A reasonably compelling puzzler and take on the Kisaragi Station urban legend. Art, environment design and music are definitely the highlights, but the script does fall short in some places and some nuances (and relevance to puzzle solutions) do get lost due to the imperfect English translation.

It's obvious that there's some lore and world building the devs wanted to expand on, but there were definitely gaps in the connective tissue between chapters, and that made the ending and payoff less than satisfying.

This is otherwise a good diversion for its price.

"Other Side Of Mist And Mountain" is a horror point & click puzzle adventure. The year is 2005. The protagonist can't let go of the sudden disappearance of his girlfriend 5 years ago. After dropping out the police force, he starts running a private investigations office. One day, one client will change everything... New clues, more cases that seem like they entwine with one another, and a forum full of urban legends and folk tales! Maybe it's time he found out what happened to the love of his life?..

The narrative was very good and the dialogues intriguing. Peculiar characters, mysterious happenings, gripping story! Talk with people and try to deduct what happened! Solve many puzzles in the process that help you find clues, unfold the story and maybe contribute in finding your girlfriend or your death...

Throughout the game you get some choices. Put your skills to the test and see where each option leads you! Will you choose the right one?.. ^^

Spooky atmosphere, creepy sounds, gloomy soundtrack. The story is well written but lacks something to really make it connect; it feels like something is missing, so the ending is lackluster and insufficient. It makes up for it with awesome narrative and some pretty heart-racing moments! Investigate scenes, uncover hidden things, solve puzzles. The puzzles themselves usually rely on your deduction skills. Most are designed well but there are atleast 2 that need to be changed (at the time of writting). Hopefully, they won't frustrate you so much as to quit. Perhaps check a guide?
The game has multiple storylines and endings. You'll enjoy them all!

I hope to see another game or a dlc that deepens into the lore and their connection. The ending feels a bit rushed and I hope they update it. The game doesn't have many grammatical mistakes but it isn't perfect. Regardless, it doesn't lose its charm at all! With a few tweaks and fixes, it can become a legend itself!

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Sometimes negative reviews help to streamline problematic issues, so I'll try to do just that.

Game itself seems to be better-than-mediocre horror, is fine with story, graphics, sounds and gameplay... For ones who could play it, at least.

For some reason, after introduction scene and first phone chat, game softlocks itself. After command "tap to move" I tried to press every key on my mouse and keyboard, experimented with settings, languages, restarted game for few times. Result was nothing. Menu could be open with ESC, but everything else in game just ignores any input I could think of.

I checked Steam discussions and found out there are at least few more people with same exact problem. Their messages were ignored by devs and publishers alike, it's already month since last update it seems, but nothing was fixed or even addressed.

Saddened, I tried to watch LP of game available on YT. It seems that streamers (and players) get two or three hours spent not on replaying some segments because of bad endings, but solve poorly staged puzzle or two in middle of game. I'm not sure if LPers are stupid or some specific culture knowledge is needed, but this issue seems solvable with some change, which wasn't done yet.

So, until issues of players (including me) are solved and we are forced to watch people spending a lot of time on weird puzzles, this review should stay here, waiting for changes for better.

I didn't know what to expect of this game when I played it but it has a very compelling story that keeps you at the edge of your chair through the entire time you play the game. The plot seemed to be a bit confusing at the beginning but it started out strong and got me wanting to know more about the game. It's good at keeping your attention.
Highly recommended for those who like to solve puzzles and are not afraid of horror
There's some slight translation errors in the game but otherwise it doesn't impede the game's progress.