There are several psychedelic games with things the gamer is meant to accomplish psychonauts, for one, and eastern mind. Through this blog we hope to provide a bit of clarity on the games story and characters, as well as be a collection of fanworks, screenshots, etc. The lost souls of tong nou, another adventure game by o. Has a nice atmosphere but is more roguelike than dream diary. From the mind of osama sato, a japanese artist and composer of some note, eastern mind offers something truly different. We are a friendly, welcoming, and relaxing place where curious gamers come to discover and discuss unusual games. This is a video game for pc, the stream was recordededited by vappyvap vappyvap88. Here we share and appreciate artistic and experimental games that take us on a journey. The lost souls of tongnou adventure, mindfuck windows made by the same guy who made lsd dream emulator. The lost souls of tongnou offers gamers a real glimpse of. The lost souls of tong nou 1995 tong nou, according to the introduction of this game, is a far eastern island. Eastern mind also culminates with a symbolic destruction of your adventure sacrificing a collection of glyphs and tokens to retrieve your soul. Contributions data and credits for this game contributed by lordgod666. Recurring site audits give you an action plan to keep your site fully optimized for search.
It was later released by sony imagesoft in north america for the pc running windows in 1995 directed by digital artist and composer osamu sato. I also post download links and macromedia director tutorials. The lost souls of tong nou, and thats a good thing. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The lost souls of tong nou is an adventure game, released in 1995 by osamu sato productions.
Best adventure game no ones ever heard of page 8 dfa. This subreddit is a place to meet other fans of his work and discuss it with them, and keep up with the latest news now that sato is back creating again. Here we actively discuss trippy games and even share lostunobtainable trippy games in our rare trippy game. Yet, sony imagesoft thought it was totally worth trying to market this oddball experiment in the west for some reason, and localized the game for the pc under the name of eastern mind. The lost souls of tong nou known in japan as tong nou is a surreal fantasy firstperson pointandclick adventure game developed by outside directors company and published by smej for the mac in japan in 1994.
An english translation and pc port followed in 1995 eastern mind. The lost souls of tongnou, i cant describe this one. An english translation and pc port followed in 1995. Just trying to post some of my music for people to enjoy. A surreal firstperson pointandclick adventure in the vein of myst, where the player must explore the mysterious tong nou and fulfill the short lives of eight strange creatures to recover their soul. Unlike popol maya, the items in eastern mind invoke the names of your past lives and. Oct 27, 2015 the lost souls of tong nou tortures players at every turn. Eastern mind the lost souls of tong nou 1995 ecco the dolphin 1995 econs arena 1994 ecoquest 2 lost secret of the rainforest win1993.
Hailed by the media as the new mystlike adventure, eastern mind brings the mystery of oriental philosophy to western minds in this intriguing adventure. Rin woke up one morning to find out that his soul had mysteriously disappeared, stolen by the living island. The lost souls of tong nou 1995 video game release info. The lost souls of tong nou, which first released in japan for classic mac os in 1994, and in north america for microsoft windows the following year. The lost souls of tongnou tortures players at every turn. Lost worlds jonas indiana and the lost temple of ra neo geo rom. Curse of the lost soul fable the lost chapters pc repack fable. If you go the emulator and iso route, heres a link to the english patch to.
His first work was the ambient music album objectless, which released in 1983. Its not the best adventure game but its got a special place for being mindbogglingly insane. The lost souls of tong nou known in japan as tongnou is a surreal fantasy firstperson pointandclick adventure game developed by outside directors company and published by smej for the mac in japan in 1994. Its almost impossible to finish, even with the aid of walkthrough. The lost souls of tong nou, i cant describe this one.
If youre unaware, hes the man behind the trippy playstation game lsd. Psychedelic computer games have been with us in one trippy form or another since the early 80s and have evolved into multimillion selling psychedelic wonderscapes from some of the leading game development studios. Adventure, mindfuck made by the same guy who made lsd dream emulator. Ill have to find a way to download it sometime to try it out. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 1995. The lost souls of tong nou is a surrealistic pointandclick adventure game created by japanese artist osamu sato. The lost souls of tongnou is a japanese pointandclick game by outside director osamu sato, first released in 1994 for the apple macintosh. The lost souls of tong nou for the first time is a lifeaffirming moment. It was later released by sony imagesoft in north america for the pc running windows in 1995. Contrast this with the ending to another philosophical adventure game, eastern mind.
