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May Mystery Game Madness: Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle Review

Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle makes no attempt to hide its clear Ace Attorney inspirations, so of course it’s a game I was excited to check out.

You play Nina Aquila, a rookie defense attorney. Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle Season One contains three cases, and while a fourth is teased at the end, I believe it will be part of the as-yet-unreleased Season Two.

Unlike its inspiration, Nina Aquila isn’t a visual novel. Instead, it’s presented from a top-down perspective and you walk around the game’s environments to gather evidence and speak with characters during the investigation segments. There’s even a city map, although I didn’t feel the map added much beyond a better sense of the game’s world.

The game also includes some gameplay to shake up the formula. In the second case, this comes in the form of a card battle game, where you summon monsters to fight your opponent’s monsters. In the third case, it’s a racing game that uses a rock-paper-scissors system with a couple twists. These are mandatory sections, but there’s an option to make them impossible to lose if you don’t care for that aspect of the gameplay.

Somehow, the racing game still manages to feel tedious in spite of that just for how long the races take and how many there are. Even if you put the races on auto, you still have to sit through the entire race.

If the second season continues to have special gameplay sections like this, I hope they aren’t as tedious as the racing. Adding gameplay is an interesting idea, but I found myself impatient during it. I didn’t want to do all these races; I wanted to look for evidence and investigate the mystery! As a result, I enjoyed the trials more than the investigations even though the investigation segments were lengthier and more unique.

During trial segments, you cross-examine witnesses by pressing their statements and presenting evidence when you find a contradiction, complete with “Hold it!” and “Objection!” voice clips (like I said, it’s not subtle about its inspiration).

The first case is pretty simple, since it functions as a tutorial, while the second and third cases are more involved. I particularly liked the mystery in the third case, since it was complicated enough to have me trying to fit the pieces together the entire time and feeling triumphant when I started to see where it was going.

Click for Nina Aquila spoilersThe second case was dragged down for me by the supernatural elements. That might be hypocritical from an Ace Attorney fan, but I really didn’t like the mystery’s resolution hinging on actual supernatural monsters being summoned (and everyone just taking this in stride).

Along with the individual cases, there’s also an overarching story. However, since it isn’t concluded in this season, I don’t have much of a feeling for it.

The characters are more or less fine. Nina bugged me at first but grew on me over time as she developed, as did her assistant Dylan, who joins the cast in the second case. The weakest member of the cast sadly is Prosecutor Chad Hawke, who is just… kind of boring. He’s smug and sometimes rude, but not enough to be interesting or feel like a threat. Strangely, the characters talk about him like he’s more interesting than he is; I can’t share in their shock at him doing normal things like a normal person when I don’t have that strong of an impression of him to start with.

(Thanks to Ace Attorney, every prosecutor I ever encounter in a mystery game is an Edgeworth in my mind until they distinguish themselves, and I’m afraid to say that right now he’s still just a much less interesting Edgeworth.)

Anyway, Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle Season One was a mixed bag for me. I enjoyed the trial segments (aside from wishing the prosecutor would be more interesting) and solving each case, while the investigations each had something that dragged them down a bit for me. Still, I look forward to hearing about Season Two whenever the next cases of Nina Aquila are ready.

Don’t forget, you have until the end of May to participate in the contest and win Ace Attorney or another great prize just by leaving comments!

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May Mystery Game Madness: Who Killed My Father Academy! Review

We’re entering the final stretch now, with less than two weeks to go in our mystery game celebration! Don’t forget to participate for a chance to win prizes at the end.

Today’s topic of discussion is a short otome visual novel called Who Killed My Father Academy!

(The exclamation point is part of the title.)

As you might guess from the title, it is about infiltrating an academy in order to learn who killed your father.

One thing that took me by surprise the moment I started is that this visual novel breaks the fourth wall and uses that as part of its story. The protagonist is aware of your presence and counting on your ability to try different choices to get all of the answers by the end.

From the premise, I expected it to be a story filled with intrigue, where you spend time getting to know each character while looking for clues that might implicate them as the murderer.

