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to the abandoned mansion at night to uncover the story themselves. Much to Ara's need of assistance, Jolo falls asleep during their travel, leaving her to enter the haunted property alone, fighting hordes of zombies along the way. In the end, she defeats Simon's evil form and helps the souls of Maria and Simon reunite, where they depart to the afterlife. Ara quickly escapes the now-burning mansion and is then attacked by a
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eminent. This feature also drains the life of the character, although her life is able to regenerate. The player is able to collect tools and weapons to use in some scenarios. The player must unlock the mystery of the haunted mansion as light shards collected in the game shows the historical events that circulates around it. Other items are hidden for the player collect to help solve various puzzles in the mansion.
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In 2008, a journalist named Ara Cruz was in need of finding news worthy of saving the newspaper company that she works for. She receives information of people disappearing in an abandoned mansion in a secluded area in the
Northern Philippines. Ara, together with her assistant Jon "Jolo" Luigi, drive
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Spanish and American occupation ceased, he returns home and sought out Maria dela Vega. At a gathering in the mansion, he sneaks in and pretends to be a guest. He soon unravels her family's legacy and her engagement to another rich man. The news enrages him and he has a heated confrontation
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puts the player in the perspective of Ara Cruz, a field journalist who was given a chance to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area which started to rise. She soon realises that the disappearances has something more than what they seemed. With no help from her reliable assistant
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The player's character, Ara, is initially equipped with a flashlight, but eventually obtains a shard that would let her use a "bloodlight" to see hints and items being hidden in plain sight. This feature is very useful though there are setbacks as the characters visibility to some monsters become
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Gallery however is featured in a Panel System. The
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Jolo, she must uncover the mystery that surrounds the abandoned mansion infested with creatures where she thought only existed in lores. Either she will uncover the story of the missing people or become another number in the count.
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