Japanaese games?

Kinethi · 03-03-2008, 06:35 PM

Could anyone point me towards any Japanese games, in which the text is written with kana?
As of the game, I would prefer non-hentai games, games with a plotline and not too fast paced as I can't read very quick yet.

Any responses will be appreciated.

Kinethi

vantoria · 03-06-2008, 10:42 PM

=.= seems that i have been long time not posting here. i don't know that you still in the forum or not. BUt what you talking about is most probably is
Japanese visual novel.
What i recommand is Ever17 and other sequel by kid. It's quite good and i recommaded it.

Kinethi · 03-07-2008, 12:39 PM

Tank you, I will have a look around and see if I can find these visual novels. By the name it sounds like it could be exactly what I'm looking for.

Kinethi

Edit: Seems like a great game, it's just that it's written with both kana and kanji. And I can't read kanji.

stormkiller · 03-11-2008, 10:35 AM

Ever 17 is available in English. You can buy it from J-List -- a wonderful toybox of things from Japan! The other titles in that series though have never been translated.

Kinethi · 03-11-2008, 11:23 AM

Yes, I have seen that it is available in English too, it's just that I wanted a game written in kana (hiragana or katakana). I wanted it as a means to expand my vocabulary of Japanese words. Thank you for the effort of finding me a link though.

Kinethi

Ultimaninja · 04-07-2008, 08:09 AM

Try something done by the group Key

but if you want strictly non-h then maybe Gadget Trial

Kinethi · 04-19-2008, 11:22 AM

I tried Clannad made by Key/Visual Arts and Gadget Trial. And both of them contain kanji. I am looking for a game where they only write using katakana(かたかな) and hiragana(ひらがな) and not kanji, as I can't read kanji. Thanks for your reply though.

Kinethi

SuperKawaiiNeko · 05-17-2008, 08:47 AM

I hate to break it to you, but it's never going to happen. Give it up.

Kanji is a part of life in Japan. You need to know over eight hundred just to be able to read a newspaper proficiently, and you need over a thousand to be considered "literate." Even children's books have some kanji in them (and by "children's books" I don't mean, like...Harry Potter, or even Cat in the Hat. I mean like "See Spot Run" and "Goodnight Moon")

Any body of text in japanese is going to have kanji. Period.

Might I offer an alternative? If you're proficient enough with japanese to be able to pick up new words just from seeing them in context, you should be able to do it through speech. Find a game with voice and use that? Several of the games previously reccomended are voiced, I know.

hitsugaya07 · 05-24-2008, 11:32 AM

why not try playing Ouran High School Host Club game in PS?

Kinethi · 05-25-2008, 05:17 PM

SuperKawaiiNeko: It is as i feared then.

hitsugaya07: Sure, i'll give it a try.

Kinethi

03-03-2008, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kinethi Beginner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 Points: 245.99 Bank: 1,142.79 Total Points: 1,388.78 Donate	Japanaese games? Could anyone point me towards any Japanese games, in which the text is written with kana? As of the game, I would prefer non-hentai games, games with a plotline and not too fast paced as I can't read very quick yet. Any responses will be appreciated. Kinethi

03-07-2008, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kinethi Beginner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 Points: 245.99 Bank: 1,142.79 Total Points: 1,388.78 Donate	Tank you, I will have a look around and see if I can find these visual novels. By the name it sounds like it could be exactly what I'm looking for. Kinethi Edit: Seems like a great game, it's just that it's written with both kana and kanji. And I can't read kanji. Last edited by Kinethi : 03-08-2008 at 01:25 PM.

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Ultimaninja Beginner Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18 Points: 507.59 Bank: 323.19 Total Points: 830.78 Donate	Try something done by the group Key but if you want strictly non-h then maybe Gadget Trial __________________ Demoralizing Shout: "I just yelled at you and made you feel horrible about yourself. Now you can't hit as hard."

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03-06-2008, 10:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
vantoria Beginner Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 11 Points: 694.39 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 694.39 Donate	=.= seems that i have been long time not posting here. i don't know that you still in the forum or not. BUt what you talking about is most probably is Japanese visual novel. What i recommand is Ever17 and other sequel by kid. It's quite good and i recommaded it.

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stormkiller Beginner Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27 Points: 7,962.13 Bank: 1,620.59 Total Points: 9,582.72 Donate	Ever 17 is available in English. You can buy it from J-List -- a wonderful toybox of things from Japan! The other titles in that series though have never been translated.

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Kinethi Beginner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 Points: 245.99 Bank: 1,142.79 Total Points: 1,388.78 Donate	Yes, I have seen that it is available in English too, it's just that I wanted a game written in kana (hiragana or katakana). I wanted it as a means to expand my vocabulary of Japanese words. Thank you for the effort of finding me a link though. Kinethi

04-19-2008, 11:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kinethi Beginner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 Points: 245.99 Bank: 1,142.79 Total Points: 1,388.78 Donate	I tried Clannad made by Key/Visual Arts and Gadget Trial. And both of them contain kanji. I am looking for a game where they only write using katakana(かたかな) and hiragana(ひらがな) and not kanji, as I can't read kanji. Thanks for your reply though. Kinethi

05-17-2008, 08:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
SuperKawaiiNeko Beginner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 Points: 138.45 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 138.45 Donate	I hate to break it to you, but it's never going to happen. Give it up. Kanji is a part of life in Japan. You need to know over eight hundred just to be able to read a newspaper proficiently, and you need over a thousand to be considered "literate." Even children's books have some kanji in them (and by "children's books" I don't mean, like...Harry Potter, or even Cat in the Hat. I mean like "See Spot Run" and "Goodnight Moon") Any body of text in japanese is going to have kanji. Period. Might I offer an alternative? If you're proficient enough with japanese to be able to pick up new words just from seeing them in context, you should be able to do it through speech. Find a game with voice and use that? Several of the games previously reccomended are voiced, I know.

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hitsugaya07 Beginner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Philippines Posts: 9 Points: 495.82 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 495.82 Donate	why not try playing Ouran High School Host Club game in PS?

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Kinethi Beginner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5 Points: 245.99 Bank: 1,142.79 Total Points: 1,388.78 Donate	SuperKawaiiNeko: It is as i feared then. hitsugaya07: Sure, i'll give it a try. Kinethi

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