Kosakyun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I remember the day when Katawa Shoujo was released... Aaaaah the memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrillej1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 This probably doesn't count as a VN, but I believe the first game I ever played that had something similar to a Dating Sim in it was a PS1 game called Thousand Arms.. I enjoyed that aspect of the game, so I tried for looking for similar dating games I think.. and probably got into VNs eventually. So that was my first gateway to realizing they had games like that ;p RPG game Thousand Arms (Date with Sodina) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 This probably doesn't count as a VN, but I believe the first game I ever played that had something similar to a Dating Sim in it was a PS1 game called Thousand Arms.. I enjoyed that aspect of the game, so I tried for looking for similar dating games I think.. and probably got into VNs eventually. So that was my first gateway to realizing they had games like that ;p RPG game Thousand Arms (Date with Sodina) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decay Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Thousand Arms had a US release about fifteen years ago. It wasn't a VN but an RPG/Dating Sim hybrid. I remember playing it when it came out and not liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrillej1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Looks cute. Godly. I'd love to play it. Too bad it's Jap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 No actually, there is an English Version of the game out on the PS1. I just got that picture from japanese site xD. The game is so old, it's rare now though... perhaps you could buy online somewhere or use emulator Oh. Good then. I'd just need a PSX Emulator then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikimir Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I started to show interest in VNs about 2 years ago and yes, I was underage that time but who cares you can google "p*rn" and get like 100,000,000 results. That said, the title of my first VN was Monster Girl Quest. Come to think of it, I don't exactly remember why the hell that was my first VN. My first "proper" VN with choices that matters and all was Soranica Ele by Light. Dull, boring, weird story it had indeed but it was my first nonetheless. After that I tried Rewrite but I gave up because I was using a machine translator and reading incohersive passages for hours drove me mad. After 2 years, I came back, playing Hoshizora no Memoria as my first VN in 2 years. I played the translated version. Now I'm going through Le Fruit de la Grisaia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Meogii Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 The very first Vn I read was Leaves ... Lol Yea it was an extremely dull experience for me because I read it with the intention of wanting to play RPG. The Visual novel that got me into visual novels was Katawa Shoujo. Now I'm going through Le Fruit de la Grisaia. You will not Regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heizei_koukousei Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 When I first got my own computer I was rather technologically impaired and couldn't find any real visual novels. I found a KN called Ripples but that was just a teaser. Eventually I came across Fuwanovel and the rest is history. Sono Hanabira was the first visual novel I completed. I played it along side Clannad so I guess I had two visual novels that got me interested in the medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kratoscar2008 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It depends my first experience was with True Love but that would be considered a date sim so my first VN proper i think was Kanon. It was a pretty good experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Edit: I'd forgotten I'd replied on this thread 6 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madvanced Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It was about 2 years ago I think, it was Fate/Stay Night, damn awesome VN, although I prefer Grisaia's characters as a whole I still think that F/SN has the best story overall of every VN I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albedo Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 First one I read was Radical Dreamers, but at the time I had no idea what a VN was. The one that got me into the hobby was Ever 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I believe there is already a topic for this located here: https://forums.fuwanovel.net/index.php?/topic/645-your-first-experience That thread has a lot of responses already if you are interested in what others have played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidA. Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Like some readers, Katawa Shoujo was the first visual novel I've read. (And it was beautiful) Afterwards, I began reading other OELVNs like Sepia Tears, Crimson Raflessia, Exogenisis, Juniper's Knot, ect. and they were all good. About a month ago I then started to read one of the professional based ones: Rewrite, Grisaia no Kajitsu, and a whole lot more. Currently, I'm on Rewrite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havoc Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 somehow or another koihime musou ended up bring my first vn.............still dont know how that happend. Anyhow right around the time i started koihime musou i also started fate/stay night and tsukihime. ( these two are still some of my most loved ones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 somehow or another koihime musou ended up bring my first vn.............still dont know how that happend. Anyhow right around the time i started koihime musou i also started fate/stay night and tsukihime. ( these two are still some of my most loved ones) Was Koihime Musou that good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funyarinpa Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 First time I saw this topic, I thought it was about losing our virginity. Guess not lol. "245 replies to this topic" This itself proves that'd be impossible Flutterz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 "245 replies to this topic" This itself proves that'd be impossible A-Are you implying something!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havoc Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 A-Are you implying something!? of course he is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 of course he is B-But I'm not not a virgin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoysKnight Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 G-Senjou no Maou took my first time. It was very gentle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosakyun Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 G-Senjou no Maou took my first time. It was very gentle G-Senjou introduced me to the world of adulthood. It was very enlightening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyrt Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 The visual novel that introduced me to visual novels is Ever 17. I found it in a used bookstore. It was 17 dollars used. This store primarily had used books or movies and only had a very small selection of games. I have always been a big reader and a big gamer (rpgs, strategy mainly) but I was just looking around and noticed in a small brown basket with Ever 17 in it unopened (or pre-packaged for that moment). The fact it was an anime looking game and since I was already a fan of anime I decided to check it out. The back sounded interesting so I used some credit I had in the bookstore to pick it up. I've always loved reading and Ever 17 piqued my interest. I would play it within the next week or so whenever my folks were gone (since they didn't know what it was I bought). I played the entire game and absolutely loved it. The story was brilliant the characters were great (I fell in love with the archetypes for tsugumi and You and I liked the setting and music. It simply did everything right to pull me in. I went to the used store a few weeks later and also picked up dragonia that I managed to find...would check after that for more but never would find any. It would take two years before I would buy my next visual novel. The next visual novel I would pick up after those was Yume Miru Kusuri, Lightning Warrior Raidy, Snow Sakura, and a pre-order for Princess Waltz. I had just graduated from high school and had some money saved up as well as was away from my folks for the first time in nearly forever I went on a spending spree and began looking for anime and games to buy and one of the links I clicked on one of the websites sent me to Jast USA which I believe was having a sale of some sort and so I bought 4 visual novels since the previous two Ever 17 and Dragonia I liked so much. I just stumbled across them and was on my own finally with my own funds and could do what I wanted so I bought all four of those. Of those that I played Yume Miru Kusuri is what really got me fully invested in the adult side of the medium. I absolutely loved the characters in YMK and it was as good as Ever 17 and made me realize there were probably other gems in the genre and that as they say is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapKap Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 My first Visual Novel was Kanon. It was the one that touched my heart. After that was Clannad, which opened it. Later, Planetarian was the one who set it pumping. Shamefull as it is , my real first one was Hitomi My step sister , though I didn't know what it was at the time so it doesnt really count. Everything else I read was a hell of a ride right up to where I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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