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Chikami, and designed by Yuuki Miura and Tomohiro Kokubu, and was developed to contrast with the previous game in the series in terms of its writing and protagonist, with gradually introduced horror and a hot-blooded player character. Critics praised the game for its story, characterization, and visuals, and considered it a good game for fans of Asian horror.
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was developed by
Experience, and was directed by Motoya Ataka, produced by Hajime Chikami, and designed by Yuuki Miura and Tomohiro Kokubu. It was written by Kunimitsu Kobayashi, Satoru Okano, Makoto Obara, Kyo Yahagi, and Ryoko Seki, with character designs by Fumiya Sumio, spirit designs by Kera,
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was written with a hot-blooded student protagonist who acts impulsively, and with a situation that is gradually introduced and worsens. The game was designed to depict horror in every-day life, which was reflected in the type of locations the player visits, compared to the previous game's psychic
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1008:Chikami, Hajime (2020-06-28).
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346:visual novel
322:May 21, 2020
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176:Naoaki Jimbo
157:Makoto Obara
154:Satoru Okano
135:Kazuhiro Oya
129:Fumiya Sumio
87:Motoya Ataka
50:Publisher(s)
40:Developer(s)
1081:Curse, Inc.
1048:Curse, Inc.
930:Aksys Games
835:TouchArcade
628:TouchArcade
542:Publication
489:Aksys Games
453:Development
447:boss battle
440:side quests
192:Platform(s)
172:Composer(s)
110:Yuuki Miura
103:Designer(s)
93:Producer(s)
83:Director(s)
73:Aksys Games
1460:Categories
1420:2020-01-01
1390:2020-01-01
1360:2020-01-02
1350:A. H. Belo
1324:2020-01-03
1296:2020-01-01
1251:2020-01-01
1214:2021-06-28
1204:Metacritic
1184:2020-03-22
1153:2020-01-01
1121:2020-01-01
1090:2020-01-01
1077:Siliconera
1057:2020-01-01
1044:Siliconera
1020:2020-06-28
994:2020-01-01
960:2020-01-02
903:2020-01-01
850:2020-01-02
809:2020-01-02
779:2020-01-01
726:References
530:NS: 73/100
526:Metacritic
517:Aggregator
163:Ryoko Seki
160:Kyo Yahagi
63:Experience
44:Experience
840:MacRumors
508:Reception
503:Reception
342:Adventure
144:Writer(s)
122:Artist(s)
1414:Archived
1384:Archived
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1290:Archived
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1084:Archived
1051:Archived
1014:Archived
988:Archived
954:Archived
897:Archived
844:Archived
803:Archived
773:Archived
419:Gameplay
334:Genre(s)
1410:Gematsu
1380:Gematsu
1173:Famitsu
1110:Famitsu
1025:Twitter
949:Famitsu
799:Gematsu
768:Famitsu
685:Famitsu
670:Famitsu
662:Famitsu
552:Famitsu
476:Famitsu
470:spots.
370:No Good
352:Mode(s)
224:Release
893:RPGFan
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674:RPGFan
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575:RPGFan
495:, and
407:, and
339:Horror
181:Series
702:Notes
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557:32/40
545:Score
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