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 or tableau vivant stage plays.
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. This style of gameplay has been compared to the Choose Your Own Adventure books.
Rubbish Blazon, the third game in the Pandora Max Series is a mix between a classic 2d rpg game with lots of humour and a first person perspective in the battles and an adventure game since in some parts of the game the player will be given different choices that will make the adventure go in a way or in another. In this game the player controls a group of bizarre characters that starts a wacky adventure inside a cave near his town.
Manufacturer's description:
Third bullet of Pandora MAX series "authentic role-playing game! New combat system that cute enemy character moves around and crammed the screen. It is equipped with a new system that can be synthesized by an item in addition to the main street of hearty, to replace the disk! Promise of "Pandora MAX Series", comical adventure and save data link in the series "Turning your cheesy" are also included of course.
Features:
- Third & first person perspectives.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Medieval Fantasy & Humour themes.
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