Yeah, I was there, though I didn't participate a lot.

Lately I haven't done much VNing. Last one I attempted was Yu-No, but like most of Mages stuff, it's way too "guide absolutely required to do anything at all". Either that, or have a super high tolerance for re-read after re-read, carefully diagramming the entire story, doing a thorough search of the environment often without any idea where I'm supposed to go next.

I dunno. Last reasonably new one I really enjoyed was probably Ladykiller In A Bind. I also tried Soviet Games' recent "Love, Money, and Rock 'n Roll", and the bad end I got messed me up so bad I haven't been back.