The Maid of this mansion invites you to travel through its halls, behold the tragedies of the people who have resided in it throughout history, and remember who you are. It is a tale about You, the Master of a mysterious mansion with numerous doors. The House in Fata Morgana is the most exquisite and moving story I have ever known. I’ve read so many books, watched so many movies, played so many video games experienced so many stories. I don’t care if it’s today, a year, or several years from now - if that’s the one thing I accomplish from writing this, I’m happy.
I am begging that reason to be that it makes you play The House in Fata Morgana. The universe brought you to this article for a reason. As such, here is a list of eight fantastic visual novels you should play - especially if you’re wanting to fill in the gaps between big releases this year with some amazing stories. Visual novels have served as the foundation for the presentation of some of the greatest stories in the medium - and they’ve also contained them. The newly released Fantasian, the first RPG created by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi in over a decade, has distinct visual novel segments.
Games like Hades, Disco Elysium, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and NieR either incorporate visual novel elements or have dedicated visual novel sections. It’s ironic because visual novels have clearly influenced so many games famous for their stories. I know it’s not always out of malice, either! But I do feel this temptation is tied to a larger failure of the industry to give the genre the respect it deserves more often. I can see why there’s a temptation for (particularly western) game development studios to create April Fool’s jests out of making a visual novel spin-off of one of their games.