The creepy but interesting looking Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open is releasing on consoles and PC next year.
It is a follow up to the smaller Paper Ghost Stories: 7PM which is available on Steam. In fact you can play it on Steam for free until Paper Ghost Stories: 7PM for free until June 2nd.
But what if you have a console and don’t have access to Steam? I hear you ask. Well 7PM will come bundled in Third Eye Open so you won’t miss a second of paper theater action.
Ting, a young Chinese-Malaysian girl, unknowingly breaches the spirit world. Everywhere she goes, the apparition of a child named Xiu follows, visible only to her.
Despite her efforts to keep Xiu a secret, other children notice, quickly earning Ting notoriety as a “weird” kid.
Follow Ting through pre-school and primary school as she navigates the perils of home life and the mysterious spirit world.
Third Eye Open’s narrative unfolds across multiple years at locations from Ting’s troubled home, creepy campgrounds, to nightmares. The game has you chatting with friends and family through a timed dialogue system simulating heated arguments and hard questions. You’ll Interact with the world through a collection of minigames. These range from assembling a barbecue platter during a camping trip to hiding from malevolent phantoms.
Rendered in a living “paper theatre” style inspired by the paper puppetry – the shadow plays – of Southeast Asia, Third Eye Open haunts and charms in equal measure. The beautiful, childlike aesthetic belies a darker story of a family falling apart, Ting’s role in its salvation, and the haunted house at the heart of it all.
For added authenticity, all in-game sounds were recorded on location in Malaysia, in places such as the Taman neighborhood, local Ko Pi Tiam (coffee shops), and the Pasar Malam (night markets).
Third Eye Open will be available on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC early next year.
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