Ihatovo Monogatari
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| Ihatovo Monogatari | |
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 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Hect |
| Publisher(s) | Hect[1] |
| Composer(s) | Tsukasa Tawada[2] |
| Platform(s) | Super Famicom[1] Satellaview |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player only |
Ihatovo Monogatari (イーハトーヴォ物語, Ihatovo Monogatari, lit. Ihatovo Story) is a 1993 adventure video game that was released exclusively in Japan. A fan translation group released an unofficial English translation patch for the game on December 28, 2018.[3]
Gameplay
The story depicts the action as taking place in the utopian world of Ihatovo.[4]
The game focuses on collecting information (notebooks from Miyazawa's fairy tales) and items (that are related to those fairy tales) instead of fighting monsters.[4][5] Some of the surprises that the player finds includes a movie theater that is always closed, the opportunity to play the role of a temporary school teacher, and having portraits of unique non-player characters that show up while talking to them.
Inspired by the stories of Kenji Miyazawa, the story covers nine chapters and surreal environments.[6] The ending involves speaking to Mr. Miyazawa himself and returning to the real world via the Galaxy Express train.
References
- ^ a b c "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Composer information". SNESMusic.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Ihatovo Monogatari". ROMhacking.net. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- ^ a b "Game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Basic analysis". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Additional information" (in Japanese). Geocities Japan. Retrieved 2008-07-09.