The Note (video game)

The Note (公開されなかった手記, Koukai Sarenakatta Shuki) is a first-person survival horror^[1] 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. The game was not released in North America.

The Note 公開されなかった手記
Developer(s)	NK System Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)	Team Bughouse SunSoft
Composer(s)	Ken Kojima
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	JP: January 17, 1997 EU: October 1, 1997
Genre(s)	First-person Adventure Survival horror
Mode(s)	Single player

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.

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	[2]
Jeuxvideo.com	14/20[3]
Joypad	45%[4]
Mega Fun	51%[5]
Play	72%[6]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	2/10[7]

Reception