Release Date: March 29, 2016
An action-adventure game stylistically inspired by Japanese horrors. The game was developed by Nude Maker studio in cooperation with many genre veterans, who have created such franchises as Clock Tower, Silent Hill, and the Ju-On movie series. Night Cry takes place on a enger ship. A series of brutal murders that take place there scares the engers and makes it impossible to continue the cruise.
Night Cry on PC and PSV is an action-adventure game stylistically similar to Japanese horrors. The game was developed by Nude Maker studio. Many Japanese horror veterans helped in creating the game. The main designer was Hifumi Kouno who also designed first two installments of Clock Tower series. Masahiro Ito, who for many years worked on Silent Hill series, was the character designer – he created such legendary monsters like nightmare nurses and the Pyramid Head. Takashi Shimizu, the director of the Ju-on movie franchise, was part of the development team as well.
The story of the game takes place onboard a luxury enger ship. A series of brutal murders take place in the middle of the cruise through the ocean. Among the victims are crew . At some point there are no longer enough of them to continue the cruise and the ship becomes a prison for the engers who remain alive. The player assumes the role of one of the lucky survivors whose task with discovering who is the murdered. It is the only way to save himself and other innocent engers.
Night Cry is an action-adventure game in which the “adventure” is the dominant part. During the game player explores the ship, speaks with engers, gathers items and solves riddles. From time to time there are some action sequences, but these are not typical battle sequences – during most of them the player must hide from the murderer and, if detected, escape from him. Some riddles have a time limit and if the player doesn’t solve them quick enough, the character which he controls dies.
Platforms:
PC Windows March 29, 2016
PlayStation Vita January 31, 2019
Developer: Nude Maker
Publisher: Playism
Age restrictions: 18+
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System Requirements for NightCry Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz/AMD Athlon 2.5 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 8800/Radeon HD 3830 or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/10.
Game Ratings for NightCry Video Game.
GameSpew: 6 / 10 by David Treharne
As much as I could criticise [NightCry] for its shortcomings, B-Movie dialogue and writing, alongside movement control issues and inconsistent puzzles… the game was quite enjoyable
Cubed3: 2 / 10 by Albert Lichi
NightCry should have been classic, instead it's an acquired taste... too bad the taste is rot.
Goomba Stomp: 5.5 / 10 by Taylor Smith
I can only recommend NightCry to the most diehard of Clock Tower fans, people that enjoy the old point-and-click style of games of old and the weird shenanigans of classic video game horror. The barebones story, the cardboard characters, and stiff gameplay can only be saved by the hardest cases of nostalgia.