+ ...own interpretation for now... (Should be documented at some time, too)
+
+
+
+:SUB:Gameplay
+
+ This category is used to describe the gameplay or game engine.
+
+
+
Visual Novel
+ All games where the text is overlaid on the background and there is no special
+ dialog-box fall under this category. Can be abbreviated as VN or NVL.
+
Adventure
+ This is the opposite of the Visual Novel category: The text is presented
+ in a special window, usually at the bottom of the screen. In some (rare) cases
+ a game will switch between both styles, for these games both the Visual Novel
+ and Adventure categories should be selected. Can be abbreviated as ADV or AVG.
+
Action
+ This category indicates that the game includes a gameplay that challenges the
+ player's speed, dexterity and reaction time. Common examples are fighting games,
+ puzzles that should be solved within a short time limit, and shooter games.
+
RPG
+ Abbreviation for Role Playing Game. An RPG is a game in which you assume the
+ role of a character introduced to a vast world to be explored. Games typically
+ place emphasis on gaining equipment and experience points through fighting enemies
+ in order to advance through different levels.
+
Strategy
+ A strategy game is one that challenges the player to think critically in order
+ to achieve victory.
+
Simulation
+ A simulation game attempts to recreate aspects of reality and puts the player in
+ control.
+
+
+
+
+:SUB:Plot
+
+ Indicates the plot type of a game. There are only two options: Branching and
+ Linear.
+
+
+
Linear
+ A game with a linear plot has a static story; it is not possible to get different paths
+ or endings. Many games in this category do not prompt the player with choices and simply
+ tell the story as it is. This is, however, not a rule: it is also possible for a game
+ to provide choises, but they have no influence on the story itself. (e.g.
+ Utawarerumono)
+
Branching
+ A game with a branching plot has a story whose path is directly affected by choices
+ made by the player during the game. These different paths are sometimes referred to
+ as "arcs" when they pertain to the stories of different female characters within a game.
+
+
+
+
+:SUB:Time
+
+ Indicates the time period in which the story has been set.
+
+
+
Future
+ The game is set in a time beyond that of our own. Games may incorperate elements of
+ future technologies or events yet-to-come.
+
Present
+ The game is set in the current day.
+
Past
+ The game is set in a time before our own. Games may or may not adhere to historic fact.
+
+
+
+
+:SUB:Place
+
+ Indicates the place in which the story is told.
+
+
+
Earth
+ The game takes place on our own planet.
+
Fantasy World
+ The game takes place on another world. The game's environment could be similar
+ to that of our own with a few significant changes, but it could also be
+ radically different.
+
Space
+ The game takes place in the vacuum of space between celestial bodies. For example,
+ this category can be used to define games where the characters may inhabit
+ spaceships that journey across the universe.
+
+
+
+
+:SUB:Sexual content
+
+ Indicates the types of sexual content that the game contains.
+
+
+
Sexual content
+ This is a generic category to indicate the presence of any sexual content in the
+ game. If there is any such content, this category should be selected.
+
Bestiality
+ Sexual activity between characters and animals.
+ No catgirls, I guess?
+
Incest
+ Sexual activity between members of the same family. Most of the time under the
+ justification of participants not blood related (step-sister etc.).
+
Lolicon
+ The usage of female characters with childlike features in sexual situations.
+
Shotacon
+ The usage of male characters with childlike features in sexual situations.
+
Yaoi
+ Sexual content depicting activity between males.
+
Yuri
+ Sexual content depicting activity between females.
+
Rape
+ Situation in which a character is made to engage in sexual activities against
+ their will.
+
+
+
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+:TITLE:Adding/Editing a Visual Novel
+:INC:notfinished
+:INC:index
+
+:SUB:General guidelines
+
+ Blahblah about what we define as VN...
+
+
+
+:SUB:General info
+
+
*Title
+ The title of the visual novel as it is known to the English speaking audience. If
+ there is no English version of the game available, you should either specify the
+ romanized (recommended) or translated (not recommended) version of the original
+ title.
+
Aliases
+ Visual novels can be known under several names, use this field to add any aliases
+ and acronyms used around the net. Official titles of releases should not be added
+ here, as these are already listed in the releases.
+
*Description
+ Short description of the main story.
