A very classic murder mystery game in every way for better or worse. The story is a very by-the-books mystery focused on deaths surrounding a family inheritance but after playing/reading so many mysteries with bizarre over-the-top characters and rube goldberg murder methods, FDC's more conventional and down-to-earth mystery is refreshing and comfy in a way. The story comes together pretty well and, aside from the pauses caused by the gameplay, it's nicely paced with substantial story events happening pretty regularly. I would've liked for Ayumi to be a constant investigation partner throughout the game though just to add some more personality to the interactions and because she's cute. Probably the worst part about the game is that it retains the classic adventure gameplay in its entirety where you have to take a lot of annoying steps to progress through the story like repeating certain dialogue choices over and over again and examining random things with very little guidance. Around the 75% mark I just started using a walkthrough to save time. Aside from that though, I think it's a very well-done remake. The music and art is nice and the animation looks surprisingly natural compared to the weird bouncy live2D animation a lot of VNs/JRPGs tend to go for.

Reviewed on Sep 09, 2021


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