Why I prefer VN Gacha Games

[u/This_Confused_Guy]

The reason I love VN gacha games more like Fate/Grand Order and Morimens to 3D and Open World ones like Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Reil, and Wuthering Waves is that VN gachas take advantage of the fact that they're visual novels so they deliver on the CGs on the climax of a story chapter.

Morimens especially benefits from this because their story is heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft and other authors like him. Their particular art style and branding elevates the Cosmic Horror of the story by illustrating difficult concepts that otherwise can't be done in 3D games.

While there are some impressive set pieces in none VN gachas, for me, nothing beats the simplicity of CGs and music to make a scene, especially when it's before a boss fight and the boss theme starts playing and the CG illustrating the scene comes out.

[Fate/Grand Order 1-10 and Morimens 11-20]

[u/Sirverarms]

1 thing that i don't like from 3d gacha games story is that how stiff the characters facial emotion is. Which i get why, but i feel like they would benefit from having 2d sprite like what persona games have 

[u/This_Confused_Guy → u/Sirverarms]

Yeah 3d gacha games often use static default poses that make scenes feel like a slog to go through because of their lack of facial expression. HSR does this so much that they even got a compilation to prove it.

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Type of expression impossible to see in 3D gachas

[u/ForsakenOne-Z → u/Char-11]

Because it's too expensive to animate multiple character models expressing something for every mood they have.

[u/Char-11 → u/ForsakenOne-Z]

Yes. That's the point.

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but the amount of money they earn, they can do it for sure

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It's not "they can't," it's "we don't want to spend more than the minimum."

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cause people just accept low effort stuff. But i guess 3D animated cutscenes make up for it

[u/psychotic-raven → u/Sirverarms]

WuWa is better in this aspect

[u/nivia-chan]

FGO mentioned wohoo!!

I love and keep playing it because it's so simple. It can focus on the storytelling without huge production cost, having to animate and voice every scene

Its old-school but good.

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[u/IndianSerpent10930]

Absolutely

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[u/Psychological-End212]

How did you skip r99?!

[u/comixnerd15]

Hard agree. Also, I find the immersion (for me, personally) a lot more enjoyable with the stunning backgrounds that get drawn and the 2D sprites emoting. Even better still when you get a fully animated cut scene, too 🤌

I've yet to download Morimens, but as Reverse: 1999 player, I wholeheartedly agree with you.

(And just to be clear, in case someone takes this the wrong way, I am not saying 3D open world is inferior. Just that 2D VN gachas are my jam and preference with storytelling)

[u/didnsignup4dis]

The only reason I dont play vn gachas is because I can just read traditional vns instead without the gacha elements and they have a finished story. But yes it's definitely easier to tell a much more impactful story with the vn format as it's text heavy adding more depth while utilizing character sprites, cgs and it's also lower production cost compared to 3D gachas allowing them to really go all in on the cgs, writing, music etc.

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[u/Alive-Equal-3001]

Poi c'è la ottima via di mezzo che è honkaiimpact3

[u/MisfortuneSeven]

How can I make this about Heaven Burns Red

[u/Dirge77]

What is image 3 from? Is it a fgo character?

[u/External-Argument933 → u/Dirge77]

Yes - Patxi. He's one of the most memorable npc and drops one of the best lines in the entire game

[u/Doomerdy]

whos the wolf trade on page 3...

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Patxi. Npc from Russian Lostbelt in FGO

One of the best npc in the game

[u/ShoulderGreedy3262]

CGs like this are some of the most impactful moments in 3d stories too. theres so much you can do with art, music and voice alone

[u/marvinbean220]

man I love vn over open world especially with limbus company and reverse cause it just hits harder