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Keeping the proceedings silent can be a major advantage as you can listen to your foes well ahead of time This minimalist approach works wonders with there barely being any type of soundtrack for both titles. There’s definitely a sense of urgency they end up nailing in regards to suspense and just overall uneasiness. When you are calmer, you are able to run for a much longer distance when the monsters close in, you have less and less stamina to work with. To help escape the ever-encroaching danger, you’ll have to manage your stamina meter that depletes while you run away. You are unable to perform any combat maneuvers against the monsters and you pretty much just have to play keep away. The flashlight can be used to stun the demons that get in the way, and the map is important for safely navigating the environment and a rather large town. These are definitely “run away and hide” style of horror games. Thankfully, you end up spending more time as Yui as she has a map and flashlight in her inventory. Unfortunately, they end up getting separated, and the rest of the game is spent trying to reunite them by jumping back and forth between the two. The story revolves around two close friends Yui and Haru after they are done watching a fireworks display, they head into the woods to get back to their houses. Many of the gameplay mechanics, and even the stories, are extremely similar in Yomawari: Midnight Shadows to Night Alone, however, one big change is that now you play as two main characters. Much like in Resident Evil always being left with just enough resources, your stamina is always just enough to escape some troubling encounters. While it may seem like your offensive capabilities are limited, managing your stamina is essential and help to increase the terror you feel for the characters. Where the fear truly comes in is when a spirit is nearby in proximity and your character can’t breathe, leading to them moving slower. That is not the only survival mechanic that players are armed with and long before enemies can be seen, the girl’s heart palpitates-slowly at first, and more rapidly in accordance with the vicinity of a malevolent presence.
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Sis apparently drops her flashlight, an important item that the girl keeps and uses to survive her trek around town, for the deadly spirits populating all around town can only be seen via the light. In Yomawari: Night Alone, you play as the girl -the player-character-who reunites with Sis in the first chapter, only to be separated immediately and indeterminately.
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The fear is somewhat manufactured though since you never really have to worry about dying due to the forgiving checkpoint system and no fear of losing anything with death. Never exactly knowing if a threat is nearby is exhilarating and is only made more unsettling when it could be right across somewhere you can’t get to or right in front of you. There is a state of constant dread when your character’s heartbeat slowly grows louder, even if a spirit is nearby or not. I was always on my toes never knowing what to expect in Night Alone and Midnight Shadows. Fortunately, this art style is very deceptive as it almost catches you off guard and is actually scarier than many games you can predict will be frightening. Many horror titles use psychological elements and gross imagery to up the scare tactics, but in Night Alone and Midnight Shadows all you find are cute chibi-styled cute character models and hand-drawn sprites which don’t really conjure up fear. There are plenty of mysteries surrounding these rural Japanese towns and you will have to hide from an unspeakable horror lurking in the night in order to get home and survive.īoth games are quite different in presentation when it comes to horror titles. This collection includes Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, and both feature the same heart-thumping premise that the game cites as something you should not divert your eyes from.
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The Yomawari: The Long Night Collection, from developer Nippon Ichi Software and published by NIS America, is a stunning and oftentimes unsettling experience about trying to find someone you love when all hope seems lost. Octo5:00 pm Published by minusthebrant 1 CommentĬategory: Adventure, Action, Puzzle & Other