Aegeankai no Shizuku (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)
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Illusion is a Japanese publisher known almost entirely for adult products. One of their lone divergences was Aegeankai no Shizuku (“Droplet of the Aegean Sea”) with the first part sometimes spelled “Aegekai” or “Egeekai”. It’s a first person point-and-click very similar to American PC games like Myst, where you play as Triton and explore various realms to hunt down four swords. Although there are plenty of strange and unique characters to encounter, the narrative is relatively slim, which is a huge departure from typical Japanese adventure games; meanwhile, the puzzles are easier than the mindbenders typically found Myst-style point-and-clicks.
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