Dragon-Archon Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) That being said...Steins;Gate is actually pretty cool. No need to whisper it, just shout it out . Edited October 7, 2016 by Dragon-Archon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladesoframen Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Fujoshi that can ship Shin and Toma? Not even talking about Ikki and Kent. Seriously talking, since Amnesia was first, it's probably the reason why it got popular in the first place. I sort of see that logic, but with that said, not sure who Fujoshis actually pair up. However, the issue I noticed is that Otomate made plenty of VNs before Amnesia, and most of them besides Hakuouki, had sequels/spinoffs. After Amnesia, we do see a few more get spinoffs (namely the ones that came out internationally and Diabolik Lovers), but they are still the minority. Almost every other VN is a 1-off game, which tells me that Amnesia was for some reason more popular than a bunch of other stories, or at least had a lot more money riding on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbuk Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 In case you didn't realize, you need a gaming console (in this particular case, a handheld, which still falls into the category of a console, I'm afraid to inform you) in order to play this visual novel. Just because it's not YOUR kind of game, doesn't mean it falls under the category of "not an actual game". The most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, FYI. Ok. And what book out there allows you the ability to pick and choose what you want to happen? And then the story adjusts itself accordingly to those choices. We see choices and how they impact the story in ACTUAL GAMES quite a lot in today's day and age. In literature, it isn't possible. And that is because the book is already written by the time the reader is enjoying it. In visual novels, of fucking course you can change the story as you're experiencing it. It's an interactive VIDEO GAME. It's the pinnacle of the experience, because it is in fact an "actual game". Actually, as BillyHorrible said earlier, it is possible with standard literature. I've read several Doctor Who books like it where you read a chapter, and then get several options, and then it redirects you to a new page once you've decided which option you want to choose. So you'll often be going backwards in the book as it redirects you to earlier pages. It also means there's no skipping ahead because you don't know what pages they put the endings on I would still class a visual novel as an actual game though, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oobedoob S Benubi Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Actually, as BillyHorrible said earlier, it is possible with standard literature. I've read several Doctor Who books like it where you read a chapter, and then get several options, and then it redirects you to a new page once you've decided which option you want to choose. So you'll often be going backwards in the book as it redirects you to earlier pages. It also means there's no skipping ahead because you don't know what pages they put the endings on I would still class a visual novel as an actual game though, personally. I think a visual novel is an actual videogame as well, I just raised the point of "choose your own adventure" books since I think "you can't decide for the characters in a book what to do" is not the way to defend a visual novel.I mean, NOVEL is right there in the genre's name. It's a novel, just with visuals. Not all novels allow you to make choices but then again, not all visual novels allow choices either. It's the medium that makes it a videogame, not that it's a story with a few choices in between, just like a "choose your own adventure" book is still a book, not a videogame (by the way, the genre is actually called "gamebook"). It's just a book with a choice based story (and occasionally some puzzles to figure out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edunstar84 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Can I get some advice from someone who is a fan of VNs. Which would be the better intoduction to the genre for a newbie, code realize or Amnesia from last month? Code: Realize is WAY better than Amnesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Amnesia is WAY better than Code: Realize. Fixed that for ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edunstar84 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Fixed that for ya. No way...No way would I ever write that!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Fixed that for ya. Please, finish C:R as soon as possible, for the sanity of all of us =D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstarmaste1r Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Steins;gate is WAY better than Amnesia AND Code Realize. Here's a fix for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edunstar84 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Here's a fix for ya I'll allow it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xillia Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Here's a fix for ya While it's true, I don't think S;G even falls into the same category as the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Here's a fix for ya We can't really compare S;G with otome, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstarmaste1r Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 We can't really compare S;G with otome, lol I know that Steins gate ain't otome VN game at all but I saying the better VN game we all know Steins gate is the best than those two though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I know that Steins gate ain't otome VN game at all but I saying the better VN game we all know Steins gate is the best than those two though S;G is one of the best VNs, that's hardly comparison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon-Archon Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 While it's true, I don't think S;G even falls into the same category as the other two. I agree, Steins;Gate is in a league of its own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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