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Incomplete guide for Jigoku Nagashi (Remake Version).
Opening
The game begins at the train station. To reach the Subway Station open the menu and select the Teleporting Spell from the Skills menu. There six worlds available. Interacting with the left side of the sign allows you to go to either the Roo Desert, Aquarium or Pink River. Interacting with the right side of the sign allows you to go to either the Subway Train, Witchcraft Town or Torii City.
Skills Guide
Gum
Sugar gum that allows Hibiki to walk faster than usu[sic]
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: Hibiki's walking speed increases. Equipping this skill a second time resets her speed.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Can be used to travel through the dream world faster without having to hold Shift.
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Pink River. Once you arrive at Pink River, go down the pale pink path to your right. When you reach a fork in the path, go right then take the path going north. There will be a winged NPC bouncing around that will give the Skill when interacted with.
Kendo kit
Allows Hibiki to attack enemies.
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: Can be used to fight enemies.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Allows Hibiki to enter the second room in the Cursed Dolls Dojo.
(Note: Equipping this skill outside of battle immediately causes the game to crash.)
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Pink River. Once you arrive at Pink River, go down the pale pink path to your right. You should reach a fork in the path with a house to your left. Enter the house and you’ll be sent to a creepier version of Pink River. Head back to the gray stone path then go right. Enter the pink door in the waterfall to the Fighting Ningyo. Stand between the two lamps to the right of the entrance and press Z. In the hallway, go right again and interact with the crystal ball at the north-facing dead-end.
Teleporting Spell
Teleports Hibiki to the Subway Station.
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: Sends Hibiki to the Subway Station.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Allows Hibiki to quickly return to the Subway Station.
This skill is available from the start.
Painting
Adds color to Hibiki's life.
Appearance: Hibiki's sprite becomes brighter.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: None.
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Witchcraft Town. Once you arrive at Witchcraft Town, enter the teal door to your right. You will now be in the Magic Store. Enter the purple door at the back of the store. You will now be standing in a dark world with a black tile floor. Go north from the door and you should see a crystal ball on the ground. Interact with the crystal ball to obtain the skill.
KitsuMimi
Transforms Hibiki into a kitsune.
Appearance: Hibiki becomes a kitsune with yellow fox ears and tail.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Needed to obtain the Harp skill.
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Roo Desert. Go south-west from the train and enter the large gray cube with a crack in the front. Inside the cube are two NPCs who will send you to a short invisible maze. Interact with either one and make your way out of the maze through the other side (using the circles as checkpoints on where to go).
On the other side of the maze is the Little Garden. Near the tents is an oval beige patch with a tricolor triangle NPC in the center. Interact with this NPC, then go right along the dirt path and interact with the fox at the other end.
Magician Costume
Allows Hibiki to fly with a broom. Can be used in battle if the Magician book is aquire[sic]
Appearance: Hibiki wears a magician's dress and rides on a broom.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Can be used in battle with the Magician Book skill. Also used to access the third room in the Cursed Dolls Dojo.
(50 yen is needed for this skill.)
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Witchcraft Town. Once you arrive at Witchcraft Town, enter the teal door to your right. You will now be in the Magic Store. Interact with the witch's hat next to the shopkeeper and say Yes to buy it.
Magician Book
Not useful at all without the Magician Dress.
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Can be used in battle with the Magician Costume skill.
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Subway Train. Once you arrive at a new hallway, enter the first door to your left. This should take you to a short path with a city skyline in the background. Enter the door at the other end of the path then go through the shoji door at the back of the bedroom. Interact with the gray creature standing in the water to get the book.
Jump
Allows Shinoko to jump by pressing A.
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: (A) Hibiki jumps forward.
Practical Uses: Can be used to reach otherwise inaccessible areas.
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Roo Desert. Go north-east from the train and enter the giant cube with a crack in the front. Interact with the inscription on the back wall inside the box. This will send you to the Roo Labyrinth. Go right then make your upwards along the snaking path until you reach a gray tile section with colorful NPCs standing on the border. Interact with the bouncing green crystal ball in the middle to get the skill.
Swimmer
Allows Hibiki to swim.
Appearance: Hibiki swims in water.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: Can be used to enter the Pool.
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Aquarium. Once you arrive, go up and enter the building through the silver curtains. Go up the stairs by the receptionists then interact with the blue mermaid standing by the pool sign at the top-left side of the room.
Rain
Rains when used.
Appearance: Hibiki turns blue.
Passive Effect: Rain starts falling.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: None.
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Torii City. Once you're in the city, go right from the torii. At the first fork in the path, go left and interact with the blue fox sitting at the dead-end. You should be sent to a blue area; go down and walk through the blue torii between the two white foxes. On the other side, walk up the north-facing path and interact with the blue fox at the top.
Kitsunebi
Fire or lightning generated by the Kitsune.
