Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou

April 1, 1994

OutSide Directors Company

Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Sony Imagesoft

Macromedia Director

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventure

PCMac

Single player

First person

Summary

Eastern Mind is a point-and-click adventure game about a man named Rin who has lost his soul. Borrowing his friend's soul for 49 days, he goes on a quest to a location known as Tong Nou to die and be reincarnated nine times in order to recover his soul.

Storyline

Eastern Mind is a point-and-click adventure game about a man named Rin who has lost his soul. A friend gives him an artificial soul that will last 49 days, with which he goes on a quest to the island of Tong Nou to recover his soul. The island takes the form of a human head and the player can enter its various orificies to access locations in the game. The player must die and be reincarnated as nine different creatures in order to complete nine unique missions. After dying, the outcome of Rin's transmigration is determined by the player's specific choice between three pairs of eyes, three noses, and three mouths. When every mission has been completed, the player is able to reach Central Mountain and recover Rin's soul.