Tauche ein in die zerbrechlichen Grenzen eines Gedächtnisinvasionszaubers in diesem Indie-Abenteuer, das 2D-Rätsel mit Walking-Simulator-Elementen und Visual-Novel-Erzählung verbindet. Die Hexe Fifield quält den gehänselten Shogi-Prodigy Otonashi Mayu, indem sie in ihre Psyche vordringt, um verborgene Geheimnisse aufzudecken - doch der Zauber birgt das Risiko einer Umkehrung, bei der das Opfer zum Jäger wird. Die Rätsel greifen auf Schach- und Shogi-Figuren zurück, erfordern aber kein Vorwissen; stattdessen sorgen Farbcodierung, In-Game-Hilfe und ein Leichtmodus für reibungslosen Fortschritt.
Diese Geschichte beleuchtet Rache, Vergebung, Talent, Ethik und Sexualität inmitten starker moralischer Grauzonen sowie Pfaden zu Gut und Böse. Die Spielzeit beträgt 3-10 Stunden, je nach Rätselgeschwindigkeit und gewählten Enden. Perfekt für Puzzle-Fans, die narrative Indie-Abenteuer auf dem PC mögen.
Note: You do not need any knowledge of chess or shogi whatsoever in order to enjoy this game. The puzzles are 2D spatial puzzles that use chess and shogi pieces as a theme, and are more akin to something like solitaire than real-life chess or shogi. In-game help is always available and shogi pieces are color-coded so that anyone can memorize them easily. There is also an easy mode that anybody should be able to complete without trouble.
Otonashi Mayu is a bullied, weird girl. She is excellent at shogi, but extremely quiet, a little scary, and dark rumors swirl about her like thick smoke. Her worst bully, Fifield, torments her regularly, and the game begins with the start of her worst act yet.
Magic exists in this society, and Fifield is a witch. Using her power, she decides to invade Mayu's mind, with the goal of digging up all of her dark secrets, and uncovering the truth of what exactly Mayu is and why. But the mind invasion spell is fragile, and there are some things that are better left uncovered. Let things slip too far, and the hunted just might be able to become the hunter...
Part puzzle game, part walking simulator, and part visual novel, Jishogi is a story about revenge, forgiveness, talent, ethics, and sexuality. It features heavy moral ambiguity, and as much potential for evil as there is good.
Note: The game has between 3-10 hours worth of content, depending on how many endings you want to see and how fast you are with puzzles.
