Buy From Here Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge
In each of the games, there are different points where Nancy can make "fatal errors." These points usually occur when she blows her cover as a detective or gets seriously injured. At such points, the game will stop and give the player the option to start again from just before the fatal error occurred.
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| Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge |
Characters
- Nancy Drew: Nancy is an eighteen-year old amateur detective from the fictional town of River Heights in the United States. She is the only playable character in the game, which means the player must solve the mystery from her perspective.
- Kasumi Shimizu: Kasumi was a member of the family who owns the Ryokan Hiei. She drowned one night in the baths at the inn, and now her ghost supposedly haunts the ryokan. She is often mentioned by other characters. Before her death, Kasumi created an elaborate puzzle hoping it would encourage her family to work together. Nancy finds letters written by Kasumi that contain clues towards solving this puzzle.
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- Yumi Shimizu: Yumi is Kasumi's older daughter who runs a bento stand called Happy Bento in the inner city of Kyoto. As the eldest daughter, she is, by tradition, to inherit her family's ryokan, although she prefers to live in the city. She has a very strained relationship with her family and Rentaro, due in part to her unconventional views and over-bearing personality. Players can meet and interact with Yumi at her bento stand by the Technology Expo in Kyoto. Miwako considers her a brat, and Yumi thinks Miwako needs to have more fun.
- Miwako Shimizu: Miwako is the receptionist at the Ryokan Hiei and is the younger daughter of Kasumi. She is devoted to the ryokan and her family heritage, although, being the younger daughter, she is not going to inherit the inn. She is a very shy, polite, and delicate person, unlike her sister Yumi. She is very upset when she hears anything about her dead mother, Kasumi. Her traditional views create tension between her and her older sister Yumi and her boyfriend Rentaro. Players can meet and interact with Miwako in the lobby of the ryokan.
- Rentaro Aihara: Longtime friend and neighbor of the Shimizu's, Rentaro is also Miwako's boyfriend and the ryokan's handyman. He is into electronics, and bought a robotic cat, Suki, for Miwako. His goofy and quirky personality sometimes annoys the Shimizus, but for the most part, they get along well. Rentaro is a friendly but eccentric person. He dreams of one day moving to the city with Miwako, but she feels too tied to the inn to move. Players can meet Rentaro at the ryokan's baths, and interact with him at the shed in the ryokan's gardens.
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- Takae Nagai: Takae is Miwako and Yumi's grandmother and the mother of Kasumi. She is very strict about Japanese tradition and believes Yumi should move back to take over the ryokan. Players can meet and interact with Takae in the "Cultural Room" of the ryokan, where she teaches lessons on Japanese culture.[4]
- Suki: The robotic cat given to Miwako by Rentaro. She can be found standing guard over Miwako's desk in the ryokan's lobby.
- George Fayne: Nancy's athletic, tomboyish best friend and Bess's cousin. Her love of electronics leads her to spend the majority of her time in Japan at the Technology Expo. She can only be contacted through Nancy's in-game cellphone.
- Bess Marvin: Nancy's pretty, blonde best friend and George's cousin. Her time in Kyoto is spent mostly with George at the Technology Expo. She isn't quite the tomboy George is, and is more interested in Kyoto's creative fashion than the Technology Expo. Along with George, she has befriended Yumi. She can only be contacted through Nancy's in-game cellphone.
- Savannah Woodham: A former guest of the ryokan, but scared away by the supposed hauntings. Though now a journalist, she has also written a book which features the Ryokan Hiei. In the game, she is covering the Technology Expo for a technology magazine, and is thus available only as a phone character.
- Logan: Savannah Woodham's somewhat rude assistant who has a crush on Bess. Since he is at the Technology Expo, he is available only as a phone character. He enjoys hanging up on Nancy.
- Nancy Drew- Lani Minella
- Rentaro Aihara- Marc Biagi
- Miwako Shimizu- Mikano Fukaya
- Takae Nagai- Waylayn Sharples
- Savannah Woodham- Adrienne Maclain
- Logan Mitchell- Ryan Demerick
- George Fayne- Chiara Motley
- Bess Marvin- Jennifer Pratt
- Additional Characters- Chris Maxfield, Naoko Nibu-Butler, Akika Tanaka, Adrienne Maclain, and Sana Watterson [5]
Minigames
Aside from game-event puzzles and challenges, Shadow at the Water's Edge incorporates several additional Japanese puzzle games and pastimes into the gameplay. While solving some of these puzzles is necessary to complete the game, optional mini-games can be accessed from Nancy's cellphone and puzzle book without affecting the overall outcome of the game.
Games Rentaro Provides:
- Sudoku
- Renogram
- Nonograms
(Game-event puzzles involving sudoku and nonograms also occur.)
Games On Nancy's Cellphone:
- Avatar creator- Create anime style characters for use as cell phone avatars. (Can only be used after downloading the program in-game off of Yumi's computer.)
- Land Rush mini-game from Trail of the Twister. (Available on pre-ordered versions of the game only.)
- Memory mini-game from Warnings at Waverly Academy. (Available on pre-ordered versions of the game only.)
Additional Games:
- Pachinko
- Bento puzzle - the player assembles bento boxes for Yumi based upon clues.
Fatal Errors
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Fatal Errors in Shadow at the Water's Edge:
- Asking Miwako about the newspaper article on Kasumi's death.
- Attempting to take the puzzle box too many times while Suki's in guard mode.
- Getting caught by Miwako when steaming open her password envelope.
- Not solving the mirror image puzzle in time and getting hit by a falling plank.
- Drowning when Nancy is pushed into the bath by the yurei.
- Letting the culprit escape.
Awards
Awards are given at the end of the game for completing special tasks that have no effect on the actual plot:
- Easter Egg: For finding an Easter egg (there are four that may be obtained; see below).
- Puzzler Pro: For completing all of Rentaro's puzzles.
- Sous Chef: For filling a lot of bento orders.
- Fashion Designer: For sending a lot of avatars to friends.
- Souvenir Searcher: For winning all the prizes at the pachinko parlor.
- Recording Artist: For recording all of the ghost sounds.
- Squeaky Clean: For taking many baths in the hot spring.
- Cat Whisperer: For giving Suki all the commands.
- Mystery Seeker: For watching the DVD from Yumi's apartment.
- Password Pilferer: For returning Miwako's password envelope to its original place.
- Teacher's Pet: For always checking the students' homework.
- Trivia Tamer: For answering the trivia question given at the end of the game correctly.
- Gaming Guru: For playing the games a lot on Nancy's cellphone. (Special edition only)
Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge Main Game Features:-
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| Excellent Graphics More Mystery Games |
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Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge for System Requirements:-
| PC: | Mac: | |
| OS: | Windows XP/Vista | OS X 10.5.8 Leopard/10.6.3 Snow Leopard |
| Processor: | 1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent CPU | Intel processor |
| RAM: | 256 MB | 512 MB or more |
| Hard Drive: | 1 GB | 1.1 GB or more |
| Video Card: | 32 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card | Intel GMA 950, ATI X1600, NVIDIA 7300 graphics card or better |
| Other: | Mouse, keyboard, CD-ROM drive | |
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