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Lysandear 09/14/20 10:56:56 AM #1:	Like non-anime ones? That's my biggest barrier to the genre. So they're basically just audio books with pictures right? I can dig it if it's not anime style <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944590313] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Like non-anime ones? That's my biggest barrier to the genre. So they're basically just audio books with pictures right? I can dig it if it's not anime style </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 09/14/20 11:09:05 AM #2:	Oh, I was going to suggest a really good free one called Doki Doki Literature Club! but you seem to mean Western in aesthetic. Aren't most adventure games basically that? There were some really good ones in the past and Double Fine makes some great newer ones. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:944590623] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Oh, I was going to suggest a really good free one called Doki Doki Literature Club! but you seem to mean Western in aesthetic. Aren't most adventure games basically that? There were some really good ones in the past and Double Fine makes some great newer ones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 11:10:56 AM #3:	ssjevot posted... Oh, I was going to suggest a really good free one called Doki Doki Literature Club! but you seem to mean Western in aesthetic. Aren't most adventure games basically that? There were some really good ones in the past and Double Fine makes some great newer ones. I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944590673] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>ssjevot posted... </cite> <quote>Oh, I was going to suggest a really good free one called Doki Doki Literature Club! but you seem to mean Western in aesthetic. Aren't most adventure games basically that? There were some really good ones in the past and Double Fine makes some great newer ones.</quote>I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJKirby 09/14/20 11:11:53 AM #4:	https://shimmersoft.itch.io/re4-otome --- Not changing this signature until Beyond Good and Evil 2 is in my hand. August 25th, 2010. <cite>SSJKirby posted [p:944590703] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>https://shimmersoft.itch.io/re4-otome </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 11:13:35 AM #5:	wait, they're all dating games?? <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944590751] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>wait, they're all dating games?? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJKirby 09/14/20 11:13:53 AM #6:	always have been --- Not changing this signature until Beyond Good and Evil 2 is in my hand. August 25th, 2010. <cite>SSJKirby posted [p:944590766] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>always have been </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 09/14/20 11:14:02 AM #7:	Lysandear posted... I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? ~~its not as cutesy as it sounds...~~ --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:944590770] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel?</quote>its not as cutesy as it sounds... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 09/14/20 11:14:43 AM #8:	Lysandear posted... Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? No I mean adventure game in the traditional sense, like Monkey Island. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:944590791] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel?</quote> No I mean adventure game in the traditional sense, like Monkey Island. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
awesome999 09/14/20 11:15:25 AM #9:	Basically any PS game --- Love is a lie guys, there's no such thing, might as well be a soulless hedonist. <cite>awesome999 posted [p:944590813] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Basically any PS game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 09/14/20 11:15:27 AM #10:	Lysandear posted... I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs It's a Western game, it wasn't made by Japanese people. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:944590814] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs</quote> It's a Western game, it wasn't made by Japanese people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MordecaiRocks 09/14/20 11:15:29 AM #11:	428 Shibuya Scramble is Japanese but it uses actual photos and most importantly, isn't a dating sim. It's really good. <cite>MordecaiRocks posted [p:944590818] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>428 Shibuya Scramble is Japanese but it uses actual photos and most importantly, isn't a dating sim. It's really good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/14/20 11:15:39 AM #12:	Lysandear posted... Like non-anime ones? That's my biggest barrier to the genre. So they're basically just audio books with pictures right? I can dig it if it's not anime style Consider looking into hidden object games. They are basically visual novels but you have to click on a bunch of things occasionally to move the story along. