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1	A sub-category of {{Visual Novel}}s that avert the tradition of having MultipleEndings and instead focusing on a singular, linear plot. There are no choices whatsoever, nor is there any form of interactivity involved. In other words, it's basically a single, linear story accompanied by visuals and audio. Originally used to describe certain visual novels by Creator/KeyVisualArts (notably ''VisualNovel/{{Planetarian}}''), it has since then been used to encompass other visual novels.
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3	[[Creator/Ryukishi07 07th Expansion]] refers to [[Franchise/WhenTheyCry their work]] as "sound novels," the vast majority of which have no real gameplay options or choices. The name refers to the greater emphasis on using music and sound effects to establish setting and "punctuate" key scenes. Although the first episode of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' was released two years before ''Planetarian'', the name has not caught on outside of 07th Expansion's own work.
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6	!!Examples of this genre:
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8	* ''VisualNovel/AbsolutelyPerfectSpecimen''
9	* ''VisualNovel/AsterAsks''
10	* ''VisualNovel/BadFaith''
11	* ''VisualNovel/ContractDemon''
12	* ''VisualNovel/DiesIraeInterviewWithKazikluBey''
13	* ''WebAnimation/DimensionalProphecyOfZoharRedux''
14	* ''VideoGame/DisneysAnimatedStorybook''
15	* ''VisualNovel/EdenTheyWereOnlyTwoOnThePlanet''
16	* ''VisualNovel/FaultMilestoneOne''. It has one branch in Chapter 3, [[ButThouMust but it only affects the dialog immediately following it and doesn't impact the overall story in any meaningful way]].
17	* ''VisualNovel/FaultMilestoneTwo''
18	* ''VisualNovel/FaultSilenceThePedant''
19	* ''VisualNovel/TheFountain''
20	* ''VisualNovel/GirlOfTheBakehouse''
21	* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': In a departure from how previous games, ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearXX XX]]'' and ''Accent Core Plus'' in particular, would handle the main story, the Story Modes of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXrd'' and ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearStrive -STRIVE-]]'' take this approach, featuring a more cinematic experience with no playable battles whatsoever.
22	* ''VisualNovel/{{Harmonia}}''
23	* ''VisualNovel/HarvestDecember''
24	* ''VisualNovel/HighwayBlossoms''
25	* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''
26	* ''VisualNovel/JunipersKnot''
27	* ''VisualNovel/KoikenOtome''
28	* ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero''
29	* ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' could be considered a prototype version of this, despite coming out way before this term (or its related term, ''sound novel'') [[OlderThanTheyThink was even invented]].
30	* ''Creator/{{Lovestruck}}'' visual novels, with a few [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness early exceptions]].
31	* ''VisualNovel/MalusCode''
32	* ''VisualNovel/MarcoAndTheGalaxyDragon''
33	* ''VisualNovel/{{Misericorde}}''
34	* ''Webcomic/MorphE''
35	* ''VisualNovel/MyFurryProtogen''
36	* ''VisualNovel/{{Narcissu}}''
37	* ''VisualNovel/NationalParkGirls''
38	* ''VisualNovel/{{Necrobarista}}''
39	* ''VisualNovel/{{Nekopara}}''
40	* ''VisualNovel/{{Otomania}}''
41	* ''VisualNovel/{{Penthos}}''
42	* ''VisualNovel/{{Planetarian}}''
43	* ''VisualNovel/{{Polyphonica}}''
44	* ''VisualNovel/PumpkinEater''
45	* ''VisualNovel/RedShift''
46	* ''VisualNovel/RememberTheFlowers''
47	* ''VisualNovel/RiseAndFall''
48	* ''VisualNovel/RoseGunsDays''
49	* ''VisualNovel/SekienNoInganock''
50	* ''VisualNovel/SmoldepsMagickalAdventure''
51	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsJarJarsJourneyAdventureBook''
52	* ''VisualNovel/StellaOfTheEnd''
53	* ''VisualNovel/SongsOfAraiah''
54	* ''VisualNovel/SoulOfSovereignty''
55	* ''VideoGame/{{Subverse}}''
56	* ''VisualNovel/SugarsDelight''
57	* ''VisualNovel/SweetestMonster''
58	* ''VideoGame/TheSmellyMystery'' (similar to ''Living Books'' but also doubles as a detective game for kids)
59	* ''VisualNovel/TrianthologySanmenkyouNoKuniNoAlice''
60	* ''VisualNovel/TrueRemembrance''
61	* ''VisualNovel/{{Tyrania}}''
62	* ''Manga/TheUnforgivingFlowersBlossomInTheDeadOfNight'' (a collection of short, more or less independent stories)
63	* ''VisualNovel/Warm2019''
64	* ''VisualNovel/WitchOnTheHolyNight''
65	* ''VisualNovel/WorldEndEconomica''
66	[[/index]]

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