Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
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Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou[lower-alpha 1] is a point-and-click adventure game by Japanese artist Osamu Sato. The plot follows a man named Rin whose soul is taken by the island of Tong-Nou. Rin travels to Tong-Nou to fulfill the lives of nine creatures and regain his soul. Whenever Rin dies, the player chooses what creature Rin will be reincarnated into.
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou | |
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Developer(s) | OutSide Directors Company |
Publisher(s) | |
Director(s) | Osamu Sato |
Producer(s) | Osamu Sato |
Programmer(s) | Amiko Takama |
Artist(s) | Osamu Sato |
Writer(s) |
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Composer(s) | Osamu Sato |
Engine | Macromedia Director |
Platform(s) | |
Release | Classic Mac OSWindows
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Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Sato began development on Eastern Mind in 1993 with three collaborators. He incorporated several of his own spiritual beliefs, including reincarnation and animism, in the game's plot. It was published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan for Classic Mac OS in Japan in 1994, and in North America the following year by Sony Imagesoft. Critics gave mixed reactions to the game, with some praising its surreal imagery, but many describing it as bizarre and disturbing.
In October 1995, a sequel named Chu-Teng[lower-alpha 2] was released. It became lost media but was rediscovered and anonymously uploaded to the internet in 2013.