Click Medic is a visual novel/Medical Game developed by Game Freak and published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, released only in Japan for the PlayStation on January 28, 1999.
At the end of the 20th century, a strange new pathogen emerged, the nature of which did not adhere to any of mankind's current understanding of medicine or biology, as it could mutate, take on multiple forms within the body simultaneously, and cause death in a dozen different ways depending on where it is concentrated. With the world now stuck in the midst of a deadly pandemic, scientists rushed to figure out exactly what they were dealing with. The good news is that it turns out the three main versions of the pathogen that all the mutations evolved from have something of a Rock–Paper–Scissors relationship with each other, so if you inject someone with the right ratio of antibodies derived from these strains, one could theoretically make the disease kill itself. The bad news that without a way to precisely know what mix a particular person is already dealing with, you'd probably just kill them faster this way.
Thankfully, a Japanese particle physicist came up with an idea that could address this. A vehicle that medical staff could use to shrink down and enter the patient's bloodstream, so they can see what is happening and combat the illness right then and there. After several years of research and testing, the Virtual Body (VB) machine was finally ready for widespread use by 2012, birthing a new generation of VB doctors who get up close and personal to administer treatment, giving humanity a renewed chance for survival.
The year is now 2016. You, the player — inspired to become a doctor after your father, the hospital's former director, died to the disease six years prior — are a part of this new generation of specialists. With the aid of nurse Misaki Hayama and support technician Motoko Nanao, your job is to catalog your patients' symptoms, identify the afflicted area, and head inside their body with the VB Machine to exterminate what ails them. And in the process, hopefully learn enough about the pathogen so it can be eradicated for good.
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Click Medic has examples of the following tropes:
- 20 Minutes into the Future: The game is set in the then-future of 2016, but the only notable difference from late 1990s Japan (outside the presence of a global pandemic) is the existence of body-shrinking technology.
- Alliterative Name: One of the patients, Saki Sakura, has one of these.
- Blue Is Heroic: Misaki Hayama has blue hair while Motoko Nanao has a short blue coat. Both are determined to save their patients.
- Cast of Snowflakes: The patients and viruses have a variety of different faces and bodytypes.
- "Fantastic Voyage" Plot: The entire premise of the game revolves around the player regularly doing this to treat the patient.
- Gameplay Grading: At the end of each week, you are given a report card from senior hospital staff — presumably your residency supervisor — that grades how well you did in treating that week's patient, from your bedside manner, to how quickly you were able to reach the afflicted site, to the procedure itself.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: You name the player character during the prologue, when giving permission for your recently deceased father's body to be used for medical research regarding the pathogen.
- Light Is Good: Misaki wears a white nurse outfit naturally, and will do anything to save her patients. Motoko wears a white shirt under her coat and is just as determined.
- Reused Character Design: A few characters bear passing resemblance to those that artist Ken Sugimori designed for Pokémon a few years prior, but special attention goes to patient Koji Shimizu, who is just a younger Gary/Blue.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Misaki and Motoko, respectively. Design-wise, Misaki is the girly girl who boasts long hair and wears a skirt as part of her nursing uniform, as well as whenever you encounter her off-duty; meanwhile, Motoko is the tomboy who ties her hair into a ponytail and dons pants.
- World of Technicolor Hair: In addition to your assistant Misaki's own blue hair, some of the patients have a variety of hair colors themselves, such as the cyan-haired Hikari Tatatsuki and the green-haired Saki Sakura.
- Wrench Wench: Motoko is in charge of all the tech and machinery surrounding the VB, and also doubles as your Mission Control during procedures.