Hayarigami 1

* PS2
* Revenge Ed.
* PSP
* PSP The Best Price
* PSP Icon
* Mobile
* DS

### Release date(s)

***PlayStation 2 version***JP: August 5, 2004JP: July 14, 2005 (Revenge Edition)***PlayStation Portable version***

JP: December 15, 2005JP: July 5, 2007 (The Best Price)JP: July 1, 2009 (download version)***MOBILE version***

JP: July 1, 2007***Nintendo DS version***

JP: June 11, 2009

### series

Hayarigami series

**Hayarigami, Metropolitan Police Department Mysterious Case Files** (流行り神 警視庁怪異事件ファイル, *Hayarigami Keishichō kaii jiken fairu*, lit. *"*Trendy God*"*) is a horror Visual Novel released by Nippon Ichi for the Playstation 2 on August 5, 2004.

## **Plot**

Players assume the role of Assistant Inspector Junya Kazami, a once promising detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau's Section 1.

At the start of the game, he was ordered to be transferred to the MPD's Historical Archives Section instead, located on the 5th basement floor, due to a troubling incident that involved him.

Kazami is assigned to work with Sergeant Soichiro Kogure, another officer assigned to the section and his subordinate under the command of Inspector Ranko Inudo.

The two men subsequently investigate occult cases if a criminal is using the paranormal to commit criminal activities or if the paranormal is truly involved after all. Their first case together sets them to investigate an urban legend called *Chain Mail* that has information on a Serial Killer responsible for a string of murders in the GTA...

## **Gameplay**

*To make progress in a case, the game calls for the use of "Inference Logic", a relationship chart where players determine the relationship between the suspect/s, witness/es and persons of interest over a case. Completing the chart will yield more information to help a player progress. "Self-Question" relates to how the case progresses if Kazami is sure that it can be explained by science or by paranormal means. "Courage Points" are used during certain question scenarios where its use can determine the progress of a case. Running out of them will impede your progress in making a choice that has a point embedded, so be very careful with them.*

## **Release**

### ***Version Differences***

#### Revenge Edition

Hayarigami Revenge Edition was released on July 14, 2005. This is a low-price and improved version of Hayarigami. The scenarios are basically the same, price was reduced and package was also revised.

Three main improvements are:

* The skip function has been sped up.
* It's now possible to skip passages that have not been read yet.
* Options that have been selected before are shown with a check mark.

Data conversion is possible; you can transfer your save data from the vanilla version and play it on the Revenge version. As an add-on gift, a drama CD "The Cursed Urban Legend"--with themes selected from urban legends, is also attached.

#### PlayStation Portable Version

Hayarigami PORTABLE was released on December 15, 2005. It's an improved and ported version of "Revenge Edition" for PSP.

On July 5, 2007, a low-priced version was released with a "The Best Price" label placed on its packing (Same content as base product).

Basic contents of the game such as scenarios, etc. are the same, but in addition, it includes 30 new event graphics which were not included in the PS2 version. Furthermore, a shortcut function has been added so that you can assign functions to the L and R buttons, and the operation system has also been improved. This version also has a game sharing function that allows you to send a trial version of the game to another PSP using the wireless LAN ad hoc function. In addition, 6 episodes of the audio drama have been added.

A preview movie of the sequel "Hayarigami 2" is also included.

#### Mobile Version

Hayarigami MOBILE was released on July 1, 2007. Phones that compatible with the game are FOMA 904i, 903i series, softbank81 , 91 \* series, and were sequentially supported. Refer to the game's website for a detailed list of compatible phones. The game was distributed within the mobile phone site "Nippon Ichi GAMES" operated by Nippon Ichi Software.

The games' content is almost the same as the original PS2 and PSP versions. The trial version (Episode 0, chain mail) could be downloaded for free. The main story is played by purchasing each of the game's scenarios individually.

#### Nintendo DS Version

Released on June 11, 2009. Though it features a different subtitle, it is a remake of the PS2 version, featuring both button and stylus controls. It incorporates the unread text skip and dialogue option check features from “Hayarigami Revenge Edition”, as well as the branching story system from “Hayarigami 2”. It also includes an additional short story detailing events not covered in the base game, “Gap Record”, which can be unlocked by meeting certain criteria in each scenario.

#### PS5/PS4/Nintendo Switch Version

The Hayarigami 1\*2\*3 Pack is a collection featuring the original Hayarigami trilogy with improvements such as High definition graphics along with all the additional scenarios and improvements from later ports of the games assembled into one package.

### **Cancelled Korean Localization**

On November 18, 2016 iplay announced at G-Star a partnership with Nippon Ichi Software to develop smartphone ports for all three original Hayarigami games. The ports were intended to be released simultaneously in Korea and Japan in August of 2017. But due to a variety of reasons their plans would change to making mobile ports for each of Shin Hayarigami 1's individual chapters instead of the original trilogy games. The release date for Shin Hayarigami 1's mobile ports would also pushed back to November 27th to prioritize the release of The Sweet World of the Ephemeral Korean exclusive mobile port.

## **Gallery**

Hayarigami 1 LogoHayarigami MOBILE LogoHayarigami Portable LogoHayarigami Revenge edition LogoHayarigami DS LogoCover Art
## **External Links**

* Hayarigami 1 Official Website
* Hayarigami MOBILE Website
* https://nippon1.co.jp/news/pdf/2007/20070629\_2.pdf

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hayarigami - tvtropes.org
2. ↑ [취재] 드디어 한국어화! 호러 어드벤처 '하야리가미' 스마트폰 버전 제작 발표회 - inven.co.kr
3. ↑ i-play - namu.wiki