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This list won't feature the VNs in order of "how good they are". Rating them would be way too much of a clusterfuck to me. The VNs are not in their respective order. Meaning number 1 is not the best, and so on. 1_CHAOS; HEAD 2_Cross Channel 3_G-Senjou no Maou 4_Fate/Stay Night 5_Forest This Visual Novel is the easiest visual novel translated to get a bad ending without using a walkthrough- which just adds to the fun of it. It makes a massive amount of references to common literature, which makes it even better. 6_Katahane It may seem like an ordinary moege- the atmosphere is light, the story is full of cuteness, which you can note by the character design and soundtrack. It gets really good in the middle, and you'll be dying to know what happens in the end. A game with multiple perspectives, it's definitely one of the most enjoyable Visual Novels I've ever read. 7 Majikoi 8_Little Busters! 9_Tsukihime "You shouldn't tell lies that you can't even fool yourself with" 10_Swan Song A post apocalyptic Visual Novel. 11_Symphonic Rain It may seem like your ordinary moege. Trust me, it's not. 12_Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo (and sequel) 13_Sekien no Inganock Steampunk. An atmosphere full of mysteries and references that will make your head blow up. 14_Steins; Gate A visual novel that deals extensively with time travel and it's consequences. 15_Utawarerumono 16_Fault: Milestone (1 & 2) 17_Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni 18_Kara no Shoujo 19_Umineko no Naku Koro ni 20_Planetarian 21_Ever 17 Another top 10. 22_Remember11 It lacks in the ending, but otherwise the story of this VN has enough to easily become one of my all-time favorites. 23_Zanmataisei Demonbane 24_Rewrite "Could it possibly be rewritten, this fate of hers?" Another one that enters the top 10. 25_Narcissu 26_Grisaia no Kajitsu 27_Saya no Uta Only if you enjoy dark and messed up settings. 28_Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni 29_Eien no Aselia 30_Rose Guns Days (1 & 2) There are small sections of gameplay on this one, but you can skip them by pressing the space bar, so this still qualifies. 31_Sengoku Rance I feel obliged to comment on this VN before suggesting it to anyone. It's an Alicesoft title, which speaks a lot for itself... If you don't know how it's going to be like, well.. Kind of tough to describe. Lots of sex, including comedy rape. Alicesoft tends to make the whole story a comedy until right near the end, where things actually do get serious. It's worth checking out, if you don't mind Rance's personality. 32_Phenomeno Want a short VN that can captivate you for their whole duration? Here is it. Visual novel adapted from the youth horror novel written by Hajime Ninomae and illustrated by yoshitoshi ABe. 33_Ef- A Fairy Tale of the Two 34_Dysfunctional Systems Another one great for those who want short Visual Novels. 35_Daibanchou Another Alicesoft title. While Rouga is not near Rance's level when it comes to pissing off people, alicesoft's style is something which often doesn't please people. 36_Yume Miru Kusuri The endings pack quite a punch. 37_Kikokugai- The Cyber Slayer 38_Eden 39_Hoshizora no Memoria 40_Katawa Shoujo Yep, it's somewhat overrated. Still, the fact that it is substantially easier for those who are starting to play visual novels to read should not be discarded, and overall, the story was good. 41_World End Economica 42_YU-NO 43_Shikkoku no Sharnoth Yep, there is a minigame on this one. If you download a save data you can skip the minigame, though. So it still qualifies. Another VN that enters my top 10. 44_Muv Luv Alternative The first Muv Luv didn't have enough to enter this list. You should still read it, though~ MLA is definitely awesome. 45_Dangan Ronpa 46_Comyu - Kuroi Ryuu to Yasashii Oukoku 47_Hanachirasu 48_Ayakashibito 49_I/O 50_Deardrops

Hi everyone. While I've been roaming fuwanovel as a guest for a long time now, I wasn't until very (very) recently that I joined. So, here I am. I've been reading VNs for almost 1.5 years now, starting with Fate/stay night back in February 2012, and I can safely say that... I love them. When it comes to VNs, the type really doesn't matter (although I usually stay away from Nukige) as long as it is written well, or at least good enough for me to enjoy it. I'll read even the ones considered "Cliché´" with a smile (although I don't like Imouto routes much, so that's the one thing that even I will have trouble reading). For me, story is most important. I'm something of a twisted "Purist", meaning that I want things with a large amount of content. For example, a VN that started of as an eroge, but later got an all-ages adaptation that maybe added an extra route at the expense of the H-scenes. I will choose the 18+ version simply because It's has nothing "removed" from it. similarly, updated re-releases are fine, as long as there are no major changes. Some of my interests besides VNs are: Reading "real" printed books, watching anime (and by extension, reading manga), listening to music (can be almost anything, as long as it sounds "good" to my ears), analyzing tropes in literature (including VNs) and mostly fooling around at the computer. Some of my all-time favorites are: Fate/stay night: The first one I ever read, and the one that got me interested in VNs in the first place. Superb atmosphere and characters, coupled with a writing style that quickly got me hooked, I also consider it the best Fantasy story I have ever read. Ef - A fairy tale of the two: In short, I came for the general outlook, stayed because of a few things... ungodly amounts of (extremely beautiful) event CGs, great music, and (maybe this is just me) a somehow very noticeable atmosphere of melancholy and general... depression. G-senjou no Maou: Story is exciting, the true ending is really beautiful, great characters, a very nice art style and last but DEFINITELY not least, a soundtrack that sounds waaaaaaaay too good. Katahane: Nothing in it really stands out at first glance, but the mood (mood and atmosphere are really important to me, as you might've already noticed) is great, and it doesn't really have any weak points. The constant switching of "main character" is also a really great concept. Those are only some of my favorites, but I didn't mention many of them, lest this list might get a lot longer. Any VN tips would be greatly appreciated. So, this turned out a bit longer than I expected... Well, that is all.

Well, we should be friends forever. You have impeccable taste. I'm really glad to see you jumping onto the forums! Welcome! When you say that you've hovered around Fuwanovel for a while, was it around the Visual Novel Aer blog? Just the main (download) site?

No MLA, SnY or Grisaia? No KID novels? Thats quite weird selection. Also, KiraKira? Its slightly-above-average, but hard to see why it would be in this list, its no better than, say, Quartett or Period.