History VisualNovel / Yarudora

* ''VisualNovel/DoubleCast'' (UsefulNotes/PlayStation, June 25th 1998; re-released on UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable and UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork)

Compare this series to {{Creator/Konami}}'s ''VisualNovel/DancingBladeKatteNiMomotenshi'' series, released in the same year as the first four ''Yarudora'' games.
Also compare to ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', which takes the idea of an Interactive Anime to its obvious conclusion. (As well as having two DLC which play out exactly like Yarudora.)

Unlike those two titles though, the ''Yarudora'' games play as a [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure complex branch-system]] VisualNovel. 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, [[EventFlag 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).

* AdventureGame

* VisualNovel

** ''Double Cast'' is a [[HorrorVisualNovels suspense/horror story]] with romance elements à la ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'';

* ClassicCheatCode: The [[NintendoHard very-hard-to-pull-off]] "Right, O, Left, X, Up, O, Down, X" code to input ''in less than one second'' during the animated "Creator/ProductionIG" screen. Enables the Completion Rate Display, which helps ''a ton'' in tracking those {{Last Lousy Point}}s.

* ''VisualNovel/DoubleCast'' ([=PS1=], June 25th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network)
* ''[[VisualNovel/KisetsuODakishimete Kisetsu o Dakishimete]]'' ([=PS1=], July 23th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network)

* ''Yukiwari no Hana'' ([=PS1=], November 26th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network)

''Yarudora'' (やるドラ, lit. "A drama you do") is a VisualNovel series of SonyComputerEntertainment, developped by Sugar&Rockets and Creator/ProductionIG. Initally released in 1998 [[NoExportForYou in Japan only]], at a time the FullMotionVideo game genre had become a fad, it successfully managed to bring back the interactive anime movie genre long not seen since ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' and ''VideoGame/SpaceAce''.

Also compare to ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', which takes the idea of an Interactive Anime to its obvious conclusion(As well as having two DLC which play out exactly like Yarudora, as well)..

Compare this series to {{Konami}}'s ''VisualNovel/DancingBladeKatteNiMomotenshi'' series, released in the same year as the first four ''Yarudora'' games.

The first four ''Yarudora'' games are arranged in a FourSeasons motif (their stories take place during the time frame of one season: ''Double Cast'' is the Summer title, ''Kisetsu o Dakishimete'' the Spring one, ''Sampaguita'' the Autumn one, and ''Yukiwari no Hana'' the Winter one). They also have a recurrent theme of the game's heroine suffering IdentityAmnesia, leading the protagonist to help her in her QuestForIdentity.

''Yarudora'' (やるドラ, lit. "A drama you do") is a VisualNovel series of SonyComputerEntertainment, developped by Sugar&Rockets and Creator/ProductionIG. Initally released in 1998 [[NoExportForYou in Japan only]], at a time the FullMotionVideo game genre had become a fad, it successfully managed to bring back the interactive anime movie genre long not seen since ''DragonsLair'' and ''SpaceAce''.

* AudioAdaptation: All of the four PS1 games have a Drama CD each. Depending on the game, it can just focus on a part of the storyline ([[spoiler:''Double Cast'']]), be a recap of the whole storyline [[CuttingOffTheBranches following a specific Ending]] ([[spoiler:''Sampaguita'']]), or be a [[SpinOff side-story]] [[TimeSkip chronologically taking place after the storyline]] ([[spoiler:''Kisetsu o Dakishimete'']]).

''Yarudora'' (やるドラ, lit. "A drama you do") is a VisualNovel series of SonyComputerEntertainment, developped by Sugar&Rockets and ProductionIG. Initally released in 1998 [[NoExportForYou in Japan only]], at a time the FullMotionVideo game genre had become a fad, it successfully managed to bring back the interactive anime movie genre long not seen since ''DragonsLair'' and ''SpaceAce''.

The games are made in nearly Full Anime (with a few still images sprinkled in), with the animation done courtesy of ProductionIG. Each game has a different art style, depending on the chara designer and teams which worked on a specific title.

* ClassicCheatCode: The [[NintendoHard very-hard-to-pull-off]] "Right, O, Left, X, Up, O, Down, X" code to input ''in less than one second'' during the animated "ProductionIG" screen. Enables the Completion Rate Display, which helps ''a ton'' in tracking those {{Last Lousy Point}}s.

The games are made in nearly Full Anime (with a few still images sprinkled in), with the animation done courtesy of ProductionIG. Each game have a different art style, depending on the chara designer and teams which worked on a specific title.

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 are well known for their compelling storylines, [[RoundCharacter developped characters]], and [[MultipleEndings 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 TheManyDeathsOfYou.

Compare this series to {{Konami}}'s ''[[VisualNovel/DancingBladeKatteNiMomotenshi Dancing Blade: Katte ni Momotenshi!]]'' series, released in the same year as the first four ''Yarudora'' games.

* AudioAdaptation: All of the four PS1 games have a Drama CD each. Depending on the game, it can just focus on a part of the storyline ([[spoiler:''Double Cast'']]), or be a recap of the whole storyline [[CuttingOffTheBranches following a specific Ending]] ([[spoiler:''Sampaguita'']]).

** ''Double Cast'' is a [[HorrorVisualNovels suspense/horror story]] with romance elements à la ''Film/{{Scream}}'';

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: ''Double Cast'' loves this, and as for ''Yukiwari no Hana'' and its mind-boggling '''32''' Bad Endings, it's more like "The Many Deaths of Kaori" (the heroine), as she's often DrivenToSuicide if [[GoMadFromTheRevelation she recovers her memories at the wrong time]].

* ''Manga/BloodTheLastVampire'' ([=PS2=], December 21th 2000; re-released on PSP)

* ''Double Cast'' ([=PS1=], June 25th 1998; re-released on PSP and Playstation Network)

* ContentWarnings: Featured on the factory seal of ''Double Cast'' and ''Sampaguita'': "This game contains violent scenes and representations of grotesque".

Compare this series to {{Konami}}'s ''[[VisualNovel/DancingBlade Dancing Blade: Katte ni Momotenshi!]]'' series, released in the same year as the first four ''Yarudora'' games.

* VisualNovel

* ''BloodTheLastVampire'' ([=PS2=], December 21th 2000; re-released on PSP)

Unlike those two titles though, the ''Yarudora'' games play as a [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure complex branch-system]] VisualNovel. 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, flags will (or will not) be raised, and the string of flags you 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).

* HundredPercentCompletion: This series positively ''loves'' this trope. You'll have a Completion Rate meter of 0.00% to 100% to fill, by seeing various scenes and endings, and the higher the completion percentage is, the more bouns you'll unlock. Getting 100% nets you a special "congratulations!" video, and to manage this, you'll have to explore '''every single''' route and branch of the game. Which leads to:

** ''Double Cast'' is a suspense/horror story with romance elements à la ''Film/{{Scream}}'';
** ''Kisetsu o Dakishimete'' is a SliceOfLife LoveTriangle story with fantastic elements;

** ''Double Cast'' is a suspense/horror story with romance elements à la ''{{Scream}}'';

Unlike those two titles though, the ''Yarudora'' games play as a [[ChooseYourOwnAdventure complex branch-system]] VisualNovel. 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, flags will (or will not) be raised, and the string of flags you raised throughout the game will determine which routes you'll go and, consequently, which Ending you'll get.

* IdentityAmnesia / QuestForIdentity: The recurring theme of the first four ''Yarudora'' theme. The cause and reason of the amnesia varies from game to game, and is a crucial plot point for each of them.