Branching Story, Unlocked Dialogue: Designing and Writing Visual Novels

by Toiya Kristen Finley

Book Overview

This book covers the distinguishing characteristics and tropes of visual novels (VNs) as choice-based games and analyzes VNs like 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors; Hatoful Boyfriend; and Monster Prom, some of the best examples of the genre as illustrations. The author covers structuring branching narrative and plot, designing impactful and compelling choices, writing entertaining relationships and character interactions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032058994
• ISBN13: 9781032058993
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"