Release Date: October 10, 2019
A visual novel adventure, a continuation of Death Mark in 2018. NG is a horror and tells the story of a young man trying to find his missing sister. The title was developed by Experience studio and released by Aksys Games.
NG is the second installment of the Spirit Hunter series of adventure games, following Death Mark. The game belongs to the visual novel genre and is maintained in the horror convention. The plot of this title complements the story known from the previous part. The game was developed, same as the previous part, by the independent studio Experience and published by Aksys Games.
The main character of NG is a young man who tries to find out what happened to his missing younger sister. Unfortunately, the task turns out to be extremely dangerous - in order to save the girl, the protagonist has to engage in a conflict with exceptionally villainous characters and face dangerous ghosts.
The gameplay in NG is mainly about observing illustrations, reading text and making occasional choices that affect the further course of the game. The creators have prepared a special mechanics called Judge System, which enables us to react to situations in different ways - we are not limited to a few predetermined choices, as is the case with most other games in the genre.
As we play, we explore locations that combine ordinariness with supernatural elements, making them even more disturbing. The hero sometimes must also search for traces in the places he encounters. He does this by using his flashlight, but it is worth being careful - sometimes we can find more than we would like to and thus expose ourselves to additional danger.
NG is a single-player game, whose mainstay game is a story campaign.
The game offers an interestingly designed two-dimensional graphics, which consists mainly of manga style illustrations created by an illustrator named Sumio Fumiya. The artistic style is subdued and the colors used by the artist are rather cold. A lot of attention was paid to the proper representation of emotions (e.g. fear) on the faces of the characters.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Developer: Experience
Publisher: Aksys Games
System Requirements for Spirit Hunter: NG Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 650 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 960 or better, 2 GB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Spirit Hunter: NG Video Game.
Digitally ed: 5 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
Niche and quanit as it might be, Spirit Hunter: NG is a far more effective, intelligent and deep horror experience than all the jump scare games out there combined.
ThisGenGaming: 9 / 10 by Justin Oneil
The beautifully drawn visuals and soundtrack that always seems to fit what is going on further makes this a standout visual novel. If you enjoy this genre this is one you shouldn’t miss.
PlayStation LifeStyle: 8.5 / 10
If you have played Death Mark, then NG is a worthy successor that sures the original in character development, progression of narrative, haunting visuals, and an equally atmospheric soundtrack. Even if you are someone that has just discovered the Spirit Hunter series of visual novels, NG's plot stands alone and will consume you like a vengeful Onryo!
Average score from votes.