1994's Fascinating & Forgotten Lovecraft VN (Necronomicon)
Added 2022-07-07 23:53:47 +0000 UTCAlmost 60 years after he wrote his last words, a couple of fans of H.P. Lovecraft's writings in Japan decided to rework and remix some of his classic stories into something new for fans of ADV games and visual novels - so let's take a look at 1994's semi forgotten visual novel classic, Necronomicon by Fairytale!
Made a couple edits this morning (July 8) - if you've already watched the video then no need to rewatch, but extra views and likes are appreciated ^^;
Source list:
General Lovecraft history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft
Japanese Lovecraft history: https://lovecraftzine.com/2013/01/09/the-cthulhu-mythos-in-japan/
CoC modern sales records: https://archive.ph/XzZim
CoC localizations: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/CoC:Supplements#JAPANESE
CoC popularity: https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/news/call-of-cthulhu-dnd-japan-rpg
CoC synonymity https://twitter.com/chaosium_inc/status/1149264826029375488?lang=en
Janice Brown's essay: https://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/ejcjs/vol18/iss1/brown.html
Saori incident brief: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saori_(video_game)
Ayayo-san video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aTP_nPszpw
(Incomplete) list of Cthulhu mythos games: https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/inspiration-author-h-p-lovecraft/offset,0/so,4a/
Playhistorire: https://thetvdb.com/series/284260-show/episodes/5792354
Release date: https://vndb.org/v8813
QAnon history: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2021/01/07/the-making-of-qanon-a-crowdsourced-conspiracy/
QAnon effects on friends & family: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/13/qanon-radicalization-bernie-sanders-supporter-503295
Number of QAnon believers: https://www.prri.org/research/qanon-conspiracy-american-politics-report/
Difficulty of leaving cults and theories: https://www.ft.com/content/5715176a-03b3-4ee9-a857-c50298ffe9da
Ceiling Gallery's article on Lovecraft: http://www.ceiling-gallery.com/blog/2016/8/19/lovecraft
Music list:
Necronomicon - Desolate Fishing Village (CDDA)
Necronomicon - Departure (CDDA)
Dead of the Brain - Track 8 (FM Towns)
Twilight - Dupa Masa (Daytime) (X68000)
Necronomicon - Black Shadow
Xenon - Realize
Twilight - Seara (Night) (X68000)
Evenicle - Mother Eve
Ridge Racer Type 4 - Silhouette Dance
MIME - Wish
Necronomicon - Blanket of Snow
Necronomicon - Blazing Up
Necronomicon - Road to Destruction
Fate/Grand Order - The Forbidden Advent Garden, Salem
Fate/Grand Order - Superstitious Town
Necronomicon - Blanket of Snow (CDDA)
Ys I - The Syonin
Rance 01 - Scary Dungeon
Rance 01 - Delightfully Lethal
Necronomicon - Departure
Tsuki ni Yorisou - Houkago Catwalk
Necronomicon - Desolate Fishing Village
