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.
Hokenshitsu e Youkoso: After getting lost in the mountains during the summer break and being absent on the start of the new semester our hero suddenly gets chosen for the school health comission.
At first he doesnt know why he was forced into this job but everything becomes clear when he meets with the new school doctor, Dr. Marina. Calling herself "Infirmary goddess" first thing she does is to decorate the school infirmary with ruffled lace and all kinds of girlish furniture. There are also rumors that she experiments on new drugs and tests them on the students, and because of that no one dares to come to the infirmary. Not being able to help it, he gradually becomes friends with her. His ordinary life changes dramatically shorty after...
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Love adventure game on the theme of the "extraordinary lovable, extraordinary in the everyday," the. Teacher of health of troublemakers, and that it met the Kasuga Kiku? (Marina), transformed hero was mediocre, everyday Tanaka Taro Lake. And he will send a school life full of ups and downs. Let Kanaeyo wish MizuumiTaro In response to the lessons of love of Kiku?, that want to make her!
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance, Fantasy & Anime themes.
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