The Note (video game)
The Note is a first-person survival horror 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.
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 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 Akira's partner, who accompanies him to Europe to help him find the missing teenagers.
- Linda, Toshi, Dave The missing senior high school students who Akira and Angela have been tasked with locating.
- Paulo: Akira and Angela first meet Paulo in the mansion, and he seems extremely knowledgeable about the occult and the mansion.