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Takara’s PS1 Horror Game …Iru! Deserves More Than Its “Bad Game” Reputation

A retrospective examines Takara’s PlayStation 1 game …Iru!, arguing that dismissing it as a “bad game” overlooks its ambitious attempt to combine school ghost stories with Cthulhu-inspired horror. The feature presents the title as an experimental work within Japanese horror gaming.

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What we know

  • Takara released …Iru! for the original PlayStation.
  • The game combines school horror and Cthulhu-inspired elements.
  • The retrospective argues that the title was more ambitious than its reputation suggests.
  • The feature revisits …Iru! as an experimental Japanese horror game.
Takara’s PS1 Horror Game …Iru! Deserves More Than Its “Bad Game” Reputation | YOFUKA