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Message: [QUOTE="AnonymousCookieMonster, post: 15507, member: 3229"] Alas i tried VN's before, and quickly found it wasn't for me. Reading 1-2 lines at a time with semi-static characters talking and clicking 'next next next' repeatedly for 30 minutes straight; Probably feels a lot like walking simulators of games. On the other hand they are cheap to make especially with RenPy being available. Games i could stomach in the VN genre are something intermixed with something else. Va11 Hall-A comes to mind, where it's 5 minutes of talking, mixed in with 2-3 challenges of making a drink for the customer. About halfway through the game i got to the point i just played to finish it and didn't care about the story anymore. [IMG size="460x215"]https://cdn.mobygames.com/covers/2172459-va-11-hall-a-cyberpunk-bartender-action-linux-front-cover.jpg[/IMG] Course one of my favorite games ([I]on PS2[/I]) is Ar Tonelico, which switches to a VN blocks when diving into your Revatails to unlock '[I]songs[/I]'. Those were welcome bits and change of pace from combat and exploration, when you want to eat or chill yet still progress and get lore. [IMG width="270px" size="450x633"]https://cdromance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Ar-Tonelico-melody-of-elemia-Coverart.jpg[/IMG] But in my opinion any VN block going longer than 10 minutes ([I]without substantial visuals[/I]) wears it's welcome out. The term I'd seen used is eroge. Though I suppose ecchi works too. But [I][U]if[/U][/I] and [I][U]why[/U][/I] it is ([I]or isn't[/I]) a good genre we can get into another time. [/QUOTE]

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