Also note that many of these minigames are themselves their own games, which exist in some form outside of the larger game. Note that this list is not comprehensive. (Heck, one of them is literally advertised as just a collection of minigames.) It’s my list, so I get to pick the examples! So, while many of the examples shown below are not from visual novels, I could easily see them being implemented in VNs.) A pretty large number of the examples are from games I played the heck out of as a kid, which is why a few titles get several minigame examples here.
(I am being pretty loose with my terms here – I consider visual novels to be a subgenre of interactive fiction, which includes adventure games and pretty much any game that is heavy on narrative and dialogue. The following section is a list of minigame classifications that I have come across in interactive fiction, with a short explanation of the mechanics of each. I will be updating the results section periodically. Given the contentious nature of minigames and the divergent reactions of audiences, I am conducting a survey on minigames in interactive fiction, which can be accessed here. (Of course, the fact that I’m even writing an article on the subject implies that I lean on the side of “minigames belong in visual novels”, so take that as you will.) Should visual novels include gameplay? Should they even be classified as games? These debates have decades of history, and won’t be settled here. This difference in mechanics can be a source of contention in a variety of game genres, but especially in visual novels, where minigames are often the only component with any “real” gameplay. Have you ever enjoyed reading through your visual novel, only to be interrupted by an annoying, un-skippable, Nintendo-level-difficulty minigame? Or, conversely, have you ever given your eyes a break from reading by jumping into something more interactive? Unsurprisingly, audience opinions differ on the inclusion of mini-games within interactive fiction, and in some cases the experience is impactful enough to split the fan-base.įirst off, what is a “minigame”? Most sources would define “minigame” as a game-within-a-game that is smaller in scope and with markedly different mechanics from the larger game world that surrounds it. (SCROLL TO THE END FOR SURVEY RESULTS!!!) Introduction
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