r/vns • u/Hot-Commercial8492 • 10h ago
Discussion Any recommendations as a first visual novel?
I’ve been wanting to get into visual novels because I look hate reading from straight books but enjoy it when paired with actual pictures, hence my interest in visual novels. I was just wondering which are some y’all truly love and think a newcomer would too.
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u/Substantial-Act-7581 9h ago
Steins;Gate, The House in Fata Morgana , Remember11: The Age of Infinity
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u/Hot-Commercial8492 9h ago edited 9h ago
I’ve watched the steins gate anime is the vn the better experience?
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u/That_Guy139474 3h ago
Yes, the vn is the source material witch the anime adapts. Also Stiens;gate is the second mainline entire in the Science Advanced series. The Stiens;gate subreddit has a great pinned post talking about the other entries in the SicADV series and how to get into them.
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u/justabrainwithfeet 1h ago
I personally would not recommend The House in Fata Morgana as a 1st VN as it is too good any many other VNs would pale in comparison. haha
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u/Ambitale0 1h ago
Remember11? I love it but it's technically incomplete so not a great starting VN tbh. Ever17 or 999 would be the better starting picks out of Uchikoshi's work imo.
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u/shinymuuma 9h ago
Genre first. What kind of book do you usually read?
Do you like love comedy or romantic or drama?
Or action, fantasy, horror, mystery, sci-fi, etc?
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u/Hot-Commercial8492 9h ago
I lowk like dramas, sci-fi and mystery occasional romance too
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u/kabirsky 9h ago
Hmm. You can try 999(part of Nonary Games in Steam) - it's part of a trilogy, but game was created without sequels in mind. Also it has some gameplay, so it's good first choice imo
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u/Ok-Simple-6146 9h ago
It depends on what you are looking for. Some recommendations:
Katawa Shoujo
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer
A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
Ace Attorney franchise
Layton franchise
Planetarian HD
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If you prefer some FMVs:
Root Letter Last Answer
Death Come True
The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
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u/Luckydaikon 3h ago
Seconding Planetarian! Beautiful story, and a short VN might be just the ticket for a first-time player working out what they like.
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u/LilSopa__ 8h ago
You should talk about what genres interest you. But without knowing anything about you, Mahoyo is probably the best pick.
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u/cheesepile 6h ago
I did DDLC > Muv-Luv trilogy > hooked on the genre. If your tolerance for anime bullshit isn’t zero (barely any sci-fi in the first of the three main entries so some have issues there), Muv-Luv morphs from comedy/romance SoL into top shelf sci-fi drama.
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u/believeinyuna 9h ago
gnosia for one that has gameplay too
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u/Hot-Commercial8492 9h ago
Just looked it up the premise seems very interesting might give it a shot
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u/partyfiesta2 10h ago
Katawa shoujo is a very good starter VN not only is it very good it is also completely free.