I don’t know that it really qualifies as a VN (because there’s some RTS - and I guess Adventure - aspects to it), but 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Can’t express how much I love Aegis Rim! Id definitely consider it a VN but with an actual game in there aswell.
Cannot recommend enough!
VA-11 Hall-A! One of my favourite VN if my instance url didn’t give it away. It’s not too long, listen to the start telling you to get cozy and then mix drinks and change lives.
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technically a puzzle game at the same time but that’s an ace attorney pic so you’re probably cool with it
I played the new demo a few days ago, movement was a little clunkier than I remember it being with the stylus, and the text sharing a screen with the gameplay was a little distracting, but these are super minor gripes that I probably would not have noticed if I hadn’t already played the game, and the high definition graphics more than made up for it.
Steins; Gate 1 and 0 Daganronpa series Clannad Ace Attorney Great Ace Attorney
Hatoful Boyfriend is one of my favorites, but be sure to play all the routes to get to the second half of the story!
To anyone who isn’t interested in Japanese-style visual novels, I’d recommend Scarlet Hollow. It’s an “immersive horror-mystery” illustrated by Abby Howard (of The Last Halloween fame). It’s an episodic title (the first episode is free on Steam) and it is not finished yet.
I love horror mysteries! Thanks for dropping the link… hope it gets finished!
STEINS;GATE and Higurashi are both great. It really depends on the genre you want though.
https://vndb.org/v is a good resource
I’m personally only interested in the story and the influence of choice… other gaming elements like rpg, I’m not much of a fan. But if it’s a damn good story… I can make an exception for it! Thx for the reply <3
Loved the anime of steins gate. Think I’ve got the elite version of the VN but thinking maybe i should of got the OG. The frozen anime frames look a tad weird to me
I’m two chapters in to House in Fata Morgana and that has been great so far. Rather dark and moody (to say the least) but a really good read so far.
@Ingrid_Skovgard If you like Ace Attorney, then the recently released love letter to the series called “Attorney of the Arcane” is a great, great next target. The characters are captivating and the gameplay offers a few good twists on the standard formula. It gets pretty hard at the end, but not in a way that you can’t solve by just paying close attention to the case. It’s gotten several updates since its launch fixing typos and bugs, so the experience should be top-notch now. If you do try it, do tell how it goes.
Va-11 Hall-A
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If you haven’t played the non-mainline Ace Attorney games they’re well worth a look. Ace attorney investigations 1&2, The Great Ace Attorney 1&2)
I also enjoyed the Steins;Gate series, but I like the goofy sci-fi stuff they do.
Zero Escape trilogy:
- 999
- VLR
- ZTD
Infinity series:
- Never7 is very slow and more romance than sci-fi
- Ever 17 is better than Never7 but the pacing is still quite slow
- Remember 11 is the best of the infinity series, it is more sci-fi mystery horror
Puzzle/mystery VNs that are my favourite: 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 doors; Virtue’s Last Reward; AI Somnium files.
If you’re okay with a very long linear story with no gameplay: Higurashi (I recommend using the 07th mod that adds voice acting and animated sprites)
