History VideoGame / YomawariMidnightShadows

* SpidersAreScary: An evil spider spirit (presumably a ''Jorogumo'') serves as the BigBad of the game, and is much more of a villain than the lonely mountain spirit of ''Night Alone''. [[spoiler:It caused Yui's suicide, and now it wants Haru, too.]]
** Subverted, the spirit, Malice's original appearance looks like a giant mummy more than a spider.

* MythologyGag: Just like the first game, ''Midnight Shadows'' begins with [[spoiler:a tutorial that contains a shocking death]], and ends with [[spoiler:the heroine losing a body part]].

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: The game's tutorial looks normal enough, guiding you through the game's controls, [[spoiler:which leads the player to have Yui hang herself]]. Most promotional material has thankfully done a good job of keeping this a secret.

* BloodierAndGorier: ''Night Alone'' was a T-rated game that didn't get worse than a few bloodstains here and there [[spoiler:except for the end where the heroine's eye explodes]]. This one has a lot more blood and even a few severed body parts, kicking it straight to M Town.

* BittersweetEnding: In the end, [[spoiler:despite their best efforts, Yui and Haru have to let go of each other and move on, with Haru losing her arm in the process. However, Yui is able to spend her last moments saving her best friend, Haru adopts Chaco, and Haru is able to move on and a make new friend. The post-game reveals her new friend to be the little girl from the first ''Yomawari'']].
* BloodierAndGorier: Night Alone was a T-rated game that didn't get worse than a few bloodstains here and there [[spoiler: except for the end where the heroine's eye explodes.]] This one has a lot more blood and even a few severed body parts, kicking it straight to M Town.
* TheCameo: In the post-game, Haru can travel to the bordering town and encounter some of the spirits from the first game, including Mr. Yomawari, the centipede spirit, and Hanako. [[spoiler:She can run into the little girl from first ''Yomawari'' as well. They quickly become friends.]]
* ChekhovsGun: At some point in the game, players will find a sign warning people to beware of strange voices in the mountains. At first, it seems like it is simply referring to a random spirit. [[spoiler:It is actually referring to ''the game's tutorial'']].

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Yui.]] It is eventually revealed that she crossed the DespairEventHorizon due to all the misfortune she suffered in her life. [[spoiler:Her father and one of her dogs are dead, her mother is distant, and Haru is moving away, leaving her all alone. However, it is later revealed that she was manipulated by the voice of the Spider Spirit as her notes indicate that she planned to stay in touch with Haru when she leaves. This note becomes important as it prevents Haru from suffering the same fate.]]
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: The game's tutorial looks normal enough, guiding you through the game's controls, [[spoiler:which leads the player to have Yui hang herself.]] Most promotional material has thankfully done a good job of keeping this a secret.

* GhostlyGoals: Some of the bosses are put to rest this way. [[spoiler: Like burying the rat spirit's corpse, or giving the subway spirit her umbrella.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: Whatever death the spirits have planned for the little girl, the player is thankfully spared with a FadeToBlack and blood splattering across the screen. [[spoiler:Averted when Yui (or Haru, if the player chooses to) hangs herself]].
* GiantHandsOfDoom: The ''Gashadokuro'' encountered at the end of the sewers. Which oddly enough is [[spoiler: actually the ghost of a rat.]]
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Most of the boss spirits have at least some hint of a backstory...except that giant ball of eyes and hands (named ''Original Mr. Raw Head''), which is just kind of there.

* HeelFaceTurn: When Haru cleans up his shrine, [[spoiler:Mr. Kotowari stops trying to kill her and helps her in the final chapter, cutting the statue to end the spider spirit's whispers and offering his scissors to her. Also as gruesome as it was, him cutting off her hand severs the RedStringOfFate, saving Haru from death and allowing Yui to finally move on and rest in peace]].

* ItsAllMyFault: The trope is said word for word prior to the final chapter. [[spoiler:When Haru realizes that the news of her going away is what lead to Yui committing suicide, Haru's diary entry is illegible due to Haru scribbling "[[RapidFireNo No]]" all over the page. The one exception is a single sentence -- "It's all my fault"]].

* MythologyGag: Just like the first game, Midnight Shadows begins with [[spoiler: a tutorial that contains a shocking death,]] and ends with [[spoiler: the heroine losing a body part.]]

* NonStandardGameOver: In the final chapter, [[spoiler:if the player has Haru complete the tutorial all the way through, she will hang herself just like Yui and the player will be taken back to the title screen. In order for the player to continue the story, they need to turn away from the noose on the tree, read the paper scrap, and walk away from the tree until the prompt "I can't take it anymore!" can be selected.]]
* NostalgiaLevel: The factory that Haru is whisked to turns out to be the very same one from the first game, and has many of the same spirits, including the evil fleshy monster that chased after the little girl. In the post game, the rest of the first game's town is opened up, allowing Haru to see the first game's various places and spirits. [[spoiler:She even gets to run into the previous game's protagonist.]]

