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Q&A Should I signal completion of a decision point in an interactive novel?

In works that aren't strictly visual novels, where players/readers might not expect their choices to matter, then visual indicators work well to remind them that yes, the choice they just made will...

posted 5y ago by F1Krazy‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T21:42:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:01:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:01:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
In works that aren't strictly visual novels, where players/readers might not expect their choices to matter, then visual indicators work well to remind them that yes, the choice they just made _will_ affect something. But in visual novels, the concept of "every choice matters" is pretty much a given, so it would be distracting.

Since you appear to be writing an occult detective mystery, I'd say that not telling the player what kind of effect their choice had (or whether it had an effect at all) would work well. But if you _do_ want to provide some kind of feedback about whether you've convinced the detective or not, you could have him stand up at the very end of the interview, get to the door, then turn back and say something like:

> You know, between you and me... I don't believe a word you just told me.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-25T21:46:18Z (over 5 years ago)
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