The
gameplay of
Sentou Gakuen, is made up of text dialogues. The text displayed on the screen depicts conversations between different characters and/or the thoughts of those characters. The "Story Mode" of the game is illustrated in a
Visual Novel style. As an option, players are allowed to opt out of the dialogue between characters. Once the story is finished, players may continue the game, thus leaving it
open ended. Just like other
MMORPG-type games, each character has their own
statistics. To increase their statistics, players must take lessons and attend classes; if the player wishes to increase their strength, they attend
physical education classes. Other statistics such as
energy are required for training.
Willpower determines the efficiency of player actions.
Action points are used to perform actions. Experience represents the progress required till the player-character levels up.
Health is a finite value used to determine how much damage, usually in terms of physical injury, the player can withstand. In
Sentou Gakuen, the players can equip themselves with various weapons, such as a
pencil or a
ruler. For extra money, a player can take a part-time job.
Club Students who share a similar goal, vision, or interest are allowed to form their own
club. Clubs are organizations formed by the students themselves, each with its own facilities, president, and vice president. Clubs also have the ability to organize club activities, which require participation from their members. Joining a club is an important task in order to survive on
Sentou Gakuen.
Dating System It is possible to have a
relationship with another student. Being in a relationship will bring players to a new menu located in the
Personal Area, called the
Couples menu, where there will be special actions that can be done once per day. In order to be a couple with another student, players need to put a
Love Letter into the target's
Shoe Locker Box. If the target accepts the confession, they become a couple. If the target rejects the confession, nothing happens. On
Sentou Gakuen there are certain
NPCs who the player may date. In order to do this, players need to win their Affection Points. Each NPC has a different way to earn the points; some examples are: maxing out certain statistics, giving presents, etc. There are hints on
Story Mode about how to earn
Affection Points for each NPC. Every week, NPCs will re-select from the
Sentou Gakuen database of players and sort based on their Affection Points. NPCs will then write a love letter to the players that have the highest Affection Points for them. However, it is up to the players whether to accept their confessions or not. If the target player accepts, they will both be in a relationship. If the player rejects, the NPCs will stay single for the week and re-select again from the database the following week. Thus, maintaining a relationship with a NPC is hard and would need a lot of effort to keep the Affection Points high. == Story ==