Rampo
Rampo is an interactive movie which uses pre-rendered backdrops and live actors. The game features Edogawa Rampo, a Japanese mystery novel writer, as a protagonist.
24 February 1995
Rampo is an adventure developed by System Sacom, released 24 February 1995 on Sega Saturn.
What Rampo is
Rampo is an adventure game developed by System Sacom and released in 1995. It was published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. It is available on Sega Saturn only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Having a writer's block and still under influence that your work has been banned from publishing due to the level of disturbance portrayed, with your editor, Yokomizo Seishi, pressing you to write your next piece, you just can't wrap around your head to make it happen. So you get up from your writing desk and head to do the landlord business and pick up the rent from the occupants. The place is man-exclusive, there is no women allowed, yet you secretly find out someone has been bringing a woman and not just to talk to. What may have started as debauchery will soon turn your life around when it reveals a much bigger mystery than you bargained for.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and mystery.
What it launched against
Rampo launched on 24 February 1995, within three weeks of Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent and Discworld.
Released around the same time: Chrono Trigger, Star Wars: Dark Forces, Descent, Discworld.
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Quick answers
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When did Rampo come out?
Rampo was released on 24 February 1995 for Sega Saturn.
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