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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/opinion/03cunningham.html?_r=2
http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/thearticles/firstlines
tl;dr strike the reader with the first lines to convince him/her that what you wrote deserves to be read

Astre@: "Here I am, at St. Croix."

Ballad of an Evening Butterfly: "Descending the long spiral staircase."

Chaos;Head: "A gaze falls from the sky."

Clannad: "A world, surface of white."

Dandy Girl: "This girl standing in the golden field reminded Mark of Edna St. Vincent Millay, which hadn't crossed his mind in years."

Dream CoMplEX: "Today, the world is bathed in sun, warm, a soft breeze, a perfect weather."

Ever17: "He was in the middle of a blue world."

Fading Hearts Parallel: "The one thing that was always on my mind was... disappearing."

Fate/Stay Night: "It was a thrust like lightning."

Himawari: "It's bitterly cold in here."

Jouka no Monshou: "In the apocalyptic aftermath of the third World War, the few surviving humans finally realized the true futility of violence."

>> No.6228916

Kana Little Sister: "Holding her in my arms, I smell her shampoo from her soft, black hair."

Kanon: "A dream."

Katahane: "I have the protection of an angel."

Narcissu 2: "Outpatient reception on the ground floor."

Narcissu: "On a blindingly bright day.... on that very day of winter"

Planetarian: "What do you think about the planetarium?"

Quartett: "I still remember it - that nostalgic expression."

Raidaa no Asahi: "Disengage the Avatarrr Drive."

Sekien no Inganock: "Aaah - the clown is dancing at the edge of my vision."

Sharin no Kuni: "Please allow me to introduce myself."

Songs of Araiah: "All those decades upon decades I've spent in this mansion I've kept searching for an answer all alone until some point in my eternal life changed me for eternity."

Swan Song: "On the other side of the door is a world covered in snow."

Symphonic Rain: "Dear Chris, is it still raining over there?"

The Dreaming: "Monday, the third of February."

Tsukihime: "-------Suddenly, I awaken with a start."

>> No.6228953

"I'm gay" -OP

>> No.6228962

The Maiden Rape Assault -Violent Semen Inferno: "No....No stop it!"

>> No.6228972

Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time

>> No.6228997

This is actually fucking cool. And what's fun is that after reading them, I completely remember how the VN started.

>> No.6229006

"I'll be damned, only shit on the board. Goddamn job, moot better start paying up or i will release my anger on them" Meido.

>> No.6229735

PENIS

>> No.6229747

Katawa Shoujo: "HNNNNNGGGGGGHHHHfuck"

>> No.6229751

Umineko no naku Koro Ni: "If there's one thing I hope doesn't happen on this trip, it's being trapped on an island forced to solve impossible riddles posed by badly dressed children that defy my understanding of the universe and my pitiable intellect."

>> No.6229761

What about Rance? How would they compare?

On a related note NHK novel begins:

"In this world, conspiracies exist."

>> No.6229759

Shira Oka - "I was such a loser in highschool"

After that one line, I suspected Shira Oka was not a good VN. A few clicks after that, I was convinced that my suspicions were correct.
DO
NOT
READ
THAT
SHIT

>> No.6229764

Wanko to Kurasou: "Let me explain why you should spay your pets."

>> No.6229772

>>6229759
> implying you did not watch the OP on Youtube and dl it intentionally for the lulz

>> No.6229787

>>6229759
>>6229772
GET OUT SHIRA OKA DEVS

>> No.6229797

>>6229759
Why were you even reading an OELVN in the first place? They're all shit, and those that wrote them should be shot.

>> No.6229931

>Planetarian: "What do you think about the planetarium?"
that was the best first line I felt when reviewing your list OP

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6229946

It is, without a doubt, the following

WE SHALL RULE AGAIN

>> No.6230033

>>6229787
>implying shira oka devs pay attention to this place

>> No.6230061

Sengoku Rance -- "I'm going to take both their virginities and, and then start a transcontinental journey to take the virginity of every princess!"

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