We all like what we like. I very, very strongly prefer a sandbox format. Having choices that change how things go can be a nice bonus, but what I want more than anything is control over the pacing, and the ability to choose who I see and what I do next. Even if the content is always going to be exactly the same in the end, the control over that process makes it so, so much better for me. And then the great ones also have character cards that update as you go along, so that you can see how you're progressing with each of the potential sex partners along the way, and ideally go back and repeat sex scenes with them.Hell nah dude. VN >>> kinetic novel >>> sandbox >>> kinetic novel sandbox. Having meaningful choices and multiple endings makes stories more immersive. Maybe kinetic novels are better if you're just lookin to jerk off?
A one directional, narrative VN is at the bottom of my list of formats, because without any of that control, I honestly start to forget what's happening, and have less of an idea of who the characters are.