Greetings! 
Been a while since I posted here.
Recently, a fella on Twitter wanted to know what makes a good opening in a VN/IF project. I replied with a brief explanation, but after that, I decided to take some time to give examples. So I then dissected various 1st scenes & 1st lines of 8 different games. Finally, to conclude, I brought it all together with a comic explaining more. My brain’s hyperfocus dial went on overdrive and I did a lot of stuff lol. 
Figured I’d share the things I made in case they can be helpful to others too! First, here is the comic about a good text-based game’s opening 
(if at any point the text is too small, feel free to open the image in a new tab to zoom in!):
(My sib Eliana told me I should make this into a slideshow or lecture [which is very flattering, thanks E]; lmk if that sounds like something you’d like to see sometime!)
I’ll also share my 1st scene breakdowns of various games… 
..and my 1st line(s) analyses too. 
Hope this is helpful to some of y’all! The original reply thread with this stuff is here.
I’m super to hear what others think of this! 
HOWEVER, I’m still Sick And Suffering immensely so idk how active I’ll be in responding? 
I can barely reply to brief emails atm b/c my brain’s cognitive functions are literally disintegrating before my eyes! In a few hours, I may entirely forget I posted this (I wish that was a joke but unfortunately it’s not)! I will try my best to keep an eye on the discussion, but I can’t promise anything, sorry.
Alright fellas, that’s all I have for you today. Thanks for reading! 
(What do YOU think makes a good opening for a text-based game. Let’s share thoughts together!)