GERMS: Nerawareta Machi（PlayStation）
📖 Movement, passing time, and infection
Choosing between walking, cars, and trains, managing accelerated time, and understanding infection.
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The town is approximately 3km on each side, with seamless movement on foot, by car, and by train. Examine nearby places closely on foot and save time on distant trips with vehicles. Travel itself consumes time, directly linking transport choice to time management.
| Phase | Objective | Checklist |
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| Early game | Understand the town's layout, transport options, and infection risk |
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| Midgame | Collect clues and expand the investigation as time passes and mutations spread |
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| Late game | Focus the investigation on the truth while avoiding infection |
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1. Infection or mutation quickly causes game over
Cause: You are not sufficiently avoiding dangerous contact or overextension
Solution: Avoid reckless actions, keep separate saves before risky scenes, and proceed cautiously
2. The investigation stops because you do not know where to go next
Cause: Your clues are disorganized and destinations remain vague
Solution: Write down what you learned and systematically revisit likely related places and people
3. Travel and the clock prevent you from exploring the whole town
Cause: You are not selecting transport efficiently
Solution: Choose transport by distance—walk nearby and use cars or trains farther away—and manage travel and time together
The town is approximately 3km on each side, with seamless movement on foot, by car, and by train. Examine nearby places closely on foot and save time on distant trips with vehicles. Travel itself consumes time, directly linking transport choice to time management.
- ▸ Explore nearby places closely on foot
- ▸ Use cars or trains to shorten distant journeys
- ▸ Try each option early to learn how it works
Time passes several times faster than real time, while contamination and mutations spread. The same place can differ depending on when you visit, making timing important to investigation. Rather than treating time only as an enemy, use changes as clues for steadier progress.
- ▸ Expect accelerated time and a changing town
- ▸ Remember that visiting time affects the situation
- ▸ Plan action order with the passage of time in mind
A defining feature is that the player character also faces infection and mutation. Infection or defeat causes game over, creating constant tension while investigating around danger. Choose manageable actions with risk control as the foundation.
- ▸ Infection and mutation lead directly to game over
- ▸ Keep avoiding danger while advancing the investigation
- ▸ Save regularly to prepare for setbacks
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