+
Length
+ Very rough estimate of the time required to finish all endings of the visual novel.
+ To determine the length of a game, it's often better to ignore this time indication
+ and instead compare it with other games you've played. It's all relative, after all.
+
External links
+ Links to external resources about this visual novel. To get the URLs, go to the
+ sites (Wikipedia,
+ Visual-novels.net and CISVisual.net),
+ search for a page about the game, and determine the ID or name of that page to fill
+ out in the text boxes. Do not specify the full URL, we only need a small part of
+ it!
+
Related anime
+ Some visual novels (e.g. Clannad and Utawarerumono)
+ have anime adaptions, and some visual novels were adapted from an anime series. Use
+ this field to specify these related anime for the visual novel.
+ Anime should be specified using AniDB IDs. To add an
+ anime, just search for it on AniDB and add the numeric ID of the entry (found in the
+ aid=xxx part of the URL) to the edit field. Multiple IDs should be seperated
+ with a whitespace.
+ If the visual novel already has a relation with an other visual novel, and both games
+ have an anime adaption, the same anime does not have to be added to both games. For
+ example, Da Capo has two anime adaptions
+ (837, 2832),
+ and Da Capo II as well. (5419,
+ 5652) But the relations for Da Capo II do not
+ have to be added to Da Capo and vice versa - the internal visual novel relations will
+ take care of that.
+ After submitting a new AniDB ID, VNDB will automatically fetch information about the
+ anime and will present that on the site. This action can take a few minuts to - in the
+ worst case - hours. In that time you will see the ID of the anime, but not the title
+ and links to AnimeNFO and Anime News Network. It is not possible to manually add this
+ information, this will be fetched automatically!
+
+
+
+
+:SUB:Categories
+
+ It is possible to select relevant categories for visual novels, where the relevance
+ can be ranked using a number from 0 to 3, where 0 indicates the category does not
+ apply at all, and 3 means that the category is very dominant in the game.
+ See Categories for descriptions about each category.
+ Just as with the Length field, this information is very subjective. Just
+ use the category descriptions and common sense to determine which categories to
+ select and what relevance to apply.
+
+
+
+:SUB:Image
+
+ General image guidelines and when to use the NSFW warning
+
+
+
+:SUB:Relations
+
+ When to add relation, and document direct and reverse relations
+ (Stolen from AniDB, needs some rewriting)
+
+
+
Sequel
+ Continuation of the story. <=>Prequel.
+
Prequel
+ The story happens before the original story.<=>Sequel.
+
Same setting
+ Same universe/world/reality/timeline, completely different characters.
+
Alternative setting
+ Same characters, different universe/world/reality/timeline.
+
Alternative version
+ Same setting, same characters, story is told differently.
+
Same characters
+ Shares one or more characters, story is unrelated.
+
Side story
+ Takes place sometime during the parent storyline. <=>Parent story
+
Parent story
+ .. <=>Side story.
+
Summary
+ Summarizes full story, may contain additional stuff. <=>Full story.
+
Full story
+ Full version of the summarized story. <=>Summary.
+
Other
+ ..
+
+
+
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+:TITLE:Adding/Editing a Release
+:INC:notfinished
+:INC:index
+
+
+ When to add a release (stuff about NOT adding fandisks, OSTs, etc)
+
+ The main audience of VNDB are the English speaking fans of visual novels. In
+ creating the database, we assume the intended audience can't read or recognise
+ anything not written in the roman script. Therefore, romanization is applied
+ to many fields in the database: The main title of visual novels, releases and
+ producers should all be properly romanized if they arent in roman script
+ already.
+ To keep the database consistent, we have decided to use
+ Hepburn romanization
+ for all fields. This is also consistent with
+ AniDBs romanization.
+
+
+
+:SUB:Capitalization
+
+ Some Japanese producers use titles for their games that are already in the roman
+ alphabet. However - as the disctinction in uppercase and lowercase characters
+ does not exist in Japanese - these titles are often entirely in uppercase or
+ lowercase. If there is no real reason for this choise of capitalization, these
+ titles and names should be properly converted to normal English capitalization
+ (as described on
+ Wikipedia) for titles and names before being entered in the database.
