Board 8 > so what are some decent vns?

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Kawaii Aishiteru Wormhole Adventure
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foolm0r0n posted...

Kawaii Aishiteru Wormhole Adventure

https://foolmoron.itch.io


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FFDragon posted...

things I know about hotel dusk:

dude is stoked to have a paperclip

He's also sad to lose a screwdriver

Kyle Hyde so good
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FFDragon posted...

foolm0r0n posted...

Kawaii Aishiteru Wormhole Adventure

https://foolmoron.itch.io

Just sayin
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Saya no Uta is typically first one I look towards in regards to horror. Just note it's Lovecraftian. Horror like DDLC is more like Higurashi as people have recc'd or in an anime case you technically have Future Diary.
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Play VA-11 HALL-A. It's slice of life, but it's cyberpunk dystopia SoL with heavy adult humour, interspersed with making up cocktails for your clientele.
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indie bartender simulation video game with visual novel elements as well as cyberpunk and anime-inspired visuals

sentences like this are why I've become mildly intrigued with the genre

like what the hell even is this
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I'm picturing Rick Deckard feeding whiskey to his dog. I'm probably wrong
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You absolutely serve alcohol to dogs in that game.

If you do play it, you should start with the two Prologue chapters, which I think can be accessed from the title screen. They were originally demos from before full release, and the story actually references them even though they weren't playable in the full game originally.
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WazzupGenius00 posted...

You absolutely serve alcohol to dogs in that game.

this genre, man
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I'm gonna be lazy and just say browse through these 2 curators

http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6859203-Visual-Novel-Fans/
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856743-doujinsoft-addicts/

Pretty sure that anything I've played has already been mentioned.
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I believe I am legally obligated to recommend Sharin no Kuni.

It starts pretty fast!!111

MasaomiHouzuki posted...

I believe I am legally obligated to recommend Sharin no Kuni.

It starts pretty fast!!111

Everybody should read this just because Houzuki is amazing

I was going to say something about finishing underwater ray romano recently. well both halves of the second game anyway.

though it's not a pure vn on average there's like one or two fairly easy srpg battles for every hour of reading.

I'd say you don't really need to be familiar with the first game to understand the plot of the second, but you'd probably get more out of the ending if you did and there are a few other callbacks to it in the final arc. before that it's mostly just character cameos that are kind of obvious that they're from the first game.

though a pretty significant portion of mask of deception is sol since it's mostly setup and character introductions. in particular there's like three hours of sol before stage 8, it didn't bother me but I see how it could bother others.

I also started tears to tiara 2 recently, but it seems to take the srpg portions more seriously with equipment and ranking and the like.
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i still need this
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Sherry_Tueli posted...

Saya no Uta is typically first one I look towards in regards to horror.

I liked Saya no Uta, but I've also gotten yelled at for liking it. mixed reception all around. it's short, though.

premise: after an accident, the main character starts seeing everyone as hideous lovecraftian abominations and is going crazy from it. then he meets Saya, whom he perceives as a totally normal girl.

naturally, they become best friends and go on many happy adventures together
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Saya no Uta is... unique. I guess. It's ok
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Saya no Uta contains some objectionable sexual content which makes me hesitant to recommend it regardless of the quality of the story.
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Luis_Sera89 posted...

Play VA-11 HALL-A. It's slice of life, but it's cyberpunk dystopia SoL with heavy adult humour, interspersed with making up cocktails for your clientele.

Yeah this one's really fun. One of my top 3 games of last year. Great script, fun characters, lovely OST, and it's easy enough to get into.

There are some great VNs out there like the Muv-Luv games where you really gotta prepare for the long haul.
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Sceptilesolar posted...

Saya no Uta contains some objectionable sexual content which makes me hesitant to recommend it regardless of the quality of the story.

This. If there's a censored version I say go for it. It's a unique experience, that's for sure.
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Saya no Uta is garbage with or without the objectionable sexual content tbqh.

It does have some unique horrorish elements that I kinda liked but it's not worth it even if you had a censored version.
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tbqh I assumed questionable sexual content was a prerequisite for most vns because japan
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FFDragon posted...

tbqh I assumed questionable sexual content was a prerequisite for most vns because japan

Nah, there are plenty of VNs without it.
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Much how I said G-Senjou no Maou is super quick paced by VN standards even though the first bit of the game does have a bit of a wind up time, Saya is questionable by VN standards even if you assume because Japan (though as Leonhart said, plenty of VNs without it including many mentioned in this topic like Ever17 and Steins;gate)
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oh, fair enough

sexual content isn't like a deal breaker or seller anyway

I guess I just hit three that all hit on it in some way. DDLC was the mildest, but even that had the one girl creepily jilling it with a pen she stole from you so I assumed it was like expected in some way.
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Was G-Senjou really that quick? I quit after what seemed like a good 10 hours, and I felt like I hardly made any progress.

