Yomawari 3 introduces its various locations

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch

Nippon Ichi Software has shared the latest details and screenshots for Yomawari 3 covering its various locations. The company has introduced the school, shopping district, ship, and graveyard.

Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Gematsu:

“Memories” Lead the Protagonist to the Town at Night

– Yomawari 3 is an action game in which you explore the town at night
– The protagonist wanders the town at night in search of the “memories” that are the key to breaking the curse placed upon her
– The hints to finding these memories are everyday lost items familiar to the protagonist
– By taking an item into her hand, she can faintly recall the memories she lost
– If you go to the place you saw in your memory, you might learn something new
– Relying on the hints from her recovered memories, the protagonist enters the town at night in search of “important memories”
– If you try to enter an area without first getting a hint from an item, the Human-Faced Bird will block your path forward

The School in the Dead of Night

– Tall, Faceless Man: creature said to wield a sickle in its long arms, who chases after the protagonist; its pursuit will not cease until you successfully manage to escape
– Skeleton Model: while this skeleton model from the science lab might seem normal at first, rumor has it that “it moves when you’re not looking”
– Empty classrooms, hallways lit red by the light of a fire hydrant
– In the school as silent as death, you will pursue someone’s diary exchanges
– On the scraps of paper you can find at the school are a diary exchanges between two people
– The diary exchanges contain rumors about the frightening spirits that lurk the school

The Shopping District with Barking Echoes

– Roadblock: a giant spirit posted up in the shopping district that blocks the road; stares you down as if to prevent you from approaching
– A shopping district with a deserted atmosphere
– Stray dogs are gathered everywhere, constantly barking at empty space
– When approached, they do not react and only continue to bark at empty space
– Might be able to get one dog to move if something can arouse their interests

The Abandoned Ship

– Water Spirit: spirit that pops up from puddles of water; moves toward the protagonist while shaking and erratically shifting its shape
– On-board the ship left broken and covered in darkness
– For some reason, your flashlight and watch go crazy while on the ship
– There’s an old camera you find on-board the ship that can use a bright flash for just an instant
– Smoke bombs emit a bright light; it goes out after some time, but is a valuable source of light on-board a dark ship.
– There’s a note left behind by someone who seems to be the ship’s captain; says that there is “something” outside of the ship

The Forgotten Graveyard

– Three spirits remain sitting in a corner of the graveyard, blocking the road
– A graveyard left to ruin with no one to mourn; t The spirits that haunt the graveyard, as if to protect its neglected graves, stare you down as if trying to tell you something
– A spirit clings to a neglected grave; it remains motionless, as demanding something
– A spirit stands still in front of an out-of-use incinerator, could be something inside

Take a closer look at the locations in Yomawari 3 below.