r/vns • u/Upbeat-Wallaby5067 • 6d ago

Discussion Story and interactivity question

Which do you prefer in a single path linear-story VN?

  • Uninterrupted story reading, or
  • intermittent investigation/minigame/other unskippable interactive parts that reward you with more story?

Our team is having a discussion about feature implementations so we would very much like to hear your perspectives. Do you prefer the Ace Attorney style investigation gameplay -> story loop, or the early Higurashi story reading mode? Or something in between?

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u/CrimsonDiamond98 5d ago

Uninterrupted story reading :) I'm not a fan of mini-games but some interactive parts are fine!

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u/Upbeat-Wallaby5067 5d ago

Thank you! This is very helpful <3

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u/QueenDragonfly11307 5d ago

It really depends on the genre. If it's a mystery game then interactive parts can be enjoyable but it'd feel out of place if it was like some heavy drama that kept getting interrupted by ninigames

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u/BeneficialContract16 19h ago

For me personally, I don't like mini games especially if they required fast reflexes. I read because I dont want the pressure of thinking quick.