Mario fan game was sold for money? Or Mega Man? What about Dragon Quest? Are you aware of any Dragon Quest doujin that, one: aren’t porn, and two: were long running and widely distributed?

I mean, you’re more likely to find a Touhou parody of this stuff than legitimate doujin games. There are still laws that will be enforced if you step on the wrong toes.

Which means that yes, I do believe Sega will start going after people if they continue to be disrespected like this. Sega and the community has an understanding, and it’s lead to a kind of ceasefire. If people take advantage of that for their own personal gain, then it threatens the whole system. Why risk bringing the fire down on everyone? Its ignorance at best, and selfish greed at worst.

[mendelpalace]

SO recently I stumbled on to a Twitter account belonging to a game dev who goes by kyu_fu, and they’ve been posting screens/art from an indie game they’re working on called “Fermata on the Pithos.” 

I adore the art style here, from the salvaged and cobbled-together look of the environments to the low poly vibe that recalls the more expressive and stylized PS1-era classics. I honestly know very little about the game itself, but I’m VERY interested in learning more.

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