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Mansion of Hidden Souls (Sega CD video game)

Mansion of Hidden Souls is an adventure video game released for the Sega CD, developed by System Sacom and published by Sega in Japan and PAL regions and by Vic Tokai in North America. It was first released on December 10, 1993, in Japan and then in February 1994 in North America. The PAL version followed soon a month after North America.

Plot
One night, siblings Jonathan and Samantha come across a butterfly while exploring a grassy field. Enchanted by the butterfly's haunting beauty, Samantha chases after it. Johnathan follows reluctantly, repeating their grandmother's warnings about ghosts who roam the area and turn people into butterflies. The butterfly leads Samantha into a mansion, where she becomes trapped. As Johnathan, the player must explore the mansion, overcome several puzzles, and escape with his sister before the pair of them become permanent residents. While exploring the mansion, the player encounters several ghosts, who appear in the form of butterflies: • A pampered young girl. She seems friendly at first, but is actually a conniving brat. • An Australian butterfly collector. He seems anxious for the boy to become a butterfly and join the collection. • A painter, who is in a perpetually dreamy, absent-minded state. • An Eastern European tavern wench. She cackles menacingly and seems amused by the children's predicament. • A piano-playing southern belle, who longs to touch the keys again. ==Gameplay==
Gameplay
In Mansion of Hidden Souls, the player travels between areas via 3D pre-rendered first-person full-motion video sequences, pressing the action button whenever they find something of interest. Doing so, sometimes reveals an important item, such as a key or matchbox, which is added to their inventory. The number of actual puzzles is fairly small; the player spends most of the game exploring the mansion and searching for important items. ==Release and reception==
Release and reception
Mansion of Hidden Souls was released in Japan on December 10, 1993 for the Sega CD. GamePro described it as a solid The 7th Guest clone, especially praising the use of sound effects to enhance the horror. In Beep! MegaDrive one of the four reviewers commented that there are no mysteries or twists to solve, but Mansion of Hidden Souls can be enjoyed on its straight-forward narrative on its own. Another reviewer said they found it unsatisfying that it could be completed within two hours, they said there were satisfied by the overall quality. ==See also==
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