The Japanese developer Coly has announced a release date for Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders, Their new murder mystery puzzle visual novel.
Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders was set to start on April 24 for Windows PC (via Steam) and Switch, a slightly later date compared to the original launch of 20 March (this would probably hang in front of the switch gate).
The game is based on the classic Japanese novel series The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, which was already selected in the Houseki magazine in 1946. The game will support Japanese, English and Chinese languages.
Here is an overview of the previously announced game:
Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi’s first case, the Honjin -Moord mystery. Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a blood bed in the night of their wedding. Kosuke Kindaichi is looking for the truth about this murder mystery of the locked room. However…
Story
A mystery puzzle novel playing the emotion, fear and Macabre from the Showa era has arrived in the modern Reiwa era.
The Koto -murder case … a horrible murder of locked room that the Ichiyanagi family viewed.
Together with a detective novel writer from Okayama, your goal is to merge testimonials collected from villagers and discover those involved in the incident and discover the truth.
You must then complete the detective novel based on this incident.
What kind of end is waiting for you?
It starts:
On November 26, 1937 at about 4:00 am, Honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo were dead in a blood bed in the night of their wedding.
Apart from the lifeless couple, there was no soul in the appendix in the night of the incident.
T’Was a “locked room murder” with the fallen snow that covered all traces of an escaped murderer.
After hearing the incident, detective Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the spot and collects testimonials about the incident while he is looking for the truth about this locked creamyst mystery. However…
Gameplay:
A unique experience with the sensation of merging instructions and testimonies as a puzzle, while also enjoying the compelling sense of learning the truth while it unfolds.
- The visuals and sounds of the Japanese horror increase the excitement of this mysterious drama.
- As you lead the story to its conclusion, you will discover the shocking truth behind the incident.