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Author: Dani Cavallaro Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786458186 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 269
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This book describes the thematic and structural traits of a recent and popular development within the realm of anime: series adapted from visual novels. Visual novels are interactive fiction games in which players creatively control decisions and plot turning points. Endings alter according to the player's choices, providing a motivation to replay the game and opt for alternative decisions each time. Pictorial sumptuousness, plot depth and subtle characterization are vital aspects of the medium. Anime based on visual novels capitalizes on the parent games' attributes, yielding thought-provoking yarns and complex personalities.
Author: Dani Cavallaro Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786458186 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 269
Book Description
This book describes the thematic and structural traits of a recent and popular development within the realm of anime: series adapted from visual novels. Visual novels are interactive fiction games in which players creatively control decisions and plot turning points. Endings alter according to the player's choices, providing a motivation to replay the game and opt for alternative decisions each time. Pictorial sumptuousness, plot depth and subtle characterization are vital aspects of the medium. Anime based on visual novels capitalizes on the parent games' attributes, yielding thought-provoking yarns and complex personalities.
Author: Josiah Lebowitz Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 113612733X Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 333
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What really makes a video game story interactive? What's the best way to create an interactive story? How much control should players be given? Do they really want that control in the first place? Do they even know what they want-or are their stated desires at odds with the unconscious preferences? All of these questions and more are examined in this definitive book on interactive storytelling for video games. You'll get detailed descriptions of all major types of interactive stories, case studies of popular games (including Bioshock, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, and Metal Gear Solid), and how players interact with them, and an in-depth analysis of the results of a national survey on player storytelling preferences in games. You'll get the expert advice you need to generate compelling and original game concepts and narratives.With Interactive Storytelling for Video Games, you'll:
Author: Type-Moon Publisher: Udon Entertainment ISBN: 9781772942187 Category : Languages : en Pages : 296
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Celebrating 15 years of Takeuchi Takashi's artwork, Fate: Return to Avalon collects illustrations from across the Fate franchise - from the original Fate/stay night up to Fate/Grand Order. Featuring everything from game box art, to DVD/Blu-ray covers, to rare promo illustrations, no Fate fan will want to miss out on this masterpiece hardcover tome.
Author: Type-Moon Publisher: TokyoPop ISBN: 9781427817884 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 0
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Shirou Emiya, a student who had been adopted as a child by a magus, discovers he is entangled in a war among chosen magi for a holy grail, and must rely on the protection of his bodyguard, Saber.
Author: Gen Urpbuchi Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1630085847 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 200
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Expanding on the hit anime and novel series, Fate/Zero is a faithful manga adaptation that also offers extended scenes and never-before-seen content! Dive into Gen Urobuchi and Shinjiro's prequel to Type-Moon's Fate saga! The fourth Holy Grail War has begun, and seven magi must summon heroes from history to battle each other to the death. Only one magi and hero pair will remain to claim the grail and have their wishes granted! Kiritsugu Emiya was once an assassin but now fights in this war to save the world from those who would destroy it with the grail's power. "It has dynamic, multifaceted characters, explores great philosophies and themes, and tops it off with large helpings of action. It also has the will to go deep into dark, psychological territory to improve both its characters and story." -Kotaku
Author: Otto Penzler Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ISBN: 0307808254 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1138
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An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream. Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir. It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared. It was the slum in which such American literary titans like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their start, and it was the home of stories with titles like “Murder Is Bad Luck,” “Ten Carets of Lead,” and “Drop Dead Twice.” Collected here is best of the best, the hardest of the hardboiled, and the darkest of the dark of America’s finest crime fiction. This masterpiece collection represents a high watermark of America’s underbelly. Crime writing gets no better than this. Featuring • Deadly Diamonds • Dancing Rats • A Prize Fighter Fighting for His Life • A Parrot that Wouldn’t Talk Including • Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon as it was originally published • Lester Dent's Luck in print for the first time
Author: Type Moon Publisher: ISBN: 9781927925126 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Fate franchise has grown from a popular visual novel intomultiple anime & manga series, video games, and more. Fate/CompleteMaterial Volume1 is the first in an art book series, and collects thein-game artwork from the original Fate/Stay Night visual novel, plus keyvisuals and promotional artwork.
Author: Type Moon Publisher: Udon Entertainment ISBN: 9781772940138 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Fate franchise has grown from a popular visual novel into multiple anime & manga series, video games, and more. Fate/Complete Material Volume 2 collects the character artwork of the original games, including character designs, profiles, rough sketches, weapons, and plenty of creator commentary and interviews.
Author: Benjanun Sriduangkaew Publisher: Prime Books ISBN: 9781607015345 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 108
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On the dyson sphere Shenzhen, artificial intelligences rule and humans live in luxury, vying to be chosen as host bodies--called haruspices--for the next generation of AI, and thus be worshiped as gods. Doctor Orfea Leung has come here to escape her past of mercenary violence. Krissana Khongtip has come here to reinvent herself from haunted spy to holy cyborg. But the utopian peace of Shenzhen is shattered when the haruspices begin committing suicide, and the pair are called upon to solve the mystery--and survive the silent war between machines . . .
Author: Cristian Garcia Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 242
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There is a war going on between masters and servants in order to attain the Holy Grail. Each master can call up one servant each, and their task is to eradicate the other servants, either by defeating them or killing their master. When there is only one master or servant left, he or she is granted the Holy Grail, and any wish they desire will come true.7 Class Servant Saber Lancer Archer Berseker Assasin Caster Rider History, Story, Relationship of 7 ServantBook of fan and hard fan Fate Stay/Night
Author: Dani Cavallaro
Author: Dani Cavallaro
Author: Josiah Lebowitz
Author: Type-Moon
Author: Type-Moon
Author: Gen Urpbuchi
Author: Otto Penzler
Author: Type Moon
Author: Type Moon
Author: Benjanun Sriduangkaew
Author: Cristian Garcia