The Midnight Sanctuary

CAVYHOUSE · Oct 3, 2018

Everyone10+

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Has the Saint of legend come to this mountain village to bring salvation... or to bring the end? An occult suspense 3D novel game, and a tale that can be experienced through either traditional cinematic storytelling, or with new VR technology.

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COGconnected
Lillian King · Oct 15, 2018
4.5
For three hours of entertainment, I’m not sure The Midnight Sanctuary is worth the $9.99. However, it does present an increasingly entertaining story with surrealist visuals, so if that sounds like something you’d like, it might be worth checking out. For me, slogging through 3-D models that could have been traditional visual novel artwork for a story that only kicked into gear in the last thirty minutes just wasn’t how I wanted to spend my day. Still, that ending though, right?
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PS Lifestyle
Jenni Lada · Oct 03, 2018
4.0
Lots of strange choices were made in this game, and all of them made it more difficult for me to connect with the story and its characters. I imagine others will feel similarly. But hey, people who enjoy constantly shifting and awkward camera angles, a storyline that takes about an hour and a half to really start getting good, and playing peek-a-boo with a stylized crane will definitely dig it.
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TheSixthAxis
TSA Staff · Oct 23, 2018
5.0
The Midnight Sanctuary is certainly not what I expected. I will always applaud any game – or graphic novel – which teaches the audience something new. Educating the player about the history of Japanese Christianity, even if just in passing, is commendable. However, as an experience, The Midnight Sanctuary is a little too slow and disjointed to be truly gripping.
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Pocket Gamer
Ric Cowley · Oct 04, 2018
7.0
At the end of the day, The Midnight Sanctuary isn't going to convert you into a visual novel lover overnight. It knows what it wants to do - tell a story - and focuses entirely on that alone. If you don't mind a total lack of interaction, then there's a seriously enthralling story to be found in here. Throw in some fantastically weird visuals and you've got a game you're unlikely to forget anytime soon.
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