a few of my picks, in roughly descending order of how must-play I think they are for VN fans:
- 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (probably my favorite, the sequel Virtue's Last Reward is also great but I really didn't enjoy the third game in the series)
- Hotel Dusk (and its sequel Last Window)
- all Ace Attorney games (I do think the Switch collection was really well done, as loyal as I was to the DS versions)
- Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (if you pick up anything new from this list, please pick Paranormasight... SO underrated with amazing art, music, and characters. Story has horror elements but has a darkly imaginative mix of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Death Note, Phoenix Wright, and Virtue's Last Reward. Desperately want a sequel from these devs.View attachment 80257
- All of the Famicom Detective Games on Switch
- Policenauts (I liked the Sega Saturn version the most)
- Gnosia (super underrated, lovely art style and a pretty nuts story albeit a sequel-bait ending)
- Sakura Wars (awesome Sega Saturn VN, the sequel recently got a fan translation that I'll have to play through soon)
- Digimon Survive (most of it is a VN, has some tactics-JRPG gameplay too though)
- Time Travelers (recent fan translation is SWEET)
