Neat little game in the style of Portopia Serial Murder Case. Chasing after that retro style is really endearing and I'm especially grateful that it got an English release. Quite sincerely, I was briefly attempting to learn Japanese just to play this. Its almost disappointing that I didn't get the chance to commit to that.
The broad strokes story and gameplay, fitting the aesthetic, is very linear with no room for deviation. But the decision making feels easier than it did compared to Portopia or Famicom Detective Club. Never trying to trick you or outsmart you, just taking you along for the ride. There's plenty of red herrings and loose plot threads that don't connect to each other, just building on top of the broader machinations of the individuals wrapped up in the narrative. But it all lands primarily because it ties into the most classic kind of mystery story: people doing evil shit for a cool looking pearl.
The broad strokes story and gameplay, fitting the aesthetic, is very linear with no room for deviation. But the decision making feels easier than it did compared to Portopia or Famicom Detective Club. Never trying to trick you or outsmart you, just taking you along for the ride. There's plenty of red herrings and loose plot threads that don't connect to each other, just building on top of the broader machinations of the individuals wrapped up in the narrative. But it all lands primarily because it ties into the most classic kind of mystery story: people doing evil shit for a cool looking pearl.