Spooky visual novel The Mermaid's Curse is the best kind of sequel: a self-contained mystery

There are plenty of superficial similarities between The Mermaid's Curse and the original Paranormasight, a 2023 visual novel that's quietly built up a reputation as one of the best mystery games of the last few years. There's the artistic style, the spooky tone, the use of an ensemble cast who have nothing and everything to do with one another.

I was happy to see all these things that helped Paranormasight find an adoring yet undeservedly small audience present in this unexpected sequel...