+
+
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+:TITLE:Frequently Asked Questions
+:INC:index
+
+
+:SUB:What is a Visual Novel?
+
+ A visual novel can be seen as a combination of a novel and a computer game:
+ they're computer games with a large text based storyline and only little
+ interaction of the player. A typical visual novel consists of text over
+ an anime-style background image and is accompanied by background music.
+ Throughout the game, the player usually has to answer a few questions which will
+ have an effect on the story, thus playing a visual novel a second time while
+ giving other answers may result in an entirely different plot.
+
+ For more information see
+ the Wikipedia article on visual novels or the description on
+ Visual-Novels.net.
+ To get a general idea of the genre, try one of the free short visual novels from
+ al|together 2006.
+
+
+
+:SUB:How about Eroge, H-Games and Dating Sims?
+
+ An eroge or H-game is basically any Japanese game that features sexual
+ content. Many visual novels are eroge and many eroge are visual novels,
+ but this is not a rule. The definition of dating sim is a bit more vague,
+ but it's usually the same as a visual novel, except that a dating sim
+ generally uses a gameplay based on statistics.
+
+ There are no strict bounds to the definition of "visual novel", most
+ eroge and dating sims include elements of visual novels, but may -
+ strictly speaking - not be visual novels themselves. As VNDB aims to
+ be comprehensive, we simply accept any game that contains elements of a
+ visual novel and is produced by a Japanese or Japan-related company or
+ doujin cicle.
+
+
+
+:SUB:Why a Visual Novel Database?
+
+ The internet is large, very large, but the number of English resources
+ related to visual novels is only very limited. VNDB attempts to collect
+ and present as much information as possible that would otherwise be very
+ hard to find for the English speaking audience. This way fans can easily
+ keep track of new releases and localizations of their favorite games,
+ while not having to browse numerous of indistinct Japanese websites.
+
+
+
+:SUB:How can I help VNDB?
+
+ There are many ways to contribute to VNDB. First of all you can freely
+ edit all information found on this website, so if you find any errors
+ just click the "edit" link on the top right of the page. You can also
+ add new information (visual novels, producers, releases) to the database,
+ though please search the database before you do in order to prevent
+ duplicate pages.
+
+ To discuss about new features or to help the development of the website
+ itself, feel free to browse the forums
+ or join us on IRC at #vndb @ irc.synirc.net.
+ If you aren't used to IRC or are just to lazy to install a client, you can
+ still join the chat using the Webchat.
+ Just choose a nickname, specify #vndb as channel and hit Login!
+
+
+
+:SUB:Where can I download the Visual Novels?
+
+ Not here. We do not provide downloads nor links to resources that encourage
+ the illegal spreading of visual novels.
+
+
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+:TITLE:About us
+:INC:index
+
+:SUB:Goal
+
-
-[[ # C A T E G O R I E S
- if($d{p} == 1) { ]]
-
-
Elements
-
- ...own interpretation for now... (Should be documented at some time, too)
-
-
-
-
Gameplay
-
- This category is used to describe the gameplay or game engine.
-
-
-
Visual Novel
- All games where the text is overlaid on the background and there is no special
- dialog-box fall under this category. Can be abbreviated as VN or NVL.
-
Adventure
- This is the opposite of the Visual Novel category: The text is presented
- in a special window, usually at the bottom of the screen. In some (rare) cases
- a game will switch between both styles, for these games both the Visual Novel
- and Adventure categories should be selected. Can be abbreviated as ADV or AVG.
-
Action
- This category indicates that the game includes a gameplay that challenges the
- player's speed, dexterity and reaction time. Common examples are fighting games,
- puzzles that should be solved within a short time limit, and shooter games.
-
RPG
- Abbreviation for Role Playing Game. An RPG is a game in which you assume the
- role of a character introduced to a vast world to be explored. Games typically
- place emphasis on gaining equipment and experience points through fighting enemies
- in order to advance through different levels.
-
Strategy
- A strategy game is one that challenges the player to think critically in order
- to achieve victory.
-
Simulation
- A simulation game attempts to recreate aspects of reality and puts the player in
- control.
-
-
-
-
Plot
-
- Indicates the plot type of a game. There are only two options: Branching and
- Linear.
