Which Visual Novel Engine Should You Use? | So You Want To Make A Visual Novel? - Episode 1

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Welcome to "So You Want To Make A Visual Novel?" - my new tutorial series! I'll teach you how to make your first visual novel from start to finish. There'll also be discussions on VN development as a whole.
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#visualnovel #gamedev #gamedevelopment

[@777theultra9]

List of time stamps: 0:17 Ren'py 1:30 NaniNovel 2:27 TyrnoBuilder 3:22 VN Maker 4:05 Narrat 4:52 Conclusion and honourable mentions

[@Madochannel]

Thank you! I'll pin this for everyone's future reference.

[@razielrazmataz6394]

NARRAT MENTIONED! Its my engine of choice and i can confirm its really user friendly, even for a first timer. Definitely recommend it, especially if you have some experience with web dev!

[@Madochannel]

Awesome, thank you so much! I do wanna try it out for myself, so maybe a future Mado Narrat game is in the wings...?

[@narratgameengine7321]

wow! hi thanks for mentioning narrat :D

[@Madochannel]

It's a cool engine - how could I not mention it?

[@lutzl-]

Narrat is great : 3 It gets new features all the time, often really quickly after someone requests them... I love using it !

[@Madochannel]

Yahoo! Hearing all of the positive comments about Narrat makes me want to try it out more...

[@tfw_thevoid]

There's a new engine in development called Novel Studio, it's another no-code engine that I think looks promising and might be worth a try!

[@umbraemilitos]

VNs are cool ways to tell a story. It's nice to learn the tools and methods. Thank you.

[@Madochannel]

Glad to help!

[@Arolgo]

Thank you Mado, I’ve recently been thinking of making a VN but gave up cause I didn’t even know how, BUT this video has reawakened that idea so thank you again Mado. You won’t go unappreciated

[@Madochannel]

Thank you so much! I hope my future videos can continue to help you with your VN developer journey... It's really, really fun.

[@Karma_komodo]

Very interesting watch! Thank you for making this and helping the VN community!

[@Madochannel]

No problem! Glad to help.

[@mokasips]

Great video! Didn't know about Narrat at all and I'll definitely be looking into it for future VNs :>

[@Madochannel]

Thank you! I’m interested in trying out Narrat too in the future…

[@ExtemporaneousnessOne]

Wow! This is amazing! Please tell me more to this series is incoming?! 🥺

[@Madochannel]

Yes, I do plan on it!

[@fuzzyren]

i've started to use ren'py this year and i'm excited to use it again for my final year project's visual novel.

[@Madochannel]

Yahoo! I hope you can make something super cool...

[@SolCresta3405]

The one that makes the characters animated like you, Mado.

[@Madochannel]

I use Ren’Py for all my visual novels. :>

[@SolCresta3405]

@@Madochannel Good.

[@those65]

Great vid thanks

[@Ninjacatmuffin]

Thank you for this video! I came in only knowing that Ren'Py existed, so it was cool to learn about other options. Narrat is the one I'm most interested in learning more about.

[@Madochannel]

Thanks so much! Glad this could help. :>

[@Terrorose]

Good

[@Madochannel]

Good to know! I'll consider this for future videos.

[@cheddyju9431]

Really good video! I was looking for a Godot option and found Dialogic, which seems really nice at a first glance btw!

[@Madochannel]

Thank you! I hope you have a good time with Dialogic. :>

[@Madochannel]

If you want another good Godot option, by the way - it might also be worth looking at Rakugo. That engine’s specifically built for VNs!

[@Psychospacecow]

I'm quite looking forward to this series. I found you through happenstance (Reese's Puffs Fate remix comment), and found core interest in this first video I see. Its something I've wanted to do for some time now but have been intimidated as I may have genuine trauma from trying to learn code back in the day. (Don't wanna make that call, I'm not a psychologist :P)

[@Madochannel]

Thank you so much! I’m glad I could introduce you to this series… For VNs at least, coding has become very simple and approachable (Ren’Py is super easy to learn, for instance). There are also plenty of engine options that don’t involve code whatsoever. :> I wish you luck in your gamedev journey!

[@misschambers666]

Hi mado it's Lilith I can't wait for more of these :)

[@Madochannel]

YAHOO!!!! Thank you!!! I hope I can put more out soon...

[@valentinoringo]

thanks mado

[@Madochannel]

glad to help!

[@valentinoringo]

@@Madochannel also there i a VN creator made by CN : GameCreator - AVG - 星之瞳 - Eyes of star (on steam)

[@lLeavyy]

thank u

[@Lopson13]

Hey Mado, do you know if there are any articles out there on Ren'Py best practices?

[@Madochannel]

Hm, good question! I think taking a look at Fenik's Ren'Py tutorials and quizzes is a good way to go. feniksdev.com/navigation/

[@777theultra9]

What engine would recommend for someone who already has some experience in game dev for non-VN or has any hands-on coding experience in general? I already had my answer, but I think someone else might have a similar question to this.

[@Madochannel]

I’d still say Ren’Py because of its affordability and ease of access!