Visual Novel Real Talk

Main question. Are they worth it?

We’ve been hearing about these legendary visual novels for many years, including but not limited to:

  • Muv-Luv
  • Higurashi yada yada
  • Clannad
  • Steins; Gate
  • House in Fata Morgana

Reviews and comments usually praise their stories and writing. Now many of them are available, officially localized, on Steam.

I’m curious. Do they hold up in the YOOL 2017? Are the stories genuinely good, or it’s more like “good, for an animu” kind of good?

For the record, I’m fine with “good for an animu”, as long as there’s not really awful stuff in there.

What’s the verdict, SB?