Current Events > The people calling Chaos;Head VN crap are crazy.

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I've finally been able to properly start the Science Adventure series with Noah and over the years I've seen it crapped on a lot. Not just the anime, which is apparently a piss poor adaptation, but I mean the VN. So I wasn't sure how I'd like it and was prepared for it to be pretty mediocre game I'd have to push through for the sake of C;Child and Robotics;Notes.

Granted, I'm not done with the first route yet, I have two chapters left, but it's been really damn good and just keeps getting better. I don't know if they were just btfo'd hard by the incel protagonist or what. (Understandable, in all honesty.)

I only saw the anime and the only thing I can remember from it is this lovely meganekko

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ekihky6VMAIbVW4.jpg

School days the game is much more superior version than the anime counterpart

I like the atmosphere somewhat but the first part is plagued by a protagonist who actively tries to avoid the story and all events as much as possible, and the later part gets a bit too far into the ridiculous nonsense zone

that said I've heard chaos head noah is a lot better than original chaos head so if you're playing that it would make a lot more sense

MarthGoomba posted...

I only saw the anime and the only thing I can remember from it is this lovely meganekko

She's a really interesting character. She's finally been getting more spotlight time in later chapters, which is nice. And I love her design.
Poorly posted...

School days the game is much more superior version than the anime counterpart

That's the one known for its gore, right?

kirbymuncher posted...

I like the atmosphere somewhat but the first part is plagued by a protagonist who actively tries to avoid the story and all events as much as possible, and the later part gets a bit too far into the ridiculous nonsense zone

that said I've heard chaos head noah is a lot better than original chaos head so if you're playing that it would make a lot more sense

I am playing Noah, yeah. With the improved fan patch, as well. Definitely worth the wait for me. But yeah, Takumi...his high level of cowardice can be frustrating. He's a unique kind of protagonist. I'd never call him a good person, but I am enjoying him as a character all the same.

Leanaunfurled posted...

That's the one known for its gore, right?

There nothing in there

Haven't read the VN, but Chaos;Head is probably one of the 5 worst anime I have ever seen (80% due to the insufferable protagonist, the rest because of the incomprehensible plot)

in comparison, the Umineko anime (also poorly regarded) was at least good enough to get me to read the VN

I just know this game for it getting banned from Steam which actually got Steam to do an internal evaluation and find out some biased shmuck was taking advantage of their power and overturned it and also announced that they'll make sure "nothing like this happens again".

WesternMedia posted...

"nothing like this happens again".

something like it happened again like less than a week later lol

Leanaunfurled posted...

He's a unique kind of protagonist. I'd never call him a good person, but I am enjoying him as a character all the same.

I think he's interesting as a character but his position as the main viewpoint character for like 95% of the story (iirc there's like a few scenes from random side character perspectives) just drags the entire story into the dumpster. like literally the entire first half of the game is just him occasionally leaving his house, and then whenever anything that remotely resembles a plot comes anywhere near him he just runs back home and hides

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/7/5/AAfRsCAAEKpP.png

kirbymuncher posted...

something like it happened again like less than a week later lol

Wait, really? Do you have a link? I remember following the aftermath for a bit and I'd think something like that would've been mentioned. I haven't heard about any incident since.

Are you using the Committee of Zero patch, TC?

Trelve posted...

Are you using the Committee of Zero patch, TC?

Yeah I am. I was going to wait regardless for the improved translation, but after hearing how absurdly buggy the official version is I wasn't going to touch it no matter what.

Leanaunfurled posted...

Yeah I am. I was going to wait regardless for the improved translation, but after hearing how absurdly buggy the official version is I wasn't going to touch it no matter what.

That's good. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it. I've gone through all of the SciAdv VNs (including the original Chaos;Head with it's buggy fan-translation) and I'm still really enjoying reading Noah. While it's not as good as the other parts of the series (Chaos;Child and Steins;Gate being towards the top), it's still a really good ride. Takumi is the ultimate filter isn't he?

Whose eyes are those eyes?

Takumi is based

Trelve posted...

That's good. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it. I've gone through all of the SciAdv VNs (including the original Chaos;Head with it's buggy fan-translation) and I'm still really enjoying reading Noah. While it's not as good as the other parts of the series (Chaos;Child and Steins;Gate being towards the top), it's still a really good ride. Takumi is the ultimate filter isn't he?

Whose eyes are those eyes?

He really is the ultimate filter lol. Back in the day when I first played S;G on Vita, Okabe filtered me. Looking back, it feels silly. I just took him too seriously, and I dropped it at the start. Tried again a month or two later and fell in love with it properly and I've adored Okabe since then. And now here I am with Takumi.

Before bed I got a bit into chapter 8 where I saw him attempting to commit suicide, and that was really hard to read. I feel so bad for him.

Aight just finished the normal route, should be able to knock out the rest tomorrow. I'm assuming they're not terribly long when skipping through text I already read but maybe I'll be wrong. Game has been so great though.