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I accumulate stories. I'm currently on a quest to read all the books I have, and that also means completing all the visual novels I own on Steam.
As you can see in my VN list, I sorted them by length at everyone's convenience. I also added non-spoilery tags to help with categorization.
I do not skip unread text to get easy Steam achievements and I think it is a bad habit of achievement hunters. If the act of flipping through the pages of a book is equal to a +1 completed anything to your library, I applaud your ambition, but I question your fun pastime choices.
If you'd like to start getting acquainted with this genre, a good resource is VNDB.org, where you can create an account to easily keep track of the VNs you own, have completed, or want to buy.
My favourite visual novel ever is The House in Fata Morgana.
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Interesting OELVN developers to keep an eye on: ebi-hime, Ithaqua Labs, Dischan Media, Fervent Studio, Hanako Games.
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Moenovel's translations are badly done (e.g., If My Heart Had Wings, A Sky Full of Stars). Avoid their releases.
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Avoid SakuraGame's games at all costs! Machine translations, stolen games, and questionable licenses.
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Many many problems with the localization of Dies irae. Should I bother with it?
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The Always The Same Blue Sky developer once in 2014 threatened to sue one guy who asked him to elucidate about the probably copied art (pls don't sue me).
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Shady developer Winged Cloud (Sakura series) somehow manages to get its partnership ended with both SP and MG. 1, 2
Sekai Project sure is taking it slow with bringing better polished products at launch. Why should the customers be the ones to edit their translations? (e.g., WILL: A Wonderful World). 1, 2
ɪ. Do not activate bad quality VNs on your account anymore. Your time is not worth it for that subpar +1 release on your VNDB account.
ɪɪ. Do not buy new VNs except for good bundles. Wait until you complete your VN backlog. Save your money!
ɪɪɪ. Complete your backlog so that you can give your full attention to new free releases you're interested (Lemma Soft Forums included). Be always in the loop!
ɪᴠ. Occasionally update your ratings on VNDB.
ᴠ. Try not to read more than one VN at a time or you'll be stuck with several stalled titles.
☛ Leave Higurashi alone until you own all 8 chapters.
☛ I decided to read Higurashi before Umineko.
☛ Do not start STEINS;GATE until you finish your VN backlog.
☛ Do not start If My Heart Had Wings. Wait for the new translation patch.
☛ Read the free prequel Serafina's Saga before Serafina's Crown.
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Do not lose faith in new releases. Remember the 2017 Christmas miracle. (´ ε ` )♡
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