LinovaA

Thanks for all the welcomes guys! Really now? Well then I might need to be careful of which part of the page I peek under then! I am partial to anything really. I like long ones, short ones, or whatever. Now on to Visual Novels. I mean... Um... what? *shifty eyes* Seriously though, I am into pretty much anything. My top three visual novels as of now are probably Rewrite, Muv-Luv (I am counting all of it as one), and Kana. Currently going through Hoshizora no Memoria. I have probably been lurking for the past like... I would say 6-8 months. A lot less in the beginning portions, but as time went on I have found myself frequenting more often. he he he. Good to be here.... officially.

For me, a Visual Novel is a story telling device that does the music and scene creation for me. So you could argue I read them because I am a tad lazy. Heh heh. In all seriousness though, I find that a Visual Novel captures what it intends to capture better than a novel in a lot of cases, due to the territory. An example I can think of is when I am reading a book, and a giant city is being described. As I am not the author of the work, I am most likely picturing it much differently than how the author pictured it which brings the whole concept of "Death of the Author" into this. Of course, this could just come down to the author's writing ability, as I cannot speak for every single written work that exists out there. A VN has more to work with in a way, as where a novel only has its script and sometimes a map in the front of the book to work with, a VN has sound, pictures, AND script to weave its story; putting it simply. The music aspect of a VN is what does it for me in creating the mood of the overall story, where a novel does not exactly have that freedom to place such a thing in it's form... as you know... it is a book. Images also help as they don't give you the WHOLE thing, but give you enough that you can picture what is going on more vividly, at least in my own opinion. Hence, why I have been heavily considering just taking my current manuscript for a novel I am writing and creating a Visual Novel out of it. Visual Novels have potential to tell epic stories, and with a step outside of the formulaic route many take, can provide exceptional narratives. This is not to say I do not enjoy novels. Oh no no no. This is just what a Visual Novel is to me. I love me a good novel and am an avid reader. Sometimes I just like having that extra something though. That being said, the music is just what does it all for me really. Just my two cents as to why a Visual Novel is my favorite storytelling medium.

You see... hairstyle is wonderful. For personal taste, it does A LOT for me. I am personally a big fan of the long hair reaching down the back... because it is sexy, lets just get that out of the way here. Although... my funding of the Grisaia Kickstarter to the point of getting Idol Mahou Shoujo Chiruchiru Machiru should say something about my tastes as well. However, somehow... SOMEWAY... After reading through the Muv-Luv Trilogy again for the second time.. the exaggerated hairstyles there really started to grow on me, save for Miki's hair. It's an isolated case, but I really do like those styles a lot. I found them... well-placed. I just... I really really like the styling there.

Well, a lot of the time for me... I end up picking them as they come up. First Heroine shows up: Me -- "YOU! I need you!!!" Second Heroine shows up: Me -- "No, YOU... I need you!!!" Repeat this process of choosing and you would basically get how I pick my heroine. She tends to be the last heroine introduced, but sometimes I make exceptions... Looking at you Kyou. After that, I pick them according to personal preference.

Heya! ^^ Been a long time lurker 'round here, so I figured this New Year was a good time to get around to creating a profile and such. No longer am I the ethereal specter who travels from topic to topic with all but a name. .... so yeah. Hey guys.