Nintendo will release a free demo for “Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club” on August 20th. Includes the first 3 chapters of the game, progress transfers to the full game.
Nintendo will release a free demo for “Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club” on August 20th. Includes the first 3 chapters of the game, progress transfers to the full game.
by Joseki100
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Joseki100
Chapter 1 unlocks August 20th, chapter 2 unlocks August 23rd, chapter 3 unlocks August 28th.
Full game releases on August 29th.
proglution
I wonder how long the full game will be. The first 2 were about 10 hours each.
ImReallyAnAstronaut
That’s actually really cool. I doubt I would’ve given this game a chance without a demo.
ImReallyAnAstronaut
Just looked up the esrb rating, and apparently this game contains the word “sh*t”
I was kind of intrigued by this game, so I’m happy to see there’ll be a demo for it.
It does beg the question of how many total chapters there are in the full game, though.
Jordium-Z
are they releasing dual purple joycons?
WapitiOW
anyone else in europe can’t find the first 2 games on the Eshop?
Also those joycons at the end look pretty
soliddd7
This game better be a bit longer because 3 chapters is like 30% of the remakes. For curious people that dont want to commit they could just play the first three chapters to satisfy them and then finish off by reading the rest of the story online.
MasterVahGilns
Is this a direct sequel to the first two or is this series more anthology-esque?
mlvisby
It’s smart for Nintendo. They saw the huge hype with the initial trailer but when they revealed it was a Detective Club game, many were turned off. This way, people could try it first and see if they enjoy it.
I haven’t tried any Detective Club games, but I love games like Phoenix Wright. Gameplay seems similar from what I have seen, minus the humor.
fvig2001
Wonder if it will have those heart scoring at the end just for that really short scene at the end.
Oscarman97
I’ve already preordered so I won’t be playing the demo, but I hope this encourages more people to pick the full game up. The more people support Emio hopefully we’ll see Nintendo taking more risks with their future first-party releases. I think this looks brilliant too, totally my kind of thing!
thehamsterfactor
I really hope they put the first two games on sale, too. They’ve never lowered their price on the eShop ever since they released. 😭
jjmawaken
Cool, I probably wouldn’t have tried this game otherwise.
Flonkerton_Scranton
Man you know it’s a quiet year for Nintendo news 😀
Dukemon102
This game seems like it’ll be larger than the previous two. Also, I can try it out and see how much better it feels than its predecessors, because the first two games are pretty archaic and expect very insane things from you (In other words, guide games).
fleakill
What is this – detective adventure game / visual novel? If so, sign me up.
drjenkstah
Never thought they would release a demo. I’ll have to check this out since I’ve never played this series before and I’m not sure it’ll be for me.
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Chapter 1 unlocks August 20th, chapter 2 unlocks August 23rd, chapter 3 unlocks August 28th.
Full game releases on August 29th.
I wonder how long the full game will be. The first 2 were about 10 hours each.
That’s actually really cool. I doubt I would’ve given this game a chance without a demo.
Just looked up the esrb rating, and apparently this game contains the word “sh*t”
https://www.esrb.org/ratings/39986/emio-the-smiling-man-famicom-detective-club/
Just Japan?
I was kind of intrigued by this game, so I’m happy to see there’ll be a demo for it.
It does beg the question of how many total chapters there are in the full game, though.
are they releasing dual purple joycons?
anyone else in europe can’t find the first 2 games on the Eshop?
Also those joycons at the end look pretty
This game better be a bit longer because 3 chapters is like 30% of the remakes. For curious people that dont want to commit they could just play the first three chapters to satisfy them and then finish off by reading the rest of the story online.
Is this a direct sequel to the first two or is this series more anthology-esque?
It’s smart for Nintendo. They saw the huge hype with the initial trailer but when they revealed it was a Detective Club game, many were turned off. This way, people could try it first and see if they enjoy it.
I haven’t tried any Detective Club games, but I love games like Phoenix Wright. Gameplay seems similar from what I have seen, minus the humor.
Wonder if it will have those heart scoring at the end just for that really short scene at the end.
I’ve already preordered so I won’t be playing the demo, but I hope this encourages more people to pick the full game up. The more people support Emio hopefully we’ll see Nintendo taking more risks with their future first-party releases. I think this looks brilliant too, totally my kind of thing!
I really hope they put the first two games on sale, too. They’ve never lowered their price on the eShop ever since they released. 😭
Cool, I probably wouldn’t have tried this game otherwise.
Man you know it’s a quiet year for Nintendo news 😀
This game seems like it’ll be larger than the previous two. Also, I can try it out and see how much better it feels than its predecessors, because the first two games are pretty archaic and expect very insane things from you (In other words, guide games).
What is this – detective adventure game / visual novel? If so, sign me up.
Never thought they would release a demo. I’ll have to check this out since I’ve never played this series before and I’m not sure it’ll be for me.