The visual novelsThis genre that little by little is making its way into our market, this genre usually has much more existence in Japan and we can see this by seeing how many titles only come out in the country of the rising sun.
Now with Nintendo switch, this genre is opening a new path, giving us thanks to the particularity of Switch to be able to play portable, becoming the ideal way to play this type of game where basically we will spend many, many hours reading.
Have visual novel of all kinds and even subgenres, such as otomes, intended exclusively for romance, but today we will not talk about them since another list could be made exclusively of this subgenre perfectly. In the following list you will find stories of all kinds and for all tastes, some better known and others that you probably do not know, yes, almost all share something in common, their language, unfortunately few visual novels are translated into Spanish, being the English the language that we will normally encounter. If for you language is not a problem and you are interested in gender, there are the best visual novels for Nintendo Switch.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Let’s start with a classic must-have in this genre. Many years ago, specifically in 2001 we were able to meet the mythical and charismatic Phonix wright on Nintendo DS, we can now enjoy the first three games portable and desktop thanks to Nintendo Switch. If you have never played this saga it is highly recommended, especially to get into the genre.
Become a Phoenix wright and experience the thrill of the stage while you save your innocent clients In court, pay attention to every detail and investigate all the evidence. Play all 14 episodes, which cover the first 3 games and become the best lawyer.
We leave you with our analysis of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.
Gnosia
If you like it or liked it Among Us, Danganronpa or the Werewolves of Castonegro this game is for you. In Gnosia we are a crew member of a ship and we are not alone, among us there is a Gnosia, creature that can corrupt one or more of the crew members by entering inside them, its mission is wipe out the rest of the crew.
Gnosia has an impressive artistic section, each of its characters reflect eccentricity and personality. The game mechanics are simple, we will be facing a loop from loops and in each game there will be a corrupted character, including us, it depends on who the Gnosia is, his mission will be to destroy the rest, killing at night and deceiving the entire crew at the time of voting. As we play, we will unlock new roles that will make each game very interesting.
A little-known surprise that came to us this year on Nintendo Switch.
Root Film
Another novel visual of anime aesthetic and with a very careful artistic section, giving us a number of beautiful illustrations, all of them made by hand. We have been able to enjoy Root Film this year on Nintendo Switch.
Rintaro Yagumo will be our protagonist and we will have to act as detectives after a murder happens that truncates the happiness of our protagonist when he is selected as the leader of the project to direct the television series Shimane Mystery Drama Project. We will have to travel throughout Shimane prefecture in search for evidence and once we have them we will have to face our enemies and get the truth to the light.
We leave you with the Root Film file
These two classics from Nintendo history They arrive for the first time in Europe localized in English and updated for Nintendo Switch with updated graphics and dubbed video sequences. To solve these mysteries, you will have to speak to witnesses, examine crime scenes, and question suspects.
The first title is about a young man who has lost all your memories, and that he wakes up at the foot of a cliff in rural Japan. With the intention of recovering from the amnesia, he decides to join forces with detective assistant Ayumi Tachibana to solve a complex murder case involving a family in a sinister village.
In the second title, the facts unfold before the first title, Ayumi decides to investigate the strange death of her friend Yoko, co-founder of the Detective club since it is a sudden death and without an obvious explanation. On the other hand, we have our protagonist who is looking for his missing parents and that he will be involved in the case of Yoko’s death.
We leave you the analysis of Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind that is now available for Nintendo Switch.
Steins; Gate 0
A new story from the acclaimed series STEINS; GATE. From the depths of despair, explore an entirely new storyline. STEINS; GATE 0 continues the theme of travels in the time, but adds artificial intelligence as its backbone. We will have to help a group of young students bend time to their will and prevent the start of World War III.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
The less you know about this title the better, since anything would be to do you spoiler. You are the main character, who reluctantly joins the literature club looking for a romantic interest. With each poem you write and with each decision you make, you will dazzle the person you like and they will begin to reveal the horrors of school romance.
A game with aesthetics kawaii in which you will be surrounded by cute girls who want to conquer your heart, but do not fool you, after all, it is a psychological horror game.
Finally one of all these titles that comes to us with subtitles in Spanish and will soon have a physical edition.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
The most current of all the titles that we have been recommending you. This time we will control Naruhodō Ryūnosuke the ancestor of Phoenix Wrigh on an adventure to become a lawyer in the city of London. The game features the two installments that only saw the light of day in Japan on Nintendo 3DS on July 9, 2015 and its second part in 2017.
In this Victorian London we will meet such important figures as Herlock Sholmes or Iris Watson to accompany us on our adventures. New mechanics have been added regarding the Phoenix Wright saga and we went from 2D graphics to 3D.
And here we leave you the last analysis of this article. You can start perfectly with this title or with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy since they are independent games.
So far all our recommendations, although it does not appear on the list, this year (we still do not know the date) the saga will be released Danganronpa for Nintendo Switch, another of the mythical sagas of the visual novel. If otherwise you do not have a Nintendo Switch but you do have a PC, we leave you the following list of the best visual novels on PC.