Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku (1997)

Developer: Starlight Marry
Publisher: MediaWorks
Platforms: Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Visual Novel

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How it feels

A gentle, slow-paced life sim wrapped around a small-town mystery and quiet personal debts to repay.

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About

Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku is a 1997 simulation game by Starlight Marry and had several sequels on the Saturn and PlayStation Enfield, a country revived 50 years after a tragic war. Our protagonist works in a general shop owned by a widow called Arisa, who helped him when he was lost. After Arisa has to pay a great fee to free the hero from prison for a crime he didn't commit, our hero will have two problems to solve: how will he pay back Arisa? And who's the real criminal? Maybe he'll find the answers by becoming part of the town...

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