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.
Men at Work! 3: Hidden in a forest in Europe sits an old castle that has stood there for over 1000 years and inside this castle lays a magic school. Both wizards and monster hunters in training attend this institution. In the previous installments you’re either playing as these very monster hunters and spell casters, or attending magic school like the current game. In this game you play as a son of a well established Crichton family.
However, despite your potent lineage you’re aptitude has been measured to be one of the lowest possible. Regardless, you’re still admitted to the school (along with two friends who’re twin-sisters). Suddenly on the way to the school, the train you all were riding suddenly becomes derailed. It is night and monsters lurk--will the batch of new students get to the castle safe and sound?
You play as Lyle Einsworth, who was born with the special ability to be a magic hunter. During the day, you take classes, speaking with your fellow students and your teachers and exchanging items. You have a set schedule of classes, and by attending classes (making sure not to be late), you can make Lyle's statistics rise. Once the clocks turn nine, the monster hunting beings. You wander the school grounds with your fellow classmates and face off against enemies. Characters in your party have elemental abilities, and by lining up your attacks properly, you can perform combos.
The gameplay is in most part a visual novel in which the player can only choose between different possible answers to advance in the story but in some parts the game changes to a turn based classic rpg in which the player can stop the battle to give orders to his players (like attack, use magic, use items, defend) with the new system that at any time each of the characters can be moved to a later battletime position to join other characters to perform a combo attack.
The Limited Edition features and a illustration booklet draw by Yamamoto Kazue and also included a special music CD.
CHARACTERS:
- Lyle Ainsworth
- Lisa Earhart
- Justin Crichton
- Phyllis Siphon
- Ayanokoji Mizuho
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Adventures in love to study! ? Slapstick love fighting scene at the magic school! Masterpiece of PC appeared on PS2. Additional elements such as combined attack scenario and CG, ending, of the battle is full. Modern time. Hero to magic school that was surrounded by deep forests of Europe, was found the qualities of Hunter in casual event is, but rejoice with heaven of this world, the only school of girl ...! ?
FEATURES:
- First & Third person perspectives.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Medieval Fantasy & Anime themes.
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