1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum is a new game from the creators of Academagia: The Making of Mages .

Game Features:

* Over 100 hours of gameplay, over 50 story arcs !
* Adventure from the streets of Manhattan to the jungles of India .
* Overcome obstacles to unlock 11 different endings .
* Acquire dozens of skills .
* Pursue your parents' unfulfilled dreams...or choose your own destiny .
* Interact with a cast of hundreds and encounter skilled rivals .
* Seek friendship or romance with five mysterious and dangerous prospects .

http://www.scheherazadegame.com

trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fW-YSYSHrMo

What is the gameplay like? I can see it's primarily a visual novel, but it looks like there's a bit more gameplay than most VNs.

It's not a visual novel .

Completely failing to answer the more important but related question I asked...

Well, after viewing the video, it looks like a lot of clicking and looking at stuff. :-)

edit: oh, look where I found it!

http://visualnovelgames.com/

The site says it's an RPG. There's a demo available so you can see and judge for yourself.

Greenlighted this on Steam, but mainly because I want Academagia on there, which they hadn't put up. Hoping they do if this one gets greenlighted.

Is this why Academagia year two has been pushed back? I though it was meant to be out this year....

Looks promising, i will definitely check the demo.

Its not an online competitive RTS. :p

Game system sounds kind of like Persona 3's, without the randomly generated dungeon.

No, but it looked like there was a bit more to do than the average VN. In which case it's a relatively reasonable question.