Akagawa Jirou: Yasoukyoku 2 (2001)

Developer: Team Craze
Publisher: Marvelous, Victor Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Visual Novel

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How it feels

A quiet, text-driven mystery game that feels like methodically piecing together detective stories within a hushed, book-filled mansion.

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About

Akagawa Jirou - Yasoukyoku 2 is the sequel to Akagawa Jirou - Yasoukyoku, a first person perspective adventure game that was also released later for the Nintendo DS console. This adventure game is also adapted from Akagawa Jirou's classic mystery novel Yasoukyoku and this sequel contains three separate detective stories. The stage is set in a Library, a mansion hidden in a small town where a collection of books related to death are stored.

Screenshots

Akagawa Jirou: Yasoukyoku 2 screenshot 1

Akagawa Jirou: Yasoukyoku 2 screenshot 2

Akagawa Jirou: Yasoukyoku 2 screenshot 3

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