Most VN publishers use one of three storefronts in addition to Steam. Mangagamer releases them through their store (notably their self-published titles usually contain a free Steam key for the same price as the Steam title), Sekai Project uses their affiliated company Denpasoft, and JAST USA releases on their own…

That is the kind of thinking that results in the network mode getting cut. Trust me, that’s how it happens.

On the other hand, I got a top-of-the-line $1.6k laptop before college (i.e. about 5 years ago) and the thing still works today. It can only run most games at low-to-moderate settings, but with the mobility and longevity I’ve seen it’s certainly the best investment I’ve ever made. I can unplug it and hop on a plane at…

He’s talking about having three different games that are technically one game, not the cut content.

Mac gamers [still] exist?

So, what you’re saying is that since it’s not against the law it’s okay to cause an international incident that involves ten American sailors dying?

In the visual novel adaptation there’s a line explaining that Schwarzesmarken (meant to mean Black Marks) is indeed grammatically wrong. It was made up by a Russian and no one wanted to correct him due to his rank.

theres always a way built in

Irony is never not entertaining.

Fine.

Yes, services like Live can be down regionally. It doesn’t happen often, as a good system should shift load to other datacenters.

isn’t pigeonholed into one specific network

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse*

Ace Combat 6's trailer was good, but you can’t trump its ancestor Ace Combat Zero.

The “Alliance” module they’ve been pushing is basically their guide to doing stuff at 65. In order to recruit alliance members, they have you go all over the place killing world bosses, doing flashpoints, etc.

Remakes of Ace Combat 4, 5, and Zero.

Sorry to nitpick, but visual novels coming out these days aren’t all so short as to be in the realm of free. Some of the ones out right now are literally some of the longest novels in existence.

The average novel ranges between 60,000 and 100,000 words total.

Uplay has gotten better, but it is a legitimately questionable service that has no particular fine points. Nothing from me on that.