Underplayed Gems

Akagawa Jirou: Yasoukyoku (1998)

Akagawa Jirou: Yasoukyoku cover
Developer
Team Craze
Publisher
Marvelous, Victor Interactive Software
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel

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How it feels

A slow, text-driven descent into two eerie murder mysteries that favors quiet suspense over action.

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About

A visual novel adapted from the book Yasoukyoku ("Nocturne") by Jirou Akagawa, which contains two murder mysteries.

Screenshots

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