[the_af]

> I think perhaps you shouldn't speak with such authority on the medium

What "authority"? I'm giving my opinion; this started with the comment "I'm not a fan of the genre". I don't claim to be an authority.

All of the visual novels I've played were terrible and their plots would have been rightfully mocked had they been books. They also had little to no branching and lacked any meaningful decisions. Note I played many that were highly regarded in websites such as Home of the Underdogs, whose owner was a fan of the genre.

That's just my experience (based on playing games since the Commodore 64). I base my opinions on my experience. I don't push them on you. It entitles me to say I'm no fan of the genre -- no more, no less.

[jquery]

Are there any video games you consider to have good writing?

[the_af]

Yes, at least relative to the visual novels I've pl-- seen-- um, experienced?

I wonder why I seem to have struck such a nerve for multiple users here on HN just because I said I wasn't a fan of a genre. I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition!

[jquery]

I was just looking for game recs at this point