Learning Japanese
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Learning Japanese
Hello! This is my first VN game, though its less of visual novel and more of a visual classroom? I'm not that great at writing, so I decided to make my first VN off of something I knew how to do: speaking Japanese. The attached file is the (demo?) version; it only has one out of six lessons completed. Everything else is mostly done though. I could probably use more sprites for the teachers, so I may add that in the future. All of the artwork, programming, and writing was done by me. There isn't any music yet, and I don't know if I will add any since it's less of a game and more a learning sim. Feedback is appreciated!
The main menu screen.
A sample of what most of the game looks like.
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Re: Learning Japanese
Just finished playing through the game!
First of all, I'd like to say... けいこせんせいとじっこうせんせいはとても可愛いですね!:") I like your art style!
Ahem. Anyway... to be honest, I personally would've liked it better if there was some sort of plot or something, because it was... quite dry. T___T It was like I was being bombarded by information throughout the game. Huhuhu. Alhough I understand that you did give some sort of a disclaimer, by saying that it's more of a virtual classroom than a visual novel. I found that to be quite exact. It does feel more like a virtual classroom than anything. Hahaha.
That said, I think it's a really good concept! I already know most of the things here since I had Japanese electives before, hahaha, so I just kinda speed-read through the whole thing, but I enjoyed the mini-quizzes at the end of the lessons. That part was pretty enjoyable! Oh, and I was actually surprised when I browsed through the notes section and saw that you had included kanji. Woah. Hahaha. Thank you for adding them in!
But... yeah, speaking from the perspective of someone who already knows some of these stuff, the actual learning felt kinda dry. But I think, if I were in the shoes of someone who knows zero to none... I think I would be pretty overwhelmed. Either way, that aspect needs improving, I think. Personally, I believe that if we don't enjoy what we're doing, we can't learn much at all. So... yeah. Hahaha.
Anyway, thank you for creating this game! I am definitely looking forward to the next update. I hope to see more lessons for next time. Keep it up, okaaay? Haha. 頑張ってください!
First of all, I'd like to say... けいこせんせいとじっこうせんせいはとても可愛いですね!:") I like your art style!
Ahem. Anyway... to be honest, I personally would've liked it better if there was some sort of plot or something, because it was... quite dry. T___T It was like I was being bombarded by information throughout the game. Huhuhu. Alhough I understand that you did give some sort of a disclaimer, by saying that it's more of a virtual classroom than a visual novel. I found that to be quite exact. It does feel more like a virtual classroom than anything. Hahaha.
That said, I think it's a really good concept! I already know most of the things here since I had Japanese electives before, hahaha, so I just kinda speed-read through the whole thing, but I enjoyed the mini-quizzes at the end of the lessons. That part was pretty enjoyable! Oh, and I was actually surprised when I browsed through the notes section and saw that you had included kanji. Woah. Hahaha. Thank you for adding them in!
But... yeah, speaking from the perspective of someone who already knows some of these stuff, the actual learning felt kinda dry. But I think, if I were in the shoes of someone who knows zero to none... I think I would be pretty overwhelmed. Either way, that aspect needs improving, I think. Personally, I believe that if we don't enjoy what we're doing, we can't learn much at all. So... yeah. Hahaha.
Anyway, thank you for creating this game! I am definitely looking forward to the next update. I hope to see more lessons for next time. Keep it up, okaaay? Haha. 頑張ってください!
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Re: Learning Japanese
Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep those things in mind, I was trying to make it a bit more simple for people coming in with nothing, but since I already know it (and have no actual teaching skills) I had trouble with that, so I could see why it would end up being a mish-mash of difficulty. The kanji comes in around lesson five, and I debated whether or not to put it in, so it's good to know that someone likes it! I'll see what I can do about making the script/lessons more interesting and less dry!
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