My top four qualities is: 1. Awesome protagonist 2. Funny gags etc 3. Story centered (Not focus on moe stuff, yeah...) 4. Has a deeper meaning or a makes you see the world in a different way 5. Enjoyble characters
I think lolis, newcomers guide and reccomendation guide/ thread are all good ideas. They target different experienced people. I think we should try and get all of them. Though lolis might be abit too much work.
-So newcomer guide, with a few vn's let's say no more than 5. They should very good and hook new players.
-A reccommendation thread like Kaguya's but with genres and fewer vn's? Around 20 in total? This is for people who have played a few vn's already.
-Let's keep the random threads people make asking about a vn reccommendation. I think those are good, even if the same vn's are being reccommened often.
This list won't feature the VNs in order of "how good they are". Rating them would be way too much of a clusterfuck to me.
The VNs are not in their respective order. Meaning number 1 is not the best, and so on.
1_CHAOS; HEAD
2_Cross Channel
3_G-Senjou no Maou
4_Fate/Stay Night
5_Forest
This Visual Novel is the easiest visual novel translated to get a bad ending without using a walkthrough- which just adds to the fun of it. It makes a massive amount of references to common literature, which makes it even better.
6_Katahane
It may seem like an ordinary moege- the atmosphere is light, the story is full of cuteness, which you can note by the character design and soundtrack. It gets really good in the middle, and you'll be dying to know what happens in the end. A game with multiple perspectives, it's definitely one of the most enjoyable Visual Novels I've ever read.
7 Majikoi
8_Little Busters!
9_Tsukihime
"You shouldn't tell lies that you can't even fool yourself with"
10_Swan Song
A post apocalyptic Visual Novel.
11_Symphonic Rain
It may seem like your ordinary moege. Trust me, it's not.
12_Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo (and sequel)
13_Sekien no Inganock
Steampunk. An atmosphere full of mysteries and references that will make your head blow up.
14_Steins; Gate
A visual novel that deals extensively with time travel and it's consequences.
15_Utawarerumono
16_Fault: Milestone (1 & 2)
17_Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
18_Kara no Shoujo
19_Umineko no Naku Koro ni
20_Planetarian
21_Ever 17
Another top 10.
22_Remember11
It lacks in the ending, but otherwise the story of this VN has enough to easily become one of my all-time favorites.
23_Zanmataisei Demonbane
24_Rewrite
"Could it possibly be rewritten, this fate of hers?"
Another one that enters the top 10.
25_Narcissu
26_Grisaia no Kajitsu
27_Saya no Uta
Only if you enjoy dark and messed up settings.
28_Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni
29_Eien no Aselia
30_Rose Guns Days (1 & 2)
There are small sections of gameplay on this one, but you can skip them by pressing the space bar, so this still qualifies.
31_Sengoku Rance
I feel obliged to comment on this VN before suggesting it to anyone. It's an Alicesoft title, which speaks a lot for itself... If you don't know how it's going to be like, well.. Kind of tough to describe. Lots of sex, including comedy rape. Alicesoft tends to make the whole story a comedy until right near the end, where things actually do get serious. It's worth checking out, if you don't mind Rance's personality.
32_Phenomeno
Want a short VN that can captivate you for their whole duration? Here is it.
Visual novel adapted from the youth horror novel written by Hajime Ninomae and illustrated by yoshitoshi ABe.
33_Ef- A Fairy Tale of the Two
34_Dysfunctional Systems
Another one great for those who want short Visual Novels.
35_Daibanchou
Another Alicesoft title. While Rouga is not near Rance's level when it comes to pissing off people, alicesoft's style is something which often doesn't please people.
36_Yume Miru Kusuri
The endings pack quite a punch.
37_Kikokugai- The Cyber Slayer
38_Eden
39_Hoshizora no Memoria
40_Katawa Shoujo
Yep, it's somewhat overrated. Still, the fact that it is substantially easier for those who are starting to play visual novels to read should not be discarded, and overall, the story was good.
41_World End Economica
42_YU-NO
43_Shikkoku no Sharnoth
Yep, there is a minigame on this one. If you download a save data you can skip the minigame, though. So it still qualifies. Another VN that enters my top 10.
44_Muv Luv Alternative
The first Muv Luv didn't have enough to enter this list. You should still read it, though~
MLA is definitely awesome.
Not completely sure what you are thinking but... (404 Bolverk's brain not found. Needs moar sleep.)
I think this is what you are looking for:
http://amaenboda.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/an-aero-gamers-guide-to-using-atlas/
The guide also aside from ATLAS, also covers:
TA (translation aggregator)
ITH (interactive text hooker)
Mecab & Jparser
TAHplugin, TAHelper, and the replacement script
Other translators
Completed Dishonored. Damn this game was friggin awesome, I played it on very hard. Knocking out people as needed and sneaking past most of them.
The game is pretty easy though, you can complete it as you like rambo, non lethal, etc. Best ending is by not killing too many, just kill the major targets and so on. Pretty happy how my choices made the ending.
There is sooo many ways you can complete the game, they really put much though into it.
I'm going to complete the game without any powerups and on very hard in a few months time, as then I have likely forgot how much of the game was. I'll only use autosaves too.
I reccommend the game, its was epic, I score it 94/100 imo.
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