Suggestions for other visual novels?

[Jesterbird]

I've been playing this with my friend over discord (I share my screen and we each take some voices and work together on the mysteries) and we are almost done. We of course want to play 2 and 3, but that will unfortunately have to wait until May, cuse he is in college and his classes are starting up again soon, so we won't have enough time. However, now I like visual novels as a medium, and I also never post on steam fourms, so I didn't know the right place to post this question XD, but do any of you have suggestions for other visual novels I could play, perhaps with a different friend, or just by myself (Before anyone suggests it, I do know of Phoenix Wright, I'll get to it eventually)

[Silvy]

Okay! Here are three franchises.

Ace Attorney: The Trilogy is on steam. Basically you play a defense attorney and defend cilents in court. (there is like overbranching story to it) It's actually what inspired the Danganronpa trial gameplay.

Zero Escape: It's a visual novel series (the first two are called The Nonary games and come in a bundle on steam and the third game is sold seperate.) It's a visual novel/escape room puzzle game. So you're put into rooms and you have to figure the way out while trying to figure out why you're all trapped there and such. The creator is actually the best friend of the guy who made Danganronpa

Persona 4 Golden: Less Visual novel and more JRPG. It's an amazing game and story. The main gimmick is that people are getting suck into a tv and you and your team go in to save them using Personas which are these beings based off historical legends and people. Divided into day to day life (hanging out with people free time event style) and action where the JRPG combat is.

[Jesterbird]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Silvy:

Okay! Here are three franchises.

Ace Attorney: The Trilogy is on steam. Basically you play a defense attorney and defend cilents in court. (there is like overbranching story to it) It's actually what inspired the Danganronpa trial gameplay.

Zero Escape: It's a visual novel series (the first two are called The Nonary games and come in a bundle on steam and the third game is sold seperate.) It's a visual novel/escape room puzzle game. So you're put into rooms and you have to figure the way out while trying to figure out why you're all trapped there and such. The creator is actually the best friend of the guy who made Danganronpa

Persona 4 Golden: Less Visual novel and more JRPG. It's an amazing game and story. The main gimmick is that people are getting suck into a tv and you and your team go in to save them using Personas which are these beings based off historical legends and people. Divided into day to day life (hanging out with people free time event style) and action where the JRPG combat is.

I have the ace attorney trilogy on my switch, I just haven't played it. I also have the ones on my 3DS. Impulse purchases at the time (they were all on sale), but it seems it may have paid off. I'm thinking of tackling that one after I finish Danganronpa. As for Zero Escape, I've heard of it, but have some questions. How scary is it. Danganronpa has its thing that makes it not all that scary imo, but if Zero Escape is a lot scarier, I just can't do horror well. As for Persona, I did play some of Persona 5 but never finished it (but I did watch a youtuber play it). Is the gameplay any different from P5?

[Jesterbird]

I've also been doing some research into VNs, and what are people's thoughts on Psycholdelia of the Ashen Hawk, Chaos;Head, and AI: The Somnium Files?

[Silvy]

Zero Escape is the same Scary level as Danganronpa but it does have a few more intense situations in comparision.

Persona 4 is Persona 5 scaled down a little. Gameplay itself is mostly the same but some things are a little less convient (just the typical game that came before the new one type thing.)

[Jesterbird]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Silvy:

Zero Escape is the same Scary level as Danganronpa but it does have a few more intense situations in comparision.

Persona 4 is Persona 5 scaled down a little. Gameplay itself is mostly the same but some things are a little less convient (just the typical game that came before the new one type thing.)

Is there stealth in P4. That's what made me quit P5, stealth stresses me out, lol.

[Silvy]

Nope, the Phantom Thieves thing was the new gimmick for Persona 5

[Blue_Glasses]

here are some of my recommendations:
Ace Attorney is a must-play
Professor Layton (DS & 3DS, i mentioned this cause it seems you have a 3ds)
Chaos;child
burden of proof
zero time escape

Narcissu (this isn't a mystery one, and it is a kinetic novel meaning there is no gameplay, but i'm recommending it because the story and soundtrack is nice, and it's also f2p)

[Max92]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Silvy:

Okay! Here are three franchises.

Ace Attorney: The Trilogy is on steam. Basically you play a defense attorney and defend cilents in court. (there is like overbranching story to it) It's actually what inspired the Danganronpa trial gameplay.

Zero Escape: It's a visual novel series (the first two are called The Nonary games and come in a bundle on steam and the third game is sold seperate.) It's a visual novel/escape room puzzle game. So you're put into rooms and you have to figure the way out while trying to figure out why you're all trapped there and such. The creator is actually the best friend of the guy who made Danganronpa

Persona 4 Golden: Less Visual novel and more JRPG. It's an amazing game and story. The main gimmick is that people are getting suck into a tv and you and your team go in to save them using Personas which are these beings based off historical legends and people. Divided into day to day life (hanging out with people free time event style) and action where the JRPG combat is.

This and AI: The Somnium Files. Can especially recommend Ace Attorney, I love that series

[Mysti_Fogg]

I'll also recommend the Zero Escape Trilogy, or at least the first two of the three. I'd say they're more intense than Danganronpa, but not more Horror, if that makes any sense. It's also going to vary by person.

Ace Attorney is also a good choice if you like mysteries to solve with your friend.

Beyond that,

Hatoful Boyfriend: If you like anime type things, Hatoful Boyfriend is a loving send up of all the standard tropes. And all the characters you need to date are giant birds. It's funny and thoughtful at the same time.

Magical Diary: Rather than having much in the way of mystery, you are a student at Hogwarts-like school and need to pass your exams. There are different possibilities for solving the exams depending on what magic you study. Meanwhile, you also need to make it through the school semester, and there's selection of characters to date. There are 2 games, I'd recommend playing them in order.

Rising Angels is a nice little scifi jaunt and is free (the sequel cost money). I'd recommend it if you like Star Trek or similar shows.

Cinders and Solstice have beautiful visuals. Cinders is a choose your own adventure retelling of Cinderella and Solstice is a fantasy/weird science mystery.

Analogue: A Hate Story is one of my favorites, and is all about conducting research on a failed generation ship discovered floating in space. Both it and its sequel are pretty fun if you enjoy doing research-like tasks.

There's also Spike Chunsoft's 428 Shibuya Scramble for visual novel mysteries.


Some of these recommendations do not have mini games, and it's just reading and making choices.

[Sheeple]

well, there is actually a fanmade version of danganronpa coming out this year. heres the trailer
https://youtu.be/GVpepDKH9kk

[kelper_]

Hmm, I haven't played a lot of visual novels but a few good ones include Doki Doki Literature Club and Ace Attorney.

[Runa Silvertongue]

Highly recommend STEINS;GATE, the Zero Escape trilogy, Ace Attorney, and 428 Shibuya Scramble.