Since this review was written, a patch has been released which fixes the issues of slowdown we experienced during our time with the game. The text and review score have therefore been adjusted accordingly.

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Visual (10/10): I'm a big fan of 2D graphics and it's really fantastic here. Great colorful scenes with day-night changes, big smooth world and great art for heroes. I also like the fact how on scenes were combined different colors, so its not one big spot of rainbow, my eyes were relaxing while watching the graphics, thank you designers! This is where Spirit Hunter: NG is firmly rooted in Japanese horror tradition. In contrast to western horror which invariably focuses on an explicitly and inherently evil being mercilessly killing people in the bloodiest fashion possible, Japanese horror portrays the antagonist in a more sympathetic and ambiguous tone. Spirits have typically suffered some kind of horrible trauma or experience before their death, resulting in an unsolved grudge which doesn’t disappear, forcing them to relive their pain as a spirit after death. People grow to understand and relate with the spirit, wanting to relieve them from their pain, rather than simply seeing them as an evil to be defeated. Spirit Hunter: NG firmly follows this tradition with its own antagonists, and understanding the spirits you encounter is essential to overcoming them and freeing them from their suffering. Yeah, there's no reason whatsoever for a visual novel with mostly static illustrations to suffer from any kind of slowdown. I have re-tested the game using the latest patch, and the slowdown issues appear to be resolved. The content of this review has been updated to reflect this, as has the review score, and the comments made regarding slowdown have been retracted in light of this. Hopefully they patch it to fix the performance issues, surely there's no reason for it to run so poorly. It's a shame because Death Mark was great and runs just fine.The Power Of Two: One of the main features of Spirit of the Island is a 2-player cooperative mode, where you can do… everything together! Build a farm, grow crops and make delicious dishes, build a store and sell your produce to tourists, explore the vast Archipelago to find treasure, and discover the secrets of the tropical paradise! So invite your friend and start your coop journey right now! But how do you please them all, and what do you sell in your stores? That’s where your skills will come in handy! The Local Community: The Archipelago is bustling with life! Meet more than 14 unique characters, each with its own distinct traits and quirks. And yes, there are romance options as well! This level of accessibility stretches beyond the core content, too, as the controls are also well thought out. The game provides control hints as you explore, telling you when you can climb, release, enter, or otherwise interact with an object in a way that is clearly visible but not too intrusive. You also have the option to ‘crouch’, which sees the mouse crawl at a much slower pace, offering higher control which is very welcome when skittering along narrow ledges or skirting high-up platforms. Spirit Hunter: NG itself is a really great game steeped in the traditions of Japanese horror, with a creepy plot and likeable and intriguing characters. It is dark and brutal, yet never needlessly so, and the horror always plays out in the context of infusing its antagonists with real depth and relatability.

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Your Journey To A Tourist Paradise: Make your island not only a welcoming home but also a booming tourist paradise, with fancy shops and landmarks. The more tourists you get, the better your economy will be, which is a crucial step to fund your journeys to the faraway Islands. But how do you please them all, and what do you sell in your stores? That’s where your skills will come in handy! It's pretty bizarre how incompetently-designed this game seems to be. Which is a real shame as, like the first Spirit Hunters title, the art is pretty stunning, and I love the J-horror premise. The Switch has become home to a vast array of horror titles over its relatively short life, including multiple entries from big-hitters such as Resident Evil to the likes of Layers of Fear and Outlast. It is in this crowded landscape that Aksys Games’ NG has been brought over to the west, under the title Spirit Hunter: NG. The previous outing in the Spirit Hunter series, Death Mark, was well received. Should the competition be a little scared?One of the unique features of Spirit of the Island is events — a series of recurring occurrences happening through each in-game year (4 months). Each tourist will have a chance to love your Island so much that they’ll decide to stay, adding to the Town’s population. This part is crucial since you can hire them to do various things for you, such as tending to your shops and helping you maintain the Island. So do your best to make their trip a fantastic one! It’s a thrilling and adventurous life in the country. Ride across the five different regions around Miradero, discovering items to collect, hidden paths, and animals – both friendly and dangerous. Help the townsfolk by taking on jobs like express deliveries and animal rescues. Use your camera to capture the beauty of the landscape, and ride Spirit to victory in exciting horse races. Make your island not only a welcoming home but also a booming tourist paradise, with fancy shops and landmarks. The more tourists you get, the better your economy will be, which is a crucial step to fund your journeys to the faraway Islands. Slowdown in a VN is.. not encouraging. Then again, if it’s in more involved sections than your traditional text and portrait, that’s slightly more understandable.

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Play as Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased, a Spiritfarer. Build a boat to explore the world, then befriend and care for spirits before finally releasing them into the afterlife. I consider it another plus point that publisher Outright Games is a relatively recently established company, unlike multiple German games publishers who dabble in horse games and have simply been producing the same mediocre crap for two decades. That the development is in the hands of an otherwise independent studio instead of a pure work-for-hire company speaks for the project’s potential as well.

One of the main features of Spirit of the Island is a 2-player cooperative mode, where you can do… everything together!