Highlighting Kira Kira Post

I made a post about my favorite Visual Novel, Kira Kira, for the class two years ago when I took it. I wanted to make a new post to highlight it for anyone who has any interest in Visual Novels at all, or for those who still are uncertain about the impact and meaning they can have as a story.

The only thing I can really say about this post, is that the impacts and impressions I stated in this post two years ago is only more true now for me as time has passed.

Kira Kira Post

Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo Setup

So here’s some setup instructions. First, you can find the files here.

Next, Download Daemons Tools Lite Free License.

You will also need an unzip tool to unzip the game files from my Mega link. You’ll most likely have one already, but if you do not I recommend 7zip.

These are the downloads you will need. Next, before doing any more setup, you need to switch your Operating System’s Locale from English to Japanese.

A good friend of mine, who also took the previous class, made a document for setting up Visual Novels that have complicated instructions. This is a link to this document. The setup instructions are at the very end of the document. This will go over System Locale, Japanese Keyboard, Installing and Using Daemon Tools Lite, and how to get the game running. Please note that he does not use Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo in his example, but all of the same things apply.

Now you can play Sharin no Kuni by double clicking syarin.exe.

If you get an error upon loading the game, or if anything is confusing, you can message me on Blogspot, Facebook, or by email.

Discord

Hello everyone! We will be using a chat client called Discord for our class within the world of FFXIV:ARR.

Here is the link to the Discord chat channel: https://discord.gg/0b18kIBPE1fb7KJM

Upon clicking this link, you should be prompted to create an account. I'm uncertain if it lets you in for temporary sessions, but I recommend making an account all the same.

Once you have created an account and have joined our Discord Guild Hall, there's a few ways you can access and use this during our adventures.

You can use it in a browser of your choice, you can download a client for it (the prompt for this will be at the top when you log into the browser), and there's also a mobile app.

Once your in, there's one more thing you need to do. You need to setup your settings for how you will be talking. If you are on a browser or the desktop client, this is in the bottom left corner next to your name.

For our Guild Hall, I have enabled forced Push to Talk for all of our Raid channels. This means that unless you are actively holding down a key on your keyboard, you will be unable to talk in the Raid channels. For assistance with setting up this and your headset/microphone in general, feel free to reach our to me or a Guru.


Full list of permissions:
Raid channels: Push to Talk
Guild Hall: Voice Activity
AFK: Talking Disabled
#guild-hall: Messages and links are allowed, but files and text to speech are disabled.

Garin's Quest Stack

Garin’s Stack

Theme: New Perspectives

For all of the prompts below, I have merely recommended ideas on good topics for the responses. You are free to use as many or little of them as you wish. For any details. or if you want to participate in these quests and can't afford to buy the games, you can message me on Blogspot, Facebook, or by email. Upon completion, please inform me so I can review your response so I can inform Shannon.

Journey to a New Evoland (25XP)

Complete Evoland, a journey through the history of JRPGs. Is there anything you learned about the history of JRPGs from this game? Can you pick out where in the history timeline the RPG you are playing for class fits in? Do you think this game accurately portrayed the history of the JRPG (if familiar with them)?

Steam

A Planetary View (25XP)

Complete planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~. What are your thoughts on the Visual Novel as a form of media? Do you find it to have its merit? Would you read more of them? What are your thoughts on the story? This Visual Novel is known as a nakige, or a game that makes you cry. What are your thoughts on this, and was it accurate?

Steam

The Stanley Perspective (25XP)

Play The Stanley Parable, though full completion is not necessary. When writing your response, consider how what you experienced applied to your D&D sessions. If you were a player, what new perspectives does this give you for your D&D session. If you have experience as a DM, how accurate does this game represent this role?

Steam

Endings Guide

Endings Flow Chart

Achievement: A Whole New World (25XP)