Zakuro no Aji, also known as Taste of Pomegranate, is a visual novel developed by Imagineer for the Super Nintendo. The game employs text on still backgrounds complemented by sound effects and music to enhance storytelling. Following an earthquake, a five-story office building collapses, trapping protagonist Domon and his coworkers. Players navigate various branching paths based on earlier choices, leading to different outcomes as they seek escape.
A visual novel that makes use of sound and text to tell its story. An office block collapses underground after an earthquake, stranding the workers.
Zakuro no Aji (`Taste of Pomegranate`) is a visual novel from Imagineer and adopts the then-popular presentation of using text on static backgrounds with the use of sound effects and music to create atmosphere.
The game's story concerns a five-story office block that suddenly sinks into the ground after a major earthquake. The protagonist, Domon, and the other office drones are initially panicked, and decide to look for a way out. As Domon makes his way to the basement, any one of a number of different situations can occur dependent on how the player answered some multiple choice questions earlier on.