Novelty http://www.visualnovelty.com/
Novelty is a free game making tool for creating your own visual novels and 2D games. It is Visual point & click programming with "Actions". This means that there is no actual programming required. However they still support Scripting service. The programme allows you to create and share art assets easily. Novice users will still be able to make their own visual novels without writing a single line of code.
Ren'py http://renpy.org/
Ren'Py is a visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell stories with the computer. It presents the user with a scripting language, in this case python with custom libraries. The easy to learn script language allows you to efficiently write large visual novels, the simple Python scripting is enough for to create complex simulation games. Ren'Py is open source and free for commercial use. It supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android. A point to note is that it’s created by a western developer so it has English documentation and a healthy hobbyist community.
These two are the most popular choice for beginners like me. After ending so much about them, i decided to give each a go. First off i really liked how Ren'py has a built in tutorial, i don't need to go online to read about it on their forum. I'm still using cable connection from my sitting room so i find this quite useful knowing that i can still work on it without the internet. Novelty however is so easy to use that i don't need the tutorial. Overall after trying the two of them i'm going to use Novetly. I really don't have time to learn scripting. I know it's simple enough but i'm just not used to the style of scripting. I feel like Novelty gives me more control with the point and click system. However i would definitely give Ren'py a go if i have more time ;)
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