WackerJr Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Maybe they’ll finally put the other FDC games on sale to help promote this? Hey, I can but hope. I’m keen to play them but my backlog is still so large I need a really good reason to justify buying them… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) Free demo dropping on 20th August (Tuesday) with the opening chapters of the game, and additional chapters being added on 23rd and 28th before the full release on 29th August – and yes, you can carry your progress from the demo over to the full game! Lovely stuff! Edited August 16 by Julius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 (edited) Haven't seen one of these in a while... But we have a new Not-Iwata-Asks Ask The Developer interview to go along with this game! https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2024/August/Ask-the-Developer-Vol-12-Emio-The-Smiling-Man-Famicom-Detective-Club-Chapter-1-2637237.html Interestingly, it turns out that the FDC Remakes only happened because MAGES were able to successfully pitch the project to Nintendo with a fully animated prototype, which in turn allowed Sakamoto to pitch a brand new FDC game afterwards (and yes, MAGES have also co-developed Emio). The possibility of getting a FDC remake or new game greenlit hadn't even crossed Sakamoto's mind until MAGES came hard at Nintendo with their prototype, by some miracle succeeded with their pitch, and opened up the door for Sakamoto to get involved. Also, the game's co-producer Kaori Miyachi (who was also co-writer alongside Sakamoto) only first played the FDC games for the first time when they came out on the 3DS VC! Edited August 28 by Dcubed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Currently £35 on Amazon for those interested. That's a tenner knocked off the price already. Do you have to play the other 2 games to understand what's going on in this one or are they are separate thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 1 hour ago, Hero-of-Time said: Currently £35 on Amazon for those interested. That's a tenner knocked off the price already. Do you have to play the other 2 games to understand what's going on in this one or are they are separate thing? Not played this one yet, but I’d say you don’t need to have played the others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 19 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: Currently £35 on Amazon for those interested. That's a tenner knocked off the price already. Do you have to play the other 2 games to understand what's going on in this one or are they are separate thing? AFAIK, it’s a standalone story. So you don’t need to have played the others first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 I'll download the demo and give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted Sunday at 10:31 AM Share Posted Sunday at 10:31 AM I ended up enjoying the demo and bought the full game from Amazon. I like how breezy the first 3 chapters have been. They don't overstay their welcome and I hope the rest of the game stays that way. The story seems very grim at the moment but the game does a good job with sprinkling a few lighter scenes in between the dark ones. Some of the interactions with characters have been quite funny. I know I've mentioned this before but I appreciate Nintendo actually finishing a game before release. I popped the cartridge in and no update needed. Lovely stuff. I really need to get some new joycons. I'm constantly having to fight with the cursor when I'm investigating scenes. I managed to play through Wario Ware and Another Code with them being knackered but they seem to be getting worse. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted Tuesday at 05:42 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:42 PM I've now finished the first 7 chapters. Still loving it. I have a few thoughts about who the culprit could be. It could be too obvious though but then the game may want me to think that. I'm very intrigued to see how all of this plays out... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted yesterday at 06:29 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:29 PM The end is nigh... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted yesterday at 07:59 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:59 PM It's over and the credits have rolled. What a finale. I can't be faffed with sorting out spoiler tags so I won't go into the story and ending. I will say that I loved playing through this though. Enjoyed it far more than the Pheonix Wright trilogy that I played a couple of months ago. I found those games to be tedious, whereas this I found to be very compelling and intruiging. If the other 2 games on the eShop ever get a decent discount then I will certainly pick them up. I could buy some vouchers and get them that way but, with me buying physical when I can, there isn't another game on the list for me to buy. Anyway, surprisingly there appears to be some post game content. Wasn't expecting that at all. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted yesterday at 08:04 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 08:04 PM Looking forward to tucking into this as soon as I finish AAI 2. Glad you enjoyed it @Hero-of-Time. You gonna go back and play the other two FDC games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted yesterday at 08:06 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:06 PM Just now, Dcubed said: You gonna go back and play the other two FDC games? As I said, if they go on offer then I will pick them up. Having played this, I'm eager to see how the other games are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted yesterday at 08:43 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:43 PM Post game is done. Wow. Grab the popcorn because there's a cracking bit of viewing that's around half an hour long that wraps up everything. Very well done. The main game is pretty grim at times but I was wondering why an 18 rating was given. If that didn't warrant the rating then the post game stuff certainly did. Very dark, chilling and gruesome. It's absolutely nuts that Nintendo is attached to this and admire the balls they had to do it. It's funny, they are pretty much always seen as a kiddy company but this game is probably more adult and better written than most of the Western story driven games that are out there. Definitely a high recommendation from me. Great game to snuggle up with on a night and play a few chapters, especially with the Winter nights drawing in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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