Name That Eroge*
Inspired by a forum game on a message board I used to visit (although no doubt there are many like this), each person posts giving the name of the game that the previous post is a screenshot of, and providing their own screenshot of a game. The next poster gives the name of the game the previous poster screenshotted, and gives their own screenshot, and so on.
e.g.
Poster 1:
“That’s game X.”
[screenshot of game Y]
Poster 2:
“That’s game Y.”
[screenshot of game Z]
Some tips to keep the game flowing smoothly:
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[]The picture should, at the very least, allow someone that has played the title in question to recognise it. After that, you can pick a screenshot that provides as many extra clues (artist style etc., even names of characters if you must) as you wish. If it’s a screenshot of a background that could come from anywhere, that would make the game a bit unfair.[/]
[]By the same token, don’t pick something that just gives the name of the game outright. If you’re taking a screenshot of the window, crop out the title bar. If the message box contains the name of the game, as some do, hide it (most games allow that).[/][/list]
*interpret that as eroge, visual novel, bishoujo game, ren’ai game, whatever. Preferably keep to titles that were originally released in Japan.
I’ll start with something relatively easy to get the ball rolling.