I'm not sure how /jp/ handles rec threads, but I was wondering how I should get into the visual novel medium. Where do I start?
Monster Girl Quest is pretty good
>>14340248
ebin
Saya no uta, f/sn, umineko, yume miru kusuri to name a few. Just look for something interesting to you then read it
Fate Stay Night, Saya no Uta, Tsukihime, Demonbane, Planetarian.
>>14340262
>>14340273
What about that one some 4chan users made? With the disabled girls.
>>14340326
Stay clear, you'll catch aids.
How do you feel about witches?
>>14340245
You can start pretty much anywhere. If you already watch anime/read manga, there won't really be any surprises in terms of stories and tropes and such.
There's reccomendation charts on /r/visualnovels if you're really hopeless and would go to reddit.
I think any moege/slice of life shit is beginner friendly as well as action shit.
Grisaia no Kajitsu is probably very beginner friendly and could be a good introduction to visual novel medium.
Just keep in mind that visual novels are a lot longer and more text heavy than anime/manga and you shouldn't rush and pay attention to the text and think more. Don't just mindlessly read the words on the screen.
>>14340245
At the risk of being trole to death by the rest of /jp/, have a look at the visual novels available on steam for the simple factor of "it just werks".
When breaking into something new you want babby's first tier simplicity with the set-up.
>>14340398
witches are shit
>>14340559
Higurashi then.
>>14340398
OP here. I'm ambivalent towards witches.
>>14340245
First of all, don't start. VNs and LNs are plain terrible.
Second there's a VN thread 24/7 here in the catalog so look it up.
No VN is deep or complicated so your only problem will be knowing Japanese for the untraslated ones, other than that just pick whatever crap looks appealing to you.
>>14340575
Then read Higurashi, then Umineko, and report back on your feelings about witches.
>>14340245
Sengoku Rance.
It's light on the reading, has addictive gameplay, full of characters and routes, very lengthy and filled to the brim with porn. The official name is Rance VII but don't even worry about the backstory since there's at least a dozen games with a bunch of remakes at this point, and you're never gonna catch the full side of it. Just take it as it comes.
Planetarian and Saya no Uta are the closest thing to modern "classics" as far as VN's are concerned, and they *are* pretty damn good reading, but are *all* reading and no gameplay. Personally, if you want something fun to set you on the right foot, I would start with Sengoku.
You can then pick from whatever genre you like the most and go from there, the medium has grown enough to the point where there's probably something for everyone, look at vndb for a refined search. The world is your cat litter.
Good luck! It's a fun rabbit hole to fall down on, but yeah, don't expect to get anything besides knee-deep without knowing moonrunes. And for christ's sake, avoid Umineko unless you're okay with small bombs, fat cousins, wacky witches, forced marriage and DESIRE.
>>14340593
OP don't bother with the VN general you'll just get trolled to hell. If you need more recs just start a new thread.
But the ones here should tide you for a good while anyways.
>>14340640
Oh, and Planetarian is on Steam and very short and very good, so you could always dip your toe on that if you're interested.
I don't think there's anything quite like Planetarian though, so don't expect the rest of your experiences to be too similar to that.
>>14340245
Start by learning japanese.
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Wee, tiny Konata feet.
>>14340245
just go to mofu.moe and browse around
>>14341928
What makes this better than vndb?
Why are "how do I get into" threads still allowed?
If you want to play vns, fucking get one and play it.
>>14341936
there are torrent links with active seeds usually
>>14341955
>waaah, why is it okay to ask for advice
Fuck off
Anything by Nitroplus.
>>14340245
>Where do I start?
Try /vg/
>>14343959
Except this is the designated board for VNs. Get over it.
>>14343965
EOPs like you need to fuck off.
死んでください
>>14343987
Rec threads are hardly great, but anyone actually taking the EOP meme seriously is a retard.
Rec thread? Hell yeah!
... guys?
>>14340245
>Where do I start?
>>>/a/133420934
>>14340543
>the simple factor of "it just werks".
Kill yourself, dude. Or rather ask someone do help you with it since you're probably too retarded to do it yourself.
