Horror Holic？！ 恐懼控？！

Hi there! I am Marcella!
Many may not know that I am a fan of horror puzzle games. In fact, there are loads of
很多人都不知道我其實是恐怖解謎遊戲的粉絲。事實上，有很多可以在電腦上

enjoyable horror games you can play on your PC. This time I would like to give you a

玩的恐怖遊戲。今次就帶你體驗一個比較容易上手的作品，作為恐怖解謎遊戲

taste of a less terrifying one.

的入門吧！

先聽聽音樂：
Let’ listen to a song first:

This is the BGM (back ground music)(instrumental) at the title page of a popular 
這首是一個很有人氣的由日本人製作的恐怖解謎遊戲標題頁的背景音樂（演奏版）

Japanese horror puzzle Game-------Ib. It is free of charge and everyone can download it.
遊戲的名字叫 Ib。這是一個免費的電腦遊戲，人人都可以下載！

Homepages of different versions of Ib:
不同語言版本的Ib的主頁：
[Japanese日文][English]【繁體中文】【简体中文】[Russian] [Korean]
The translation of the game is by translation groups or Ib lovers, who may not be professionals, for free. Thanks for making it easier to access games from other countries.
遊戲的翻譯都是由坊間的一些翻譯組或是同好免費翻譯的，感謝他們令更多人能認識這外國遊戲！！！！

⇦ This is how it looks like when you play it.
     遊戲介面長這樣。

The game was released in 2012 Feb by kouri. At that time, only Japanese version is available. This
這個遊戲是由kouri在2012年2月發行。發行初時只有日文版。但隨後不少玩家（大多數都是
game became popular when people(mostly Japanese) started posting videos, pictures etc on the web.
日本人在網上發布了與遊戲有關的二次創作，例如影片和圖片，令遊戲大熱。這個遊戲的
This game doesn't require much skills to move on to the endings but you still need to use your brain to
難度不高，不需要太多技巧去獲得結局，但玩家也要動動腦筋解解謎。這令遊戲不會太
figure out the riddles. This make the game fun and kinda challenging.
簡單也很有趣。

This story stages in the art museum. Your task is to explore and escape! Before the 1st anniversary of
故事發生在美術館裡，玩家要透過探索來逃出無人美術館！在Ib發布一周年前，遊戲只有
Ib, there were only 5 endings. But after that, kouri added 2 more endings and a new space for
5個結局。但其後，kouri在1.05ver加入兩個新結局、一個新房間（深海之間）
exploration with beautiful art work and new challenges in the 1.05 version!!
以及新的展品。

⇦ One of my favourite among the exhibits in the new space. It's named Tryst
     after Death
    在新地圖中，其中一個我最喜歡的展品---《死後的幽 會》（死後の逢 瀬）

↓↓↓ Examples of videos made by Ib lovers↓↓↓ Ib同好創作的動畫↓↓↓ 

↓↓↓Ib of the abysmal sea ↓↓↓深海的Ib↓↓↓ 

↓↓↓ E? ah,sou. Ib version by 96Neko （famous singer on Niconico)↓↓↓
↓↓↓ 由96貓（Niconico上有名的歌手）演唱的誒？啊，對。 Ib版↓↓↓   

These video clips often summarize the story of Ib and we can see that it's rather sweet and warm.
這些影片有不少都綜合了 Ib的劇情，我們可以見到它比較溫暖的特質。
Unlike most horror games which involves quite a number of violence, blood and terror scenes, like :
與很多包含了暴力、血淋淋場面、恐怖場面的恐怖系遊戲不同，例如：

The Witch's House [Eng][Jap][Spanish][Korean(1)(2)]
魔女之家【日語版】【繁體中文版】【简体中文版】
↓↓↓This is the cover comic book of The Witch's House"↓↓↓這是魔女之家單行本的封面↓↓↓
↓↓↓I like this game and it's story line. It's challenging but it has a very cruel ending. 我很喜歡這富有挑戰性的遊戲跟它的劇情。然而它以一個殘酷的結局完結↓↓↓

