Do you play VNs that aren’t fully voiced?

[failedwebsite]

Yes. I actually don't mind if a VN isn't voiced as long as everything I crave (plot, characters, visuals) is of high quality. But of course I tend to rate voiced VNs higher and appreciate them more.

 

[aoton]

play no voice

 

[MikuMikuni]

My first few VNs weren't voiced so it was something I was used to. And when I eventually played fully voiced games, I thought of it as a treat, sure, but I mostly took it for granted. Like years ago, I was way too impatient to wait for the voice lines to be finished and I would just click to the next line. Not all the time of course, there were certain scenes that were just too good to not listen to. It's completely different for me now though, I like to sit back and let the voice acting completely play out but yeah, I really don't mind if a VN is fully voiced or not.

 

[みしらぬ天井]

Honestly, sometimes I prefer them to not be voiced. It's nice if it's there but often times the voice acting clashes with my reading speed; too slow when reading something translated and too fast in Japanese. Of course most of the stuff I read is still mostly voice acted.

 

[CQUUbCQ]

I started playing otome games because of the voice actors, so I often play fully voiced titles. However, as I've spent more time playing the genre, I've come to appreciate specific production companies and illustrators. When I buy a game based on those factors, whether or not it is fully voiced doesn't really matter to me.

 

[Dodo141]

I don't mind VNs without voice acting. It's like reading a novel, but I still prefer games with voice acting.

 

[damselette]

yes!! having no voice acting isn't really a dealbreaker for me. especially since i play lots of vns from itch.io! they're super enjoyable even without voices. basically, if it's voiced, that's just a bonus!! (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

 

[aoisora( ◕ H ◕)]

Full voice acting is certainly nice, but I'm pretty okay with games that don't have it—kind of like reading a novel.
As long as the story is good enough, voice acting isn't all that important.

 

[Ant_076]

I don't really care whether a game is fully voiced or not. Of course, if it is fully voiced, it makes it easier to understand the characters' emotions in the story while playing, but even if it isn't, it doesn't really affect my enjoyment. That's because I can be a bit impatient at times—it takes a long time for the voice actor to finish a line, especially if the character's dialogue is particularly long. Since I read text very quickly and am eager to see how the story unfolds in the next sentence, I can't help but skip ahead to the next section of text before the voice acting is even finished. So for me, whether or not there's voice acting isn't a major consideration, but it would be great if it were included—especially during touching scenes.