Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Reviews
Midnight Shadows is capable of conveying dread and tension, but this requires the player to engage it as intended and explained in the opening user agreement. Don't look way and play it in the dark. This is a fairly tight, atmospheric title that fans of horror will likely enjoy.
Overall my time playing Yomawari: Midnight Shadows was mixed, at times I found myself really enjoying it and wanting to progress then other I just felt like I wanted to put the control down and not pick it back up. The story was quiet dark but at the same time made you feel for the two girls but not being able to fight back against the spirits in anyway was a huge bug bear for me.
It's been hard to find horror games that scratch my itch to be disturbed without catching me with cheap scares or leaving me with weeks of nightmares. I long for tense, atmospheric experiences that get me shivering and shaken and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows shook me to my core. It's a masterful horror game that tops anything else on the Vita, and rivals many other things on the PS4 as it blends detailed sound-design with rich art and a somber narrative to craft a breath-taking horror experience. Some puzzle segments can be obtuse, and the ending lacks the same sense of accomplishment of the first game, but despite all that, Yomawari continues to perfectly define horror.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a pretty basic horror title, with a creepy and disturbing atmosphere, and an interesting bestiary. The game is not too difficult, the super-deformed art direction is a little bit anticlimactic, but overall is a good scary ride.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a great addition to the survival horror genre with a tense and atmospheric world coupled with a wonderful story. Fans of the original or survival horror shouldn't be disappointed.
Haunting, in both the ghostly and the emotional sense.
Overall the game is a lot of fun, improving on the formula from Yomawari: Night Alone, and it's definitely worth a purchase. The great graphics, music and eerie sounds are fantastic, and the game's story is definitely something you have to experience.
With just a few minor annoyances aside, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is another solid horror title from Nippon Ichi. It will be interesting to see where the series is headed, as there is so much space for it to grow and develop.
While the original clocked in at only 3-4 hours, this is easily double that. A superb sequel that more than lives up to the original and a truly chilling experience that any horror game fan owes themselves to experience.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a satisfying to play horror-adventure. It makes great use of its audio and visuals to build an experience that's hard to find in a lot of games developed these days.
Interesting sequel that repeats almost everything that made Yomawari Night Alone great, but with less novelty.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a very good horror adventure game with a pretty grim atmosphere that won't let you breathe until you reach the end credits.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is game with uniquely spectacular visuals, but often fails to do anything meaningful outside of its art.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows mixes a creepy cute art style, atmospheric sound design and a heart warming story for great comfy horror experience. A few jump scares aside, it captures the scary ambiance perfectly.
So the question comes to why you should buy Midnight Shadows? Well if you're looking for a horror game, there are better titles out there and if you want a deep, memorable adventure Yomawari is at most fine. But despite all of this, it's an enjoyable experience for those who like these kind of games or those who enjoyed the previous game.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows rides the wave from a horror standout from last year, but it fails to bring something new to the table and exaggerates in what made the first game so special.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Clunky movement and harsh difficulty ultimately let this down, but there’s a strong story here with some creepy and creative designs. A worthwhile experience if you like this style of game, but prepare yourself for some frustration along the way.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a great sequel to Yomawari: Night Alone that bumps up the horror and gore while doing everything that its prequel did so well. If you liked the first game in the series then you're going to love this one, but even if you haven't played it you can dive right into the sequel since it's mostly self-contained.
In a world full of AAA games, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows in one of those rare gems that pleases you with its sophisticated story and its rich atmosphere.
Review in Persian | Read full review