{"id":13991,"date":"2022-08-04T13:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T04:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=13991"},"modified":"2022-08-04T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T05:10:11","slug":"20220713-13991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220713-13991\/","title":{"rendered":"Scar of the Doll, the beloved \u201990s Japanese visual novel, is being remade for Switch &#038; Steam [Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Marco Farinaccia based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220712-210047\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-07-12 19:31 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>[Update 2022\/08\/04 13:11 JST]<\/strong> Mista Stories and Mamekujira have announced that the <em><strong>Scar of the Doll<\/strong><\/em> remake will launch in Japan on August 18 for 1,500 yen (around $11). Hidehisa Miyashita, the head of Mista Stories, has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dollq\/status\/1554308986467282946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated<\/a> that they&#8217;re currently making an English version of the game as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>[Original Text 2022\/07\/13 16:09 JST]<br><\/strong>Mista Stories has announced a <em><strong>Scar of the Doll<\/strong><\/em> remake for the Nintendo Switch that will be released this summer under the company&#8217;s Child-Dream brand. &nbsp;A Steam version of the remake is also expected to be available in mid-August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u4eba\u5f62\u306e\u50b7\u8de1\u300f\u30ea\u30e1\u30a4\u30af Scar of the Doll remake [PV]\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l4OvqSuewoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Scar of the Doll<\/em> is a suspense visual novel originally released for free in 1998. The game is set in Tokyo during December and follows protagonist Asumi Kamijou. When Asumi loses contact with her older sister, a graduate school student in Tokyo, she decides to head there and find out whether her sister is safe. Asumi visits her sister\u2019s laboratory and the apartment where she should be living but cannot find any trace of her. A story full of psychological horror unfolds as Asumi investigates the mystery surrounding her missing sister. At the time the game was originally released, it was featured in things like Japanese mystery magazines and made quite an impact.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The new remake features overhauled graphics and the theme song \u201cTobu Yume o Minai,\u201d which was created by Hiroyuki Oshima, the composer for <em>Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin<\/em>. The much-loved music from the original version has also been remastered. The second part of the story has been greatly expanded and will feature sections written from the point of view of a certain side character. The game will also include a setting to disable the horror elements for people who aren\u2019t fond of frightening scenes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220712-210047-003-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The original version was created by game development team Child-Dream who were later incorporated and became Mista Stories. The name Child-Dream was kept as a brand name and is being used for this new remake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official site for the <em>Scar of the Doll<\/em> remake can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/mamekujira.com\/doll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. A previously remastered version of the original game is currently available via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/564700\/Scar_of_the_Doll\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and includes support for English and Japanese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scar of the Doll is a suspense visual novel originally released for free in 1998. At the time the game was originally released, it was featured in things like Japanese mystery magazines and made quite an impact. 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