Independent Incidentals - Ep. 27: The Inscrutable Boundaries of Visual Novels

November 26, 2025 00:42:56
Independent Incidentals - Ep. 27: The Inscrutable Boundaries of Visual Novels
Independent Incidentals
Independent Incidentals - Ep. 27: The Inscrutable Boundaries of Visual Novels

Nov 26 2025 | 00:42:56

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Show Notes

Every time I hear someone say they only play visual novels, I always wonder, what IS a visual novel? It can’t just be limited to the GUI and static character portraits, there must be a bigger net we can cast with this genre. And I have finally devised the means to do so…

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