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Random thoughts on new Ouju no Shima info.
I thought the game was going to take place on some remote island near Okinawa because of the music in the PV, but rewatching it now, the imagery does align more with classical Japanese folklore and Buddhism than that of the Ryukyu kingdom. Higa is an Okinawan surname though (albeit the character who has it uses different kanji), so maybe there might be some connection made in the story.
It's far from the first time Japanese mysticism and curses are being used as a central theme in eroge (there's a decent amout of miko and onmyouji stuff) but it's the first time I've seen 呪術 specifically being used as THE key word. Maybe they're riding on the recent popularity a bit?
I can't really imagine any islands in the Seto Inland Sea being particularly isolated since they'd be sandwiched between Honshu and Shikoku but I guess I'd need to visit to find out. Some pictures look really comfy when the sun's out.
Initial heroine preferences: Demure > Prostitute > Mesugaki > Assassin
Cautiously optimistic.