If you would like to check out something very dramatic, there's always Sharin no Kuni
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Don't get me wrong it's definitely a good assumption to make.

Were I to ballpark I'd guess it's like 80-20 on "because Japan" though I'm sure someone who plays more of em would have a better estimate there.
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I thought it was a pretty quick start in G-Sen. Sounds more like you just didn't like it, voltch.
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I thought it was leagues ahead of basically every other VN I played in that regard aside from UBW Route Fate, which is cheating because you can't really just play UBW in a vacuum.

It's possible I just liked the Slice of Life crap more so minded it less but I don't think so
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G-Senjou is reasonably fast-paced if you ignore the side routes (which I recommend doing). Like a lot of VNs, the intro is "high schoolers hanging out and doing high school things" but Gsen actually has enough intrigue that it's not dull like they frequently are.
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Yeah maybe, cos I stuck through some really bad Muv Luv stuff, to get to the really really good Muv Luv stuff.
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I tried so hard to get through Muv Luv. I even tried to get drunk and read it.

Can't no one get through that Lacrosse. Anyone who can can safely be disregarded when being able to properly assess pacing.
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I know it'll be chocked up as an "lol swordz" opinion, but I thought the Tsubaki route was the best part of G-Sen. It's mostly because I didn't really like the main cast much though

iirc Tsubaki route made me quit the game for a couple months
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swordz9 posted...

It's mostly because I didn't really like the main cast much though

I can't vouch for the side route, but I will "lol swordz" at this part
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I think I played it right after Sharin or pretty close to it. Sharin no Kuni just has a far better everything aside from maybe music and since they're by the same studio and stuff I couldn't help making comparisons. Maou's the only decent major story character in G-Sen and I just didn't really like how the main plot story developed.

How I played it was

First 4(?) chapters
Side routes as an intermission (probably a good idea to skip these till this point or after getting through the entire main plot regardless even if you like the characters)
Last chapter

Tsubaki route was probably the only one I regretted playing. I mean I didn't like Kanon much either but her route wasn't terrible.
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Steins;Gate is still the best VN mentioned in this topic. starts off somewhat slowly but it quickly became my favorite VN

also it has a solid sequel that's also been translated
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I think overall Steins;gate is the most easily recommended VN in here despite being inferior imo to a lot of others mentioned in here.

Like if I were to recommend a VN to any random person who isn't a VN nut it'd probably be that one. Then if they liked it might recommend some others.
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Yeah, I recommended S;g because it's easy to get into for someone who doesn't play a lot of VNs.
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Steins;Gate is also very easy to access on a range of platforms.

Now a lot of VNs have become easy to access in recent years, but I don't think Saya no Uta is on Vita/Steam?
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I dunno, Steins;Gate had an annoying first half. It's still easily worth reading but if someone couldn't make it through Hououin Kyouma I wouldn't blame them
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Robazoid posted...

I dunno, Steins;Gate had an annoying first half. It's still easily worth reading but if someone couldn't make it through Hououin Kyouma I wouldn't blame them

yeah but thankfully Kurisu Makise might be one of the best female VN characters ever so she makes it worth playing the whole way through
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voltch posted...

Now a lot of VNs have become easy to access in recent years, but I don't think Saya no Uta is on Vita/Steam?

neither platform would accept it on their system
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now since it's on VNDB it counts. @Lopen would agree with this, but as horrible as Fate/Extra's gameplay is, the storyline is actually pretty solid.

Quick look on VNDB spits this out for most popular:

Fate/Stay Night
G-senjou no Maou
Saya no Uta
Grisaia no Kajitsu
Katawa Shoujo
Steins;Gate
Clannad
Muv-Luv Alternative
Ever17 -The Out of Infinity-
Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo

So basically, this topic has covered all of the most talked about VNs out there.
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Fate/Extra's story was passable in the moment but as time goes by I hardly remember any of it

I actually liked its gameplay though.
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Fate Extra doesn't have a good story
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It's definitely nothing I'd recommend to anyone for the story-- doubly so without playing F/SN first.
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I'm a little confused when people mention gameplay. Are there ones where it's more than decision trees?

I guess PW/999 have some sort of exploratory/presentation parts, but I assumed most were like the ones I played already.

Also also, a short tagline description for things being recc'd is A++ so I don't have to google myself into spoilers, while still giving me an idea. There were a few done like that already, and unsurprisingly those are the ones I seem to be leaning toward most right now.
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Steins;Gate is about a microwave that doubles as a time machine.

If you have a preference for VNs that have interactive elements or not, we can narrow it down a bit.
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