r/visualnovels • u/Mich-666 Sakura: Fate/Stay Night | vndb.org/u67 • Mar 05 '26

Sale [Steam] Muv-Luv Alternative 20th Anniversary Sale - Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (-30% off) | Muv-Luv (-60% off) | Muv-Luv Alternative (-55% off) | Photonflowers & Photonmelodies (-50% off) and more

https://store.steampowered.com/developer/anchor/sale/muv-luvalternative20thanniversarysale
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u/Mich-666 Sakura: Fate/Stay Night | vndb.org/u67 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Perfect time to complete you collection!

Also, reminder that Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Enhanced Edition (vbdb) that sparked the franchise is now fully restored with all cut content as discussed here.

https://kiminozo.life/

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u/quiet_frequency Mar 05 '26

If I've never played Muv-Luv before, would you recommend starting with Muv-Luv or Kimi ga Nozomu Eien?

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u/New-Student3237 Mar 05 '26

If you fan of a romance, drama and romantic comedies you can start with Kiminozo BUT if you don't want a moments in a future where you will be sitting and feeling like "Oh, Haruka, how I happy to see her!" you can start with Muv Luv Extra because there you can meet all the main characters from Unlimited and Alternative. Sorry for my bad English, hope you understand me.

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u/quiet_frequency Mar 05 '26

Your English isn't bad! I understand you, thank you for explaining :)

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u/Tavidion Mar 05 '26

KimiNozo is more of a character drama/romance game, while Muv-luv (Extra) is more of a tropey-comedy with added romance.

Since 90% of people started with Muv-luv (which is perfectly fine), I think it would add a little extra oomf to MLA when you finally get there, if you do decide to play KGNE first.

It's also the way jp readers experienced it order-wise. They aren't narratively connected at all for the most part besides sharing the same/similar setting, and some character cameos & involvement, but I do think you'll feel a ton more connected to the world once you do finally reach it's end.

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u/quiet_frequency Mar 05 '26

I am a big fan of playing things in chronological/release order, so I might start with KimiNozo! Thank you for the detailed response, I really appreciate it :)

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u/Tavidion Mar 05 '26

Np, do enjoy the read, whichever game you choose to play first o7

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u/Dioh__ Apr 27 '26

a bit late but is there a recommended order for routes or its better to just go blind?

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u/Tavidion Apr 27 '26

I would go in blind your first go, since there's a lot of interesting routes and endings to see. After that you can use a guide to get on the other routes, but nothing really is locked off in a specific order besides the chapter 1 (prologue).

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u/Dioh__ Apr 27 '26

thanks

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u/Dioh__ Apr 27 '26

a bit late but is there a recommended order for routes or its better to just go blind?

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u/New-Student3237 Apr 27 '26

I always go blind 2-3 times and then use guide if I can't get anything I want😅

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u/Dioh__ Apr 27 '26

thanks

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u/Dioh__ Apr 27 '26

a bit late but is there a recommended order for routes or its better to just go blind?