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[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Okay, people, let me tell you off a terrible news.

I have abandoned DF (for the time being), or any other RTS and simulator.
I now play Visual novels (translated, freeware ones)...

Is this a traversty?

[Cthulhu]

It is in no way a travesty.

[Neonivek]

Let me see...

Arthur's Teacher Trouble

There is another one about Arthur who plays a game called deep dark sea too much and then breaks the computer.

Thruth be known I don't know what a visual novel is... it sounds very slangy... such as when people say Zelda is an RPG

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel

That one.

[Neonivek]

Ohhh... So basically static picture games.

Nope...

I do know a lot of point and click adventures, but the average gamer today doesn't believe in them anymore.

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Actually, it's like novel, with emphasis on story, not gameplay.

Japanese, eh? I still learning it. Damn, why did I get out of the Extra Curriculer again?

[Okenido]

Well Fate/stay Night, while not freeware is good in my opinion.
But then again I think anything by Type-Moon is good.

(On a somewhat related matter: I'm still trying to get my hands on School Days.)

[Tilla]

I actually played a very fine english visual novel recently called Masq. It's very well written and PC Gamer put it in their top 100 games of all time. Give it a google and you can get it legit for free (for 10 playthroughs)

[lumin]

So what's the game-play like a Visual Novel?  Is it like a choose your own adventure book or something?

[Vugor]

ive played a few 'dating sims' before  but not much other visual novels ten that.

I am interested in possiblly doing more thou, if i find an interesting one or two.

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Yeah, Narcissu and True Remembrance are freeware that have been translated by Insani.

Google them both, however they are not a true Adventure game, but like Novels. Yeah, novels.

[Okenido]

So what's the game-play like a Visual Novel?  Is it like a choose your own adventure book or something?

From my experience yes... Only it has more text.

[lumin]

So what's the game-play like a Visual Novel?  Is it like a choose your own adventure book or something?

From my experience yes... Only it has more text.

Ouch.  My eyes are watering just thinking about squinting at a wall of text on my computer for hours on end.

[Neonivek]

Ohh don't worry not all visual novels have a lot of text... (In fact your standard RPG usually contains more then your standard Visual Novel)

This is usually what happens

Girl: "I think I like you"

Chose an Option
-Flirt
-Kiss
-Slap

You chose Flirt

Girl: "He he he" *Heart goes above her head*

You do this for a few hours and the ending will be of her chosing you in what should be the most anti-climatic ending EVER!!! (usually of her just saying she loves you with a still picture of her looking hot or kidnapping you)

Alright this is an exageration... but it is to say that don't expect a visual novel to involve THAT much reading (or in depth story >.>) so don't take it as a turn off from the genre as a whole.

[McDoomhammer]

I've heard the Phoenix Wright games described as visual novels, or like them.  I care less for Apollo Justice, but love the first three.