GERMS: Nerawareta Machi（PlayStation）
📋 Investigating the town and its mutations
Basic movement and investigation principles for a large town, accounting for time and infection risk.
GERMS: Nerawareta Machi — what should I check first in Walkthrough?
Rather than following a fixed linear route, GERMS centers on exploring town, gathering clues, and choosing where to go next. Time passes at several times normal speed while contamination spreads. Follow a cycle of traveling, examining, and using new information to choose the next destination to reduce confusion.
| 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
Rather than following a fixed linear route, GERMS centers on exploring town, gathering clues, and choosing where to go next. Time passes at several times normal speed while contamination spreads. Follow a cycle of traveling, examining, and using new information to choose the next destination to reduce confusion.
- ▸ Check examinable spots and transport options in each new place
- ▸ Use gathered information to narrow down likely related destinations
- ▸ Act with passing time and spreading contamination in mind
Infection, mutation, or defeat of the player character causes game over. Retreating rather than forcing entry into dangerous situations is part of the strategy. Separate saves before important actions reduce the rework caused by infection.
- ▸ Avoid dangerous-looking contact and overextension
- ▸ Keep separate saves before risky scenes
- ▸ Act cautiously, including choosing to withdraw
GERMS: Nerawareta Machi: follow the listed steps in progression order.
| Stage | Objective | Checkpoints |
|---|---|---|
| Early game | Understand the town's layout, transport options, and infection risk | Explore nearby streets on foot to identify examinable locations and how to access transportation / Experience time passing at several times normal speed and the town changing / Remember that infection or mutation can meet game-over conditions |
| Midgame | Collect clues and expand the investigation as time passes and mutations spread | Use gathered information to narrow down your next destination before traveling / Avoid infection through cautious action rather than forcing dangerous situations / Save time by walking nearby and taking cars or trains farther away |
| Late game | Focus the investigation on the truth while avoiding infection | Check for unexamined locations or unresolved clues / Keep separate saves before important progress and act carefully / Account for time and spreading contamination, arriving at the right time for scenes you do not want to miss |
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