- Dec 21, 2015
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I think most here probably use VNDB to track the games played, and maybe some also use KoiLog to track otome games, or Backloggd for games in general, or some other tracking sites, or a combination of sites and excel.
On my end, I do use VNDB as well, but since I also track non-visual novels and want greater control over what I track, I also use google sheets to keep track of some things including:
- The games I play each year, with columns for details like when I start and finish the game, its platform and language, its play status and any other notes (e.g. the DLCs, whether I backed the game on Kickstarter, whether I played a fan translation, etc.).
- A voltage game sheet to track whichever content I have purchased / read / am missing from the Love365 app games I'm following
- Two backlog sheets, one for Switch and PC games and one for every other platform (mainly DS, PS2, PSP, PSV).
- A table catalogue that tracks every CD / booklet / tokuten (bonus) I have
- A schedule sheet that tracks upcoming Japanese and past to upcoming Chinese releases (which also tracks whether I have and played the games listed)
- A CD and event sheet to track contents I'm missing and are in my wishlist (by event, think Otomate Party, Rejet Fes, Dessert de Otomate events etc.)
- A sheet for misc. tracking including the games my friend's interested in (for birthday purchase considerations) and joint games we've both played and our respective opinion of said games
- The misc. sheet is also where I put walkthrough related information if I'm compiling my own recommended save slots or making my own checkmark trackers (usually for non-otome games) based on existing guides. I clear the information out as soon as I'm done with the game though so usually it's blank.
Some examples below (nothing fancy at all but they do what I need them to do
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Voltage tracking sheet:
Schedule tracking sheet (actual schedules consolidated from other sites like Soregashi):
My misc. sheet (screenshot shows what I made as a walkthrough for Reine des Fleurs; it's possibly spoilerish if you can read Chinese):
On my end, I do use VNDB as well, but since I also track non-visual novels and want greater control over what I track, I also use google sheets to keep track of some things including:
- The games I play each year, with columns for details like when I start and finish the game, its platform and language, its play status and any other notes (e.g. the DLCs, whether I backed the game on Kickstarter, whether I played a fan translation, etc.).
- A voltage game sheet to track whichever content I have purchased / read / am missing from the Love365 app games I'm following
- Two backlog sheets, one for Switch and PC games and one for every other platform (mainly DS, PS2, PSP, PSV).
- A table catalogue that tracks every CD / booklet / tokuten (bonus) I have
- A schedule sheet that tracks upcoming Japanese and past to upcoming Chinese releases (which also tracks whether I have and played the games listed)
- A CD and event sheet to track contents I'm missing and are in my wishlist (by event, think Otomate Party, Rejet Fes, Dessert de Otomate events etc.)
- A sheet for misc. tracking including the games my friend's interested in (for birthday purchase considerations) and joint games we've both played and our respective opinion of said games
- The misc. sheet is also where I put walkthrough related information if I'm compiling my own recommended save slots or making my own checkmark trackers (usually for non-otome games) based on existing guides. I clear the information out as soon as I'm done with the game though so usually it's blank.
Some examples below (nothing fancy at all but they do what I need them to do
)Voltage tracking sheet:
Schedule tracking sheet (actual schedules consolidated from other sites like Soregashi):
My misc. sheet (screenshot shows what I made as a walkthrough for Reine des Fleurs; it's possibly spoilerish if you can read Chinese):
