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.
Dear my friend - Love like powdery snow: This love simulation has been ported to the PS2 from the PC, complete with new illustrations. The story asks the question, can friendship be had between a man and a woman? Taking place in a high school over a one month period, you, playing as a freshman, will use your lunch break and home room period to get to know a number of different girls. The game begins when a young girl comes to live with you and your parents.
This light-hearted, high school eroge surrounds the exploits of a soon-to-be non-average student named Kyoichi Morikawa. The son of the odd paring of a nurse and a poorly-selling novelist, he’s been living his life in mind-numbing virtuosity. One auspicious day his father returns home after running errands with a girl (about Kyoichi’s age) claiming to be orphaned. Being the good Samaritan, our hero’s father adopts the hapless girl. Now Kyoichi must explain the extraordinary circumstances to his one and only friend. Furthermore, seeing the main character with a girl has caused several of the female student body to take notice of him...
The PS2 version has removed the hentai elements but it has extra stories.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Suddenly, love adventure depicting the delicate relationship with the boy hero and girls the same age, which became a member of the family. Upon porting from the PC version, new graphics, Gaiden specific bonus story also included. Through the process while maintaining the human relationship with the surrounding, that build a romantic relationship with a girl, you are directing the Irritating such as true love.
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance & Anime themes.
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