Emio: The Smiling Man - Famicom Detective Club (2024)

MAGES., Nintendo, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7

Nintendo Switch

3.85 from 41 ratings

104 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 29 backlogged · 26 wish listed

How long? Main story 14h · with extras 23h (from 6 logged playthroughs)

Explore an interactive drama full of interesting characters Continue the adventures of the Utsugi Detective Agency with the return of familiar characters—including the returning protagonist from previous games, and Ayumi Tachibana, who is now playable in certain sections of the game for the first time in the series! Playing as the investigative duo, you’ll need to learn a lot about … Read more
Explore an interactive drama full of interesting characters Continue the adventures of the Utsugi Detective Agency with the return of familiar characters—including the returning protagonist from previous games, and Ayumi Tachibana, who is now playable in certain sections of the game for the first time in the series! Playing as the investigative duo, you’ll need to learn a lot about the personalities and backstories of the other characters if you want to discover the truth. Who is harmless, and who is keeping important secrets? Ask questions, reference your notes, and make connections—you’ll have to order your thoughts and examine your leads carefully to draw the right conclusions. Read less
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Release dates

  • Aug 29, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
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BurningKirby

Status BurningKirby Sep 2, 2024

I had high hopes for this after enjoying The Missing Heir when I played it last year. But after playing some of the first chapter it really feels like they deliberately tried to recreate the irritating mechanic where you need to select every dialogue option multiple times that I assumed was a vestige from the original NES game in the …

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I had high hopes for this after enjoying The Missing Heir when I played it last year. But after playing some of the first chapter it really feels like they deliberately tried to recreate the irritating mechanic where you need to select every dialogue option multiple times that I assumed was a vestige from the original NES game in the remakes. You also often need to hit the "Think" button before being able to advance the dialogue with an NPC so your player character can repeat everything he's just learned to himself in case you were asleep the first time.

It's really disappointing.

The writing seems solid, but I was expecting something that didn't feel trapped by its roots. And with it being as expensive as it is, it's kind of a tough sell for me.

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ClaireValle

Status ClaireValle Aug 31, 2024

I kinda wanna try this game out since it looks really cool, but also, I'm a very eepy girl and I'm 99% sure I'll fall asleep if I actually try to play through a visual novel.

MarioPrime

Status MarioPrime Aug 28, 2024

Just want to evangelize about Emio -- The Smiling Man since virtually no major gaming site reviewed it. It's fantastic. If you love thematically rich storytelling, it goes so much deeper than its trope serial killer story implies. Goes in a totally unexpected direction that pays off if you're down to engage with that it's saying. If you're a visual …

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Just want to evangelize about Emio -- The Smiling Man since virtually no major gaming site reviewed it. It's fantastic. If you love thematically rich storytelling, it goes so much deeper than its trope serial killer story implies. Goes in a totally unexpected direction that pays off if you're down to engage with that it's saying. If you're a visual novel person, don't sleep on it!

Thoughts here: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/emio-the-smiling-man-famicom-detective-club-review/

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