Noise City Osaka (1999)

Developer: Tenky Co.
Publisher: GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc., King Records
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator

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How it feels

A measured, day-to-day simulation of building up characters through work and conversation in a quietly futuristic city.

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About

Sougaku Toshi Osaka is a simulation game that takes place in the future in which the player can choose a party of 3 member from 6 different characters. In the game the characters can improve their stats doing different jobs and activities each week meanwhille they go to different places of Osaka and there they can talk with different characters and go to shops and buy different items. The gameplay use a first person perspective and use close up views when the player characters appear and when they talk to other characters. The game features different events during the weeks.

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