PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

It is truly gratifying to see that The Seven Mysteries of Honjo was neither a flash in the pan nor a stroke of luck, but rather the result of a alignment of talents who have shown the very same inspiration to deliver a successor that is just as thrilling and thought-provoking, all while successfully shifting to a completely different atmosphere and theme. A formidable and highly effective visual novel that keeps us awake and on edge until its thoroughly satisfying conclusion, The Mermaid's Curse only falters on a few rare occasions, when it gets a bit too carried away by its secondary role as a history and geography teacher. But as long as writer Takanari Ishiyama, illustrator Gen Kobayashi, and composer Hidenori Iwasaki display this much passion and inspiration for storytelling and keeping us so deeply engaged, it's safe to say we'll keep coming back for more.