Keep in mind that several of these titles are hybrid VNs, i.e. games that mix visual novel narration with gameplay elements. This has a tendency to inflate the

Keep in mind that several of these titles are hybrid VNs, i.e. games that mix visual novel narration with gameplay elements. This has a tendency to inflate the playtime disproportionately to the actual word count, though VNDB does require that a significant amount of play-time is spent reading for games listed on there in the first place. Off the top of my head, hybrid VNs on your list includes HEAVEN BURNS RED, Rance X, Kamidori, Seinarukana, and Koihime. Though as far as I know, Rance X in particular also has a very, very long script