- Jun 26, 2018
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In this game, as it stands, it's better with VN than with sandbox. If the game included "improve your character, get weapons and equipment, develop your kingdom..." a VN wouldn't make sense, but a sandbox or RPG would.that is the opposite of sandbox. VN has better game direction as sandbox gets lost with lack of direction. and sandbox never holds story threads together better than VN. sandbox almost always have continuity errors or is not a cohesive story because it is the opposite of what you said it cant keep plot threads together because it is not one story. Sandbox are usually disjointed stories revolving around the mc that dont interact with other characters because they dont track progress with other characters. Sandbox are also filled with bugs and bloat and i dont see how trying to track down a specific character on a specific day at a specific time and if you miss have to skip days and repeat per event adds direction?
Besides, not everything you've said is true. You can create continuity and interaction between the different stories in a Sandbox, only that it can become tedious and complex to advance in the story if you do that and you don't have a hint system that allows you to know what you have to do to advance in the different plots. Anyway, as I say, as this game is intended, a VN is much better than a sandbox.