Yomawari night alone vpk6/16/2023 It might only have a 12 age rating but we jumped out of our skin when the first spirt suddenly appears in close up, in an unexpectedly effective jump scare. All the more so because you initially have no idea what is going on, or what kind of game this actually is. ![]() And yet the atmosphere the game generates is immediately unsettling. As you can see, the graphics for Yomawari are extremely simple, almost cute and cartoonish. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread. It’s at this point that you realise the town, and the woods surrounding it, are haunted and that you and your sister are in mortal danger. A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Soon it becomes clear that’s she’s disappeared as well though, and you set out to find her. In a tragicomic sequence that made us gasp with surprise, the dog is killed and the girl’s confused explanation of events leads to her big sister going out to look for it. It starts with you controlling a small girl out walking her dog, in her seemingly ordinary suburban town. ![]() The girl cannot fight them, so she needs to remain hidden. Whats worse, it quickly turns out that the streets are full of wraiths. Whatever else you say about it, Yomawari has one of the best opening sequences we’ve seen all year. In Yomawari: Night Alone you play as a small girl, who has to explore a small town after dark.
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