Well, it’s not quite like that. In fact, the actual dating part is short and gets to the point very quickly. In that way, I’d say there isn’t nearly as much “mystery” here as I’d hoped, let alone investigation, so it might be closer to a thriller.

I’m not crazy about the art style, but that’s just a personal preference. The characters are likeable enough, with four male love interests and one female love interest (although the romance feels secondary to the plot).

The story has some interesting twists, but some parts feel a bit rushed or handwaved with humor, which is another thing I think could have benefited from a longer, slower story that lets you get to know each character better. You had better pay attention to the story while you play, though, because eventually you’ll need to answer questions – by actually typing the answers in.

That was a cool way of handling it, and probably my favorite part of the story.

Who Killed My Father Academy! is light on mystery and even lighter on romance, but it uses some interesting ideas. I believe it’s also free, so it’s worth checking out if the premise sounds interesting.

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May Mystery Game Madness: Magical Eyes – Red is for Anguish Review

Today’s topic of celebration is a supernatural mystery visual novel called Magical Eyes – Red is for Anguish.

Magical Eyes primarily follows a teenage boy named Yuu who is a member of the Disobeyers, an organization that uses special powers to fight supernatural foes called Variants.

A mysterious case involving a man attacked by a doll puts Yuu on the trail of the doll and the numerous strange incidents linked to it, which soon becomes a much bigger case than he and his allies expected.

While Yuu is the main protagonist, other parts of the story are told from different points of view, some of which relate to the case while others follow Yuu’s classmate Chiharu in more of a slice-of-life story.

The game makes use of a map screen from which you choose each scene. Sometimes the next story scene is the only option available, but occasionally optional side stories are available for you to select first if you want. It makes use of this map a little too much, since most of the time there’s nothing to do aside from click the next story scene, but I liked having optional scenes included.

Magical Eyes also features something called Reasoning Mode, which comes into play after key scenes. However, this really is just a quiz about what you just learned. It asks you a few basic questions about the case, which you have to answer. Answering all the questions correctly unlocks additional scenarios to read.

Now, sometimes all of the answers sounded correct, and I’m not sure if it would have counted any of them or if I was just lucky enough to pick the one that was the most right. So while I like the idea of getting your thoughts in order by reviewing the key information you were given, it could be improved.

These gameplay elements are minor details, though, because the most important thing is the story. It’s an intriguing mystery that doesn’t focus on “Who?” so much as “What’s going on?” and “How deep does this go?”

It can be fairly dark, but it also has a good dose of humor to lighten things up (such as a running gag about how the restaurant owner, who is one of Yuu’s allies, cooks so badly that his food is potentially lethal).

The story is exciting, and as it neared the end, I started to hope it had a sequel. It’s a great story with interesting characters, and I wanted to see more. They’ve also built this whole universe of Disobeyers and Variants, so I was surprised that the story focused on a single case instead of multiple ones.

Sure enough, it began to hint at a couple loose ends that might tie into a larger mystery, even though the main case was resolved. One thing that puzzled me while playing was that the game began with a lengthy Chapter 0 and then I was in Chapter 1 for the entire rest of the visual novel, but it finally stated outright that Chapter 2 would be the sequel, Magical Eyes – Indigo Blue Heaven.

Unfortunately, when I looked up Indigo Blue Heaven, I found a deleted VNDB page, as the project is presumed dead since the studio hasn’t posted anything since 2017.

I suppose the one glimmer of hope is that the Magical Eyes site from both the Japanese developer and English publisher still list Indigo Blue Heaven as “in development,” but it might just be that it was never updated. All the same, I hope this visual novel will resurface someday!

In the meantime, Magical Eyes – Red is for Anguish is a great mystery visual novel on its own. If you want to read about a dark, supernatural case, I found it to be quite a good one, and the central story is resolved even without its vanished sequel.

And don’t forget, May is Mystery Game Madness month, so you have a chance to win games and other great prizes by participating in this year’s contest!

