[justinclift]

Interesting. Have you tried the Steins;Gate one?

I liked the first anime series, but (for me) the visual novel was incredibly tedious and boring. Did a refund of it on Steam about after 10-15 mins (from rough memory).

Theres no way I'd be able to put up with it for the whole duration.

[jquery]

The Steinsgate VN starts off very slow and stays very slow for quite some time. I also found it tedious. Fortunately there are hundreds (thousands) of other VNs to choose from.

[justinclift]

Thanks, I think after seeing that one I've been turned off the whole genre.

Maybe I'll get around to trying one of the others you mentioned in a different comment. :)

[sieongioetnio]

It's unfortunate that VNs are both a medium and a genre. For reasons I don't quite understand, I adore the medium. Yet there are genre conventions that I dislike and that new readers generally can't tolerate.

[jquery]

For sure. The noncon convention is maybe my least favorite. I won't elaborate on HN.