BasharOfTheAges wrote:The referring to it as a "game" is the problem i'd wager. If they weren't sold as or referred to as games there wouldn't be any sort of confusion.
Bingo. End of discussion.
I have a single VN on my computer. The only one I've ever played(Only finished a single ending, too; the bad one), Ever17. I commonly refer to it as a game when my bro peeks over my shoulder or it comes up in conversation. He, like the people Hasteroth mentioned, can't understand them at all. Though I do try to explain to him that it's just interesting characters and story.
Some people find intricate stories entertaining. Some explosions and dynamic interaction.
I'm not saying that you can't like both; I do(Ninja gaiden has stolen far too many hours of my life, but by-God I kick those ninjas' ass even on Master Ninja), but people should learn to discern between different mediums of entertainment and interest.
Love~




