short zen phrases
the traditional japanese court music rendered in adlib synth.

a few arcade sequences wedded together in the mileu

sparse but effective graphics.  it actually looks as though the people behind the game looked at utamaru's woodblock prints.  and some painted scrolls and shit.

so many computer games take place in the realm of swords and knights and kings.  well how about the swords and knights and kings tradition of another culture?

there are very few games that involve the social order, tangible honour, and especially marriage - courting.  admittedly the marriage here is absolutely political, and primarily for the purposes of spawning.  nevertheless, the chance to woo a young woman and see your spawn emerge from the courting is exciting indeed.

there is a deliberate poetry to the game, like a flower.gif