JClosed: I must be said that GOG does not have many Visual Novels, and the ones that have lewd content (most times with a patch from the developer site) are even smaller. I would like to see more Visual Novels, even without lewd content
As an example: I would LOVE to see the Flowers series (Flowers: Le Volume sur Printemps, Flowers: Le Volume sur Été, Flowers: Le Volume sur Automne and Flowers: Le Volume sur Hiver - as soon as that last one is translated) here on GOG. There are more but I will stop naming them, otherwise it would be a very lengthy post.
Indeed sites as itch.io has many indie developers that make some great stuff (but to be honest - also a lot of lazy developers that use a lot of generic art work). A few of them are already publishing their work on GOG, but I could easily name quit a few more that are worth putting up here too.
I feel you there. GOG.com certainly has fewer Visual Novels selections. I'm just glad that GOG even bothers publishing or making VNs available here in the first place since ages past I though i wouldn't be possible since the folks here are old school veterans that like to play gameplay oriented games. Most people consider Visual Novel as digital anime books and not an actual game which is somewhat true and false on the same time. If they bother considering point and click titles as games. They should also do the same to VNs since its the Japanese version of an Adventure game
In addition, as much as I share the same desire for the possibility of Flowers Series to be available here in GOG.COM That might not be happen since there's already an DRM free version of their games available on JAST USA website where you could buy it directly from.
Well from the looks of it, things might turn for the better since GOG just recently release Fatal Twelve and most of all Baldr Sky which is a huge title and one that really come out of the blue! A very welcoming and pleasant surprise!
Here's hoping GOG will take Visual Novels seriously and release more awesome titles!
Speaking of idie VNs, there's a couple of Visual Novel titles that made its way to GOG that I don't really like wherein the art style is of poor quality. No matter how great a story a VN has, if its art style sucks and horrendous at best.
There's no point in reading/playing the game in first place since it failed to the first criteria of having good to excellent Art which is the lifeblood of most VNs!!! There's a reason why's these games are called "Visual Novels"
These are the titles in questions:
https://www.gog.com/game/synergia https://www.gog.com/game/bleeding_moons https://www.gog.com/game/milky_way_prince_the_vampire_star It's better to release more Japanese Visual Novels/Eroges than OELVNs since few of them are of decent art quality which the following example has shown.
Its not that I hate OELVN in general as I like Long Live The Queen and VA-11 Hall-A!
they just need to actually "Curate" the VNs that comes their way and only release the exceptional ones such as the recent VN titles!
https://www.gog.com/game/fatal_twelve https://www.gog.com/game/baldr_sky Wishing to see more fantastic Visual Novel titles here in GOG.COM!