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Spirit Hunter: NG
Dec. 5th, 2021 09:21 amSpirit Hunter: NG is a 2018 visual horror novel that’s about 15 hours long. I think I’m maybe about halfway through, and I’m enjoying myself.
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The main story is somewhat silly, as are the characters. The stars of the show are the urban legends that form the core of each chapter. As far as I can tell, these urban legends are all original, and it’s fun to slowly gather the details of each story. The monster artwork is highly gruesome and very creative, and it’s probably the best part of the game. The monster victim artwork is A+ good shit as well, and I was genuinely surprised by some of the deaths.
The story is set in the Tokyo suburb of Kichijoji, and it’s fun to walk around the area late at night when all the sources of light are artificial and vaguely eerie by default. The atmospheric sound design is very good and made me nostalgic for Tokyo.
I’ve been wondering how to talk about the role of gender in this game. NG isn’t misogynistic by any means, but all of the urban legends are extreme perversions of femininity. Still, there’s no sexual violence or lolicon, so I feel comfortable saying that I respect and appreciate these creepy monster women. I mean, I’m only halfway through the game, so fingers crossed the writing doesn’t get stupid.
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The main story is somewhat silly, as are the characters. The stars of the show are the urban legends that form the core of each chapter. As far as I can tell, these urban legends are all original, and it’s fun to slowly gather the details of each story. The monster artwork is highly gruesome and very creative, and it’s probably the best part of the game. The monster victim artwork is A+ good shit as well, and I was genuinely surprised by some of the deaths.
The story is set in the Tokyo suburb of Kichijoji, and it’s fun to walk around the area late at night when all the sources of light are artificial and vaguely eerie by default. The atmospheric sound design is very good and made me nostalgic for Tokyo.
I’ve been wondering how to talk about the role of gender in this game. NG isn’t misogynistic by any means, but all of the urban legends are extreme perversions of femininity. Still, there’s no sexual violence or lolicon, so I feel comfortable saying that I respect and appreciate these creepy monster women. I mean, I’m only halfway through the game, so fingers crossed the writing doesn’t get stupid.
