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topleka



Joined: 24 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:23 pm Reply with quote
Um...::blush:: I wrote an exceedingly short sound novel called [text]. It's not as impressive as a proper Japanese game, but it's free, and free is good. http://www.sakevisual.com/summerstory.html

I also wrote a somewhat longer otome game that girls (and some guys) really seem to like. If you're interested...also free.
http://www.sakevisual.com/realistair/
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IrohaSaki



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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:39 pm Reply with quote
Soyasushi Productions apparently has some really awesome short VNs and some longer ones, all free. Here are some that I really liked:

Ribbon of Green
A story about two girls who used to be friends, but were torn apart by a highly competitive environment. Very touching.

RE: Prince of Nigeria
Hilariously different from the creator's previous game. This is sheer comedic gold. Basically, it's about a girl who treats every Nigerian scam e-mail as a love letter.
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vanfanel



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:21 am Reply with quote
http://www.renpy.org is a site for a freeware engine for making these things, and you can find links there to tons of games (some free; some not) that people have made with it.

As these are mostly fan-made OEL works, the quality varies...incredibly, but there was one called "That Cheap and Sacred Thing" that I found rather moving. It's more a story with pictures than a game, but I thought it was a fine little SF tale in its own right.
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Ignatz





PostPosted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:00 pm Reply with quote
Just found this one.

Phenomeno is a free visual novel developed by Nitro+ and illustrated by Yoshitoshi ABe. I'm actually downloading it right at this moment. Don't know if it's any good, but it's Yoshitoshi ABe, so it would be a sin not to check it out.
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RossyxG



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:15 am Reply with quote
darkchibi07 wrote:
This thread might get moved later on, but I believe this qualifies as a free, translated visual novel:

http://narcissu.insani.org/

The translation group even got permission from the original creator to distribute this.

Mai and Yuzu?
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vmcdude



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:38 am Reply with quote
einhorn303 wrote:
Katawa Shoujo is an English visual novel that will be free and promises to be incredibly awesome...probably the best English visual novel yet.

http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/

Plus there's Anon's Nice Days, a 4chan-browser-oriented VN that will be released a bit sooner.

http://anonymousnicedays.blogspot.com/2008/04/anons-nice-days.html


I just finished katawa shoujo it was great! anyone know if katawa shoujo means broken heart cause that would fit and be very cool?
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Eyzi



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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 9:36 pm Reply with quote
vmcdude wrote:
einhorn303 wrote:
Katawa Shoujo is an English visual novel that will be free and promises to be incredibly awesome...probably the best English visual novel yet.

http://katawashoujo.blogspot.com/

Plus there's Anon's Nice Days, a 4chan-browser-oriented VN that will be released a bit sooner.

http://anonymousnicedays.blogspot.com/2008/04/anons-nice-days.html


I just finished katawa shoujo it was great! anyone know if katawa shoujo means broken heart cause that would fit and be very cool?


'Katawa Shoujo' roughly translates to 'Disabled Girls'.
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