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Fang Ray Shin (3) Wei Chung Ting (2) Chang Ming Hui (2) Ray (1) Bai Ji-Shin Chang (1) Wei (1) Yin Tsui Han (1) Exclude Relationships Exclude Additional Tags Angst (1) Afterlife (1) Tragedy (1) Prose Poem (1) Nightmare Fuel (1) Trick or Treat: Trick (1) Other tags to exclude More Options Crossovers. Include crossovers; Exclude crossovers; Show ...
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Set in 1960s Taiwan during the White Terror period, the protagonists, Wei and Ray, are trapped in their remote school during a terrible storm. The school has changed in disturbing ways, haunted by evil creatures and spirits known as the lingered. As the characters explore their environment, sinister secrets are revealed about the dark past of the s...
Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found themselves trapped and vulnerable. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures. To escape, they must explore the mysterious campus filled with ominous objects and puzzles. How will they survive in this ever threatening environment?...
Throughout the game Ray encounters the lingered; malevolent ghosts from East Asian religion and mythology. 1. The Lingered - These are female ghosts that resemble Ray. If you don't hold your breath as you pass them, they attack. 2. The Lantern Specter - Giant ghosts that carry a lantern and patrol the hallways. You must turn your back to them and h...
Critical Reception
Detention received positive critical reviews, with praise given to the tense and nightmarish atmosphere as well as the historical significance of the plot. Praise was given to the eerie soundtrack that heightened tension and fear. Aggregating review website GameRankings and Metacriticgave the game 83% based on a total of 22 reviews. Rely On Horror gave the game a 9 out of 10, saying that “every facet of Detention moves in one harmonious lockstep towards an unavoidable tragedy, drowning out th...
Awards
The game received the "Award for Best Design" from Taipei Game Show in 2017. Detention has also received nominations for Best Narration from BIG Festival, Best Game Award from IndiePlay China, and Best Audio from IndiePlay China.
Oct 15, 2020 · Hsu does a good job of making the political oppression of authoritarianism the real ghost that haunts the school and the kids trying to survive it. As Fang Ray-shin and Wei Chung-ting attempt to ...
Sep 20, 2019 · Fang Ray Shin and Wei Chong Ting wake up in the middle of the night and find themselves trapped in Greenwood High School. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by rampaging demons. While looking for their missing teacher and finding ways to escape, the protagonists slowly unveil the mysteries of the dark history of ...
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Therefore, reading prohibited books could lead to death or jail time. When two students, Wei Chung Ting and Fang Ray Shin, are trapped in the school hunted by a Lantern Spectre, they must fight for their lives and find out the truth as to why they are trapped in Greenwood High School. —logeesp
Oct 8, 2021 · Gingle Wang as Fang Ray Shin. Jing-Hua Tseng as Wei Chong-Ting. Fu Mengbo as Chang Ming-Hui. Cecilia Choi as Yin Tsui-Han. Hung Chang Chu as Inspector Bai. Hsia Ching-ting as Fang Ray Shin's father. Pen-yu Chang as Fang Ray Shin's mother. Yun Chung-Yueh as Old Wei Chong-Ting. Pan Chin-Yu as Sheng. Kuan-yi Lee as Wen-Xiong. Wang Ko-Yuan as Huang ...
Dec 2, 2019 · Against this societal backdrop, twelfth-grader Fang Ray-shin finds herself wandering the halls of Greenwood High. She stumbles upon a younger male classmate, Wei Chung-ting. They’re alone, it’s night, and demonic creatures begin emerging from the shadows.
