Post AhuuLgNzn4Ffxj8ssa by irie@bae.st
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 (DIR) Post #AhuuLgNzn4Ffxj8ssa by irie@bae.st
       2024-03-16T23:02:17.313485Z
       
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       From /v/***The Steam "marketing" team was blindsided by how popular Spring Sale-chan was.Their pivot into an anime-esque aesthetic has showed them increased engagement from Japan which continues to be a rapidly growing region for PC in general. In fact, 2chan's Steam sale threads even outpace /v/'s which tend to be some of the faster threads on the board when a major sale is on:>https://may.ftbucket.info/may/index.php?mode=c&f=0&w=0&s=Steam6k+ posts and counting. Users all collectively agree that "Haru-chan" is great and they want more of her.This has made Valve rethink their Seasonal sales branding in the near future. Already in the talks of perhaps introducing a Summer-chan, Fall-chan, and Winter-chan sales mascots too. And in the long run they might even introduce an Aperture-themed vtuber as one of the frontfacing marketing staff of Steam.***Imagine finding an issue with that. This is great news. Valve has for too long discriminated against Japanese games on Steam with unfair censorship and even bans. Good to see the dissipation of their unnecessary aversion.1710602593012385.webm
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLhFAbMmoce1LlI by heavens_feel@bae.st
       2024-03-16T23:23:53.229800Z
       
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       @irie I feel great. Edit: I would love to see _more_ uncensored eroge sold on steam  (with a R-18 restriction, of course) without suddenly being blocked from the store, unlike what happened in the past. I'd also like for more of these titles to be steam deck compatible.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLhsAGNyiZaGUXg by creamqueen@clubcyberia.co
       2024-03-16T23:39:39.314220Z
       
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       @heavens_feel @irie they al;ready have this retard you can get koikatsu and honey select on steam. half of steam new releases are porn games
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLiejLopJ0CzHF2 by heavens_feel@bae.st
       2024-03-17T00:00:19.339229Z
       
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       @creamqueen @irie https://noisypixel.net/steam-bans-unfair-inconsistent-rules/
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLjBhNFCKeSPbd2 by creamqueen@clubcyberia.co
       2024-03-17T00:03:48.520486Z
       
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       @heavens_feel @irie >visual novelnot a game, doesnt belong on steam
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLjsanlVcnUTrUG by heavens_feel@bae.st
       2024-03-17T00:08:37.551443Z
       
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       @creamqueen @irie Really? https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=visual+novel
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLkcK3k5Z5JsNlY by creamqueen@clubcyberia.co
       2024-03-17T00:10:17.192095Z
       
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       @heavens_feel @irie not a game doesnt belong on steam bud
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLlIrVa7HDFmM4W by heavens_feel@bae.st
       2024-03-17T00:11:25.568541Z
       
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       @creamqueen   We're clearly not going to agree on this so let's drop the subject.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLlmzhYDeihsQ2S by creamqueen@clubcyberia.co
       2024-03-17T00:11:44.548729Z
       
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       @heavens_feel visual novels arent games
       
 (DIR) Post #AhuuLmNrUTi4Z37rVI by heavens_feel@bae.st
       2024-03-17T00:38:45.166109Z
       
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       @creamqueen Even mostly text-based visual novels often allow the player to affect the story in certain ways such as trying to date a particular girl or avoid a bad ending. You also have hybrid titles where other gameplay types are grafted onto the vn like Prism Ark with strategy battles or action-based giant robot fights in Demonbane. All of these approaches allow the player to have some agency in choosing their journey through the game. You might not think of vns as games, and that's fine, but they are regardless.image.pngimage.png
       
 (DIR) Post #AhvdHBjcIySVg6UDzM by irie@bae.st
       2024-03-17T01:21:08.284769Z
       
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       @heavens_feel @creamqueen Some VNs may not be games but as a medium it more than qualifies as valid regardless. VNs offer the long form experience of a book with visual and aural aspects, which is unique!Some of the best VNs are kinetic. The mere act of clicking to further the dialogue constitutes an interactive effect since there is action on screen, due to the visual and aural layers. Something that's not the case with a book, and neither in video media that proceed completely autonomous. I'm a big fan of the VN medium.