Aooni [English][Italiano][Japanese]
青鬼   【日文版】【繁體中文版】【简体中文版】
↓↓↓In fact, I've only played the old versions which is less terrifying. This game is kinda related to aliens or strange living creatures. (Nah, Aooni looks cute<3)
事實上，我只玩過舊版的，聽說新版比較刺激恐怖WWW。青鬼其實算是一種異生物/外星人吧?（才不，青鬼很可愛<3)↓↓↓


Yumeniki [Japanese][English]
夢日記     【日語版】【繁體中文版】
↓↓↓This game really made me feel very uncomfortable. Actually it should be classified as Mental Adventure game, as it created a very strange game atmosphere. Some players said that the scenes in the game reflects reality the main character (or even the creator) faced. It even ends with the main character committing suicide. As it may have bad impacts to mental health, you should think twice before you play it.↓↓↓這是一個令我感到非常不舒服的遊戲。其實它被分類為精神獵奇系遊戲，因為它的遊戲氣氛對精神上有一定的壓逼。有玩家指出遊戲裡的一些情景反映了主角（甚至是製作者）在現實上遇到的問題。整個遊戲的顏色十分灰暗，而且結局中主角會自殺。由於遊戲對精神有一定的影響，玩前請先三思。↓↓↓

Mad Father  [Japanese][English][Korean]
狂父 【日文版】【繁體中文版】 【简体中文版】
↓↓↓This game is a bit much challenging than Ib. The plot is also good but it has a bad(?) end↓↓↓↓↓↓這遊戲比Ib更富挑戰性，劇情很不錯，但以壞（？）結局完結↓↓↓

, Ib is rather a "mild" one. At least there's a better ending. The great plot also adds to the success of the game.


The design of the characters and artistic features are also the reason for this game to  become popular.
令這遊戲大熱的原因還有人物的設計。
 Here are the characters:
以下是遊戲裡登場的重要角色。

 Ib: the main character of the game. This is the character whom player of the game will control.
 Ib: 本遊戲的主角，玩家會操控的角色。

Garry: Another main character of the game. He speaks in a girlish way but he's an important key deciding which ending you"ll see.
Garry：另一名重要的角色，說話帶有女生的口吻，但他是決定結局的中心人物。



Mary: Another key leading to different endings. She's kept a secret...

Mary：另一個會影響結局的人物。她似乎隱藏了不少謎團。


In fact, according to the official election for the most popular character(which I've also voted for my favourite),the three main characters were the at top 3.
事實上，根據官方的人氣角色選舉（我也有參與投票:) )，剛才介紹的中有角色就是選舉結果的頭三名↓↓↓

Many of you may have noticed that all famous Japanese horror puzzle games that I introduced to you
相信有不少讀者也有發現剛才我介紹的日本知名恐怖解謎遊戲都有被翻譯成不同語言
have translated versions. This really speeds up spreading the trend to other places.
的版本。這樣確實有助日本的潮流傳播到不同的地方。
For example in Hong Kong, there's a group of Ib lover hosted an Ib only festival for people who loves
例如，在香港，有團體舉辦了Ib only同人展覽，讓遊戲愛好者參與，並買賣他們的創作，
the game to come together to sell their self-designed products, to cosplay, to share their love.
參加角色扮演，和分享他們對Ib的熱情。






I joined that and had great fun!!!!
我也是參加者之一，超好玩的說<3

Of course there are many other places where the same kind of festivals are held. Really wish to join them all<3
當然世界上不同地方也有類似的同人展，真希望可以參加！

Have you ever joined Fan Conventions (for comics, animations or fictions)? Please share your experiences with me!
你有參加過同人展（遊戲的，動漫的，小說的）嗎？請和我分享一下！