Echo Night 2: Nemuri no Shihaisha is a 1999 survival horror first-person adventure video game developed and published by FromSoftware for the PlayStation. It is the second game in the Echo Night series. While it shares common elements with Echo Night, Echo Night 2 takes place in its own timeline. A fan translation was released in 2015, translating its title as Echo Night 2: The Lord of Nightmares.
Story
The game is set in an old Gothic manor house.
Gameplay
Like the first game, Echo Night 2 is played from a first-person perspective. However, unlike most other first-person games, there is no use of firearms in the game. When confronted by a ghost, the player must turn on the lights in the room by means of a light switch. The player is often transported into the past via the passengers or certain objects. Once the player fulfills a task important to a spirit, they will vanish and drop an "Astral Piece" which can be used to get a different ending scene.
Release
The game was released for the Sony PlayStation on August 5, 1999, and published by FromSoftware. It was released only in Japan.
In 2007, it was re-released for the PlayStation Network in Japan.
In 2015, an English language fan translation was released.
Reception
Japanese gaming publication Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.