A visual novel is an interactive fiction game, featuring mostly static graphics, most often using anime-style art or occasionally live-action stills (and sometimes video footage). As the name might suggest, they resemble mixed-media novels.
In Japanese terminology, a distinction is often made between visual novels proper (abbreviated NVL), which consist predominantly of narration and have very few interactive elements, and adventure games (abbreviated AVG or ADV), which may incorporate problem-solving and other types of gameplay. This distinction is normally lost outside Japan, where both NVLs and ADVs are commonly referred to as "visual novels" by international fans. Visual novels and ADVs are especially prevalent in Japan, where they made up nearly 70% of the PC game titles released in 2006.
Visual novels are distinguished from other game types by their extremely minimal gameplay. Typically the majority of player interaction is limited to clicking to keep the text, graphics and sound moving (most recent games offer "play" or "fast-forward" toggles that make even this unnecessary).
Most visual novels have multiple storylines and many endings; the gameplay mechanic in these cases typically consists of intermittent multiple-choice decision points, where the player selects a direction in which to take the game.
Simple 2000 Series Vol.098 - The Roman Sabou: In the game the player takes the role of the only daughter of a family that will have to run a sweet shop during a year of time. The game features over 884 different sweets to make. During the game the player will go with one of the 6 different boys to different places around the town to look for new ingredients for the different sweets, and also check often the balance of the money's shop since if there are loses at the end of any of the months is game over.
If the player got enough money he can improve the sweet shop buying a new one, go to the town's shop to buy new ingredients and also make new recipes combining three different ingredients.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Girls only dating simulation game where you can enjoy the love of a boy of five. Make sweets of the country most while management daughter Amami Chitose Japanese confectionery (Amami-Chitose), and the Japanese confectionery, further, players goal is to become her confessed to a favorite boy. Let's enjoy the love story of a young girl that was put in sweets.
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance & Anime themes.
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