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{{quote| ''From a drama you watch, to a drama you do. (Miru drama kara, yaru drama e)''}} |
{{quote| ''From a drama you watch, to a drama you do. (Miru drama kara, yaru drama e)''}} |
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''Yarudora'' (やるドラ, lit. "A drama you do") is a [[Visual Novel]] series of [[Sony Computer Entertainment]], developped by Sugar&Rockets and [[Production |
''Yarudora'' (やるドラ, lit. "A drama you do") is a [[Visual Novel]] series of [[Sony Computer Entertainment]], developped by Sugar&Rockets and [[Production I.G]]. Initally released in 1998 [[No Export for You|in Japan only]], at a time the [[Full Motion Video]] game genre had become a fad, it successfully managed to bring back the interactive anime movie genre long not seen since ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' and ''[[Space Ace]]''. |
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Unlike those two titles though, the ''Yarudora'' games play as a [[Choose Your Own Adventure|complex branch-system]] [[Visual Novel]]. At various points of the game, the player will have to choose between three options when prompted to answer a question by another character, or when making a move. The player can take all the time he needs to answer, but depending of the choice made, [[Event Flag|flags]] will (or will not) be raised, and the string of flags you've raised throughout the game will determine which routes you'll go and, consequently, which Ending you'll get. Upon finishing a playthrough, you get the possibility to watch it in the "Replay Mode", like if it was a drama or an OVA (hence the series' title and motto). |
Unlike those two titles though, the ''Yarudora'' games play as a [[Choose Your Own Adventure|complex branch-system]] [[Visual Novel]]. At various points of the game, the player will have to choose between three options when prompted to answer a question by another character, or when making a move. The player can take all the time he needs to answer, but depending of the choice made, [[Event Flag|flags]] will (or will not) be raised, and the string of flags you've raised throughout the game will determine which routes you'll go and, consequently, which Ending you'll get. Upon finishing a playthrough, you get the possibility to watch it in the "Replay Mode", like if it was a drama or an OVA (hence the series' title and motto). |
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The ''Yarudora'' series are well known for their compelling storylines, [[Round Character|developped characters]], and [[Multiple Endings|their high number of Endings]]. A typical ''Yarudora'' game will have 3-5 Good Endings, 3-5 Normal Endings, and 17-20 Bad Endings. Depending of the game's story genre, those Bad Endings can range from joke endings to [[The Many Deaths of You]]. |
The ''Yarudora'' series are well known for their compelling storylines, [[Round Character|developped characters]], and [[Multiple Endings|their high number of Endings]]. A typical ''Yarudora'' game will have 3-5 Good Endings, 3-5 Normal Endings, and 17-20 Bad Endings. Depending of the game's story genre, those Bad Endings can range from joke endings to [[The Many Deaths of You]]. |
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The games are made in nearly Full Anime (with a few still images sprinkled in), with the animation done courtesy of [[Production |
The games are made in nearly Full Anime (with a few still images sprinkled in), with the animation done courtesy of [[Production I.G]]. Each game have a different art style, depending on the chara designer and teams which worked on a specific title. |
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The ''Yarudora'' series consists of 6 games, and while all of them are gathered under this label, they're all independant stories not linked to each other. They are as follow: |
The ''Yarudora'' series consists of 6 games, and while all of them are gathered under this label, they're all independant stories not linked to each other. They are as follow: |
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* ''[[Double Cast]]'' (PS1, June 25th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network) |
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* ''[[Kisetsu o Dakishimete]]'' (PS1, July 23th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network) |
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* ''[[Sampaguita]]'' (PS1, October 15th 1998; re-released on PSP) |
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* ''Yukiwari no Hana'' (PS1, November 26th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network) |
* ''Yukiwari no Hana'' (PS1, November 26th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network) |
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* ''Scandal'' (PS2, June 29th 2000) |
* ''Scandal'' (PS2, June 29th 2000) |
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* ''[[Blood: The Last Vampire|Blood the Last Vampire]]'' (PS2, December 21th 2000; re-released on PSP) |
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** [[New Game+]]: Especially since some scenes can't be unlocked on a first run (or even before a ''fourth'' run in some cases!). |
** [[New Game+]]: Especially since some scenes can't be unlocked on a first run (or even before a ''fourth'' run in some cases!). |
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* [[Adventure Game]] |
* [[Adventure Game]] |
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* [[Classic Cheat Code]]: The [[Nintendo Hard|very-hard-to-pull-off]] "Right, O, Left, X, Up, O, Down, X" code to input ''in less than one second'' during the animated "[[Production |
* [[Classic Cheat Code]]: The [[Nintendo Hard|very-hard-to-pull-off]] "Right, O, Left, X, Up, O, Down, X" code to input ''in less than one second'' during the animated "[[Production I.G]]" screen. Enables the Completion Rate Display, which helps ''a ton'' in tracking those [[Last Lousy Point|Last Lousy Points]]. |
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* [[Content Warnings]]: Featured on the factory seal of ''Double Cast'' and ''Sampaguita'': "This game contains violent scenes and depiction of gore". |
* [[Content Warnings]]: Featured on the factory seal of ''Double Cast'' and ''Sampaguita'': "This game contains violent scenes and depiction of gore". |
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* [[Genre Shift]]: Although all games share a love story plot, the importance of it and the overall genre of the stories vary from game to game. |
* [[Genre Shift]]: Although all games share a love story plot, the importance of it and the overall genre of the stories vary from game to game. |
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** ''Double Cast'' is a [[Horror Visual Novels|suspense/horror story]] with romance elements à la ''[[Scream ( |
** ''Double Cast'' is a [[Horror Visual Novels|suspense/horror story]] with romance elements à la ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]''; |
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** ''Kisetsu o Dakishimete'' is a [[Slice of Life]] [[Love Triangle]] story with [[Fantasy Visual Novels|fantastic elements]]; |
** ''Kisetsu o Dakishimete'' is a [[Slice of Life]] [[Love Triangle]] story with [[Fantasy Visual Novels|fantastic elements]]; |
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** ''Sampaguita'' is an action/romance story; |
** ''Sampaguita'' is an action/romance story; |