They do that though? It's in the very name of the genre. Visual Novel is just another words for picture book really. If someone wants to call them games it's his choice, but if you know what they are than what is the point bashing them. I, for example, don't like first person shooters and consider them dumb and primitive, but I simply don't play them, because I know what FPS is and avoid them. If you don't like VNs just ignore it, many people do like them and won't stop loving them even if you repeat "games should have gameplay!!!" ten times, just like people won't stop playing shooters even if I tell them that moving crosshairs around the screen and clicking your mouse is primitive gameplay for braindeads
I am aware.
Doesnt make it any less frustrating when trying to find a porn game.
So much trash.
I think it's a bit derogatory to say that a Viusal Novel isn't a game, I can understand how some may come to that conclusion from a player's point of view but from a developer stance Visual Novels are made just about the same way a game is made and it shares features.
It uses the exact same standard UIs most games have such as Settings, Save/Load systems, Dialog, Buttons etc. And it's also made using the same software.
Sure it may not have 'gameplay' in the sense that you'd like where you're constantly having to make decisions, click buttons in order or manage a tycoon but that doesn't make it a book, it just makes it a less interactive game than most due to it being narrative driven.
That's just my take on it at least... although the even the oxford dictionary which Google uses would consider a VN a game.
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The funniest part about calling it a Picture book and not a video game is.... well....
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Wow.
Why are institutions always so far behind with the rest of the world?
Your point of view is outdated.
Understandable.
Unfortunately in this day and age standards have dropped.
I miss the time when games weren't trying to be movies.
To counter your arguements.
Audio books arent consider music despite it uses sounds instead of reading.
You can argue that cartoons and anime are the same.
If so why name them differently?
Visual novels are books for the same reason movies are movies and games are games.
It is what they offer not how they are made.
Or are you claiming that movies who use cgi are games?
Or movies that having reading in them are books?
No.
They are a description of what you can expect.
And when i read games i read gameplay.
Not: Press ctrl until sex scene because of horrible writting.
And make no mistake.
Most visual novels are crap.
The fact people like crap isnt a suprise to anyone.
See:
Smoking, soccer, shooters, diveristy, etc.
Calling visual novels a game is an insult.
But one that wont change.
Visual novels as anoying as they are sell.
And i wish i knew why people settle for third rate story telling.