-
-
-
Linear
- A game with a linear plot has a static story; it is not possible to get different paths
- or endings. Many games in this category do not prompt the player with choices and simply
- tell the story as it is. This is, however, not a rule: it is also possible for a game
- to provide choises, but they have no influence on the story itself. (e.g.
- Utawarerumono)
-
Branching
- A game with a branching plot has a story whose path is directly affected by choices
- made by the player during the game. These different paths are sometimes referred to
- as "arcs" when they pertain to the stories of different female characters within a game.
-
-
-
-
Time
-
- Indicates the time period in which the story has been set.
-
-
-
Future
- The game is set in a time beyond that of our own. Games may incorperate elements of
- future technologies or events yet-to-come.
-
Present
- The game is set in the current day.
-
Past
- The game is set in a time before our own. Games may or may not adhere to historic fact.
-
-
-
-
Place
-
- Indicates the place in which the story is told.
-
-
-
Earth
- The game takes place on our own planet.
-
Fantasy World
- The game takes place on another world. The game's environment could be similar
- to that of our own with a few significant changes, but it could also be
- radically different.
-
Space
- The game takes place in the vacuum of space between celestial bodies. For example,
- this category can be used to define games where the characters may inhabit
- spaceships that journey across the universe.
-
-
-
-
Sexual content
-
- Indicates the types of sexual content that the game contains.
-
-
-
Sexual content
- This is a generic category to indicate the presence of any sexual content in the
- game. If there is any such content, this category should be selected.
-
Bestiality
- Sexual activity between characters and animals.
- No catgirls, I guess?
-
Incest
- Sexual activity between members of the same family. Most of the time under the
- justification of participants not blood related (step-sister etc.).
-
Lolicon
- The usage of female characters with childlike features in sexual situations.
-
Shotacon
- The usage of male characters with childlike features in sexual situations.
-
Yaoi
- Sexual content depicting activity between males.
-
Yuri
- Sexual content depicting activity between females.
-
Rape
- Situation in which a character is made to engage in sexual activities against
- their will.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-[[ } # V I S U A L N O V E L A D D / E D I T
- if($d{p} == 2) { ]]
-
-
- Blahblah about what we define as VN? Or should that be in General guidelines?
-
- General image guidelines and when to use the NSFW warning
-
-
-
Relations
-
- When to add relation, and document direct and reverse relations
- (Stolen from AniDB, needs some rewriting)
-
-
-
Sequel
- Continuation of the story. <=>Prequel.
-
Prequel
- The story happens before the original story.<=>Sequel.
-
Same setting
- Same universe/world/reality/timeline, completely different characters.
-
Alternative setting
- Same characters, different universe/world/reality/timeline.
-
Alternative version
- Same setting, same characters, story is told differently.
-
Same characters
- Shares one or more characters, story is unrelated.
-
Side story
- Takes place sometime during the parent storyline. <=>Parent story
-
Parent story
- .. <=>Side story.
-
Summary
- Summarizes full story, may contain additional stuff. <=>Full story.
-
Full story
- Full version of the summarized story. <=>Summary.
-
Other
- ..
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-[[ } # R E L E A S E A D D / E D I T
- if($d{p} == 3) { ]]
-
-
- When to add a release
-
-
-
General info
-
-
*Type
- ..
-
*Title (romaji)
- ..
-
Original title
- ..
-
*Language
- ..
-
Official website
- ..
-
Release date
- ..
-
Age rating
- ..
-
Notes
- ..
-
-
-
-
Platforms & Media
-
-
Platforms
- ..
-
Media
- ..
-
-
-
-
Producers
-..
-
-
Visual novel relations
-..
-
-
-
-
-
-
-[[ } # P R O D U C E R A D D / E D I T
- if($d{p} == 4) { ]]
-
-
- When to add a producer and what to do with producer relations...
-
-
-
General info
-
-
*Type
- ..
-
*Name (romaji)
- ..
-
Original name
- ..
-
*Primary language
- ..
-
Website
- ..
-
Description
- ..
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-Misc documentation:
-- Romanisation and capitalization (http://wiki.anidb.net/w/Romanisation)
-- What to do with fandisks
-- Edit summary
-- Quoting sources in descriptions
-- Piracy
-- Spoilers
-
-
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