It’s a shame they didn’t go back to alter the main hero in the process. In “Nightfall”, Aragami’s story expansion, character movement feels noticeably faster and cleaner. This isn’t fast paced hack and slash territory and you’re actively encouraged to sneak, but for someone supposedly adept in the ways of the ninja, even a mild jog feels like wading through treacle. Unfortunately, the sluggish movement speed makes evasion a little more difficult. Manage to escape a pursuing guard and surrounding enemies will hunt you with increased fervor and aggression, weapons drawn. It’s a tense cat and mouse scenario as you weigh up the advantages of removing enemies outright, versus the risk of being seen. Enemies investigate suspicious noises or movement, killing you immediately should you fail to teleport away in the split-second proceeding discovery.
The stealth-focused combat system will feel familiar to fans of Tenchu and even the Metal Gear Solid series. I enjoyed the challenge of deciding how best to initially build out my character with a limited number of scrolls, but some may not appreciate the required backtracking, as they painstakingly scour past levels. It’s a risky move from the developer, not so much encouraging exploration as forcing it. Each power comes with an assigned cost of between 1-5 scrolls and, whilst it’s possible to attain every ability in the game, the scrolls aren’t always obvious in their placement. Instead, you’ll seek out collectible scrolls hidden within each level. There’s no passive progression system in Aragami and you won’t unlock abilities from simply playing the game. Beyond an entry and exit point, traversal is left at the behest of your own creativity as you observe enemy patrol patterns, wait for an opportunity to strike, and vanish back into the nether. It’s enjoyable to revisit prior levels, trying something different with a fresh set of skills the game changing ability to instantly dispose of corpses or the devastating “shadow kill”.
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Each area is a self-contained puzzle as you search for the next patch of darkness to see you through the level, and there’s no ultimately correct path for achieving your goals. You’ll start with a simple teleport, the means to travel some distance from shadow to shadow, through gates and atop buildings for strategic advantage. Aragami are beings of magic, and a short tutorial guides you through the basics of your expandable arsenal of powers. Whilst the writing on offer lacks nuance, it’s a different story entirely in regards to gameplay. By then I’d worked out exactly what it all meant… and I was correct. “What does this all mean?” supposes the Aragami, at the conclusion of the second of a surprisingly extensive thirteen mission campaign. Coupled with an amnesia plot line, as you strive to remember the origins of your creation, the story is unremarkable if just enough to keep you invested in the narrative framework of pushing forward. It’s standard “save the princess” fare as she guides you through each semi-linear level, eliminating or avoiding soldiers of the equally mysterious army of light, the “Kaiho”. As an “Aragami”, a vengeful spirit summoned to seek justice for those in need, you’ll set out to rescue Yamiko, a mysterious young girl held prisoner, over the course of a single night.
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