Bob Richardson
RPGFanParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Review | RPGFan
Published 5/11/2023
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Android / PC / iOS / Switch - 3/8/2023
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game. Set in Honjo, Tokyo's Sumida ward during the Showa period (1926-89), this is the unsettling tale of those with the power to curse, derived from the gruesome real world urban legends: "The Seven Mysteries of Honjo." Follow the cursed seven as they embark on a supernatural ordeal over a three-day period to realise their desperate hopes and dreams.
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- Xeen
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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81
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45–90
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The critic average is 81 across 15 scored reviews, with a 45-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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90–1007 reviews · 47%
80–894 reviews · 27%
70–793 reviews · 20%
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Andrew Agress
The Outerhaven ProductionsParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Review – Quirks and Curses
Published 4/10/2023
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70
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Read originalJess Lee
Digital SpyParanormasight - The Seven Mysteries of Honjo is one of the year's best surprises so far
Published 4/3/2023
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90
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Read originalChristian Donlan
EurogamerParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo review - spooky goings on in Tokyo
Published 3/28/2023
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Read originalNathaniel Stevens
Digital ChumpsParanormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Review
Published 3/19/2023
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85
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Read originalOllie Reynolds
Nintendo LifeReview: Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo - A Scarily Good VN That's Simply Unmissable
Published 3/11/2023
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90
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Read originalZoey Handley
DestructoidReview: Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo – Destructoid
Published 3/10/2023
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85
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (Nintendo Switch)
Published 3/9/2023
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Read originalHayes Madsen
Inverse'Paranormasight' Is Already the Most Underrated Game of 2023
Published 3/8/2023
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Read originalRidge Harripersad
CGMagazinePARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (PC) Review
Published 3/8/2023
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