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Visual novels?
| Saya no Uta
| Funny how I found out about that vn like 20 minutes ago :o
| Umineko when they cri
| higurashi no naku Koro ni
| also if you are fine with h-ganes check out monster girl quest, it has a good story as well
| 車輪の国
| Everlasting Summer, lol
| Well, Va-11 Hall-A.
| Check out "YU-NO".
| So, crucify me if you must, but can someone explain the appeal of a visual novel? It's like watching a movie with subtitles and no voices, the pictures don't move, and you have to push a button to proceed. Seems like it'd be better to just watch an anime. Am I wrong?
| >>277860 Don't go into it thinking an anime. The whole appeal is that it's closer to reading a book, just with sound effects and nice pictures.
| Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer
| Stine's gate 0 dropped onto steam this week , I just picked up the 2 Stine's gate vns. They are 10% off if you buy both Stine's gate and Stine's gate 0.
| The Prisoner's Dilemma is looking pretty cool, just saying.
| Nekopara
Always go for nekopara.
It's very cute and not depression like others
| DanganRonpa
| Katawa Shoujo is one of the best ones I've ever read.
| Fault milestone has nice world building and is the prettiest music and graphic wise I have ever seen. The characters are also nice but the plot is still predictable and rather average. Another one that I liked and that's way lower ger would be grisaia
| Also for Lols there is a free star craft 2 vn where the protagonist becomes progamer. Kinda funny but nothing special
| All of the Fate VNs
| Nekojish
| I'll go for nekopara, just because i love the mẹo girl
| Tsukihime's still a good read although a bot slow at first. Don't wait for the remakes.
| World End Economica.
| Also, in addition to Fate and Tsukihime, going to recommend Mahoustukai no Yoru. Translation not finished yet, but its looking great.
| Ive heard good things about Katawa Shoujo, but havent gotten around to it yet.
| Nekopara is super cute and adorable, but don't expect anything serious from it.
| Steins;Gate is also a great VN. Got a steam release recently too, iirc.
| >no kamidori alchemy meister
>no utawarerumomo
Pick up your game \v\
| If you want horror VN check out Kindred Spirits on the Roof. It's about scary gay ghosts.
| Devil On G-String. It's a detective about high school kids, organized crime and classical music. You won't ever figure out everything until the very end and it will be a blast when you do.
| >>279974 kamidori is overrated as fuck. And people usually refer to it as H game, rather than visual novel.
| >>279829
Fuck Yes
>>280169
I recommended this one last time a VN threa came up, still do
>>279974
underwater ray romano is ood shit but tbh the anime adaptation is pretty good so you can just watch it
also tsukihime/kagetsu tohya
Len da bes
| does long live the queen count?
| Still gonna recommend Sekien no Inganock. It's kinda weird how no one else ever seems to suggest it.
| >>280333
You go in for the porn you stay for the solid two sided gameplay of strategy and shop management
The novelty of it being a porn game runs out quick just like in monster girl quest which was one of the first posts in this thread
| >>277860 do you like books? Do you see the value of books? Honest question. I won't try to change your mind if not. But if so, a VN is essentially just a book with some extra stuff. It can also add some interactivity and helps boost engagement of the person consuming the art, whereas TV is an extremely passive form of being entertained. Some people like to partake in the action. Especially as most vns have some aspect of choice.
| >>280600 furthermore, sometimes if you see a story that sounds good, and it's in VN form, you kinda have to play the VN to get that story whether you like the medium or not. Va-11 Hall-A was my first VN for this reason. It looked like a cool slice of life approach to cyberpunk. I didn't know of a TV show or book that would give me the same things, plus provide me with fitting music and some cool vibes-y artwork along with it. I was hesitant to like the genre too. Try the game! :)
| Kindred Spirits on the Roof and Katawa Shoujo definitely
| >>277860 visual novels are a middle ground between motion picture and books. i'm a visual thinker and i'm too lazy to read books. visual novels are a good way for me to enjoy deep intricate stories without worrying about having to imagine every scene "manually". it's also possible for the writer to get meta with the media, or just playing around with animations which isn't possible for a book. also it has MUSIC.
| oh yeah, and movies have time constraint and require a huge budget. some vn producer even say that vn is the "budget anime".
| >>279497 definitely this. OP mentioned sci-fi and fantasy and fault has it all. well, granted the sci-fi side of things are mostly the writer pulling stuff out of his ass, but everything is pretty consistent and the fantasy part is definitely well thought. it does things like describing cultural, economic and medical systems under magic, which are sorta the basis for its story, all the while having an on-going adventure on the front and a bunch of side stories.
| oh i quoted that comment without reading the entire thing. not a big fan of grisaia. it was good until you realize how condescending the protagonist is. mostly played it for the maid.
| If you're into fantasy world-building that ties into plot and character, check out An Octave Higher.
It's colonial time-ish fantasy about magic and class issues. A bit on the short side, but the world is very thought-out, magic system and all.
| Go! Go! Nippon! My first trip to japan!
| Umineko and it's short episode named Higurashi (rly), Fate, Saya no Uta and Teaching Feeling
| *is on message board heavily inspired by Va11 Hall-A*
*only one comment about Va11 Hall-A*
| Bad apple wars. You start off as a female student who dies and now you are in limbo with these other students. If you follow rules you start to lose you're personality and forget your name but there is a gang of bad apples who break rules. It also has super cute boys
| I'm gonna say the obvious classic, katawa shoujo. It's a really good romance that got many people into vn's.
| RE:LIEF
don't there is a translation for it or not
| DDLC gets too much credit imo
| Nekopara.
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| Those among us who are more cultured than I, please recommend me some vn reading material. I like anything with good writing and I'm a sucker especially for scifi and fantasy settings.