devilsadvocate Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 hello people, my first time posting here. here is the deal....i recently got into LN. and i am loving it. never thought reading could be so fulfilling. now i wanted to know what VN actually is? is it like a game? as in i go through the story but in a gameplay kind of manner with photos, backgrounds, bgms and stuff? please inform me as i am kind of interested to read VN AND ALSO where to get VNs from? thnaks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I think you have the general idea? There's not much "gameplay", you click to advance the story and occasionally make choices. Unfortunately, it seems that Fuwanovel lacks a decent newbie primer, so here is a decent primer made by some 4chan anons: http://visual-novels-general.wikia.com/wiki/Basic_FAQ As for where to get them, you can buy officially translated (or sometimes natively english) VNs from MangaGamer, JAST, and Steam. There are also a lot of fan translated VNs that come in the form of patches to the full Japanese versions, but it is unfortunately pretty impractical for westerners to obtain them legally, and Fuwanovel does not allow illegal links to them, you'll have to find them on your own. A good resource for VN fans is VNDB, which has information on every VN ever made (or, it tries to). Listing the VNs by popularity is a good way to see what's popular at a glance, and when I got into VNs I spent a lot of time browsing that and checking out whatever piqued my interest. edit: And since this post has been spun-off and moved, welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Decay pretty much answered all of your questions, so I'll just you welcome to the wonderful world of Visual Novels, mr. devil's advocate! ~~ I think you have the general idea? There's not much "gameplay", you click to advance the story and occasionally make choices. Unfortunately, it seems that Fuwanovel lacks a decent newbie primer Yeah, unfortunately it seems this is Fuwa's only newbie "What is a VN": http://fuwanovel.net/faq/what-is-a-visual-novel and it's pretty meh.Dw, one day Tay & Stray will get the Player Mentors Program thingymabob working. One day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLM4475 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Welcome, welcome, welcome, devilsadvocate-san to the new vast unexplored (by you) world of VN. Indulge yourself in reading VNs and I'm sure you'll love them. Feel free to ask/discuss/share anything with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurokusari Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Yay another LN reader! LNs and VNs are both fun to read and if you've already read some LNs then I guess you're prepared to sit for a few hours straight when reading a VN. Anyway, welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terancam Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hey. WELCOME ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign1612 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Welcome What L/Vn's have you read so far? and which one did enjoy the most? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Welcome Devil :> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay! Narcissu is a free VN on steam, so you might want to try it to get a taste of what VNs are like. http://store.steampowered.com/app/264380/ Although keep in mind that most VNs have choices Have a moe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmsful Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay and this becomes the beginning of your passion for visual novels like most of us here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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