English version clearly says
MONDAY
AGADAN (Abadan?) - - IN THE PERSIAN GULF
SATURDAY
IN THE WOODS NEAR ALEPPO.
and very specific locales but IDK if that’s in the OG Japanese version. Yeah first level is Iran, etc.
I don’t know what’s the gripe with this game’s music, I feel like it’s a bit understated because of weak hardware but still pretty good, and dare I say it, it has a very memorable style that goes well with the schizo fever dream art style the game has. But I know I’m a minority here.
LoneSausage the text can be skipped with a button press IIRC so IDK about that either… and it’s what makes this game fascinating. Apparently it’s inspired by Koichi Yotsui’s tenure at Capcom. It’s so cryptic only the author knows what it’s supposed to mean for sure, and who knows, maybe it’s why there was a strong reluctance to rerelease it for all these years. Let’s recap the plot: assassin is sent by bathroom bossman to kill a god, gets betrayed and left to die, leads a revolution against bossman. God is called “slaver”. Doesn’t that get your imagination running?