XxxHolic: Watanuki no Izayoi Sowa (2007)

Developer: Tenky Co., Marvelous Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A quiet, mystery-laced wander through a world where ghosts and wishes blur together, told at a contemplative, story-focused pace.

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About

The protagonist of the series is Kimihiro Watanuki, a high school student who is constantly haunted by monsters, ghosts and spirits who are magically attracted to him because of his blood. These monsters are invisible to people without power, so other people brand him as weird or crazy when he is haunted by the spirits. Everything changes when he goes into a store that sells wishes.

Screenshots

XxxHolic: Watanuki no Izayoi Sowa screenshot 1

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.