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Aura wrote:There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
Is the mystery umbrella girl one of these cameos? (From Shizune's route) I have a feeling I've seen her before.
And how about the CG showing the art classroom? :o
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Aura wrote:There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
I'm actually wondering now, why was Lelouch removed from the full VN, but not the other obvious references (Haruhiko Suzumiya and Ritsu Tainaka)?
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Steinherz wrote:
Aura wrote:There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
I'm actually wondering now, why was Lelouch removed from the full VN, but not the other obvious references (Haruhiko Suzumiya and Ritsu Tainaka)?
Copyright maybe? Haruhiko is just a name reference where as for Lelouch they pretty much used the same character design. Also probably because it would just look weird to have Lelouch staring at you in that CG....
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Jobriq wrote:
Steinherz wrote:
Aura wrote:There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
I'm actually wondering now, why was Lelouch removed from the full VN, but not the other obvious references (Haruhiko Suzumiya and Ritsu Tainaka)?
Copyright maybe? Haruhiko is just a name reference where as for Lelouch they pretty much used the same character design. Also probably because it would just look weird to have Lelouch staring at you in that CG....
I suppose so, then again The Genderbending of Haruhi Suzumiya is a fan work.
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OtakuNinja wrote:
Aura wrote:There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
Is the mystery umbrella girl one of these cameos? (From Shizune's route) I have a feeling I've seen her before.
And how about the CG showing the art classroom? :o
I'm pretty sure the girl with a parasol is a cameo, but not 100%. I didn't even remember what you were talking about, had to look up the actual CG.

There are no cameos in the art classroom CG.
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Steinherz wrote:
Aura wrote:There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
I'm actually wondering now, why was Lelouch removed from the full VN, but not the other obvious references (Haruhiko Suzumiya and Ritsu Tainaka)?
Too egregious.
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There's one other CG than the classroom one where you can find some cameos from anime, and one CG where there are a couple inside joke cameos.
The festival CG featuring Shizune and Misha in a kimono had CC from Code Geass in the background. Not sure about the other characters near the middle though.
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rterman wrote:Do you have any interest in interactive fiction outside the domain of VNs?
I had, but then a grue ate me.
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Is the name of The Answer a reference to The Question?
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rterman wrote:
Aura wrote:
rterman wrote:Do you have any interest in interactive fiction outside the domain of VNs?
I had, but then a grue ate me.
I see what you did there

On a different note - are you at all worried that KS will define you or overshadow your other work?
Not really. It's going to happen to some (unknown) extent and there's not much that can be done about it. Here are some solutions:

1) Make something that's unarguably better than KS.
2) Make something that KS can't be compared to.
3) Retire the handles and other names we use and create new identities.
4) Never make anything again.
5) Wipe out every trace of KS off the internet and the minds of everyone who has read it.

Anyway, it's not a big deal.
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AdvancedCryptography wrote:Is the name of The Answer a reference to The Question?
Yes.
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rterman wrote:Do you have any interest in interactive fiction outside the domain of VNs?
It was (and to some extent, remains) a hobby horse of mine. I even wrote a good section of my Master's dissertation on the subject, which, in case you are curious, turned out to be academic suicide. I also have a lengthy argument about how Homestuckis the internet's natural next step in interactive storytelling evolution which I won't bother going into because I won't be held responsible for another annoying fucking Homestuck fan.

Most recently I've been idly picking away at Black Crown, which is something I wish I could write (i.e. good horror).

I also made an attempt to play around in INFORM, but it turns out my ability to patiently sit down and program my own interactive fiction is minimal. I've been sorely tempted to muck about in Twine, but (obviously) I haven't done that either. One day, perhaps, I'll get 'round to it.
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TheHivemind wrote:
rterman wrote:Do you have any interest in interactive fiction outside the domain of VNs?
It was (and to some extent, remains) a hobby horse of mine. I even wrote a good section of my Master's dissertation on the subject, which, in case you are curious, turned out to be academic suicide.
Would you be comfortable explaining why the topic of interactive fiction was academic suicide?
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OutofBlues wrote:
TheHivemind wrote:
rterman wrote:Do you have any interest in interactive fiction outside the domain of VNs?
It was (and to some extent, remains) a hobby horse of mine. I even wrote a good section of my Master's dissertation on the subject, which, in case you are curious, turned out to be academic suicide.
Would you be comfortable explaining why the topic of interactive fiction was academic suicide?
It is awfully difficult to convince a department full of Shakespeare and Byron Shelly devotees that Zork or Homestuck have real literary merit.

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Aura wrote:"Almost"? Understatement of the week there. I think being obsessive and "crazy" is just pretty standard for being a fan of something. It's not really an issue for me personally. I mean, sure I occasionally find the fandom weird, and it's occasionally hard to interact with the fans because I don't get the fan mindset, but whatever. That could go for anyone.
I find myself thinking about this reply very often.
What exactly did you mean by not understanding the fan mindset?
Were you referring to the fan mindset for Katawa Shoujo or fan mindsets in general?
For either, would you mind pointing out what isn't understandable or explaining a bit?

I had always assumed that everyone was at least a fan of something.
I've met a couple of people that say they don't understand fan mindsets in general, so I've become a bit interested in such a view point whether it's specific or not.

EDIT: I don't want to take up more space in the actual thread; I'll just edit this post.
Your reply has really helped me understand what you and other folks have been saying about not understanding the fan mindset.
Thank you very much for answering my question!
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