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:944590823] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>Like non-anime ones? That's my biggest barrier to the genre. So they're basically just audio books with pictures right? I can dig it if it's not anime style</quote>Consider looking into hidden object games. They are basically visual novels but you have to click on a bunch of things occasionally to move the story along. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 09/14/20 11:16:18 AM #13:	Lysandear posted... I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? Uncharted is action adventure. Adventure is stuff like Myst and Space Quest. It's different from actual visual novels in that you have to explore and solve puzzles though. --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:944590843] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel?</quote>Uncharted is action adventure. Adventure is stuff like Myst and Space Quest. It's different from actual visual novels in that you have to explore and solve puzzles though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YookaLaylee 09/14/20 11:17:49 AM #14:	Lysandear posted... I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? He's talking about point and click adventure games like Grim Fandango --- I'm the fly in the ointment, the spanner in the works. I'm unpredictable. I'm the X-Factor. - Jamie Madrox <cite>YookaLaylee posted [p:944590892] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted...</cite> <quote> I am what some would call close-minded, so a title like doki doki literature club is all i need to not try it. Seriously what is up with japan's obsession with school clubs Also, are you saying Uncharted is like a visual novel? </quote> He's talking about point and click adventure games like Grim Fandango</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 11:18:42 AM #15:	ssjevot posted... No I mean adventure game in the traditional sense, like Monkey Island. what's monkey island play like ssjevot posted... It's a Western game, it wasn't made by Japanese people. ah. my question stands but i will expand it to include developers who draw influence from japanese games awesome999 posted... Basically any PS game so like heavy rain is visual novel-esque? years ago my weeblord friend would ask me to find japanese VNs online and make it so they'd work on his laptop. i'd have to use my laptop as a test run so i have a couple installed on there. i'm 99% sure they're bad tho based on what i've seen (game testing) <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944590919] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>ssjevot posted... </cite> <quote>No I mean adventure game in the traditional sense, like Monkey Island.</quote>what's monkey island play like ssjevot posted... </cite> <quote>It's a Western game, it wasn't made by Japanese people.</quote>ah. my question stands but i will expand it to include developers who draw influence from japanese games awesome999 posted... </cite> <quote>Basically any PS game </quote>so like heavy rain is visual novel-esque? years ago my weeblord friend would ask me to find japanese VNs online and make it so they'd work on his laptop. i'd have to use my laptop as a test run so i have a couple installed on there. i'm 99% sure they're bad tho based on what i've seen (game testing) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 09/14/20 11:19:01 AM #16:	MordecaiRocks posted... 428 Shibuya Scramble is Japanese but it uses actual photos and most importantly, isn't a dating sim. It's really good. They ever translate Machi into English? Same idea, really good game. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:944590932] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>MordecaiRocks posted... </cite> <quote>428 Shibuya Scramble is Japanese but it uses actual photos and most importantly, isn't a dating sim. It's really good.</quote> They ever translate Machi into English? Same idea, really good game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Background_Guy 09/14/20 11:20:42 AM #17:	Yeah, there's a bunch. Most that fall under "Traditional VN" format are anime dating sims though, yeah. <cite>Background_Guy posted [p:944590988] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, there's a bunch. Most that fall under "Traditional VN" format are anime dating sims though, yeah. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 09/14/20 11:21:26 AM #18:	Lysandear posted... what's monkey island play like YookaLaylee posted... He's talking about point and click adventure games like Grim Fandango Basically that. You occasionally solve puzzles, but I mean some of the best Japanese visual novels have that too (Zero Escape, Danganronpa, etc.). Still it's primarily story and the puzzles are just there to gate the story though sometimes the puzzles are ridiculous. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:944591024] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>what's monkey island play like</quote> YookaLaylee posted... </cite> <quote>He's talking about point and click adventure games like Grim Fandango</quote> Basically that. You occasionally solve puzzles, but I mean some of the best Japanese visual novels have that too (Zero Escape, Danganronpa, etc.). Still it's primarily story and the puzzles are just there to gate the story though sometimes the puzzles are ridiculous. