Japanese horrors are the only ones that seem to invoke the most emotions from me. It’s an experience that has shook me and will stick with me for a long time. Boy oh boy was I wrong, I wasn’t disappointed for long… After a brief opening explaining the mechanics, I was totally unprepared for what was about to happen! What greeted me next was one of the grimmest and morbid scenes I have ever witnessed and left me agape in shock for a good 10 minutes trying to comprehend the horror that had just unfolded. I was left slightly disappointed by this and thus began the story.
As the dark screen lingered I had a sense that something was about to happen, you know, like when you are asked to watch one of these seemingly innocent videos but then after a while something scary jumps out at the screen.
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I proceeded to turn off all the lights, close all the blinds and turned up the volume before placing myself in front of the TV with my eyes and mind focused. I had intentionally not looked into this game at all in order to heighten my experience, and placing my judgements on the cover art and cute chibi character styles I thought to myself, this can’t be that scary… Well, I was about to eat my words. YOMAWARI: MIDNIGHT SHADOWS_20171026182636īizarrely, the game opens up with a specific set of instructions: turn off all the lights and focus your attention solely on the screen, even going so far as asking you to promise. Alone and afraid, the girls must brace themselves for the terrors of the night and face the darkness to reunite and make their way home. As the girls journey home, something lunges at them from the shadows to attack and the two girls find themselves lost and separated in the dark. As sadness sets in, night envelops the town in darkness. Sounds nice right? During the display, Haru explains that this is the last time they will be able to watch the fireworks together as she will soon be leaving town. Set in a seemingly quaint Japanese town, summer vacation is coming to an end and two young girls, Yui and Haru visit the mountaintop to watch the evening fireworks together. Heck, even at 28 I didn’t really want to face this alone in the dark and was repeatedly told off for my constant shrieking… In fact, if like myself you have no prior knowledge then this will only make the following hours all the more harrowing for you! To put my personal opinion out here and to help set the tone, I don’t feel the PEGI 12 age rating is appropriate to the graphic scenes depicted within at the very least I would suggest 15 onwards to avoid any nightmares. Whilst Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a sequel to its predecessor Night Alone, the story that is about to unfold is an entirely separate entity, meaning that no previous experience is required in order to get the most from this game. Fighting for your life inside these killer, thriller nights, are you up to the challenge to find each other in the darkness? Even I was unprepared for what I was about to experience…! YOMAWARI: MIDNIGHT SHADOWS_20171026161714 But it’s not as cute as it first appears something evil is lurking in the dark, they’re out to get you and there’s yokai closing in on every side. This dramatic tale takes you in the footsteps of two lost elementary school girls, Yui and Haru, as you traverse your hometown to find one another.
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Nippon Ichi Software is back with a new terrifying addition to their Yomawari series titled Midnight Shadows, a Japanese survival horror video game.
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