Any love for visual novels around here?

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Any love for visual novels around here? - Arbiter - Jul 30, 2014

After a casual poke around, it doesn't seem like there's any discussion about these. I suppose you could stick this under gaming if you really wanted to, but I feel like this is a better place. What is your favorite VN? What are you currently reading? Mine would be Rewrite, and I'm currently in the middle of reading Grisaia, and making good progress down my second route.

* - Arbiter - Jul 30, 2014

(Jul 30, 2014 05:59 PM)King~ Wrote: I've read
- Katawa Shoujo
- Yume Miru Kusuri
- Saya no Uta
- I feel like there were more.. dunno

I've done Emi's good end in Katawa shoujo, Aeka's route in Yume Miru Kusuri, and all the routes in Saya no Uta.

Haven't done much with VNs very recently though.

You should definitely check out the rest of the routes in Katawa Shoujo. It's quite well written, even if it can't compare to professionally produced VNs with full voice acting.

* - Jay‌ - Jul 30, 2014

Only two I have ever completed fully:

- Katawa Shoujo
- Phantom of Inferno

* - Hentai - Jul 30, 2014

(Jul 30, 2014 05:59 PM)King~ Wrote: I've read
- Katawa Shoujo
- Yume Miru Kusuri
- Saya no Uta
- I feel like there were more.. dunno

I've done Emi's good end in Katawa shoujo, Aeka's route in Yume Miru Kusuri, and all the routes in Saya no Uta.

Haven't done much with VNs very recently though.

Do you say read or play, because you do both. 😧

* - SIM-297877 - Jul 30, 2014

As in Manga? If so i have read;

A+B: Angel+Blood
Ability
Akame ga Kiru!
Akumetsu
Amari Mawari
American Ghost Jack
Angel Densetsu
Aoki Hagane No Arpeggio
Apocalypse no Toride
Beelzebub
Big Order
Black God
Black Haze
Black Wind
Blood Lad
Bloodline
Cerberus
Clay Lord
Destroy And Revolution
Devil Summoner: Kuzuha R ... Marebito
Devil Survivor
Dr. Duo
Dragons Rioting
Dungeon ni Deai o Motome ... Darou ka
Feng Shen Ji
Gamaran
Gang King
Gun x Clover
Hiiro Ouji
Horimiya
Hero
Id
Iron Knight
Kanojo ni Naru Hi
Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai
Kill No More
Kunisaki Izumo no Jijou
Magi
Magi - Sinbad no Bouken
Magic Ban Removal!! Hyde and Closer
Mahou Sensou
Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei
Mukuro Chandelier
Nanatsu no Taizai
Noblesse
Noragami
Onepunch-Man
Rebirth Knight
ReMember (KING Gonta)
Rurouni Kenshin
Watsuki Nobuhiro
Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha
Shoukoku no Altai
The Breaker: New Waves
The Gamer
The God Of High School
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
The Sacred Blacksmith
Tower of God
Tribal 12
UQ Holder!
Weiß
Witch Hunter
Wizardy Zeo
Yuusen Shoujo - Plug-in Girl

+ a lot more that i lost with my old tracking program. i use http://mangawatcher.org/ now.

* - Arbiter - Jul 30, 2014

(Jul 30, 2014 06:11 PM)SaturnsVoid Wrote: As in Manga? If so i have read;

~snip

+ a lot more that i lost with my old tracking program. i use http://mangawatcher.org/ now.

Nope, I was talking about visual novels.

The wiki article does a fairly bad job of explaining it, but it's basically like a "choose your own adventure" thing. Quality of the story, animation and art can vary greatly from one to another, but stuff for newbies is usually well made and easy to read. An easier explanation can be found here. The easiest thing you could start with if you're interested is Katawa Shoujo, a free VN made by people over on /a/. It's fairly popular, and was the first VN for most people I've met.

(Jul 30, 2014 06:07 PM)Satoru Wrote: Only two I have ever completed fully:

- Katawa Shoujo
- Phantom of Inferno

You should seriously consider trying some other stuff, like Rewrite. My absolute favorite amongst visual novels, and well worth reading for dozens of hours of entertainment you can get out of it. It's quite lighthearted, though some of the routes can get serious. Still loads of fun though.

