When do you play VNs?

[Clephas]

Ok, I'll take it as a given that yall are playing VNs in at least some of your free time... but just what causes you to make the decision to play a visual novel? 

 

I play them when: I'm not interested in actual gameplay/want a story, while I eat, to take a break from work.

[Katatsumuri]

When I feel like it. It ususally is when there isn't something else that is preoccupying me.

[Mevvrynne]

I play them usually after a long playthrough of a separate video game or a long session of a multiplayer game, but mostly at night when I'm trying to relax crossing my fingers that hopefully I'll be able to sleep that night.

[Zakamutt]

Late at night, in bed, until I'm about to drop from exhaustion.

[Hoshizora]

When I get home afterschool till about midnight (homework can wait :3)

[Clephas]

lol, I would feel the same way... except I know the price of putting homework off all too well, from my early college days (and dropout) a decade past.  Do your homework, get it over with, and enjoy your gaming with a free heart and soul... it is a lot more pleasant that way all around.  My new school life can be defined by these simple words: 'Get it over with as fast as possible.'

[Famichip]

Usually after I'm back home from college and I've got nothing better to do to spend the afternoon/evening with. Or during in the middle of the night when I can't sleep.

[Sioxz]

i read them when i want to sleep but i can't so i decide that a good story would be a nice choice before sleeping and making me tierd

[Aggressor]

This topic made me realize that I've been reading VNs daily for about a year now. Sometimes for as long as 15 minutes per day, sometimes up to 10 hours per day, but I probably haven't missed a single day so far. As for schedule... pretty much every time I have free time on my hands, meaning evenings after work and any other time on weekends. I do have other hobbies, but reading VNs is the most time-consuming one at the moment.

[meru]

In that tiny space of time after work and cleaning and cooking, but before bed >.<

[GoldenSorcerer]

I really like to read VN's at night, I never miss any day if I can help it. I also read them whenever I feel like it, I don't know what makes me feel like reading a VN though. Sometimes when I don't want to study, I guess.

[Nosebleed]

Most of my afternoon is dedicated to VNs because i have a lot of free time then and no one is home to bother me.

Night time is dedicated to anime because i can fall asleep to it~

[Flutterz]

When I'm not on a long break I mostly read VNs during the bus ride to and from university, and if I can find the time I'll often spend a good chunk of the afternoon reading.

During breaks when don't have to worry about studying I sometimes just spend the whole day reading.

[cryofrzd]

I try to read at least two hours each day when I get home from University on weekdays but more (half days) on weekends and on holidays. It's often evening/night when I read them. I don't play much other video games so my free time is quite dedicated for VNs.

[xion]

usally at weekends, especially at night after spending time improving my english(i have an international exam next week) and studying physics(another exam).

[Silvachief]

Usually at night for a few hours before bed.

[Joshyan]

The first thing I do after come back from work and have dinner.

 

It should be around 4-6 hours per day before I sleep.

[Aggressor]

The first thing I do after come back from work and have dinner.

 

It should be around 4-6 hours per day before I sleep.

And when do you translate then?

[Stanleys]

Usually at night, when I should be sleeping, but I get way into the story and forget that I have things to do the next day.

[nohman]

Sporadically and in  large blocks. I tend not to read anything unless I get at least set aside a few hours for it. I like to be engaged and reading it in 15-minute blocks whenever I got the chance just wouldn't satisfy me.

[sugiken]

I play in the mid of night until myself got sleep-forced.

Can't stop once i've started reading, sometimes i might play till the sunrise xD

[Chocolatemilkgod]

Depends on the VN and where I am in it. For stuff like LB and grisaia with long common routes, I'll read the common route slowly usually in the evening until the story picks up, at which point I usually play it whenever (schedule permitting). For lighter hearted games, I'll usually just read those in the evening to avoid burnout (also applies for things like kamidori).

[Okami]

I usually play at night because my neighbors are pretty loud during a day so the night is only time when I can read them in peace. Also I usually sleep over a day with cotton wool in my ears.

[hilbi]

Always at night, I switch to VN's whenever I don't have any inspiration for my music, seems to do wonders

[Guest]

Good VN's don't wait

When the plot is good, the characters too... it becomes N°1 priority.

 

I have to finish it i'm just too curious.