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Routes

Routes is a science-fiction visual novel and the fourth entry in the Leaf Visual Novel Series, taking place in 21st-century Japan with Nasu Souichi, the main character whose a perfectly ordinary high school…

28 February 2003

Routes is an adventure developed by Leaf, released 28 February 2003 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Routes is

Routes is an adventure game developed by Leaf and released in 2003. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Routes is a science-fiction visual novel and the fourth entry in the Leaf Visual Novel Series, taking place in 21st-century Japan with Nasu Souichi, the main character whose a perfectly ordinary high school student and tries to do as little as possible every day, sleeping through most of his classes, only ever to be woken up by his friend Yuasa Satsuki. They believe they are living in a peaceful time, where no large wars are occurring. However, these peaceful days are over when several large ships disappear in the sea one after another, almost instantly and with no explanation as to why. A strange woman named Lisa Vixen suddenly appears, leading to Souichi getting involved in the case.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are erotic, mystery, romance and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Routes launched on 28 February 2003, within three weeks of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Final Fantasy X-2 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, Final Fantasy X-2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield.

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When did Routes come out?
Routes was released on 28 February 2003 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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