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May Mystery Game Madness: Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard Review

One of the first games we discussed this year was the first Frog Detective game, so our mystery game celebration wouldn’t be complete without Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard.

Like its predecessor, Frog Detective 2 is a silly mystery filled with off-beat humor.

This time, the Frog Detective is sent to a small town to investigate who ruined the parade that was intended to welcome the town’s newest resident, an invisible wizard.

It’s a little longer than the first game, running closer to an hour, but it also felt more straightforward in its structure. Each character needs an item, so you help one to get the item another needs, and so on, until you’ve helped everyone and reached the truth. That’s essentially the same as in the first game, but there’s a clear order to follow this time.

(On the other hand, there are some achievements that require you to experiment a bit.)

You also have a notebook now, in which you record clues and other “important” details, often to humorous effect. The dialogue is goofy and fun, if slightly more grounded this time. Slightly. It’s an amusing way to spend an hour.

Overall, if you enjoyed the first Frog Detective game, you’ll probably like Frog Detective 2 as well. A third game is planned for this year, so I’ll be looking forward to that.

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May Mystery Game Madness: NOVECT Announces Project Code Name M

I thought taking a break for news would mean a break from the mystery game celebration, but today’s news is actually perfect for the theme.

NOVECT, the developer of The House in Fata Morgana, has announced that their new project is a mystery adventure game being referred to as Project Code Name “M.”

(That’s a working title.)

I absolutely adored The House in Fata Morgana, so I was awaiting the news of NOVECT’s new project. Now that I know what it is, I’m more interested than ever.

“M” is a mystery game told from two perspectives: the killer’s and the detective’s.

As the killer, you’ll try to set up the perfect crime, while as the detective, you’ll investigate a serial murder case.

That sounds pretty interesting. I don’t know how the dual perspectives will work out, but after The House in Fata Morgana, I have high hopes for their storytelling.

“M” is planned for Switch, PS4, and PC. According to an interview with , they’re hoping for a 2023 release but can’t make any definite statements yet.

I can’t wait to learn more about this game. Who knows, maybe it can be included in a future year’s celebration.

(In unrelated news, Tales of Luminaria is shutting down in July not even lasting a full year. Guess I won’t be trying that one. Silent Hill rumors are also running rampant, with some credibility this time due to the leaker’s account getting locked due to a DMCA notice after sharing supposed concept art. We’ll see.)

Getting back to the matter at hand, what do you think of “M”? How do you think playing as both killer and detective will work?

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May Mystery Game Madness: Detective Pikachu Review

I’ve been saying I would play it for years now, and this mystery celebration was the push I needed to finally play Detective Pikachu.

(I haven’t seen the movie to compare the two, so everything in this review is solely about the Detective Pikachu game for the 3DS.)

Detective Pikachu follows a boy named Tim who is searching for his father, who went missing under suspicious circumstances.

He joins forces with his father’s Pikachu, who gained the ability to talk (except only Tim can understand him) after the accident.

It’s an adventure game of sorts where you investigate crime scenes and talk to characters to gather evidence to solve the mystery.

Unfortunately, the gameplay is rather… basic. Everything you learn or inspect is added to your list of evidence/testimony, and once you’ve gathered everything, you solve the mystery by choosing the relevant evidence/testimony in response to questions about the case.

I got a bit worried early on when the game gave me questions like “What clue does this feather give us about the culprit?” Answer: “The culprit is a Pokémon with feathers!” It does get a bit more challenging than that, but the mysteries are never exactly mind-bending.

Talking to people and solving these smaller mysteries in the course of pursuing the larger case is the bulk of the gameplay, along with occasional action sequences that give you a couple easy quick-time events.

Pikachu and the story are clearly meant to be the draw here, and they’re the game’s strongest points. Pikachu is cute, and there are some genuinely funny moments. He does not behave like a normal Pikachu, so his reactions to various situations are the highlights. You can also talk to him at any point for a variety of short scenes, although I didn’t take the time to keep checking back to try to see them all.