* - Exha - Jul 30, 2014

I only read Little Busters and I liked it. I may order more VNs when I feel like, even though I think they are rather expensive.

* - NeuX - Jul 30, 2014

Muvluv and Hoshizora No Memoria and Sakura Spirit are my favourite.

Sakura Spirit was mehh D:

* - Lyralei - Jul 30, 2014

Haven't tried visual novels yet, i only read light novels. i might try them out someday :D

* - Chips Ahoy McCoy - Jul 30, 2014

(Jul 30, 2014 08:21 PM)Lyralei Wrote: Haven't tried visual novels yet, i only read light novels. i might try them out someday :D

You should play To The Moon. It's a visual-novel-esque game. (Not exactly a VN.) It has a really nice story etc. If you want I can give you my humble bundle link.

* - Jay‌ - Jul 30, 2014

(Jul 30, 2014 09:13 PM)Endomous Wrote: You should play To The Moon. It's a visual-novel-esque game. (Not exactly a VN.) It has a really nice story etc. If you want I can give you my humble bundle link.

Yeah not really a VN but I will be damned. That shit is worth every second. ;-;

* - Chips Ahoy McCoy - Jul 30, 2014

(Jul 30, 2014 09:14 PM)Knight Wrote: Yeah not really a VN but I will be damned. That shit is worth every second. ;-;

I was never the same after playing that game. 😭

* - Avilia - Jul 31, 2014

I've read some.
Loved Umineko, higurashi, Grisaia no kajitsu, and dracu riot.
Currently reading grisaia no rakuen and I love it.

finished Sharin no kuni himewari shoujo, hoshizora no memoria, g senjou no maou, grisaia no kajitsu, umineko, and if my heart had wings, and katawa shoujo.
Still have quite the backlog though. :/
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* - Fox - Jul 31, 2014

I've read a lot of them, but it's been a while and I still need to finish a few.

List of VNs I've read:
Clannad (I need to finish the last part.)
Cross†Channel
Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~ (Only read it for about an hour.)
Katawa Shoujo
Little Busters!
School Days HQ
Sugar’s Delight
Wanko to Kurasou (I need to finish the last route.)
Yume Miru Kusuri

My favorite so far is Clannad, and I'm not currently reading anything as of today.
I might finish reading Wanko to Kurasou soon.

There's dozens of visual novels out there that I plan to read, but most of them aren't officially translated or don't have English patches.
I recently started learning Japanese, so hopefully I'll be able to read them after a couple of years.

* - Hume - Jul 31, 2014

(Jul 31, 2014 12:43 AM)Avilia Wrote: I've read some.
Loved Umineko, higurashi, Grisaia no kajitsu, and dracu riot.
Currently reading grisaia no rakuen and I love it.

finished Sharin no kuni himewari shoujo, hoshizora no memoria, g senjou no maou, grisaia no kajitsu, umineko, and if my heart had wings, and katawa shoujo.
Still have quite the backlog though. :/
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How are you reading Grisaia No Rakuen? You read Japanese? Or is there some super secret translation that everyones hiding from me?

Anyway, I've played the following VN's:

Katawa Shoujo - Hanako's, Lilly's, Emi's and Shizune's Routes.
Homeward - Sora's Route.
Hinata Bokko - Koharu's Route.
Yume Miru Kusuri - All Routes finished.
G-Senjou No Maou - All Routes finished.
Sharin No Kuni - Himawari No Shoujo - Touka's Ending.
Grisaia No Kajitsu - Makina's and Sachi's Routes.
If My Heart Had Wings - Asa's Route.
Shuffle! - Kaede's Route.
Wanko To Kurasou - Risa's Route.
Hoshizora No Memoria - Asuho's Route.
Shinigami No Kiss Wa Wakare No Aji - Shizuku's Route.

My favourite would have to be Sharin No Kuni, Kenichi is so badass.