Oriental Blue : Ao no Tengai Overview
Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai is an entry in the Tengai Makyou series, where players assume the role of a teenage protagonist, either Tenran or Aoi. Their journey is set in Jipang, a land resembling medieval Japan, and extends to other Asian regions such as Mongolia and China. The central objective involves confronting an ancient evil to earn a place among the Fire Clan, the land's historic protectors.
A defining aspect of the experience is its non-linear narrative structure. Players can approach numerous missions in a flexible order, and the plot adapts based on key battle outcomes. Notably, losing a major fight does not end the game but instead unlocks an alternate story branch. The core systems retain series conventions, including travel across an overworld map and turn-based combat viewed from a first-person perspective.