The story feels aimed at a younger audience in general. (Actually, I thought Tim was supposed to be 13 or so until he got into a car and started driving. It turns out he’s 18.) It’s a cute story, and entertaining enough.

It also ends on a cliffhanger, leaving a few core mysteries unexplained. Now, one thing that bugs me is that it hints strongly at a certain twist, to the point where it almost feels too obvious, while at the same time not really explaining how the twist could be true.

Click for Detective Pikachu spoilersI’m talking, of course, about the strong implications that Detective Pikachu has taken on the personality of Tim’s father, Harry. They make such a point of how Pikachu’s behavior has changed (and several of these changes parallel what we hear about Harry’s personality) that it seems almost certain. Yet it’s not clear how exactly that would tie into his deal with Mewtwo and Mewtwo at the end telling him to choose. Detective Pikachu remains his current self, so was that the choice? But in that case, where’s Harry’s body? What would the alternate choice have been?

I don’t know, there are enough details that don’t quite add up to make me think that maybe the reason the implications are SO obvious is because it’s actually a red herring and Detective Pikachu isn’t Harry at all.

In short, I found Detective Pikachu to be… pleasant. It’s a cute game. The gameplay is fairly basic and it’s not the most compelling mystery, but the story was enjoyable enough.

This does leave me conflicted about the in-development sequel, though. If the Switch Detective Pikachu game is truly a sequel, I’ll probably play it. But if it’s another updated re-release with more story added, like some people think, I don’t know if I enjoyed it enough to play through it again.

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May Mystery Game Madness: Tangle Tower Review

Remember Detective Grimoire?

It’s been quite a few years since we discussed Detective Grimoire, which I found to be a charming and funny adventure game with an entertaining story.

At the time, I mentioned a sequel was planned. Well, that sequel came out in 2019: Tangle Tower.

Since it doesn’t use the Detective Grimoire name and wasn’t mentioned through Detective Grimoire channels at first, I stumbled across Tangle Tower by accident a couple years ago. (And from what I’ve seen, there are still Detective Grimoire fans who are surprised to learn the sequel exists, and Tangle Tower fans who are surprised to learn there was a first game.)

Now, as part of our mystery celebration, I finally played it.

Tangle Tower follows Detective Grimoire and Sally, who is now his assistant, on an investigation at a mysterious place called Tangle Tower, where a woman has been murdered under strange circumstances.

It’s a simple point-and-click adventure game where you’ll gather clues and solve puzzles by interacting with items in each scene. The puzzles felt a little trickier this time around, and everything in general feels like a step up from the previous game.

You’ll meet several characters in the course of the investigation, and talking to them is another way of gathering clues. You ask each character the same few questions – about themselves, where they were on the day of the murder, and their official statement about the murder – but you also can ask everyone about every other character and every item you find, with unique dialogue for each.

That’s a lot of dialogue, and like in Detective Grimoire, it’s funny. Tangle Tower has a lot of great lines that made me laugh, especially from Grimoire’s observations.

Each character also has a secret they’re hiding, which you can uncover once you’ve found enough clues related to it. And of course, there are times when you need to draw a conclusion about the case by filling in the blanks with key phrases.

Taking me around 5 hours to finish, Tangle Tower is about twice the length of its predecessor. I thoroughly enjoyed it for most of that time, too. However, the ending feels a bit rushed and includes some points that aren’t well-explained, and then it ends with what I assume is a sequel hook. Apparently a sequel is in development but won’t be called Tangle Tower 2, so here’s hoping the connection is marketed more clearly this time.

Anyway, Tangle Tower is a great choice if you loved Detective Grimoire or want a funny, intriguing mystery game, even if the ending leaves a bit to be desired.

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May Mystery Game Madness: Return to Shironagasu Island Review

Return to Shironagasu Island is a visual novel about a detective whose investigation into a millionaire’s death leads him to discover an invitation asking the man to return to a place called Shironagasu Island.

