In a rare look for this series, this week’s #WeeklyGameMusic is a track from a Japanese (…and adult…and violent) visual novel: Cartagra ~Tsuki kurui no Yamai~ (or in its original Japanese: カルタグラ～ツキ狂イノ病～), developed by Innocent Grey. MANYO’s track, Glass Moon was, as this writer understood it, originally composed with lyrics in mind; however, this writer wasn’t able to find the vocal version. Still, even its instrumentals are great. Take a listen:
Naturally like all Visual Novels, Cartagra read like any other choose-your-own-adventure stories, with graphics, sound, and music to accent the experience. The story is set in 1950s Japan, where ex-police officer Shugo Takashiro is taking on freelance detective jobs. Bit in the dumps, he received a missing person report that immediately catches his interest: it turns out his former girlfriend, Yura Kozuki, whom he had to sadly leave to fight World War 2, has now gone missing. With the help of Kazuna Kozuki, Yura’s twin sister, the two look for clues on what happened to her, only to find a terrifying series of events lurking in the background.
Cartagra is a Japan-only game released for the Playstation 2 and Windows. Fan translations to English does exist, though this writer hasn’t tried them yet.
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