anyone else here that used to be on r/visualnovels or r/otomegames? i’m playing through jack jeanne right now and having a blast. what VNs have you all been playing/reading lately?
Huge 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
Don’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 :)
Finally got round to starting DDLC on my Steam Deck. Not too far in but I’m excited for it to get weird
oh i’m excited for you, that one goes absolutely off the rails
Recently 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.
I 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.
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.
Currently re-playing the Ace Attorney Trilogy as I got it on Steam during the sale. I played them back in the day on the DS and it’s been a blast. I just checked out Jack Jeanne - it seems to have some sort of skill building aspects to it? I’ve been looking for a stat builder otome but there isn’t much out there.