The detective and his assistant, a girl with a photographic memory, respond to the invitation themselves and head to the island undercover.

Once they get there, it soon becomes clear something sinister is going on, especially when one of the other invited guests is brutally murdered.

Return to Shironagasu Island is a dark, intriguing story. It also has a lot more horror elements than I expected, which become more prominent as the story progresses. Most of these are related to the story itself, but it actually has a couple pretty neat scares, with something appearing in the background briefly and then disappearing again. I almost think it would have been more fitting for our horror celebration than this one.

(So it’s like an inverse of my Cartagra experience.)

However, it is a mystery game, and there’s even a bit of investigation gameplay. Unfortunately, this is the worst part of the game because of how it’s implemented. As is pretty typical for this sort of game, you’ll click an object in the scene to get some dialogue about it.

Then you’ll click it again for more dialogue.

And maybe again for even more dialogue. It may or may not be optional. Maybe you’ll have to inspect something else and then come back to it again for more dialogue. Maybe you’ll need to inspect everything in the room and then click something again to finally progress.

It gets tedious, especially since there isn’t always clear reasoning behind it. Dialogue choices function the same way, so you’ll need to pick an option multiple times, sometimes returning to it after other options, to continue on.

One section is timed and makes you visit and re-visit locations until the characters figure out the answer.

Fortunately, since it’s a visual novel, most of the emphasis is on the story. There are several points where you can get bad endings, so you’ll need to pay close attention to the mystery to stay on the right track. The story is compelling, and it’s the sort of mystery that feels very complicated but makes sense once everything is explained. It has a good cast of characters, although I thought the dialogue felt slightly off at times.

(There’s also a character with the surname Edgworth, which caused me to think of Ace Attorney every single time it was said, but I can hardly criticize the game for that.)

Now, once you reach the true ending, you unlock an extra story set after the events of the main game. The extra story is not a mystery. It’s hard to say what it is, actually. Return to Shironagasu’s extra story is strange. It starts out feeling like a lighthearted bonus story (silly misunderstandings, swimming at the beach, a goofy premise), but then it veers into horror.

But… not serious horror like in the main story. Horror that seems to come out of nowhere and leaves you wondering if any of this is canon. It almost feels more like a horror parody, except that it’s playing it straight in the moment.

The extra story is a fun read, but know that it feels very different compared to the main story.

Return to Shironagasu Island is a dark visual novel that I’d recommend to anyone who likes horror and mystery. While the investigation gameplay is tedious, the story is worth sticking it out for. It appears that a sequel is also in development, so I’ll be looking forward to learning more about that.

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May Mystery Game Madness: Jenny LeClue – Detectivu Review

The first game we’ll be discussing in our May mystery game celebration is Jenny LeClue – Detectivu.

(I played the Steam version, but it’s available on most platforms.)

Jenny LeClue was chosen for me to play and review by one of the winners of February’s contest, and although I finished it last month, I held off on my review since I had this mystery month in mind already.

The game primarily follows kid detective Jenny LeClue, but it’s actually a frame story presented by the in-universe author of a series of novels about Jenny. He has been told that his formula is stale since nothing serious ever happens, and his publisher insists he include an actual murder in the next book.

Although the writer is against the idea, he reluctantly goes ahead with it. Jenny, longing for a real case to solve, soon finds herself investigating an actual murder.

At first, I wasn’t too crazy about the premise of this being a fictional story within the game. That always feels like it lessens the stakes somewhat, since it isn’t “real.” However, I grew to enjoy how it allowed for fourth-wall-breaking humor, such as the writer insistently writing about how Jenny will choose a safer option while Jenny ignores that advice.

(As a writer I can confirm that characters can and will act against you if you try to force their behavior.)

It’s an adventure game with occasional puzzles to solve, as well as some detective gameplay. The detective gameplay is fairly simple and usually involves you examining every suspicious aspect of a scene and then connecting these observations to one another to reach a conclusion. There are also a lot of collectibles to find, so it’s important to look over each area carefully before proceeding with the plot.