Appearance: Hibiki becomes a kitsune with balls of fire floating beside her.
Passive Effect: None.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: None.
(KitsuMimi skill is needed.)
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Torii City. Once you're in the city, go right from the torii. At the first fork in the path, go right then go left at the second fork in the path. You should reach a dead-end with a single red torii in the middle. Walk under the torii to be sent to a blue area. Go south and enter the green building.
You can go further into the Dojo with the KitsuMimi skill (it will be equipped automatically). Regardless of which doors you pick, you will arrive in a room with four red trees and a red fox. Enter the door at the top-left corner of this room then enter the door at the top-right corner of the next room. You should now be in a room with two foxes, one green and one yellow. Interact with them and a cutscene will play. The skill will be in your inventory afterwords.
Harp
Plays a little song if used.
Appearance: None.
Passive Effect: A short tune plays when this skill is equipped.
Action: None.
Practical Uses: None.
(KitsuMimi skill is needed.)
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Torii City. Once you're in the city, go right from the torii. At the first fork in the path, go right then go left at the second fork in the path. You should reach a dead-end with a single red torii in the middle. Walk under the torii to be sent to a blue area. Go south and enter the green building.
You can go further into the Dojo with the KitsuMimi skill. Regardless of which doors you pick, you will arrive in a room with four red trees and a red fox. Talk to the fox and a battle will start. Regardless of the outcome you will be given the skill once the battle ends.
Items
(Some of these items require yen to purchase. Yen can be obtained by defeating Cursed Dolls.)
Potion
Restores Hibiki's HP. Can be obtained from the chest in the Fighting Ningyo. Can also be obtained from fox NPCs in the Torii City.
Antidote
Cures Hibiki of poison status. Can be obtained from the chest in the Fighting Ningyo. Can also be obtained from fox NPCs in the Torii City.
Necklace
Makes Hibiki invincible in battle. Can be purchased in the Magic Store in Witchcraft Town for 1000 yen.
Kitsune Mask
Item seemingly does nothing when used. Can be purchased in the Magic Store in Witchcraft Town for 10 yen.
Poison
Can be purchased in the Magic Store in Witchcraft Town for 20 yen.
Light Potion
Can be purchased in the Magic Store in Witchcraft Town for 50 yen.
Events
Pink River Houses
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Pink River. Once you arrive at Pink River, go down the pale pink path to your right. There will be a number of houses along this path. Trying to enter each house shows an image of a ghostly figure, with the exception of a house at the bottom which is locked.
There is a house facing the right at the left end of the path's first intersection. This teleports you to a creepier version of the Pink River when entered. The locked house in the original area will now be open, allowing access to a new room.
Cursed Dolls Dojo
(Kendo kit and Magician Costume/Dress are required.)
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Pink River. Once you arrive at Pink River, go down the pale pink path to your right. You should reach a fork in the path with a house to your left. Enter the house and you’ll be sent to a creepier version of Pink River. Head back to the gray stone path then go right. Enter the pink door in the waterfall to the Fighting Ningyo.
There are three doors in the Fighting Ningyo, each leading to a different section of the Cursed Dolls Dojo. The first of these doors can be entered at any time, while the other two require the Kendo kit and the Magician Costume respectively. Each section has four rooms ending with a boss fight (the Hibiki-like NPC facing the wall). Each room has a handful of Cursed Doll enemies, who can inflict various ailments such as poison.
Ghastly Faces
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Subway Train. Once you arrive at a new hallway, enter the first door to your left. This should take you to a short path with a city skyline in the background. Enter the door at the other end of the path. You will now be in a room with a teal bed and shoji doors at the back. Interact with the NPC standing next to the bed to change the background.
Pool
(Swimmer skill is needed. Saving beforehand is recommended due to a potential freeze that can occur.)
Interact with the left side of the sign and select Aquarium. Once you arrive, go up and enter the building through the silver curtains. Go up the stairs by the receptionists then walk through the silver curtain at the back of the top room. Hibiki can swim around in a giant pool with several pool floats and balls nearby. There is a goalpost at the top that players can try to move each ball into. Doing so is not recommended however, as getting all three balls into the goal typically causes the game to freeze.
Kitsune Dictionary
(KitsuMimi skill is needed.)
Interact with the right side of the sign and select Torii City. Once you're in the city, go right from the torii. At the first fork in the path, go right then go left at the second fork in the path. You should reach a dead-end with a single red torii in the middle. Walk under the torii to be sent to a blue area. Go south and enter the green building.
You can go further into the Dojo with the KitsuMimi skill. Regardless of which doors you pick, you will arrive in a room with four red trees and a red fox. Enter the door at the top-left corner of this room then interact with the purple goop lining part of the right-most wall. This will take you to a room with a book on the ground. This book lets you read about Kitsunes and other spirits around in Jigoku Nagashi's world.