Ihatovo Monogatari

Ihatovo Monogatari

Cover art
Developer(s) Hect
Publisher(s) Hect[1]
Composer(s) Tsukasa Tawada[2]
Platform(s) Super Famicom[1]
Satellaview
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player only
Distribution 8-megabit cartridge[3]

Ihatovo Monogatari (イーハトーヴォ物語) is a 1993 adventure video game that was released exclusively in Japan.

Gameplay

Players control a teacher in the game.

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Composer information". SNESMusic.org. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Basic overview". Review-Site. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Basic analysis". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Additional information" (in Japanese). Geocities Japan. Retrieved 2008-07-09.