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pipariturbiiniRecently got back into Umineko, which I started in.......2021? I've been hella slow, right now I'm in chapter four of question arcs.
I was the same way. Would read a chapter. Stop for several months. Start a chapter. Forget a bunch. Finally made myself sit down and finish it. Glad I did, it's incredible.
Melon_BreadLove me some VNs, currently playing through the beginnings of ToHeart2 myself.
ToHeart2
Following her graduation from middle school, Yuzuhara Konomi enters the same high school as Kouno Takaaki, her childhood friend. As the new school year begins, they meet their childhood friend Kousaka Tamaki, as well as many new accquaintances. Unbeknownst to the group, their encounters with each other will soon lead to many memorable adventures. [Edited from ANN]
karelliaI was a lurker on both subs and waiting for VN communities to pop up on here, and I am also playing Jack Jeanne this week! Isn't it so good? I'm in love with the art style and super happy I got the Limited Edition because it comes with a gorgeous art book plus some other extras.
SO GOOD! i really want sequels for all the different classes, the character designs are all just absolutely incredible
I'm new to lemmy, but I think we're trying to make a VN community happen over at [email protected] . This post is the first I've heard of Jack Jeanne, but with it recommended twice already I might have to check it out, although I'm not usually much of a console or handheld player. It could be a good excuse to wipe the dust off the old Switch though lol.
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landsharkkiddI have a bunch I've been playing on and off. There's Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright trilogy on the 3DS, as well as Ace Attorney vs Professor Layton on the 3DS too. I've also got Blind Men and Birushana on the Switch. I'm very slow when it comes to playing VN/Otome games. I'm probably gonna save up for a ROG Ally (because Steam Deck still isn't available in Australia through actual stores) so I can play a bunch of itch.io and Steam VN/Otome games I own.
PixelHuge fan of VA11 Hall-A, there's something really cozy about the framing and the world is interesting and it's just overall a great time. Really really recommended
SevenSwellDon't forget the amazing music! Man I need to play through it again.
For a few years in a row I'd play through the game in real time, like starting on the day in December the game starts and played a day in game per day of real time. Was a super fun experience :)
Marco & the Galaxy Dragon and so far I am really enjoying it.
I was also a lurker on those subreddits, although I mostly just used the r/visualnovels suggestions list to help pick what to read.
Recently I finished both Fate/stay Night and The Fruit of Grisaia after many months (years?) of on and off reading. Maybe not an achievement in the traditional sense of the word, but in the VN world it feels like one lol. I was a big fan of the characters and somewhat flippant tone of Grisaia, and despite the lack of realism I think it still handles its subject matter pretty seriously. Perhaps it's an unpopular opinion, but I was a bit more critical of FSN, and I probably wouldn't recommend it unless you were already interested in the world-building from being exposed to the anime.
I really enjoyed Fruits of Grisia. It got pretty insane in places. Michiru supremacy ftw.
Michiru is definitely a solid pick. That was my second route, and probably my second favorite too (I think I must give the win to Sachi though). I've only played about an hour or two of Labyrinth of Grisaia so far, and although I didn't think Fruit really needed a sequel, I'm interested to see where else they take it.
It's an unusual visual novel, but AI: The Somnium Files was excellent. It's a cyberpunk detective story with awesome surreal mindscapes in it.
Yeah, I was there, though I didn't participate a lot.
Lately And haven't done much VNing. Last one I attempted was Yu-No, but like most of Mages stuff, it's way too "guide absolutely required to do anything at all. Either that, or have a super high tolerance for re-read after re-read, carefully diagramming the entire story, doing a thorough search of the environment often without any idea where I'm supposed to go next.
I dunno. Last reasonably new one I really enjoyed was probably Ladykiller In A Bind. I also tried Soviet Games' recent "Love, Money, and Rock 'n Roll", and the bad end I got messed me up so bad I haven't been back.
WitchI love visual novels but I'm so bad at playing them. I keep buying them because I love to support the industry, but they tend to be hours and hours long so I don't finish them, aha.
The last one I played through a route on was "Life After Magic" which is a pretty relatable queer VN about a Sailor Moon expy who dropped out of high school and ended up in a dead-end job, having to reunite with her friends / potential love interests. I'd like to finish this one because I know you can date the villain in one route.
ooh i do love a good villain route