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A ren'ai game (恋愛ゲーム) is a Japanese adventure video game focusing on romantic interactions with anime characters, usually girls. "Ren'ai" is a Japanese word meaning "romance". Anime games are computer or video games that are based on anime or manga, or use an art style commonly stereotyped as anime in their presentation (technically, anime is not an art style, though many follow a certain trend), or upon which anime or manga have been made. ... A visual novel is a Japanese adventure game that only remains a game in the loosest sense of the word. ... Dōjin game (同人ゲ−ム, also romanised as Doujin Game) in Japan is an informal term for computer games created by non-professionals, mostly for fun but sometimes for profit. ... AnimePlay is the name for the format a series of games released by Hirameki International (a subsidiary of the Japanese renai publisher Hirameki) are distributed in. ... An H game is a Japanese video or computer game that features pornographic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... A bishōjo game (美少女ゲーム bishōjo gÄ“mu); often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ... BL games (also known as yaoi games) usually refer to H games oriented around homosexual couples. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ...


Ren'ai games may contain some erotic content. However, "bishōjo games" containing hardcore pornography are generally called H games rather than ren'ai games. Ren'ai games are frequently referred to as dating sims and visual novels in English, but the terms love sim are love adventure more literal translations of the term. (See bishojo game for a detailed discussion of terminology.)
A bishōjo game (美少女ゲーム bishōjo gÄ“mu); often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ... Pornography (from Greek πορνογραφία pornographia — literally writing about or drawings of harlots) (also informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but (according to some) distinct from, erotica. ... An H game is a Japanese video or computer game that features pornographic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. ... A visual novel is a Japanese adventure game that only remains a game in the loosest sense of the word. ... A bishōjo game (J. 美少女ゲーム bishōjo gēmu; often spelled bishoujo game), also known as a girl game/gal game is a type of Japanese video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls. ...


Characteristics

A screenshot of the ren'ai game True Love Story 3
A screenshot of the ren'ai game True Love Story 3

Dōkyūsei (Classmates) established the basic conventions for ren'ai games in 1992. In a typical ren'ai game, the player controls a male avatar surrounded by female characters. The gameplay involves conversing with a selection of artificial intelligence-controlled girls, attempting to increase their internal "love meter" through correct choices of dialogue. The game lasts for a fixed period of game time, such as one month or three years. When the game ends, the player either loses the game if he failed to properly win over any of the girls, or "finishes" one of the girls, either by having sex with her or achieving eternal love. This gives the games more replay value than some other game genres, since the player can focus on a different girl each time, trying to get a different ending. Screenshot of Takane Akatsuki holding flowers from renai game True Love Story 3. ... Screenshot of Takane Akatsuki holding flowers from renai game True Love Story 3. ... Gekō mode in True Love Story 3 True Love Story is a series of four renai games (as distinct from a similar but unrelated title True Love). ... The original DōkyÅ«sei, released in 1992. ... Artificial intelligence (also known as machine intelligence and often abbreviated as AI) is intelligence exhibited by any manufactured (i. ...


Many titles also exist where the player character is female and potential objects of affection are male-Angelique, Harukanaru Toki no Naka De, La Corda D'Oro, Kimagure Strawberry Cafe, and Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side are just a few-this genre is known as GxB. Also of note is the BL genre. While fewer in number, there are also female/female (GxG) titles and titles with no specific gender lines ("all pairings") in existence. Angelique is a series of neo-romance renai games by Koei from Ruby Party with character designs by shoujo manga artist Yura Kairi and music by Kuzuu Chinatsu. ... GxB is a common abbreviation used in reference to dating sims and occasionally used to describe general fictional works where a female main character dates male characters. ... The word Yaoi (pronounced /jaoi/, sound like Yah-Oh-ee rather than Yow-ee or Ya-oy, all three vowels are pronounced) was originally used to refer to fan manga (such as doujinshi) that focused on homosexual relationships between male characters, especially two bishōnen - the manga equivalent of slash. ... All pairings is a common term used in reference to dating sims and similarly set-up friendship games where there are both male and female playable characters and/or both male and female potential dates available. ...


There are many variations on this theme: high-school romances are the most common, but a ren'ai game may also take place in a fantasy setting and involve such challenges as defending your girl from monsters. Ren'ai games, as their name suggests, generally strive for a romantic atmosphere.


Famous ren'ai games

The following are a few especially popular or influential ren'ai games.

AIR (2000) is a renai game created by Key, who also created Kanon and, later, Clannad. ... Angelique is a series of neo-romance renai games by Koei from Ruby Party with character designs by shoujo manga artist Yura Kairi and music by Kuzuu Chinatsu. ... CLANNAD (クラナド) is a renai game created by Key, which also created AIR and Kanon. ... Comic Party (1999), sometimes abbreviated ComiPa, is a renai game by the Japanese game studio Leaf. ... The original DōkyÅ«sei, released in 1992. ... The original Dōkyūsei, released in 1992. ... D.C. ~Da Capo~ is a renai game, described by its makers as a funny school romance adventure game. ... Haru no Ashioto is a renai ADV by Minori released on the 23rd of July, 2004. ... KANON is also the name of a mens cologne first marketed in the late 60s and again in mid-2000s. ... The two female leads, Haruka Suzumiya (left) and Mitsuki Hayase Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (君が望む永遠, The Eternity You Desire in English, abbreviated as Kiminozo in Japan, KGNE by fansubbers) is a renai game released in 2001 for the PC by âge. ... Kagami Sumika, one of the main characters Muv-Luv (マブラヴ) is a super rule-of-right adventure game released in 2003 for the PC by âge. ... Welcome to Pia Carrot (Japanese:Pia♥キャロットへようこそ!!) is a renai game series by Cocktail Soft (a part of F&C, later F&C FC02). ... A fan disk, merchandise for Sister Princess 2. ... Chatting with To Heart characters Shiho and Akari on the way to school. ... To Heart 2 is a Playstation 2 renai ADV by Aquaplus released on the 28th of December, 2004. ... Box art for Tokimeki Memorial 3 Tokimeki Memorial is a popular renai game series by Konami. ... Gekō mode in True Love Story 3 True Love Story is a series of four renai games (as distinct from a similar but unrelated title True Love). ... Tsukihime (translates as Moon Princess) was an H doujin visual novel based on the NScripter engine game released in late 2000 by TYPE-MOON. It sold successfully, and gained a fame above and beyond most games of its type, often ascribed to Kinoko Nasus unique style of storytelling. ... Wind -a breath of heart- is a renai game (its creators, though, refer to its genre as interactive novel) released in 2002 by minori. ...

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