Fo sho mo fo
It's not a style I enjoy personally but it's definitely a game.
Fo sho mo fo
It's not a style I enjoy personally but it's definitely a game.
From a technical standpoint - there is very little differentiating a digital comic and a straight linear click-til-you-win VN. But then I think that's where creator intent comes in. If someone created it to be a VN, then it's a VN and is technically a video game. If it was created to be a comic, then it's a comic.
I would say if they are a game if its multiple choice and different outcomes
They're as much a game as the "make your own adventure" books are (which in my opinion means not in any meaningful way). I just wish there was an easy way to filter them out on Steam. I don't really get why it's so important to call them games. Isn't it good enough to be called a visual novel?
I think games need a sort of failure state. A way to lose in some form. Not getting the best ending doesn't count as losing in my opinion. That's like saying that getting the worst prize in a lottery is the same as losing.
Gambling such as lotteries are more game-y than most VNs, and I don't even consider lotteries to be proper games.
I also think the term "visual novel" is a bad term. Is not a graphic novel also visual? It's not the visuality that sets it apart, it's the interactivity. They should be called interactive novels, which could also include the non-digital counterpart of this type of medium.
Last edited by Mirage; 03-29-2016 at 12:55 AM.
everything is wrapped in gray
i'm focusing on your image
can you hear me in the void?