Line #15 VisualNovel/Hayarigami3


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[NothingIsScarier Have fun checking the sewers for something that can kill you.]]]]
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4	''Hayarigami 3'' (Officially known as 流行り神3警視庁怪異事件ファイル - Hayarigami 3 Keishicho Kaii Jiken Fairu — Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Strange Case Files 3) is a SurvivalHorror VisualNovel game released by Creator/NipponIchi as the last game in the main Hayarigami trilogy before the eventual release of VisualNovel/ShinHayarigami in 2014 for the [=PS3=] and PS Vita.
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6	The game is only released on the Playstation Portable with a physical releases on August 6, 2009 with a rerelease via "Best Price" release and digital release on August 5, 2010. All of them are rated C by CERO due to the game's mild violent content.
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8	It takes place one year after the events of VisualNovel/{{Hayarigami 2}}. The [=MPD=]'s Historical Archives Section has been informed by their superiors that a new department head will take command of the section as they proceed to investigate the Greater Tokyo Area to resolve criminal cases that arise from urban legends. They were also informed that they'll be joined by a new recruit, who is scheduled to be transferred to the section from the [=MPD=]'s Criminal Investigation Bureau, the same bureau where Assistant Inspector Kazami last worked a few years ago.
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10	Like Hayarigami 2, the gameplay mechanics are still intact. But this time, the game comes with an additional downloadable scenario that concentrates on new HAS officer Kaoru Haguro, one of the section's new recruits, as he investigate a potential murder in the confines of an elementary school that may have ties to the Hanako-san toilet urban legend. This scenario was released for free as of 2015.
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13	!!''Hayarigami 3'' contains examples of:
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15	* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The game include the option to skip text and a path flowchart to keep track of your progress if you replay a case again. However, the path flowchart is fixed so that you can where a path will eventually take you to which ending.
16	* AllThereInTheManual: The official website gives the characters their bios, including their age and background. In addition, some of the game articles released by Famitsu and Dengeki give more additional info on their bios as well.
17	* BloodyHorror: A private elementary school makes the [=HAS=]'s case files when reports were made that lots of blood were found inside the female toilet. This leads to an investigation on whether the Hanako-san urban legend was involved.
18	* GameplayGrading: The ranks (From good to worse) consist of S, A, B, C and D. Getting a good score allows you to get more unlockables.
19	* GuideDangIt: A guide is needed if you're trying to get a 100% rating on a case.
20	* JumpScare: The possible appearance of Hanako-san when Kaoru investigates the possibility of the "Hanako-san of the Toilet" urban legend existing in an elementary school.
21	* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: How the police treats cases that are seemingly paranormal in nature.
22	** RealAfterAll: If the police conclude a case for having supernatural origins.
23	*** ScoobyDooHoax: In most cases, this will be the answer for solving the cases.
24	*** AnotherSideAnotherStory: But if you want to get the entire case story and background, playing both angles are needed.
25	* MythologyGag: The transfer of Kaoru to the [=HAS=] is a reminder of Kazami's transfer in the first Hayarigami game.
26	* NothingIsScarier: When the [=MPD=] pursues a case that has the paranormal as the only reasonable answer, this can happen.
27	* OmniscientDatabase: The Friend of a Friend database or [=FOAF=] returns again as a gameplay mechanic.
28	* ParanormalInvestigation: The [=HAS=]' investigation gets into this if Kazami or Kaoru believes in the possibility of paranormal involvement.
29	* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. The [=MPD=] summons the [=HAS=] to covertly investigate cases that have supernatural angles in it.
30	* SeekingTheMissingFindingTheDead: During the investigation on the rumors of an alligator in the sewers, [=HAS=] received missing person's reports that several residents from an elderly housing complex had gone missing.
31	* SewerGator: In one case, the [=HAS=] is deployed to the sewers of the [=GTA=] to investigate rumors of a white albino alligator roaming inside, its last location underneath a housing complex for the elderly.
32	* ShownTheirWork: Most of the game [=FMV=]s show the entire [=MPD=] building in design, including the roof. Justified that it's suppose to be a game portraying the MPD itself.
33	* SoundTest: The game's sound test mode can be accessed, allowing players to listen to the background music without playing the game.
34	* SurvivalHorror: The game's environment. Since it's a visual novel, the players need to carefully need to make the appropriate choice when a case delves into the paranormal.
35	* UrbanLegend: [[RunningGag You'd know this by now if you're playing it]].

Context VisualNovel / Hayarigami3