I bought the dual collection when it came out, but I ended up not actually playing it until just recently for whatever reason. I decided to make The Missing Heir my first game, as it seemed to be the recommended starter.
First off, I wanna say, the production values in this are pretty incredible. New soundtrack (with the option to listen to the original soundtrack from the Famicom), nice art and backgrounds (I think the backgrounds are hand drawn and the character sprites, while I'm not sure, look like 3D models that pass off as hand drawn), lots of cut ins and CGs, it's honestly kind of incredible. For an incredibly old duology, Nintendo really put a lot of effort into it. The art is great, and the soundtrack is pretty catchy, too! Also, mostly full voice acting! Megumi Ogata is the protagonist!
The story is, overall, pretty good, too. You play as a detective who has lost his memories right before you're to investigate the murder of the head of a rich, influential family. There are plenty of twists which, honestly, I quite liked! The cast was pretty good and fun, and I quite enjoyed the story.
However, this leads to two major downsides. The first is that, this is very classic adventure game. Sometimes you have to choose the same option 4 times in a row, or you have to do things in a certain order to get the next flag set for you to progress. It's not particularly fun at times, and I ended up opening up a walkthrough towards the end for when I got stuck. I understand it's a very old game and that's how they used to work, but I kind of wish they touched some of this up to make it less... frustrating.
The other issue is the story works at a pretty fast pace, a little too fast. Some of the big twists at the end you're left with only moments to breathe and take in the current chapter and plot beats before it's over and you're on to something new. There's a lot of cool stuff in the story, and I just wish they let it sit and simmer and let you take it in before you're off to the next thing. For a pretty fun murder mystery story, it's over far too soon, which is a real shame.
I would definitely recommend it! It's cool to play a game that was only available in Japan, especially that's so present day in its production. If you like short little mystery games, check it out! I'm eager to play the next one!
First off, I wanna say, the production values in this are pretty incredible. New soundtrack (with the option to listen to the original soundtrack from the Famicom), nice art and backgrounds (I think the backgrounds are hand drawn and the character sprites, while I'm not sure, look like 3D models that pass off as hand drawn), lots of cut ins and CGs, it's honestly kind of incredible. For an incredibly old duology, Nintendo really put a lot of effort into it. The art is great, and the soundtrack is pretty catchy, too! Also, mostly full voice acting! Megumi Ogata is the protagonist!
The story is, overall, pretty good, too. You play as a detective who has lost his memories right before you're to investigate the murder of the head of a rich, influential family. There are plenty of twists which, honestly, I quite liked! The cast was pretty good and fun, and I quite enjoyed the story.
However, this leads to two major downsides. The first is that, this is very classic adventure game. Sometimes you have to choose the same option 4 times in a row, or you have to do things in a certain order to get the next flag set for you to progress. It's not particularly fun at times, and I ended up opening up a walkthrough towards the end for when I got stuck. I understand it's a very old game and that's how they used to work, but I kind of wish they touched some of this up to make it less... frustrating.
The other issue is the story works at a pretty fast pace, a little too fast. Some of the big twists at the end you're left with only moments to breathe and take in the current chapter and plot beats before it's over and you're on to something new. There's a lot of cool stuff in the story, and I just wish they let it sit and simmer and let you take it in before you're off to the next thing. For a pretty fun murder mystery story, it's over far too soon, which is a real shame.
I would definitely recommend it! It's cool to play a game that was only available in Japan, especially that's so present day in its production. If you like short little mystery games, check it out! I'm eager to play the next one!