The Portopia Serial Murder Case (1983)
FM-7 · Family Computer · MSX · NEC PC-6000 Series · PC-8800 Series · Sharp X1
3.56 from 9 ratings
35 members have it in their collection · 14 backlogged · 11 wish listed
How long? Main story 3h (from 1 logged playthrough)
An investigation adventure in which the player, acting as an unnamed Japanese detective, is called to solve the murder of a bank executive by searching for clues, exploring different areas, interacting with characters, and solving item-based puzzles. The game, especially its Famicom version, was received positively in Japan, where it was an influential title that defined the visual novel genre, …
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An investigation adventure in which the player, acting as an unnamed Japanese detective, is called to solve the murder of a bank executive by searching for clues, exploring different areas, interacting with characters, and solving item-based puzzles. The game, especially its Famicom version, was received positively in Japan, where it was an influential title that defined the visual novel genre, as well as inspiring future designers such as Hideo Kojima and paving the way for creator Yuji Horii to go on to make Dragon Quest series of role-playing games.
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Details
- Developers
- Yuji Horii
- Publishers
- Enix Corporation
- Genres
- Adventure, Point-and-click, Visual Novel
- Themes
- Mystery, Open world, Thriller
- Series
- Yuji Horii Mysteries
Release dates
- Jun 1983 (Full Release) (Japan) PC-8800 Series
- Aug 1983 (Full Release) (Japan) NEC PC-6000 Series
- Sep 1983 (Full Release) (Japan) FM-7
- 1983 (Full Release) (Japan) Sharp X1
- Jun 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) MSX
- Nov 29, 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
Related
Remakes
- Square Enix AI Tech Preview: The Portopia Serial Murder Case (Apr 2023) · PC
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