Okarin

VNs generally appeal to people keen on anime (because of the art used), and are destined to the people with the time to play them and try a lot of them. Common people with job, family, and other burdens don't even find the time to game or read a regular book, so they're pretty forfeit for this market. As for the art, there could be other different styles, but by now VNs are largely associated with anime. I used to be in the tabletop RPG crowd, and VNs are something completely different, but in the end it's telling a story you can enjoy. Since VNs only require having a medium to run them and no preparation, unlike RPGs, they can be a nice 1-player experience without having to coordinate multiple people; thus D&D and most RPGs are pretty dead, and VNs are a growing thing. I know I should be playing MMOs but for some reason they don't appeal to me.

Haven't seen an idol anime since Lemon Angel Project... I bet you people don't know about that one, huh?

Already 22 years since that Christmas I spent playing PSIV: The End of the Millennium... I thought my Genesis was gonna melt away (not really).

No it wouldn't, and it would be 1000 hours long. As far as OELVN go, I liked very much "Sepia Tears", a well written, simple one, without convoluted or haggard ideas or gimmicks. Just the simple kind of thing that works. Not groundbreaking, but who cares? Myra = my waifu.

So far, my favorite are Little Busters' (S. T.), and Kira * Kira (S. T. also). Anything by Key or Overdrive is bound to have good music, especially if you like rock'n'roll like me. Also why not, this song is perfect for its game, and very beautiful:

I'm late for this. Steam is yet another option for the gamer, yes, but it's one of the main ones. It's kinda convenient as it's pretty easy to navigate games similar to the ones you got in your library, it does so automatically. I think that the biggest advantage of Steam is the sales. The biggest downside, the censorship for the 18+ works.

Cutie in female garb, *but he's a guy*. *But he's a guy*. *But he's a guy*. Lukako effect.

I found her pretty annoying, despite the humor; but that is the magic of opinions.

What I found... lacking in Chie's route was that Midori steals a lot of attention. Chie is outlined alright, though. Sarina is unexpectedly good also, but you may find her a bit vanilla. A real sweetheart nonetheless.

May the Norns of moe smile upon you, oh dear Speeny.

.hack/SAO anyone?

About Kirari's normal/bad end, it doesn't warrant playing the game for that alone, and for me it isn't the best the game has to offer, but it's really interesting, as Decay says.

I think it appeals to making love with a fragile person, even as a consolation of sorts, but around here it comes across as almost non-consensual... such girls are hardly in the mood for it.

Nah, it's just the urge to cram H scenes in there, mandatorily. It's just lazy and ultimately off-putting. It should make sense that not every route demands an H scene, but then the fans would complain about "discriminating X character".

KW's cover can't be that lewd, can it? Don't know about the back though.

Don't get me started on Kanon, it was a true disaster. I'll say it as many times as needed: banging poor traumatized Komari is a no-no. Just to name one.

Pretty much, but for some strange reason, I was finding the thought of doing Kud (in Kud's Wafter) amusing. Also I think some other characters from LB appear (Kanata?) as well as new ones. Damn, Riki doesn't get bored. Kud Wafter has the benefit of LB's popularity, so it may get translated at some point.

Probably. But Kanade is not

I'm in the Overdrive club, more precisely Kira Kira. Sarina was very sweet and not your typical ojou-sama by any means. Her route was very good. Her topless scene is also rad.

The next best thing is a redhead osananajimi (childhood friend): Kanade Sakurai from Deardrops (coulda picked a more original name for her)

What about the scanlation webs? Are they legal?

On a different note, there's the Disney comics loved throughout the globe, I think that in Italy they dig that stuff. May be too childish for you though. I'm talking of Donald Duck and the rest of the very well known characters. Marvel and DC too, but with a distinct feel you may not like. Comic books, especially European ones, have good entries but they lack a cohesion as a whole, they're very diverse. With animation, the 80s and early 90s were like the golden era of Western animation, with nice things as My Little Pony, Wildfire, Pirates of Dark Water, Space Rangers, and in the French department Ulysses 31, Jayce et les conquerants de la lumière and then some more. Nowadays you may want to take a look at Adventure Time or Regular Show.