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 12:48:42 PM #19:	are there any superhero ones? <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944593883] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>are there any superhero ones? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pus_N_Pecans 09/14/20 12:51:08 PM #20:	Would recommend Night in the Woods, Oxenfree, The Wolf Among Us, and Florence as far as Western visual novels go. --- My arts- https://www.deviantart.com/bleakcreep <cite>Pus_N_Pecans posted [p:944593958] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Would recommend Night in the Woods, Oxenfree, The Wolf Among Us, and Florence as far as Western visual novels go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/14/20 12:52:52 PM #21:	Oh, a lot of "walking simulators" can probably count as visual novels in the sense that they're kind of an audiobook at the same time. Look into Dear Esther for one of the more popular / well reviewed ones. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:944594015] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Oh, a lot of "walking simulators" can probably count as visual novels in the sense that they're kind of an audiobook at the same time. Look into Dear Esther for one of the more popular / well reviewed ones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 12:53:21 PM #22:	Wolf Among Us was great. Inspired me to read fable. Fable was good for a while but it got real fuckin bad. Oxenfree looks like Limbo which was a great game <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944594034] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Wolf Among Us was great. Inspired me to read fable. Fable was good for a while but it got real fuckin bad. Oxenfree looks like Limbo which was a great game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 09/14/20 12:56:06 PM #23:	Oxenfree is the tits --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:944594116] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Oxenfree is the tits </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 12:58:41 PM #24:	that's 2 ringing endorsements for oxenfree from posters whose opinions i respect that will likely be what i move on to after i've had my fill of baldur's gate <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944594195] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>that's 2 ringing endorsements for oxenfree from posters whose opinions i respect that will likely be what i move on to after i've had my fill of baldur's gate </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pus_N_Pecans 09/14/20 12:59:31 PM #25:	It's nothing at all like Limbo, but yeah, the writing is terrific. --- My arts- https://www.deviantart.com/bleakcreep <cite>Pus_N_Pecans posted [p:944594214] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>It's nothing at all like Limbo, but yeah, the writing is terrific. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 1:00:40 PM #26:	Pus_N_Pecans posted... It's nothing at all like Limbo, but yeah, the writing is terrific. i figured but i just meant aesthetically - it's a neat look <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944594244] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Pus_N_Pecans posted... </cite> <quote>It's nothing at all like Limbo, but yeah, the writing is terrific.</quote>i figured but i just meant aesthetically - it's a neat look </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pus_N_Pecans 09/14/20 1:02:36 PM #27:	Lysandear posted... i figured but i just meant aesthetically - it's a neat look Gotcha. I also kind of enjoyed the Oxenfree team's next game, Afterparty, but it's still pretty disappointing by comparison. --- My arts- https://www.deviantart.com/bleakcreep <cite>Pus_N_Pecans posted [p:944594308] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Lysandear posted... </cite> <quote>i figured but i just meant aesthetically - it's a neat look</quote>Gotcha. I also kind of enjoyed the Oxenfree team's next game, Afterparty, but it's still pretty disappointing by comparison. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 09/14/20 1:03:37 PM #28:	Isn't Night Trap essentially a VN? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:944594341] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Isn't Night Trap essentially a VN? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrToothHasYou 09/14/20 1:13:23 PM #29:	Walking sims would probably be the closest approximation. Dear Esther, What Remains of Edith Finch, Gone Home, Firewatch, Virginia, Everybody's Gone To The Rapture... If you're looking for third-person adventure point-and-click style games in the fashion of The Wolf Among Us, the first two Walking Dead games are great, as well as Life is Strange and its prequel, Life is Strange: Before The Storm. Life is Strange 2 is pretty good as well, but your mileage may vary. If you're looking for an atmospheric first-person walking sim/puzzler, The Witness is one of the best games I've ever played, cannot praise it highly enough. Oh and definitely play Oxenfree, it's quite good. --- http://weareontherun.bandcamp.com ^^^^^ HEY! ^^^ LISTEN! ^^^^^ <cite>MrToothHasYou posted [p:944594694] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Walking sims would probably be the closest approximation. Dear Esther, What Remains of Edith Finch, Gone