Imagine my shock when I heard that a second PARANORMASIGHT game got announced, with the game releasing mere weeks after. I thought the first game was a beautiful, underrated gem and I never could have guessed a sequel would be made. I am glad this was made, for this game is FIRE and GOD I MISSED THIS MUSIC ITS SO GOOD

Even basic stuff like the UI got a huge upgrade, now being very water-centric and themed with all these cool visual effects. Of course, the Paranormasight series just nails visual presentation no matter what it does. Beautiful artstyle, great set-pieces, its all amazing and I'm blown away every time I look at a game like this. It just scratches the brain in the most perfect way, whether it be the character designs or the horrific curses they pride themselves in showing.

A big addition that did not exist in the original game is this cool diving minigame that seems pretty central to the experience. Its fun (although really easy for me to mess it all up), and there is a bit of strategy you gotta put into it between picking which skills to level up and committing to grab things that you might not be able to afford grabbing

The characters are already gripping me (even with their at times odd dialogue and actions). The game does not shy away from feeding you a lot of information on these characters right away, so you can slide right into their shoes. Its one of the things I love about the first Paranormasight; that being the abundance of information on any relevant character or topic, so you can fully understand and appreciate what is going on. It seems to be just as well executed in this game

Quick note, the HORROR of Mermaid's Curse is quite a bit less than Seven Mysteries, so if you were planning on going in for non-stop scares, you may not get that. Even still, it clings onto that great sense of mystery that the first game had, and it does it well. Its a shame that it lacks that overt scare factor, but you still feel like a genius solving some creepy supernatural mystery, and thats good enough for me.

Yeah I already feel myself getting addicted and finishing this in a day or two, just go for it

Fun dive fishing game! Oh, and there is a visual novel attached to the side. That's cool I guess.

In all seriousness, The Mermaid's Curse is a great follow up to The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. It maintains that same level of writing, containing a gripping mystery populated with endearing characters. I really love the cast in this one.

I did have issues with the pacing at times. Some chapters went a little too heavy on the exposition. And it felt like it took a while before the action really kicked in. It did pick up in speed eventually.

It doesn't get nearly as scary as the first game. But if you loved the first Paranormasight, you'll love this one too. I highly recommend playing The Mermaid's Curse.

Here I am, 2 years and 7 months after I 100% completed PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo and reviewed it, and a new game has been released, hence marking PARANORMASIGHT as a series, just as I wished for.

Now, about the game, PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse is an amazing mystery visual novel just like its predecessor. The story, the mysteries, the twists and turns were amazing. Unlike its predecessor, this game's theme is not horror; it's more about the culture, the history of the setting this game is in, and it's a more traditional mystery game.

The story and the overall experience are really well thought out from start to finish, making this a really enjoyable game. You start piecing together everything as the game progresses, and you also experience the characters piecing together everything as well, which is really satisfying on top of your own experience. While we are on the topic of characters, all of the characters were written really well; they had their own motives and personalities, which really increased my enjoyment of the game.

The soundtrack and the sound effects were really similar, and some of them were the same as the first game, which I don't mind since it makes me feel like experiencing another story in the PARANORMASIGHT series. This can also be said of the art style, with no complaints whatsoever.

I highly recommend this game, whether you like mystery and detective games or visual novels, or even better, both together. This is also the case for the first game! This was an amazing surprise for me, and I'm glad this game is a thing. I really hope we will see more PARANORMASIGHT games in the future, as it was mentioned in the File 38 after finishing the game, just like the File 23 after finishing the first game :)