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.
One day an evil mark appears on Magami Yuuji's right arm. To protect the earth from the ancient, world-destroying evil which is honing in on it, the governments send assassins after Yuuji. To protect eight precious girls, and on advice from his Master Tiger Joe, he decides to fight - against the entire world, if necessary.
Only You tasks players with the role of a hero on a global hit list. Assassins have been sent to shuffle him off this mortal coil but he has other ideas. Eight girls who are potential love interests and new comrades are met to help in the fight against the powers that be. A drama CD containing vocal performances is included in each game package. Only You was originally released on the Japanese PC and the PS2 conversion adds full voice acting and additional scenes that were not in the PC version.
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
Love adventure RPG that story to know the love of the one and only with girls of eight people to deploy. Event occurs by moving to a specific location of the city, the story is split by choice. As someone who brings to ruin the world, hero and Genie Yuji to be targeted in assassination population. Assumed that awaits him was a determination to lose while the family, fight unreasonable fate of its own ...! ?
FEATURES:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Assassins, Fantasy & Anime themes.
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