Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP Free Download Romslab a socially awkward girl living in a ghost town, not as in a town that is deserted but a town that is literally inhabited entirely by ghosts and surrounded by a seemingly endless desert of snow. These ghosts act like regular people, but they cannot die, they do not age, and they cannot go out during the daytime. Sayoko is also a ghost, but she doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the people in town. In fact she finds herself ostracized by most of them, an incident in the past causing them to be fearful of her, and for this reason she mostly lives as a shut-in. ROMSLAB.COM Best Switch Games

Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

Eventually she is dragged out of her apartment by her only friends, two girls named Pacifica and Anya, and learns that something unprecedented has happened: for as long as anybody can remember there have always been exactly 1024 ghosts residing in town, but a new ghost has suddenly arrived and is being held captive by the local church, an organization with a stranglehold on the town’s politics. The trio decides to welcome this new ghost into town to try and make Sayoko a new friend, and what results is a story about friendship, violence, and the importance of human connection.

To set off beyond the unfathomable vast desert of snow, beyond where nobody has ever gone.

The story of Ghostpia is its defining feature, as it does not have a whole lot in terms of interactivity. While the original 2014 product seems to have had branching story paths and QTE sequences, those have both been stripped out in this new version in favor of telling a more focused story. There are no dialogue options or anything of the sort, this is a visual novel through and through. By far my favorite part of Ghostpia, however, is its presentation. The game is split into five episodes and presented as if it were an old school anime playing on a shoddy TV signal or a well-worn VHS tape. Pocket League Story Switch NSP

Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

Complete with an OP (opening cinematic), an ED (ending cinematic), and even mid episode interstitial eye catches. These alone add so much personality to the experience that they almost single handedly make the whole experience worthwhile. The music also adds heavily to the experience, able to perfectly swing between atmospheric and whimsical, which is a rather good thing as the game itself does this as well. In a single episode you may find yourself having a comical conversation about how the local priest is a “poop” and then ten minutes later be putting a bullet into the skull of that same priest.

They are immortal. Unable to die, with their neverending lives, they took to referring to themselves like that.

The story is also not afraid to go some wild places, both comedically and in terms of action (episode four in particular has what I can only refer to as an “anime as hell” finale sequence). Visual novels have never really been known for their gameplay elements, what with them being digital books and all, but Ghostpia brings that to a whole new level. Taking the term “visual novel” to its most literal meaning, there is nothing in the way of player interaction outside of basic functions like saving, loading, and checking text logs. This means that what you see is what you get. Pocket Foosball Switch NSP 

Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

Honestly, I don’t really have strong feelings about this one way or the other, and I completely respect Chosuido’s decision to tell the game’s story in the way they intended. It probably helped them when it came to visuals, too. Considering the amount of love and attention that went into creating the hauntingly beautiful visual landscape of Ghostpia (they really did perfect the “illustrated kids’ book” style that they were going for), I’m sure creating everything that’s already there was painstaking enough—doubling or tripling that amount sounds like it would be a nightmare.

We’ve put all of our efforts into making the best possible story we could, so that you could enjoy it like you would a good movie.

Naturally, the recently reunited trio decides to stage a rescue for the unknown newcomer. Throughout the story, Sayoko gets into fights with the police, other townspeople, and even those who serve the Church. It seems like they’ve all been desensitized to violence because of the way they all come back to life if they’re damaged enough to die. People get slammed into walls, have their fingers broken unprovoked, and get shot. There’s also the occasional explosion. The town seems more dystopian than utopian to me, and I don’t know if I’d say anyone is particularly likable.

Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

But the violence is often trivialized with jokes that cut the tension, rainbow vomit, or a cartoonish body that’s been cut in half. The game’s art style is charming, and the music seems rather cheerful and lighthearted compared to the serious events that unfold. It all just seems wacky and zany and a bit bizarre. I often found myself confused yet still intrigued by where the plot could be going. With all of the morbidly fascinating interactions, they really made me want to find out if Sayoko and her friends would succeed in their goal of leaving their isolated town, and what secrets lie beneath its surface… Pocket Fishing Switch NSP

Add-ons (DLC): Ghostpia Season One Switch NSP