But it's how the elements are portrayed that makes the game good. And being on the PlayStation Vita, it doesn't really scream innovation. Those small touches really made the game pop for me.Īs stated, this game is simplistic. The finer details are really well-implemented, like the map which looks like a child's drawing.
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Just a small girl looking for her big sister in a dark, terrifying town. No Cthulhu mystery, no amnesia, no zombies. It's easier to put yourself in those tiny shoes when you can relate to such a basic situation. Something I will mention is the story: There is very little, which is perfect. Just a perfect combination, through and through. It's dark, it's gritty - but the art style is smooth, soft and almost sweet. It grabs that same tone and dark atmosphere, and that alone kept me going. The gameplay and story really just sing it in the first few minutes, and that emotion echoes long after. Right off the bat, many players will be reminded of another indie game, Limbo. Now it's up to you, small girl, to go and find your big sister and your dog. The dog disappears and your big sister promises to go and look for him, but she doesn't come back. You play as a small 11 year old girl in a dark town.
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The game is simplistic in nature, and opens up with an equally simplistic concept you need to walk the dog. Yomawari is one of their newest installments, and holds a certain emotional sway from the get-go. This is a game made by Nippon Ichi Software, Japanese development company that's quite well known for making great games no one seems to know about - like Desgea: Hour of Darkness. (Or maybe you missed it because you can't read Japanese.) Either way, it's a shame -because it's a pretty darn good horror game, one of the better ones I've played all year. This is a good reason why most of us probably missed this small, yet beautiful, horror game called Yomawari: Night Alone.