From: KamikazePotato | #183
Adventure games are far more open-ended, and are more about going around and trying random items you find on pieces of environment.
Sounds like Phoenix Wright.
Even the ones like Grim Fandango are much less character/story driven than VNs.
That's probably my biggest problem with "visual novels can be interactive." It starts getting to the point where "if I liked the story/characters more than the gameplay, it was a visual novel. If not, adventure game." And everyone is going to have a different opinion on which they liked more.
Anyway, may I suggest votes from people who haven't played both only count for half? Weight votes for people who've played both? There's no exact science to figuring out what opinion is the best, but that seems like a way to keep more people satisfied.
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