Visual Novel Explanation

Because they want a multi media experience, they just don't have enough budget to do a full multi media experience.

>>14185963
sounds and images that accompany a story. It's a more cinematic medium than a book, yet more budget-achievable for an independent or small developer.

What's there not to understand? are you just a retard OP?

>>14185968
>are you just a retard OP?

Thats rude. No I did not understand, why else would I ask.

I was curious about the game/novel "When they cry" because I keep seeing the characters posted here on /jp/ mainly rika and lambadelta. So I thought okay I guess I will check this out and maybe I will like it like touhou. I did not even understand, the lack of gameplay. It seemed very alien to me.

This is why I was asking. And now thanks to the first two comments I now understand.

>>14185968
Hey asshole, why did you sage post, I was only asking a question.

Porn.

>>14185982
It's a novel that has visuals. Visual. Novel. Have you ever read a book? It's similar to that. It just has pictures added in.

When was the last time you read a fiction novel, OP?

It's the only medium where you can tell a long story with visuals and sound. Novels/manga don't have the latter, and anime/movies can't practically be anywhere near as long as a VN, nor do they have narration for the most part.

Though it doesn't apply to Higurashi, they can also have branching plots and sexual content. Certain types of stories can only be told as VNs. Look at Subahibi, for example; it wouldn't really work in any other format.

>>14185982
>the lack of gameplay. It seemed very alien to me

What the hell did you expect?

It's a freaking visual NOVEL.
You know, something that you READ.

Visual novels are just picture books for adults.

>>14186355
When I read one flew over the
cuckoos nest by ken kesey last year. Good book.
>>14187352
I saw visual novels on PS2. I thought that they would have some form of decision making.

>>14187589
Some do, some don't. That's just how it is.

It should be called audio visual novel. The music is often my favorite part, and voices.

>are you just a retard OP?

>>14185963
Basically, it's like reading a book but with visuals and sounds. Don't expect any gameplay, you should "play" a VN for the story and characters, though I wish VN in general would be more like CYOA with very frequent choices.

>>14187938
No. Im just not familiar with visual novels.