Which of these Steam VNs should I play first?

[EastCoastDrifter]

I found a good couple of them on Steam and all of them are pretty popular and well-known too. So which of these should I play first, and why?

-Steins;Gate

-Grisaia no Kajitsu

-Clannad

-Danganronpa

Of course, you're free to recommend me other suggestions that are not on my list too. It would be really appreciated, thank you.

[littleshogun]

I think it was depend on you there, although maybe you could try Dangan Ronpa first though if you had little time to play VNs because out of those four Dangan Ronpa was the shortest (Medium length according to VNDB). As for the rest, you could pick those when you have time there imo. Hope this'll be help.

[WinterfuryZX]

42 minutes ago, KonpekiUmi said:

I found a good couple of them on Steam and all of them are pretty popular and well-known too. So which of these should I play first, and why?

-Steins;Gate

-Grisaia no Kajitsu

-Clannad

-Danganronpa

Of course, you're free to recommend me other suggestions that are not on my list too. It would be really appreciated, thank you.

Steins Gate.  (and then I'd forget about that list and play Fata Morgana and MYTH)

[Benji Price]

7 minutes ago, WinterfuryZX said:

Steins Gate.  (and then I'd forget about that list and play Fata Morgana and MYTH)

I read that Chaos Head and Steins Gate are related, meaning that both belong to the same universe (Akihabara city). Also that Steins Gate events happen after Chaos Head's.

Given that, is there a reason for reading in some order ?? Or they are tottaly unrelated ??

[WinterfuryZX]

 

Just now, Benji Price said:

I read that Chaos Head and Steins Gate are related, meaning that both belong to the same universe (Akihabara city). Also that Steins Gate events happen after Chaos Head's.

Given that, is there a reason for reading in some order ?? Or they are tottaly unrelated ??

Chaose;Head takes place almost entirely in Shibuya. They are not completely unrelated but I think there's no particular reason to read them in order

[Funyarinpa]

Steins; Gate is a good starter for VNs, especially if you're an anime fan.

Get The House In Fata Morgana afterwards. Absolutely mindblowing VN. 

If you don't mind a game that's being released episodically (i.e. 4 chapters out of 8 total haven't been released yet), you can try Higurashi When They Cry Ch.1- Onikakushi. Incredible atmosphere and great characters. Go in blind! (It takes a while to click.) Install this patch for better graphics and music.

edit: Almost forgot Danganronpa! It's over-the-top, it's stupid, it's silly, it's stylish, you gotta give it a try.

[Kurisu-Chan]

46 minutes ago, Benji Price said:

I read that Chaos Head and Steins Gate are related, meaning that both belong to the same universe (Akihabara city). Also that Steins Gate events happen after Chaos Head's.

Given that, is there a reason for reading in some order ?? Or they are tottaly unrelated ??

Nah, Chaos.head and steins;gate are just a bit related, you can play s;g without even thinking about the other.

I would say, from your list, go for steins;gate, it's quite short actually (20-30 hours) but trust me, you won't even forget any hour from it. 

[DarkZedge]

Personally I'd say start with Steins;Gate but it all comes down to personal preference and what you look for when picking a visual novel.

[Deep Blue]

1) -Steins;Gate <-------- awesome sci-fi vn, with very good comedy, amazing plot and some great character , not your typical vn about school life or slice of life etc, not a short one specially if you do all the routes, you dont need to read chaos (30-60 hours depending if you do all the routes and your reading speed)

2) -Clannad <--------- one of the best slice of life/drama vns out there (some touches of fantasy but not really that much), with great comedy an amazing characters and some pretty good drama, really really long around 80-100 hours (you need to do all the routes if you want to read the true ending so the 80-100 hours are almost mandatory)

3) -Grisaia no Kajitsu <---------- school life comedy.. kinda...with some great characters some good drama too and a bit of a fantasy here and there, with some action too (depending on how many routes you do it's on the long side cant really remember) same as zeno, I dont recommend you to read the censored version from steam

4) -Danganronpa <------- meh

[EastCoastDrifter]

1 hour ago, Zenophilious said:

I wouldn't recommend reading the all-ages version of Kajitsu.  It cuts content from the 18+ version, and it's not just the porn.  It cuts some of the more sexual jokes, from what I've heard (and damn, those jokes are funny), and it does actually cut a minor plot point in a route that's supposed to leave an emotional impact.  If you're going to read it, you really should read the 18+ version (NSFW).

Out of those, I'd say Steins;Gate would probably be your best bet.

Is that so? Thank you for telling me this because if too much content is cut from the VN to the point that it ruins the experience, then I won't bother with it. I'm going to buy the 18+ version like you said.

[RedK]

S;G 

[Khazit]

Steam?

Dota 2, obviously .

[EastCoastDrifter]

Alright, thanks everyone for your suggestions. Steins;Gate got the most votes so I'll read that first.

[Kurisu-Chan]

Welcome, and don't forget the password.

El. Psy. Kongroo. 

[john 'mr. customer' smith]

2 hours ago, Deep Blue said:

really really long around 80-100 hours

It's not that long, I'm not a fast reader and my steam library says 58 hours. also, I think it's important not to underestimate the fantasy elements. If you just treat it like a realistic, honestly written coming-of-age story, you'll probably think the ending is the worst thing since Hitler.

[EastCoastDrifter]

2 hours ago, Kurisu-Chan said:

Welcome, and don't forget the password.

El. Psy. Kongroo. 

Time to grab some Doc Tear Popper while I'm at it.

[Deep Blue]

2 hours ago, john 'mr. customer' smith said:

It's not that long, I'm not a fast reader and my steam library says 58 hours. also, I think it's important not to underestimate the fantasy elements. If you just treat it like a realistic, honestly written coming-of-age story, you'll probably think the ending is the worst thing since Hitler.

well about the length there is even a guide called 300 hours guide (as a joke for the game's duration) I didnt time it but I think i clocked around 65-80 hours, however more is still possible it all depends on the reader 
Fate/stay night took me 3 days and 8 hours and has around the same scrip size (it has a timer on it)

about the fantasy setting, you are right, I was referring to the fact that like in other VNs from key you wont encounter heroines that can fly, use magic, fight evil creatures or anything like that, the fantasy setting is pretty mild overall but yes there is still fantasy there specially in the ending, maybe im a bit biased since I hate fantasy in general but in clannad didnt bother me that much.
 

 

[EastCoastDrifter]

1 hour ago, Zenophilious said:

I mean, it's not gutted a la IMHHW, but it's pretty much agreed upon that it's the worse experience out of the two, unless you're some sort of okami/starless-esque weirdo that has a deeply held aversion to anything lewder than a kiss.  There isn't really a reason to buy the all-ages version unless you refuse to buy games anywhere but Steam or you don't want to pay more for the better version of the VN.

Nah, I don't mind eroge. In fact, it's one of the things I want to experience in my life at least once. Thank you so much for pointing me to the 18+ version.