Whoa, are we in Nik Blahunka territory already? I mean, I guess this game is kind of old β it came out in ! Even though it had plenty of entries that I enjoyed, Danger by Design through Trail of the Twister were something of a Dork Age for the series. They shuffled through a couple of different designers, which had someβ¦not great results like, not only are the Hardy Boys the Hardy Boys, they also had to look like that in Creature of Kapu Cave? The games also got increasingly chore-heavy and puzzle-heavy β while I like Legend of the Crystal Skull , you have to admit that the game is basically one long scavenger hunt for glass eyeballs.
This run was a good one, and then HER suddenly turned into a dumpster fire at the end of After we solved the mystery of who the shadiest person on P. No, Nancy is also working as an English teacher, for no reason I can see. Nancy is meant to be the player proxy, so maybe HER was trying to capitalize on all the weaboo dreams of teaching English in Japan.
Mysteriously, the ryokan is known as one of the scariest places in Kyoto. We roll up to the front desk, where an Old Traditional Japanese Woman and her Modern Granddaughter are waiting for us. You know better! We can always stay somewhere else! Modern Granddaughter introduces herself to us as Miwako, and gives us our room key. Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Ned needs to step his game up. The Ryokan Hiei has been passed down from mother to daughter for generations, since the 18th century. On our way up to our room, we get a call from Bess. George is here for some kind of technology convention, with Bess tagging along forβ¦reasons. We can explore the ryokan a bit, and we find this Ghost Stories of Japan book.
We come across this room, and when we try to go in, this dude jumps out at us and yells that the sauna is men-only right now. As he walks off, he bumps into the wall.
