The Note (video game)

The Note
公開されなかった手記
The Note; 公開されなかった手記
Developers	NK System Co., Ltd.
Publishers	Team Bughouse ; SunSoft
Composer	Ken Kojima
Platform	PlayStation
Release	JP: January 17, 1997; EU: October 1, 1997; [citation needed]
Genres	Adventure, survival horror
Mode	Single player

The Note (公開されなかった手記, Koukai Sarenakatta Shuki) is a first-person survival horror adventure game developed by NK System and published by Team Bughouse in Japan and SunSoft in Europe for the Sony PlayStation. It was released in Japan on January 17, 1997; and in Europe on October 1 of the same year.^{[citation needed]} The game was not released in North America.^{[citation needed]}

Story

The game is set in January, 1997. Akira, a freelance occult journalist, is visited by a woman whose daughter left on a trip with her friends and never returned. He agrees to look for the woman's daughter, and is given the last things the woman received from her, including a photo of an old run-down mansion somewhere in Europe, and what seem to be unearthly spirits. Two weeks after this meeting, Akira and his partner Angela find themselves in a remote European village in front of the mansion shown in the photos, where the game begins.

Characters

Akira (Aged 23) A freelance occult journalist for the past three years, who has never written an article based on an actual paranormal experience. His work so far has been selling fake ghost photos and fabricated articles to specialist magazines.
Angela (Aged 21) Akira's partner, who accompanies him to Europe to help him find the missing teenagers.
Linda, Toshi, Dave (Ages 18, 17, 18) The missing senior high school students who Akira and Angela have been tasked with locating.
Paulo: (Aged 26) Akira and Angela first meet Paulo in the mansion, and he seems extremely knowledgeable about the occult and the mansion.

Release and reception

The Note was released for the PlayStation in Japan on January 17, 1997.

References

↑ Travis Fahs (October 30, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror". IGN. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
↑ Lomas, Ed (February 1998). "The Note". Computer and Video Games. No. 195. p. 92.
1 2 Tsūshin, Hamamura; Ninja Masuda; Watanabe, Miki; Hada, Takayuki (February 7, 1997). "New Game Cross Review". Weekly Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 425. ASCII Corporation. p. 31.
↑ "Test : The Note". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). January 7, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
↑ Chris (February 1998). "The Note". Joypad (in French). p. 121.
↑ "The Note". Mega Fun (in German). January 1998. p. 102.
↑ "The Note". Play. No. 28. December 1997. p. 62.
↑ The Note game review, Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Future Publishing issue 29

External links

The Note at MobyGames

[ignhistory5-1] Travis Fahs (October 30, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror". IGN. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-01-26.

[2] Lomas, Ed (February 1998). "The Note". Computer and Video Games. No. 195. p. 92.

[fam-rev-3] 1 2 Tsūshin, Hamamura; Ninja Masuda; Watanabe, Miki; Hada, Takayuki (February 7, 1997). "New Game Cross Review". Weekly Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 425. ASCII Corporation. p. 31.

[4] "Test : The Note". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). January 7, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

[5] Chris (February 1998). "The Note". Joypad (in French). p. 121.

[6] "The Note". Mega Fun (in German). January 1998. p. 102.

[7] "The Note". Play. No. 28. December 1997. p. 62.

[8] The Note game review, Official UK PlayStation Magazine, Future Publishing issue 29

Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	1/5
Famitsu	6/10, 6/10, 6/10, 6/10
Jeuxvideo.com	14/20
Joypad	45%
Mega Fun	51%
Play	72%
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	2/10