Game Specs for Evil Tonight

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Title	Evil Tonight
Company	DYA Games
Developer(s)/Designer(s):	(Game Design And Direction, Art Direction, Pixel Art And Animation, Story) Alberto Vilchez (Game Design And Direction, Art Direction, Programming, Co-Writer, Story, Screenplay, Translation Editor) Daniel Vilchez (Screenplay, English Writing Editor) Omri Rose (Special Thanks To) Francisca Carpio (Special Thanks To) Manuel Vilchez (Cover Illustration) Koji Art (Game Engine) GameMaker Studio 2 (Translation Services) gengo.com
Composer(s)/Musician(s):	Peter Jones (Soundtrack Composer) Michaela Nachtigall (Title Screen Viola Player) Jayson Napolitano (Scarlet Moon Productions) (Music Coordinator) Daniel Vilchez (Soundtrack Mastering, Sound Editing) freesound.org (CCO), asoundeffect.com (Sound Resources) Elissa Park (Silvia's Voice)
Year:	2021
Release Date:	October 14, 2021
System:	Nintendo Switch
Genre:	Survival Horror, Horror, Action, Adventure, Puzzle
Ratings/Suitable For Age Group?:	T for Teen (Blood, Violence) Additionally for pre-teen audiences, there are topics of death, bullying and milder instances of body horror. Additionally, there are brief allusions to more adult topics and implied graphic violence (a doll hangs from a rafter; some dolls and/or mannequins have their bodies and heads smashed in). Finally, there is effective tension and a few jumpscares for those who may be sensitive to those events.
Arcade Version?:	No
Port To Other Game Systems:	Steam itch.io
Part of Franchise:	No
Rarity/Availability:	Currently available for digital download from various gaming platforms' online stores.
Add'l Game System Peripheral Needed To Play?:	N/A
1 or 2 Player:	1 Player
Number of Reserve Players:	Start with 1 Player
1-Up's:	None
Life Meter:	Yes
Password:	No
Battery:	No
Continue?:	Yes. Restart from previous save at Save Point.
Perspective/Orientation Gameplay:	2D with pseudo-3D, overhead view
Number of Levels:	N/A
Checkpoints?:	No
Save points?:	Yes.
Uninterrupted Play?:	No. Play stops and then, resumes from previous Save Point.
Internal Map(s)?:	No
Score?:	No
Difficulty Settings:	Yes. There are three settings: Casual, Balanced and Hardcore... plus one, unlockable one: Commando.
Time Limit?:	No
Hero(es)/Heroine(s):	Silvia Bellini
Sidekick(s)/Cast:	The Children: Aldobrandino "Dino" Parisi, Carlotta "Carla" Carbone, Giuseppe "Pepe" Testa, Bianca Marchetti Graziella Monti
Weapons:	Knife (default)   Handgun (default)   Crossbow   Shotgun   Machine Gun
Items/Equipment:	Survival Manual   Notebook   Diary Page (12 in all)   Figurine (20 in all)   Students' Residence Key   Key Of Coins   Key Of Cups   Key Of Swords   Garden Key   Key Of Clubs   Small Key   Kitchen Key   Ornamental Key   Grappling Hook   Squared Piece   Slides (three in all)   Unicorn Head   Artist Portrait   Fuses   Extinguisher   VHS Tape   Huge Gem   Musical Score   Screwdriver   Axe   Cable
Power-Ups:	Apple   Tonic   First Aid Kit   Handgun Bullets   Crossbow Bolts   Shotgun Shells   Machine Gun Magazine
Power-Downs:	N/A
Main Enemy:	Violetta Carbone
Person/Place Being Saved:	The four children trapped in the haunted dimension, and the ghost or soul of Violetta Carbone, ironically
Objective/Goal:	To exorcise Violetta from the haunted San Paolo De Rosa Academy
Ending?:	Yes
Secret Code(s)?:	N/A
Stage Select:	No
Invincibility:	No
Extra Players:	No
Continues:	N/A
Sound Test:	No
Additional Secret Codes:	?
Trivia/Little Known Facts:	It seems that Violetta is quite the connoisseur of fine arts. (As is, by extension, co-Art Director, Pixel Artist and Animator extraordinaire and co-founding brother of DYA Games, Alberto Vilchez.) Even in her dark and tortured visions of the academy, brilliant examples of art shine through. Below (↓) are, but a few of the artistic masterpieces that may or may not have been inspirations for some of the decoration that can be spotted during play:    →    The Birth Of Venus, Sandro Botticelli (c. 1485)    →    David, Leonardo Da Vinci (c. 1501-1504) The Thinker, Auguste Rodin (1904) The collective invention, Rene Magritte (1934) La maja vestida, Francisco Goya (c. 1800-1805) It seems that there is always something new to discover in Alberto Vilchez's intricate art and animation. He does a little self-promotion for DYA Games in the images below (↓): Alberto Vilchez hides an Easter egg of sorts by adding DYA to this stagecoach wagon prop. This chalkboard in the classroom where the calendar hangs, proudly displays another DYA. During her haunted adventures, Silvia finds a Musical Score. If you look at the description for the Musical Score, you will discover that it is named "Pour Viviette"—not "Pour Violetta", which is an interesting title. This name may be an allusion to an earlier, survivor horror game created by DYA Games: Viviette (2018). RETURN TO TOP