<s>
Aragami	B-Application
( 荒神	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Lince	O
Works	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Twin	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Aragami	B-Application
,	O
an	O
assassin	O
with	O
supernatural	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
shadow	O
spirit	O
,	O
Aragami	B-Application
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
all	O
thirteen	O
open-world	O
chapters	O
in	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragami	B-Application
can	O
teleport	O
to	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
radius	O
where	O
a	O
shadow	O
is	O
cast	O
,	O
but	O
doing	O
so	O
expends	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Essence	O
"	O
,	O
displayed	O
as	O
a	O
meter	O
on	O
his	O
cape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
find	O
a	O
corpse	O
or	O
see	O
the	O
player	O
clearly	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
blow	O
a	O
horn	O
,	O
temporarily	O
making	O
all	O
the	O
guards	O
actively	O
search	O
for	O
Aragami	B-Application
,	O
and	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
suspicious	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
evades	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
successful	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
guard	O
will	O
kill	O
Aragami	B-Application
instantly	O
,	O
returning	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
to	O
try	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Abilities	O
"	O
either	O
rely	O
upon	O
Aragami	B-Application
's	O
Shadow	O
Essence	O
or	O
have	O
infinite	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragami	B-Application
is	O
summoned	O
into	O
existence	O
one	O
night	O
by	O
an	O
astral	O
projection	O
of	O
Yamiko	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
who	O
identifies	O
herself	O
as	O
a	O
captive	O
of	O
the	O
Kaiho	O
,	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
light	O
adepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
requests	O
Aragami	B-Application
's	O
help	O
in	O
freeing	O
them	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
she	O
needs	O
six	O
talismans	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
must	O
be	O
done	O
before	O
the	O
night	O
's	O
end	O
,	O
for	O
Aragami	B-Application
will	O
dissolve	O
if	O
sunlight	O
touches	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Aragami	B-Application
retrieves	O
the	O
talismans	O
,	O
they	O
trigger	O
strange	O
memories	O
in	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamiko	O
becomes	O
upset	O
and	O
swears	O
vengeance	O
,	O
and	O
Aragami	B-Application
promises	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
attain	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragami	B-Application
battles	O
and	O
defeats	O
Hikaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
dying	O
,	O
Hikaru	O
makes	O
a	O
remark	O
implicating	O
Yamiko	O
as	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Empress	O
,	O
before	O
killing	O
himself	O
in	O
an	O
explosion	O
of	O
light	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
Aragami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragami	B-Application
survives	O
,	O
and	O
Yamiko	O
admits	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Empress	O
,	O
but	O
claims	O
she	O
was	O
ashamed	O
to	O
tell	O
him	O
because	O
of	O
her	O
helplessness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
the	O
last	O
talisman	O
,	O
Aragami	B-Application
travels	O
to	O
the	O
temple	O
where	O
Yamiko	O
is	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Aragami	B-Application
is	O
distraught	O
for	O
killing	O
his	O
comrades	O
,	O
Sora	O
is	O
grateful	O
for	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
see	O
him	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
her	O
intent	O
to	O
kill	O
Aragami	B-Application
to	O
reclaim	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
her	O
soul	O
that	O
was	O
bound	O
to	O
his	O
during	O
Kaiho	O
's	O
sealing	O
ritual	O
,	O
explaining	O
how	O
he	O
experienced	O
her	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Aragami	B-Application
taunts	O
her	O
by	O
telling	O
her	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
pawn	O
Hyo	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
an	O
empire	O
by	O
using	O
fear	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragami	B-Application
then	O
takes	O
up	O
his	O
original	O
sword	O
,	O
carried	O
by	O
Sora	O
after	O
his	O
first	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
defeats	O
Yamiko	O
as	O
dawn	O
begins	O
to	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamiko	O
quietly	O
agrees	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Aragami	B-Application
slays	O
her	O
they	O
are	O
engulfed	O
by	O
an	O
explosion	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Lince	O
Works	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	O
prequel	O
Aragami	B-Application
:	O
Nightfall	O
which	O
followed	O
the	O
Nisshoku	O
characters	O
,	O
Hyo	O
and	O
Shinobu	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
tried	O
breaking	O
the	O
seal	O
imprisoning	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Empress	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
titled	O
Aragami	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
that	O
contains	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Lince	O
Works	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Merge	O
Games	O
to	O
bring	O
Aragami	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragami	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Aragami	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
stealth	O
game	O
"	O
by	O
Windows	O
Central	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Lince	O
Works	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Aragami	B-Application
2	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
