The Niwa Nature Park

Photo of the environment of The Niwa Nature Park

The **Niwa Nature Park** is a part of the forest environment which is circling the former Niwa Resort in The Medium. During the Hay Day of the resort and before the shutdown of the tourist infrastructure, the Niwa Nature Park served as an ideal place for the nature lovers and guests. Since then, the Park remain abandoned and decayed and possibly every facility and infrastructure placed inside it has been overgrown by nature.

## Environment

### Tourist Infrastructures

The Park extents to a very big forest area which is partially connected via pathways from the resort, while in some spaces there are existing overlook decks and other entertainment infrastructures for the visitors. The Park suffered a decay after the closure of the neighboring resort, and as a result nature overgrown the majority of buildings and paths along it.
During Marianne's walk throught the woods, she finds a number of dead deers which were rotten from inside out, possibly indicating the presence of The Maw.

#### Educational Trail

The Educational Trail consists the main path of the Niwa's Nature Park and consists of a short-distance road which end ups in a conjuction between the Rare Tree Exhibit and the Landscape Trail.

#### Rare Tree Exhibit

The Rare Tree Exhibit consists a short route to in which a variety of big dead trees exists alongside the path, while afterwards the trail reconnects with the Landscape one.

#### Landscape Trail

The Landscape Trail consists an alternative route of the Rare Tree Exhibit route to in which a Groundskeeper's Postcard can be found on the top of a wooden bench.

### Fort Pulaski

Into the zone of the Park there are existing ruins of a 19th-century fort in which sometime in the past a restoration project has taken place in order to renovate the site and make it accessible for the public to visit. The construction project has been predicted to be completed by 1983 but due to the events of the Niwa's Massacre and the following shutdown of The Niwa, the site was abandoned and overgrown by nature.

### Climate

During the visit of Marianne into the Park, it is evident that the local environment hosts intense winds and stormy weather, indicating the cold and humid climate of the area.

## Gameplay

### Story

During the events of The Medium, Marianne exits the Niwa Resort and heads to Niwa Nature Park, where she follows a row of pathways and mudroads in order to guide herself throught the forest. During her walk, she finds a dog which leds her to Francis corpse, Niwa's former groundkeeper which is found inside a tent. After a short talk, Marianne gets chased by The Maw drifting around realities and obstacles while reaching the fort's ruins, where she avoids the danger for a short time.

### Clues and Collectibles

#### Groundkeeper's Postcards

##### Poor Thing

The *Poor Thing* postcard consist the fifth Postcard of the Groundskeeper's Postcards. in which he contacts with his wife reffering to the illness of Mr. Rekowicz's daughter Lilianne and how she reminded his own daughter Anna, whose birthday would be the next month of the postcard's date.

##### Harder and Harder

The *Harder and Harder* postcard consist the sixth Postcard of the Groundskeeper's Postcards, in which Francis expresses to his wife his deep concerns of the treatment of Lilianne by Mr. Rekowicz.

##### Regrets

The *Regrets* postcard consist the seventh Postcard of the Groundskeeper's Postcards, in which Francis expresses his sadness by not being able to show the sun to someone special.

#### Photos

##### Staff Photo

The Staff Photo can be found near the corpse of Francis, the Niwa's groundkeeper inside his tent. The Photo captures a team photo of the Niwa's Resort staff, in which the great majority of people have their faces scratched, possibly indicating that they fell victims of the Niwa's Massacre.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thegamer.com/the-medium-niwa-trivia-missed/#there-are-two-abandoned-cars-at-niwa
2. ↑ https://www.gamepressure.com/the-medium/nature-park-niwa/z3e1f7
3. ↑ https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-medium/Find\_a\_Way\_Through\_the\_Ruins
4. ↑ https://www.gamepressure.com/the-medium/nature-park-niwa/z3e1f7
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-medium/All\_Groundskeepers'\_Postcards\_Locations
6. ↑ https://www.gamepressure.com/the-medium/nature-park-niwa/z3e1f7