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.
School Love! ~Soyokaze no Harmony~: The player takes the role of Rion, a young boy (son of a famous master painter) that attempt to both discover his life goal and get some Love with one of the girls that goes to the same high school he now attends. Rion have travelled around the world, and now he has return to his hometown, as soon as Rion arrives town he starts meeting the classmates, teachers at his first day at the school, then he goes to Shizuru's house, the mother of Suzuha (she is one year younger than Rion), where he is going to live during the game.
Characters:
- Rion
- Suzuha
- Megumi
- Karen
- Maho
- Honoka
- Sumire
- Airi
- Shizuru
- Kouki
- Agosaki
- Utsumi
- Hamu: Maho's pet.
The Limited Edition includes a Drama CD.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
School live love adventure and girls who are "Moe" sister, tsundere, seniors, and strange system. Hero that has the father of the famous painter, and wandered abroad. Conditions issued in order to stay in Japan that you find "What you really want to do." Can you to experience the drama and variety of girls, to stay in Japan to find "What you really want to do" ...! ?
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance & Anime themes.
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