It is a short, minimalistic side-scrolling game with an “Interact” button to determine Nagoro village’s fate. A narrative told about Nagoro using minimalist gameplay and a “interact button. You can discover Nagoro village through a 10-minute walking simulator with hand-drawn pictures. Nagoro is a small village in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in the Iya Valley on the island of Shikoku.
Nagoro is a small village in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, located in the Iya Valley on the island of Shikoku. The valley was prosperous during her childhood, and the village was bustling with young people. Nagoro used to have 300 residents supported by the forest industry and dam construction.
When she was younger, she moved to Osaka from Nagoro. When she grows older and returns to Nagoro, the village is not the same as she remembers it from her childhood.
Features Include
- Relaxing music
- Draw a picture by hand
- Nagoro educational information
- Asami composed the song for Nagoro Village.
- Adorable sketch
- There is an interact button.
The gameplay of In the Rural Village Of Nagoro
Throughout the game, you must move in one direction and press the “F” button to interact with the NPCs after some prompts. There is no menu here – no timers, inventories, or items – because you have to stroll from one end of the screen to the other, saying “hi” to your neighbors as you go. The walk is slow and deliberate, most likely because the game wants you to enjoy the journey and focus on the neighbors who greet you with such enthusiasm.
The village of Nagoro, known as the “Valley of Scarecrows,” was once a bustling town. Still, as people moved on to the big city and the elderly residents died one by one, Ayano Tsukimi dealt with her sadness and nostalgia by crafting scarecrows to commemorate the lives of her lovely neighbors.
Final Words
Eventually, at the end of the day, we all wish to keep our loved ones’ memories alive in our hearts, but The Rural Village of Nagoro goes above and beyond. It certainly teaches us to appreciate what we have before it is taken away, and it reminds us to say “hi” to our neighbors and smile at strangers whenever we can.
