Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life (1999)

Developer

Yumekobo

Publisher

SNK Playmore, SNK

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable

Genres

Music, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure

How it feels

A somber, slow-burning 3D adventure that feels unexpectedly dark and unsettling, wrapping survival tension and puzzle-solving in a moody sci-fi atmosphere.

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About

Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is a 3D RPG game developed by Yumekobo and published by SNK released in March 1999 for the PlayStation. It was released again as a PSOne Classic on PSN for the PlayStation 3 and PSP on August 28, 2007. The game's image song, "wannabe /Misty Eyes", was performed by RUMI . The game's story is notorious for being much darker than other Athena related titles.

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