* RedStringOfFate: Deconstructed. In the ending,[[spoiler:when Yui's malevolent spirit tries to attack Haru, Haru is unable to leave because her arm is ensnared by their red string of fate. Their bond is so strong that no matter how many times Haru tries to cut the string, it grows back. It takes Mr. Kotowari cutting off her hand for Haru to finally be free and for Yui to rest in peace.]]
* SequelEscalation: The game has basically more of ''everything'' than Night Alone: more story, more enemies, more boss encounters, more sub-events, more post-game content, and actual areas instead of the whole game being on the streets.
* ShaggyDogStory: Despite all of Haru and Yui's best efforts, [[spoiler:the girls cannot be together in the end. Parting is the only way Yui can rest in peace and not turn into a malevolent spirit.]]
* SpidersAreScary: An evil spider spirit (presumably a ''Jorogumo'') serves as the BigBad of the game, and is much more of a villain than the lonely mountain spirit of Night Alone. [[spoiler: It caused Yui's suicide, and now it wants Haru, too.]]

A compilation port of both this game and ''Night Alone'' known as ''Yomawari: The Long Night Collection'' will be released in October 2018 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Most of the boss spirits have at least some hint of a backstory...except that giant ball of eyes and hands, which is just kind of there.

* HeadAndHandsBoss: The ''Gashadokuro'' encountered at the end of the sewers. Which oddly enough is [[spoiler: actually the ghost of a rat.]]

* ItsAllMyFault: The trope is said word for word prior to the final chapter. [[spoiler:When Haru realizes that the news of her leaving away is what lead to Yui committing suicide, Haru's diary entry is illegible due to Haru scribbling "[[RapidFireNo No]]" all over the page. The one exception is a single sentence -- "It's all my fault"]].

* MeaningfulEcho: At the beginning of the final chapter, the game has Haru go through the tutorial just like Yui at the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:If the player decides to not follow through with the last part of the tutorial and leave the area, the game will urge the player to turn around and continue the tutorial until Mr. Kotowari puts an end to it. It is then revealed that the one narrating the tutorial was Spider spirit and that it manipulated Yui into killing herself.]]

* NostalgiaLevel: The factory that Haru is whisked to turns out to be the very same one from the first game, and has many of the same spirits, including evil fleshy monster that chased after the little girl. In the post game, the rest of the first game's town is opened up, allowing Haru to see the first game's various places and spirits. [[spoiler:She even gets to run into the previous game's protagonist.]]

* HeroicDog: Yui's surviving dog, Chaco. It does everything it's power to help Yui and Haru, leading them on the right path when they are lost and barking away spirits that try to harm them.

* BigBad: The Spider spirit who abducts Yui. [[spoiler:It is the one who manipulated Yui into committing suicide and uses its control of Yui and Haru's RedStringOfFate to try and kill Haru.]]

* BloodierAndGorier: Night Alone was a T-rated game that didn't get worse than a few bloodstains here and there [[spoiler: except for the end where the heroines' eye explodes.]] This one has a lot more blood and even a few severed body parts, kicking it straight to M Town.

* BigBad: The Spider spirit who abducts Yui. [[spoiler:It is the one who manipulated Yui into committing suicide and uses it's control of Yui and Haru's RedStringOfFate to try and kill Haru.]]

* JumpScare: There are plenty of spirits that love to quickly pop out of nowhere when the player least expects it.

* JumpScare: The first encounter with a spirit has the game slowly pause before zooming directly into the spirit's face while it lets out a terrifying scream. There are also quite a few spirits that love to quickly pop out of nowhere when the player least expects it.

* SprintMeter: The girl can only sprint for a limited amount of time before she tires out, indicated by the meter that appears at the bottom of the screen. That time is lessened when in the proximity of dangerous spirits, indicated by the loud beating of her heart.

* AnArmAndALeg: In the ending, Mr. Kotowari cuts off [[spoiler:Haru's hand when she's unable to cut the red strings of fate to allow her to escape from Yui's evil spirit.]] In the post-game, [[spoiler:she uses a flashlight attached to a necklace.]]

* TheCameo: In the post-game, Haru can travel to the bordering town and meet [[spoiler:the little girl from first ''Yomawari''. They quickly become friends. Some of the spirits from the first game return as well, including Mr. Yomawari, the centipede spirit, and Hanako.]]

* NostalgiaLevel: The factory that Haru is whisked to turns out to be the very same one from the first game, and has many of the same spirits, including evil fleshy monster that chased after the little girl. [[spoiler:In the post game, the rest of the first game's town is opened up, allowing Haru to see the first game's various places and spirits. She even gets to run into the previous game's protagonist.]]

* NonStandardGameOver: In the final chapter, [[spoiler:if the player Haru complete the tutorial all the way through, she will hang herself and the player will be taken back to the title screen. In order for the player to continue the story, they need to turn away from the noose on the tree, read the paper scrap, walk away from the tree until the prompt "I can't take it anymore!" can be selected.]]

* BigBad: The Spider spirit who abducts Yui. [[spoiler:It is the one who manipulated Yui into committing suicide and uses it's control Yui and Haru's RedStringOfFate to try and kill Haru.]]

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: The game's tutorial looks normal enough, guiding you through the game's controls, [[spoiler:which leads the player to have Yui hang herself.]] Most promotional material has thankfully done a good job keeping this a secret.