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I haven't played a lot of games in this genre, mainly because most games in the genre are catered for the anime fans, but something deep down within me tells me that visual novels have the potential to deliver stories that are more interesting to experience in its gimmicky video game form than its written/audible medium counterpart.
And as someone who despises anime since a young age, it's really, REALLY hard to try finding a visual novel story that isn't told in a Japanese high school, doesn't have characters that are dressed in french maid costumes for some odd reason or, even worse, doesn't revolve around romancing a she or a he anime person. Every time I look for the proclaimed best VN games in the genre I see games that are FULL of anime tropes or is an actual teenage drama anime show.
What am I looking for? Something that I don't need to be an otaku to enjoy it, have some interesting and fun gameplay mechanics (like the Ace Attorney, Hotel Dusk or Another Code games), something that tries to tell a mature and interesting story or, at the very least, something as unsettling and disturbing as Song of Saya.
And please don't bother recommending Danganronpa to me, that game SCREAMS anime bullshit and have a vomit inducing art style.
And as someone who despises anime since a young age, it's really, REALLY hard to try finding a visual novel story that isn't told in a Japanese high school, doesn't have characters that are dressed in french maid costumes for some odd reason or, even worse, doesn't revolve around romancing a she or a he anime person. Every time I look for the proclaimed best VN games in the genre I see games that are FULL of anime tropes or is an actual teenage drama anime show.
What am I looking for? Something that I don't need to be an otaku to enjoy it, have some interesting and fun gameplay mechanics (like the Ace Attorney, Hotel Dusk or Another Code games), something that tries to tell a mature and interesting story or, at the very least, something as unsettling and disturbing as Song of Saya.
And please don't bother recommending Danganronpa to me, that game SCREAMS anime bullshit and have a vomit inducing art style.