Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Nippon Ichi Software
  • NA / EU: NIS America
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
Release PlayStation 4,
PlayStation Vita
  • JP: August 24, 2017
  • NA: October 24, 2017
  • EU: October 27, 2017
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: October 24, 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • JP: October 25, 2018
  • EU: October 26, 2018
  • NA: October 30, 2018
Genre(s) Survival horror
Mode(s) Single-player

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, known in Japan as Shin Yomawari (Japanese: 深夜廻) is a survival horror video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Steam. The game is a sequel to Yomawari: Night Alone, which originally released in 2015 in Japan. It was released in Japan on August 24, 2017 and in western territories in October 2017.[1][2]

The game will be released in October 2018 for the Nintendo Switch, alongside its prequel, as part of Yomawari: The Long Night Collection.[lower-alpha 1][3][4]

Plot

After going to a late summer fireworks festival together in the mountains, the girls Yui and Haru got lost on the way back home. When they let go of each other's hands, they got separated. Mustering up their courage, the two girls explore an ominous night town which is completely different during daytime and where someone is lurking in the shadows. As the story advances, the player will switch between the perspectives of Yui and Haru. The actions, decisions and information you get from playing as one will impact the story of the other.

Gameplay

Players explore a town at night in order to bring the two girls back together and find the way home. The only source of light is a flashlight. While exploring, the player finds items and strange 'spirits', who are lurking in various places such as shades of mountains, street corners, and below a street light, and sometimes attack the player. When a spirit is around, the girl's heartbeat will increase. Since the girls cannot fight, the player has to find ways to overcome the spirits, for example by running away, hiding, or using an item. Since each spirit has its own characteristics, the best method to use differs per spirit. Players can push large objects, such as wooden boxes, in order to create stepping stones, which enables the player to get past blockades. As the story progresses, the player finds charm-like items, called 'Omamori', which have an influence on the stats of the girls, such as making stamina harder to reduce, or increasing the girls' run speed. [5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as Yomawari: Night Alone & Yomawari: Midnight Shadows for Nintendo Switch (夜廻と深夜廻 for Nintendo Switch Yomawari to Shin Yomawari for Nintendo Switch) in Japan.

References

  1. ↑ Sal Romano (April 27, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows coming west for PS4, PS Vita, and PC this fall". Gematsu. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 4, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows launches October 24 in North America, October 27 in Europe". Gematsu. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Romano, Sal (30 May 2018). "Yomawari: The Long Night Collection announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "『夜廻と深夜廻 for Nintendo Switch』"夜"を探索するホラーゲームが2本セットになって10月25日発売決定！【先出し週刊ファミ通】". Famitsu (in Japanese). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Sal Romano (May 1, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows first details, screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sal Romano (May 18, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows details exploration actions, more". Gematsu. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ Giuseppe Nelva (May 18, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows for PS4, PS Vita, and PC Gets New and Dark Screenshots". DualShockers. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
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