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A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
A game based on an anime.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
A term referring to those obsessed with a specific field of interest, especially anime and manga.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Video games that pick up the story where a movie, book or comic left off.
Light novels are novels that shows some illustrations.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
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