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6/27/2025, 3:07:57 PM
>>49630577
>who should read this?
it's a good question. i'd say i would recommend nijuuei even to those who don't really like scaji after reading works like suba and sakuuta, since it is largely a standout from his catalog. to summarize very simply, it's a mystery story set in the early edo period that incorporates old japanese literature into its main narrative. it's mostly a work that shines through its historical references since you'll find numerous references to classic japanese literature, historical events, old martial arts, and so on.
it tackles philosophy, as you'd expect from scaji, but i'd say it's far more digestible and less intrusive than most of his other works, and this is conveyed by what drives the protagonist, sougen - a person who has lived through the blade since birth for nothing other than his own survival as someone who exists between the boundary.
the main narrative focuses mainly on the mysteries surrounding awahomurajima and its protagonist, the game has heroines but they're not really the focus and despite the fact that the game has "endings" for each heroine, it's mainly about the protagonist in the end. you'll wander around the island, gradually unveiling its mysteries through what i consider to be one of the best aspects of the game: its atmosphere. it's a tense story, but also very soothing. it's the kind of work that can make you feel at peace with your own mind. the short but stunning soundtrack is a great help in this regard too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Hz8ENb9cE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfT-kVHHWVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9JUHdUCWtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jodwo9NTlFk
i'd say it's worth a try since the story isn't very long. the biggest problem, though, is that it's a real pain in the ass to run on PC nowadays, so good luck with that. if anyone wants to try it but can't run it on PC, i'd recommend running the dreamcast version via redream, there's voice acting compared to the PC version (if you can run the PC version, someone released a patch for the PC version a while ago).
>who should read this?
it's a good question. i'd say i would recommend nijuuei even to those who don't really like scaji after reading works like suba and sakuuta, since it is largely a standout from his catalog. to summarize very simply, it's a mystery story set in the early edo period that incorporates old japanese literature into its main narrative. it's mostly a work that shines through its historical references since you'll find numerous references to classic japanese literature, historical events, old martial arts, and so on.
it tackles philosophy, as you'd expect from scaji, but i'd say it's far more digestible and less intrusive than most of his other works, and this is conveyed by what drives the protagonist, sougen - a person who has lived through the blade since birth for nothing other than his own survival as someone who exists between the boundary.
the main narrative focuses mainly on the mysteries surrounding awahomurajima and its protagonist, the game has heroines but they're not really the focus and despite the fact that the game has "endings" for each heroine, it's mainly about the protagonist in the end. you'll wander around the island, gradually unveiling its mysteries through what i consider to be one of the best aspects of the game: its atmosphere. it's a tense story, but also very soothing. it's the kind of work that can make you feel at peace with your own mind. the short but stunning soundtrack is a great help in this regard too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Hz8ENb9cE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfT-kVHHWVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9JUHdUCWtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jodwo9NTlFk
i'd say it's worth a try since the story isn't very long. the biggest problem, though, is that it's a real pain in the ass to run on PC nowadays, so good luck with that. if anyone wants to try it but can't run it on PC, i'd recommend running the dreamcast version via redream, there's voice acting compared to the PC version (if you can run the PC version, someone released a patch for the PC version a while ago).
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