There’s also an auto-save feature that prevents you from save-scumming your way to your desired outcome, which really makes you think before committing to anything.
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Speaking of which, your first time through Tokyo Dark is chock full of meaningful choices that greatly impact how the story plays out. So whether or not SPIN really matters is up in the air, but it did give Tokyo Dark that sort of The Walking Dead’s “…will remember that” feeling that indicated what I just did made some sort of lasting impact. For that, I’m sure it’d require me to play through all 11 scenarios, but as of now, I’ve only made it through two of them.
The SPIN system is an interesting take on a morality mechanic, but I was never sure what moving the needle ever did. For instance, you may choose to order a drink while on the clock in order to pry information from the local bartender (dropping your Professionalism while gaining critical information), or refusing the drink and finding another way around (raising Professionalism, but losing out on said info).Īfter an important story beat early on in the game, Detective Ito finds herself suffering from nightmares and possible hallucinations, so you’re given the choice to take her medication (keeping her sane, but lowering her ability to keep a clear mind and investigate thoroughly). The game calls it the SPIN meter, being Sanity, Professionalism, Investigation, and Neurosis. While point and clicking your way around and discovering clues, Detective Ito’s mental state will shift depending on your choices within conversations and personal actions. There’s talk of other “realms,” doomsday cults, and other, equally dark themes, but they’re rounded out by some pretty fantastic character development and cute, comedic scenarios involving kitty-obsessed yakuza and a cats afflicted with rampaging diarrhea. Story wise, you’ll be exploring various areas of Japan, from Shinjuku and Akihabara to the “Suicide Forest” Aokigahara, while uncovering an ever-expanding mystery surrounding a magical mask, religious shrines hidden beneath city streets, and the appearance of someone once thought to be deceased.
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Now titled Tokyo Dark: Remembrance, the Nintendo Switch and PS4 versions feature additional story beats and new endings, of which there are a whopping 11 to uncover.
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Initially released in 2017 on PC as simply Tokyo Dark, this enhanced port is a point-and-click Japanese horror game that finds Detective Ito Ayami (pictured above) in search of her lover and working partner Kazuki Tanaka, who recently went missing in Shinjuku. The overall lack of quality-of-life features hinder an otherwise gripping Japanese horror tale in one of 2020’s finer adventure games on ps4.