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.
Kid continues their streak of romantic interaction games with one which transpires in a junior high school where first love blossoms among classmates. From the spring semester to winter, the player has 3/4 of a year to find a soul mate from six potential girls ranging from the willowy Mido Shinonome to the lanky Kuwasaka Natsumi.
CHARACTERS:
- Sakura Suenaga
- Shinonome Mido
- Manami Kanaya
- Miu Sukita
- Natsumi Kuwasaka
- Yui Sukita
The boxed limited edition of Iris includes a mascot hand puppet.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Love adventure depicting the love of subtle age of junior high school third grade. Story is branched by adopting a system that you go through reading the text, select the option Appears occasionally, ending stories and change depending on the selection. In the limited time of three semester of junior high school third grade, hero slide into experience love with classmate and childhood friend ... we.
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Romance, Humour & Anime themes.
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