Welcome to the General VN Discussion thread!

If you have something you’d like to talk about but don’t think it’s worth posting as a separate thread this is the place for you.

  • Did you start playing something new?
  • Are there any games you’re looking forward to?
  • Are you looking for suggestions on what to play?
  • Do you have some feedback or questions about our community?

These and any other topics are welcome here - as long as they are VN or community related.

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  • Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    3·
    23 days ago

    I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t do squat in terms of my plans for last month. I was sick for a good chunk of June (still am to some degree) and when I wasn’t I was extremely busy. All in all, I had neither time nor energy to play things. Maybe this month? Please.

    Not all is lost thankfully. I did manage to find a bit of time to update our VN Patch list with a new rule (#3) as well as patches for: Ciel Nosurge, Katawa Shoujo, Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete and Yaku ~Yuujou Dangi~.

    I do hope things will settle down a bit as I could really use some proper rest. Well, that and my backlog won’t clean itself.

    Edit: I completely forgot to mention that Project Mix, the VR visual novel I wrote about last month, was successfully funded on Kickstarter! While not all stretch goals were met we did manage to reach both handholding and Shoji Meguro so that’s a win in my book.

    If anyone is interested in the project it has a demo on Steam you can check out. Also the KS campaign is still open for late pledges… just sayin’. (⌐■_■)

    • Berin@discuss.tchncs.deMEnglish
      4·
      24 days ago

      Your request was very broad but I’ve really enjoyed “of The Devil”, it’s and indie courtroom mystery VN with gambling mechanics! Episode 0 is free :>

      • elguapo@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        22 days ago

        Yes sorry I didn’t give any helpful information. I’m pretty new to VNs, just know the romance factor isn’t high on my list.

    • Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      2·
      24 days ago

      It’s kinda hard to suggest anything without knowing what you’ve already read. I’ll go with some popular and safe choices for now.

      • If you don’t mind long winded mystery novels with lots of slice of life moments then Higurashi and Umineko series are always a decent choice.
      • VA-11 HALL-A is a great low stakes story set in a cyberpunk future.
      • Go! Go! Nippon! has a tiny bit of romance depending on your choices but is mostly about visiting famous Japanese sightseeing spots.
      • I haven’t played it myself but I’ve heard a lot of good things about Slay the Princess. It’s more of a meta story with things changing each time you play.
      • The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a short but fun mystery story if you like the series. It’s free too.