Awarded gamesGames of the Year
Award for excellencePARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
General Description
| Title | PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo |
|---|---|
| Release | 2023/3/9 |
| Price | 1,980yen(tax included) |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch / Steam / iOS / Android |
| Distributor | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
| Publisher | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
| Developer | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. xeen Inc. |
| URL | https://www.jp.square-enix.com/paranormasight/ |
| Copyright | © SQUARE ENIX |
Reason
Real puzzle solving horror mystery adventure depicting characters who investigate real ghost story “Seven Mysteries of Honjo”.
Nine men and women who have acquired the power of curse of Seven Mysteries of Honjo fight suffocating mind games cursing each other about hidden “Secret Art of Resurrection” set in Sumida-ku, Tokyo in late Showa period reproduced with 360 degree panorama.
The scenario changing again and again according to interweaving expectations of characters and shocking facts revealed by the player themselves received appreciation as a horror mystery adventure game. In addition, the title also received admiration for its low price and dense game experience in a short period of time. Furthermore, there are already expectations for a sequel. For these reasons, the title won the award.
Work Introdution
Real puzzle solving horror mystery adventure presented by Square Enix.
[PARANOMASIGHT FILE23: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo]
Legend of real ghost story “The Seven Mysteries of Honjo” –
“Cursing each other” begins over ~Secret Art of Resurrection~.
[Overview]
Horror mystery adventure game set in Sumida-ku Japan in late Showa period.
Characters with a great deal of personality taunted by curse. You lead the story developed by interweaving expectations of the characters to the end by yourself.
[Outline]
An ordinary office worker Shogo Okiie, together with a friend Yoko Fukunaga, was inquiring into ~The Seven Mysteries of Honjo~, a famous ghost story among the locals. Though Okiie was dubious about the story of Yoko that it has a connection with ~Secret Art of Resurrection~, strange events begin to occur one after another before his eyes.
Around the same time, there were people who investigate ~The Seven Mysteries of Honjo~.
A police detective investigating unnatural death affairs, a high-school girl trying to reveal the truth of suicide of her classmate, and a mother vowing vengeance for her lost son.
Around The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, the story develops into ghastly cursing each other under interweaving expectations of the characters.
[Features]
◆Japan in the Showa period giving presence produced on a 360 degree panorama background.
Realistic townscape is reproduced with “entire celestial sphere design” shot by a 360 degree camera with full cooperation of Sumida-ku Tourism Division, Local Folk Museum, Tourist Association, Board of Trade etc.
◆Suffocating tactics between cursed characters
◆Shocking facts revealed by yourself
Comment of the game producer
We are honored that “PARANOMASIGHT FILE23 Seven Mysteries of Honjo” is selected for Japan Game Awards for Excellence 2023. We sincerely thank you.
Allow me to use this opportunity to offer my thanks to many users who supported this game after its delivery to let the game win such a prestigious award.
We of the staff are happy to hear quite many comments saying that “the game was very amusing”, “I’m surprised by the gimmicks”. We have done ambitious attempts for the adventure game genre such as releasing delivery restriction at an early stage. We watched many deliveries to date and learned about how to enjoy games from new points of view. We hope that this game is continuously played by many users. Thanks for your future support as well.
I would like to reiterate my thanks to everyone involved in this game. We sincerely thank you for your support.
Kazuma Oushu, Producer