Glass no Mori
Encyclopedia
Glass no Mori is a PS2 otome game
published by D3 in their Simple Series (the full title is Simple 2000 Series Vol. 13 The Love Adventure For Girls -Garasu no Mori-) . The player character
is making a last visit to her deceased grandfather's house, on the edge of a forest in the countryside. The forest
is rumoured to be a 'kamikakushi
' that steals away children, so none of the locals go near it. The main character used to go in it all the time, but was told by her grandfather to stay away.
When she returns in the game, she takes a walk in the forest and sees a mysterious young man. Later, she gets lost in the forest, and comes upon a small café
. Inside she finds the same young man, as well as two others, and the owner. They welcome her, but seem to want her to leave quickly, and they make several obscure comments on being trapped in the forest.
include possible love interests can be separated into 'forest' characters and 'normal' characters. The 4 forest characters are the 3 young men and the café owner. The 3 normal characters are a boy that the main character used to play with, his older brother, and his brother's friend. As the player character
, you learn more about each character's story if you choose to spend time with them, and you eventually learn (if you pick one of the forest characters) that they were stolen away by the forest, and can't leave it. They are being pulled to a door
somewhere in the forest that leads to an unknown place that they simply call 'the other side', and your goal is to save your chosen character from going there.
Otome game
An is a video game that is targeted towards a female market, where one of the main goals, besides the plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male characters. This genre is most established in Japan. The label includes both visual...
published by D3 in their Simple Series (the full title is Simple 2000 Series Vol. 13 The Love Adventure For Girls -Garasu no Mori-) . The player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
is making a last visit to her deceased grandfather's house, on the edge of a forest in the countryside. The forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
is rumoured to be a 'kamikakushi
Kamikakushi
The expression to "spirit away" means to remove without anyone's noticing. means "spirited away". Kamikakushi, in Japanese folklore, is used to refer to the mysterious disappearance of a person that happens when an angered god takes a person away....
' that steals away children, so none of the locals go near it. The main character used to go in it all the time, but was told by her grandfather to stay away.
When she returns in the game, she takes a walk in the forest and sees a mysterious young man. Later, she gets lost in the forest, and comes upon a small café
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
. Inside she finds the same young man, as well as two others, and the owner. They welcome her, but seem to want her to leave quickly, and they make several obscure comments on being trapped in the forest.
Gameplay
The game's charactersNon-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
include possible love interests can be separated into 'forest' characters and 'normal' characters. The 4 forest characters are the 3 young men and the café owner. The 3 normal characters are a boy that the main character used to play with, his older brother, and his brother's friend. As the player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
, you learn more about each character's story if you choose to spend time with them, and you eventually learn (if you pick one of the forest characters) that they were stolen away by the forest, and can't leave it. They are being pulled to a door
Door
A door is a movable structure used to open and close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates inside of a space....
somewhere in the forest that leads to an unknown place that they simply call 'the other side', and your goal is to save your chosen character from going there.