From the mind of osama sato, a japanese artist and composer of. Understanding antichamber means forgetting your understanding of pretty much everything you know about how the physical world works. The lost souls of tong nou, at this time the community has not provided a rating for eastern mind. Osamu sato all things must be equal by sleepers records. Eastern mind the lost souls of tong nou 1995 ecco the dolphin 1995 econs arena 1994 ecoquest 2 lost secret of the rainforest win1993 eek. The lost souls of tong nou is an adventure game, developed by osamu sato productions and published by sony imagesoft, which was released in 1995. Snippet from the eastern mindthe lost souls of tongnou ost by yung chapstick. In a world where games from big publishers need to be marketable, along comes one so nearly incomprehensible that i mistook it for a fevered dream for nearly a decade afterward. More relevant to this topic though i want to mention eastern mind. Stravaganza the eex files 1996 elroy goes bugzerk 1995 elroy hits the pavement 1996 elroys costume closet 1996 emlith 1992 empipe 1993 endorfun 1995 enemy nations 1996. The lost souls of tong nou, a japanese adventure that came to the west in 1995, was developed almost entirely by one man osamu satu. Audience analysis tools identify the sites and topics your audience cares about most. Scarfulhu a guide to the weird and wonderful world of gaming. The lost souls of tong nou, egyptian prophecy, the, dragonsphere, foursight.
It starts out like the stuff of fairy tales your soul is taken to an island, so you have to steal another soul in order to get back to the soulstealing island and make yourself whole again. Id never heard of eastern mind mind before but when i saw it on my sidebar i had to look it up. A firstperson puzzle game that will mess with your mind. The lost souls of tong nou classic macintosh and windows 3. Snippet from the eastern mindthe lost souls of tongnou ost by yung chapstick published on 20200514t05. The lost souls of tongnou game, pointandclick adventure, surrealism, myth and folklore, exploration.
Suggestions on creepy games like yume nikki or petscop. Get access to more tools with a free 14day trial of alexas advanced plan. Abstract, artistic, avantgarde, calming, casual, colorful, dreamlike, ethereal, experimental, exploration, musical, otherworldly, psychedelic. The lost souls of tong nou has a illustrated realism style and uses a pointandclick control scheme. I like pc adventurepuzzle games that have a surreal element like that, ill have to find a. The lost souls of tong nou and all of its strangeness. Tong nou, according to the introduction of this game, is a far eastern island. The game is convoluted and frustrating in every conceivable way. The reason why they would even consider doing that is left to anybodys guess, but it hardly gives us any reason. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet.
Apr 02, 2017 contrast this with the ending to another philosophical adventure game, eastern mind. The game is about searching for your lost soul on an island that takes the shape of a giant green head see cover, and doesnt make sense at all. Sep 29, 2015 eastern mind the lost souls of tong nou 1995 ecco the dolphin 1995 econs arena 1994 ecoquest 2 lost secret of the rainforest win1993 eek. Eastern mind was released in 1995 by osamu sato, also the creator of the infamous lsd. Jan 12, 2011 ive just realized how to record a video in dosbox. There are aspects of the game that i wish were different, but changing the gameplay would remove that authentic, dreamlike quality. The lost souls of tongnou is less about goofy strangeness and more about taking a journey into the depths of your psyche. Rin travels to the island of tongnou to retrieve his soul before it gets devoured within 49 days. It was later released by sony imagesoft in north america for the pc running windows in 1995 directed by digital artist and composer osamu sato who would. 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. The lost souls of tong nou mac abandonware from 1994 eastern mind.
Chuteng is a 1995 adventure game by outside directors company, released in japan only and published by sony music entertainment. This is the character sheet for the video game eastern mind. A surreal firstperson pointandclick adventure in the vein of myst. Per the legend, once a year tong nou devours the soul of humans.
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