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A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. As the name might suggest, they resemble mixed-media novels or stage plays more than anything else.
Gameplay
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 novels. Most, however, strive for a higher level of plot and character depth than the aforementioned series of interactive children's books. These can be more closely compared to story-driven interactive fiction. While the plots and storytelling of mainstream video games is often criticised, many fans of visual novels hold them up as exceptions and identify this as a strong point of the genre.
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Film was much much much better than expected. Why can't the novels for this course be as engaging?Maybe "North" needs a visual.
_Pix (maria adams) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:57:23 -0000
Film was much much much better than expected. Why can't the novels for this course be as engaging?Maybe "North" needs a visual.
@octobernine Reading my books! :) I don't like reading horrors, I only like visual ones! The only fiction I read is Agatha Christie novels.
imeechan (Imelda Tjahja) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:02:11 -0000
@octobernine Reading my books! :) I don't like reading horrors, I only like visual ones! The only fiction I read is Agatha Christie novels.
I want to play all the visual novels #tweets4vip
jisaku_jien (Jisaku Jien) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:26:56 -0000
I want to play all the visual novels #tweets4vip
I think visual novels will be neat to do, mind, but they're tedious, it's not moving very fast. Hm.
irkdesu (Erica Bercegeay) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:18:01 -0000
I think visual novels will be neat to do, mind, but they're tedious, it's not moving very fast. Hm.
@_Empathy Please explain, I've found little for the winter season other than a giant sign saying "CATCH UP ON YOUR VISUAL NOVELS DAMNIT"
Canon2D (CCY) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:10:18 -0000
@_Empathy Please explain, I've found little for the winter season other than a giant sign saying "CATCH UP ON YOUR VISUAL NOVELS DAMNIT"
@niwaLB Nice! I don't usually play galgame or visual novels, but I'm a RPG fan. Including Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. :)
temmy_ (Temmy) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:09:08 -0000
@niwaLB Nice! I don't usually play galgame or visual novels, but I'm a RPG fan. Including Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. :)
Hæleþes gemot - Popular English forum for visual novel discussion.
al|together - An annual event for translating amateur visual novels into English. Includes free downloads for all completed games.
Digital Novel Markup Language - DNML is a markup language for creating visual novels.
LadyStar - Online American visual novel written in Flash. Seven girls find magical treasures that give them the power to transform into Ajan Warriors.
Meta Description: [ Free online books epic fantasy adventure stories about girls who become powerful magical warriors ]
Narcissu - Official website for the English version of the homemade visual novel Narcissu.
Planetarian - Fan site and English patch for the visual novel Planetarian by Key.
Ren'Py - An interpreter for creating and playing visual novels, written in Python.
Visual Novel Fan Translations - A list of visual novels which have been translated into English by fans.
Zapdramatic - Flash games in the visual novel format, oriented around improving your negotiation skills.
Meta Description: [ Zap Dramatic :: On-line Flash Negotiation Games and Courses by Michael Gibson, Interactive Web Dramas and Games, Serious Games designed to teach negotiation, influence opion and entertain. ]
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