6 Visual Novel Recommendations For Beginners

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• published: 22 Aug 2016
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A 14 minute video where I make a few possible VN recommendations to newcomers of the genre. Download links and some extra info on the novels mentioned in this video: --------------------------Katawa Shoujo------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamp: 1:04 Ganre: Romance, slice-of-life Length: ~5-25 hours (~5 hours per route)* H-scenes: Yes, but can be turned off Price: Free Download link: http://www.katawa-shoujo.com/download.php *Just to clarify what I mean by the 5-25 hour game time, since that’s a pretty wide range: Katawa Shoujo is divided into one 5 story arcs, each one being approximately 5 hours long, and they are all written to function as standalone stories. This means you can read any number of the story paths you want, and in any order. As a result, the length of the novel ranges from around 5 hours, if you only read one of the story arcs, and approximately 25 if you read all of them. --------------------------Narcissu--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamp: 3:04 Ganre: Melodrama Length: ~3 hours* H-scenes: No Price: Free Download link: http://narcissu.insani.org/down.html Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/264380 *I’m only talking about the original Narcissu. There is at least one more translated part of the series, but I haven't read it yet so I cannot comment on its quality --------------------------SC2VN------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timestamp: 4:41 Ganre: E-sports Length: ~4 hours H-scenes: No Price: Free Download link: https://teameleveneleven.itch.io/sc2vn Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/404480 --------------------------Planetarian----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamp: 6:35 Ganre: Sci-fi post-apocolyptic Length: ~3 hours H-scenes: No Price: ~10$ Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/316720/ --------------------------G-Senjou no Maou----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamp: 8:31 Ganre: Mystery-thriller Length: ~25h H-scenes: The original version has h-content, but the English release is censored* Price: ~25$ Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/377670/ *The official English release of G-Senjou no Maou removed the h-scenes of the game, and to my knowledge there is no way to add them back into the game. There is a fan-translation of the original novel, which still has the h-content, but given that this is an unlicensed (and thus illegal) version of the game, I won’t provide any download links for it. --------------------------Fate/Stay Night-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamp: 10:39 Ganre: Fantasy-action Length: ~80h* H-scenes: Yes, but the Realta Nua version is censored Price: Unlicensed** *Fate/Stay Night is divided into 3 major story arcs, each being around 25 hours long. Each of them ends on a relatively conclusive ending, meaning it is actually possible to stop reading after the first 25 hours, or at the 50 hour mark. I would strongly recommend reading all 3 arcs, but it’s an option that can make reading the novel a slightly less daunting task. Download the original Fate/Stay Night pre-patched here: http://www.mofumoe.org/node/38 Download Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua here: https://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid;=427133 Download the english patch for Realta Nua here: http://realtapatch.tumblr.com/download **Important: Both mofumoe and nyaa above host illegal torrents. I support piracy of unlicensed visual novels, that don't have any official translations, becuase they are generally very hard to come by through legal means, particular for newcomers of the visual novel genre. When/if whatever I'm reviewing eventually does the licensed though, I will be removing links to any illegal downloads. 50 VNs you need to read before you die: http://forums.fuwanovel.net/topic/2151-50-translated-vns-you-should-read-before-you-die/