Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

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] It's released in Asia with Traditional Chinese subtitles under Sega.[3]

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
Developer(s)Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Nippon Ichi Software
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
ReleasePlayStation 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

The game was released in October 2018 for the Nintendo Switch, alongside its prequel, as part of Yomawari: The Long Night Collection.[lower-alpha 1][4][5]

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. [6][7][8]

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. Romano, Sal (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. "《深夜迴》繁中版今日發售《箱庭公司創造記》繁中版上市日期決定". 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站 (in Chinese). August 24, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  4. Romano, Sal (May 30, 2018). "Yomawari: The Long Night Collection announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. "『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). July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  6. Romano, Sal (May 1, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows first details, screenshots". Gematsu. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  7. Romano, Sal (May 18, 2017). "Yomawari: Midnight Shadows details exploration actions, more". Gematsu. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  8. Nelva, Giuseppe (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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