Home, Firewatch, Virginia, Everybody's Gone To The Rapture... If you're looking for third-person adventure point-and-click style games in the fashion of The Wolf Among Us, the first two Walking Dead games are great, as well as Life is Strange and its prequel, Life is Strange: Before The Storm. Life is Strange 2 is pretty good as well, but your mileage may vary. If you're looking for an atmospheric first-person walking sim/puzzler, The Witness is one of the best games I've ever played, cannot praise it highly enough. Oh and definitely play Oxenfree, it's quite good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 09/14/20 1:14:34 PM #30:	it's not a VN really but I recommend cultist simulator. it's just not structured like a book, but it's very text heavy and low action, most of the "gameplay" consists of reading. I don't think you're gonna find much non japanese "audiobooks with pictures" since it's just like... not really a thing here? The games that are voiced are higher budget and tend to be more like story-focused adventure games. The games that are more book-like tend to be low budget and can't afford voice acting, or do not consider voice acting important and don't have it --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:944594738] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>it's not a VN really but I recommend cultist simulator. it's just not structured like a book, but it's very text heavy and low action, most of the "gameplay" consists of reading. I don't think you're gonna find much non japanese "audiobooks with pictures" since it's just like... not really a thing here? The games that are voiced are higher budget and tend to be more like story-focused adventure games. The games that are more book-like tend to be low budget and can't afford voice acting, or do not consider voice acting important and don't have it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lysandear 09/14/20 1:15:22 PM #31:	The only walking sim I can think of is Death Stranding. I've done both walking deads, life is strange. also the back to the future telltale. Will not play before the storm because I already know how their story ends and it's too depressing to think about. Will not play life is strange 2 because it's not max. I also enjoyed heavy rain, detroit, and somewhat enjoyed beyond. did the first 2 chapters of telltale batman and hated it <cite>Lysandear posted [p:944594765] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>The only walking sim I can think of is Death Stranding. I've done both walking deads, life is strange. also the back to the future telltale. Will not play before the storm because I already know how their story ends and it's too depressing to think about. Will not play life is strange 2 because it's not max. I also enjoyed heavy rain, detroit, and somewhat enjoyed beyond. did the first 2 chapters of telltale batman and hated it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 09/14/20 1:20:24 PM #32:	Plumbers Don't Wear Ties --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v https://imgur.com/N43HJYv <cite>FL81 posted [p:944594926] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Plumbers Don't Wear Ties </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pus_N_Pecans 09/14/20 1:26:11 PM #33:	Oh, I liked A Mortician's Tale quite a bit too. --- My arts- https://www.deviantart.com/bleakcreep <cite>Pus_N_Pecans posted [p:944595110] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Oh, I liked A Mortician's Tale quite a bit too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJKirby 09/15/20 10:34:29 AM #34:	Her Story Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You are two pretty good visual novels, Her Story even won an award --- Not changing this signature until Beyond Good and Evil 2 is in my hand. August 25th, 2010. <cite>SSJKirby posted [p:944630132] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Her Story Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You are two pretty good visual novels, Her Story even won an award </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coh 09/15/20 10:38:34 AM #35:	awesome999 posted... Basically any PS game lol saving this <cite>coh posted [p:944630244] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>awesome999 posted... </cite> <quote>Basically any PS game </quote>lol saving this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pus_N_Pecans 09/15/20 1:40:25 PM #36:	SSJKirby posted... Her Story Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You are two pretty good visual novels, Her Story even won an award Her Story is so good. --- My arts- https://www.deviantart.com/bleakcreep <cite>Pus_N_Pecans posted [p:944636330] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>SSJKirby posted... </cite> <quote>Her Story Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You are two pretty good visual novels, Her Story even won an award</quote>Her Story is so good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 09/15/20 1:48:31 PM #37:	Basically any Telltale game. --- https://imgur.com/Asq1ds6 <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:944636602] in Are there ... [t:78974120]...</cite> <quote>Basically any Telltale game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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