Must a VN have music?

[dramspringfeald]

Short answer is yes... long answer is "Only if you want people to play it."

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[darkphilious]

I personally like it if VNs have music AND they're right for the theme of the game. If it's too much though, I tend to just mute it.

[TheGuraGuraMan]

Yes in all cases for me, even if the thing is only for yourself.

[Heartless-Star]

I usually play VN with music on it since it gets exciting and make me go with the mood in the story. So in another word "YES". Music can quickly establish the mood of a scene even before the audience starts reading.

[TheGuraGuraMan]

For example, removing Umineko's BGM would be an heresy, Ya shall never do that.