I’ve said this a lot, that Episode reminds me of a cheap and kinda iffy visual novel. So I thought I would go and back up my claim that visual novels are more worth your time a little bit. They may not have as in-depth character customization, or animations, or writer’s portals, but for a romance story, I don’t think there’s anything better! So I’ll list my top favourites!
Dandelion is my favourite Visual Novel of all time, I love everything about this game. The romance elements are amazing, the love interests are incredibly interesting, dynamic and wildly fun! The actual gameplay is in-depth and arguably difficult at points. Needing to choose which character to spend time with to get the optimal responses during certain situations can get stressful as well, but it’s all worth it for those spectacular ending scenes of each romance route!
Fate/Stay Night is very much an 18+ visual novel (with several anime adaptations that are definitely worth the watch!), and the game is downright fantastic. It has some very sexual scenes, some of which come out of absolutely nowhere and it’s super weird but aside from that it’s actually a very complex and interesting fantasy story that you get to take part in, choices leading to certain death or success in a very dark and threatening world!
Arguably the best visual novel ever made. Just imagine it. It’s a typical romance story, with tons of choices and twists and turns in an interesting story. But replace all of the people with birds. It’s hilarious, fun as hell and weirdly epic and touching at points
I have a special place in my heart for this game. It’s quirky, interesting and so much fun. The romances always hit home, hard and they are so adorable and fun. Much like Fate, this is actually somewhat of a fantasy story first and foremost, with the love interests all taking the form of cats when not at the cafe they all work at. This makes for funny, touching and relentlessly quirky scenes! The option to date both the men and women helps too, imo
This one is cute. Monster girl, she’s adorable
I wasn’t a fan of Amnesia’s love interests and story, but good god is it gorgeous. Everything just looks amazing
Feel free to share your own favourites or ask about them a little more if you’re interested! I’m very enthusiastic about these stories as I hold several of them super close to my heart, so let’s have a good discussion!