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Play Overview
Obakeidoro (2019) is a hide and seek adventure game. You play with up to four people, three are humans hiding from the other player who uses a monster to chase them down. The humans have 3 minutes to work together to get away.
Play for the hiding players involves finding places where they won't be found and crouching down to hide. Crouching turns out your light and makes you harder to find.
Play for the seeking player involves using clues from ghosts to locate and then chase down the players. Humans can use their lantern attack to fend off the Monster. The Monster player can glide through buildings and track them with ghosts. The music changes for the Monster player when they are near to Humans, which can help them locate them. When Humans are caught they are placed in a cage, but you can be set free by other players who are not yet caught.
As you progress you can unlock characters, lanterns and abilities in the monster shop. Different characters each have different stats and abilities. You also learn that you need to be careful when walking over different terrain as the noise can give you away.
The result is an asymmetrical multiplayer game where players have different roles. Like Mario Chase in Nintendo Land or Hello Neighbour, the novelty here is the different roles and how Monsters and Humans have a different view of the world to ensure the challenge is well balanced.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Obakeidoro 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
Play for the hiding players involves finding places where they won't be found and crouching down to hide. Crouching turns out your light and makes you harder to find.
Play for the seeking player involves using clues from ghosts to locate and then chase down the players. Humans can use their lantern attack to fend off the Monster. The Monster player can glide through buildings and track them with ghosts. The music changes for the Monster player when they are near to Humans, which can help them locate them. When Humans are caught they are placed in a cage, but you can be set free by other players who are not yet caught.
As you progress you can unlock characters, lanterns and abilities in the monster shop. Different characters each have different stats and abilities. You also learn that you need to be careful when walking over different terrain as the noise can give you away.
The result is an asymmetrical multiplayer game where players have different roles. Like Mario Chase in Nintendo Land or Hello Neighbour, the novelty here is the different roles and how Monsters and Humans have a different view of the world to ensure the challenge is well balanced.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Obakeidoro 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 2 years ago.
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Play Style
This is an Action and Traversal game with Adventure and Fighting elements. You can play with 1 to 4 players in the same room or as a 4-player online game. You can play with up to four people online or locally. Or you can play on your own against computer-controlled enemies. For locally multiplayer you can choose split-screen or shared screen.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Rated for younger players in the US. ESRB EVERYONE for Mild Fantasy Violence.
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. The hiding and seeking strategy require some patience and perseverance. Younger players enjoy this playground style game, although the spooky nature is worth noting for the very young.
Account Rating
- You need be 18-years-old to subscribe to Nintendo Online, but can then create accounts for children of any age to play online with Nintendo Switch.
Costs
Obakeidoro usually costs £16.99.
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Obakeidoro
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
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You need a subscription to play online:
- You need to purchase a Nintendo Online subscription to play online with Nintendo Switch.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 29/08/2019
Out Now: Switch
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1-4 (4 online)
Genres: Action, Traversal (Adventure and Fighting)
Accessibility: 14 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon
Developer: Obakeidoro En (@Obakeidoro_En)
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