Evergreen Avenue (2001)

Developer: VRIDGE
Publisher: GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., Datam Polystar, Media Works
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Where to get it: Website

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A calm, scheduling-driven life-sim where you patiently guide whimsical spirits through gentle lessons and small personal moments week by week.

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About

Evergreen Avenue is a Visual Novel released on PlayStation in 2001. Choosing either a male (Catan) or female (Ira) character, you must help each of the seven spirits learn the ways of human life by scheduling sessions with them each week and playing mini-games to determine your effectiveness. Events will pop up from time to time, where you have personal conversations with the various spirits or with your rival. At the end of each month, you are graded in comparison with your rival, and you must sufficiently educate the spirits by the time six months have passed.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.