With all of this, I'm happy we are moving on from ironic western indie joke visual novels that grapple on to one or two VN tropes and repeat them verbatim for comedic effect. ![]() So, TL DR, 2021 was a "good year" for visual novel fans. After years of petitioning from fans, a handful of non-Western games finally got official localizations.Though, I admit this is not an entirely "new" trend. The indie scene saw a growing proliferation of visual novels representing LGBTQIA issues and topics.Tabletop IP holders, in particular, Paradox, used visual novels as on-ramps and tutorials for traditional tabletop roleplaying games.This move was embodied in three particular ways: ![]() ![]() One of the lesser reported trends I saw was the growing body of quality indie and higher-budgeted visual novels. Well, with the site gearing itself for " GOTY MODE," I thought I would do something "different." I have already made a "traditional" 2021 GOTY list and published my yearly "Multimedia Extravaganza," so there's not much else for me to do other than cover industry-wide trends I noticed with my preferred gaming genres. Preamble Good visual novel-based adventures were to be had in 2021!
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