u/Majestic_Finding3499

I just started some of the World of Darkness VNs; if you don't know what that is, basically it's like dnd but urban fantasy, dark and gritty instead of high fantasy, light and heroic. It got me wondering about western, or at least non-Japanese VNs. I have to assume they are far more common now than they were even just a decade ago. I want to hear some of y'all's favorites from this subgenre. I'm always interested in media that comes from outside the sphere of influence of the genre. Like Silent Hill or Resident Evil adapting American culture as Japanese game devs.

I just had a general question for the sub. have y'all ever engaged with games in the interactive fiction genre? you know like choiceofgames, hostedgames, delight games, things of that nature? if so did you like it and do you consider them rpgs? ive personally been a huge fan since I was a kid because those games were always way cheaper then than games for my console since they were pure text. I've also always loved reading, so they were right up my alley, I suppose that visual novels could also fall under this umbrella. do you feel that rpgs need involved systems to be considered an rpg or do they not, its interesting to because so of these games do have fairly deep systems but some dont. what makes an rpg, can any games where you make choices that impact abd fundamentally change the plot be considered an rpg?