The dialogue is pretty funny, and there were a number of moments that made me laugh. And despite the distance caused by the story-within-a-story premise, I found myself intrigued by the growing hints of a conspiracy in the quiet town.

Unfortunately, Jenny LeClue ends on a cliffhanger. Not only that, but the whole ending section felt oddly rushed to me. Things were moving along at a nice pace until a sudden revelation that I had mixed feelings about, and then there was an abrupt choice leading to a “to be continued” screen.

The Kickstarter calls it “the first episode of the envisioned trilogy.” The campaign didn’t meet its stretch goals for the subsequent episodes, but the page also says that if they weren’t met, the first game would be a complete story, so I assume a sequel is in development.

Anyway, the ending (or lack thereof) dampened my Jenny LeClue experience a bit, but I found it to be a funny and enjoyable detective adventure game up until that point. If that’s the sort of game you like and you don’t mind a few cliffhangers and unresolved issues, it’s an adventure worth looking into.

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Introducing May Mystery Game Madness!

All right, this year we’re going to experiment with another themed month! Because what’s another genre we love around here? Mysteries.

There’s not a holiday paired with it this time, so I picked May for the sake of alliteration. (If I missed a better choice, do let me know.)

Promotions

I’ve worked a little in the realm of mysteries myself, with the biggest example being “The Domino Lady Takes the Case,” my murder mystery starring the pulp fiction heroine the Domino Lady, found in Domino Lady Volume 3.

(My subsequent story “The Domino Lady Deceived,” found in Domino Lady Volume 4, is not a mystery so much as a heist/crime story, but there’s some overlap.)

Another is Sacreya’s Legacy, my zombie detective story. It’s a free serialized novella, but it’s also one of my earliest published stories, so… keep that in mind.

(I keep telling myself I will one day revisit Sacreya’s Legacy, though it hasn’t happened yet.)

Announcements

Meanwhile, over in the world of video games, I’ll be working with Snowhaven Games to take over the development of the upcoming murder mystery visual novel Drops of Death, so stay tuned for more information about that!

Contest

Now, when we hold an event, that also means a new contest! Be sure to read the rules carefully, as they’re slightly different from previous events.

This year, the available prizes are:

Domino Lady Volume 3 (ebook)Domino Lady Volume 4 (ebook)Phoenix Wright Trilogy (gift sent through Steam)The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (gift sent through Steam)Master Magistrate (gift sent through Steam)$15 sent through PayPalYou pick a game for me to review!

(Is this all a subtle ploy to try to get more people to play The Great Ace Attorney?? …I mean, the thought crossed my mind.)

If you choose the review option, your chosen game must be something I either own or is easily obtainable, which you can discuss with me beforehand. It must be a single game, not a collection (although the chosen game can be part of a collection). I will start playing it in June.

Rules:

No purchase is necessary.Only comments made between May 2, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST and May 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST will be counted.1 non-spam, non-anonymous comment on any May Mystery Game Madness blog post = 1 point.Retweeting any of my May Mystery Game Madness tweets = 1 point.You must use an email address or website URL (or include another way of contacting you) in your comment so I can contact you if you win.The top 3 point earners will win prizes.The person with the most points will get their first pick of the prizes. The person with the second most points will pick second, and the person with the third most points will pick third.In the event of a tie, tied winners will be contacted at the same time. If tied winners choose the same prize, duplicate prizes will be possible. A tie for third place will allow for more than 3 winners.The winner will be contacted by June 2, 2022.

You’ve got a month of mystery game content to look forward to and prizes to win at the end! This time, however, I’ll leave it open for one post a week to potentially be switched to a non-themed topic, so that we don’t run into another situation where we ignore exciting announcements for a whole month.

(I keep unintentionally writing murder mystery month, but that’s not necessarily true. I expect most will be murder mysteries anyway, but mystery games without murder are also viable!)

So let’s get talking about some mystery games! To kick things off, what are your personal favorite mystery video games?

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