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From Wikipedia: “Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a te
by kevinventullo 4y ago
From Wikipedia: “Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity.”
To my understanding, it is a stretch to call them video games at all. More like “Oops! All Cutscenes”.
- setr 4y agoThey’re basically choose your own adventure books, in digital format. You could say it is the exact minimum level of interaction required to differentiate between games and say movies. But they’re also a major class of video games since the 80s, and still a popular format for Japanese games (nearly every dating sim you’ll find is a VN), so their choice of label isn’t likely the problem