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.
Miko mai - Eien no Omoi is a visual novel in which the player is visiting his childhood village (it'll be his last chance because the rail lines to it are about to be discontinued for good). The hotel screws up his reservation, but fortunately Natsuki, his childhood friend (and one of four possible love interests) invites him to stay at the shrine where she works, and thus the story begins as he realizes not all is as happy as it appears.
A Japanese love simulation game, the game's name translates to Miko Mai: Eternal Thoughts and is about a character who, following ten years of separation, returns to his home town and gets entangled with a group of hot priestesses who are screaming for love.
The later released PS2 version includes new events and scenarios not found in the PC version.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
The ported to the PS2 "wish - just one of Miko Mai ~" popular romance adventure PC! Power up in various points and strengthening of production surface and adding scenario, the graphics. I met a childhood friend in the good old village that I visited for the first time in 10 years, at the shrine she live as a shaman, hero who knew that the railway running through the home is in the waste line, spend the time until the waste line ....
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance & Anime themes.
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