| Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou | |
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 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | OutSide Directors Company |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Osamu Sato |
| Producer(s) | Osamu Sato |
| Programmer(s) | Amiko Takama |
| Artist(s) | Osamu Sato |
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| Composer(s) | Osamu Sato |
| Engine | Macromedia Director |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | Classic Mac OSWindows
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| Genre(s) | Point-and-click adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou[a] is a 1994 point-and-click adventure game by Japanese artist Osamu Sato. The plot follows a man named Rin whose soul is taken by the island of Tong-Nou. Rin travels to Tong-Nou to fulfill the lives of nine creatures and regain his soul. Whenever Rin dies, the player chooses what creature Rin will be reincarnated into.
Sato began development on Eastern Mind in 1993 with three collaborators. He incorporated several of his own spiritual beliefs, including reincarnation and animism, in the game's plot. It was published in Japan by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1994 for Classic Mac OS and worldwide by Sony Imagesoft the following year for Windows. Critics gave mixed reactions to the game, with some praising its surreal imagery, but many describing it as bizarre and disturbing. A sequel, Chu-Teng,[b] was released in 1995.
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