sketerpot comments on Rationality Quotes: June 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: sketerpot 04 June 2011 10:21:29PM 7 points [-]

For those who are interested: Katawa Shoujo is a visual novel currently in beta, which you can freely download on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

Comment author: gwern 07 June 2011 04:04:29PM 2 points [-]

You know, when I first heard about Katawa Shoujo, I was horrified. (Struck a little too close to home.) But if the rest of the writing is on par with that, I might have to play it.

Comment author: sketerpot 07 June 2011 08:27:43PM *  3 points [-]

The writing isn't all shining gems of dialogue, but it's solidly entertaining, and not nearly as horrifying as the premise might make it sound. The various disabilities are treated more as inconvenient body quirks, rather than defining features; the characters are defined by their personalities and actions. If Katawa Shoujo has a message, that's it.

Anyway, I got a few very enjoyable hours out of it.

Comment author: MarkusRamikin 13 May 2013 04:01:40PM *  0 points [-]

That was surprisingly good.

As to the quote, I wonder if Rin was mocking him.

Comment author: tut 14 June 2011 09:54:38PM 0 points [-]

Why does it matter what OS you use when downloading a text?

Comment author: Nic_Smith 14 June 2011 10:00:30PM *  5 points [-]

A visual novel (ビジュアルノベル bijuaru noberu?) is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage. As the name might suggest, they resemble mixed-media novels or tableau vivant stage plays. -- Wikipedia

I.E. It's a video game.