AFTER 33 years of being a Japanese exclusive, Famicom Detective Club finally gets localized as well as modernized for the Western world. Famicom Detective Club is a duo of retro visual novels released only in Japan on the Famicom system in 1988. However, Nintendo announced today that both games – The Missing Heir & The Girl Who Stands Behind – will be launching on the Nintendo eShop on May 14 for AU$90.00/NZ$99.00. The duo will come with full Japanese voicework/English subtitles as well as enhanced visuals and controls
In Famicom Detective Club you play the detective role in both games, solving two very different cases in each. The Missing Heir begins with a twist as our protagonist is found unconcious buy a character named Amachi. However, it’s others who remind you that you’re a detective who’s working on a case for the Ayashiro family. It’s a two-for-one mystery as both your life and the death in this wealthy family are shrouded in mystery.
The Girl Who Stands Behind has a darker tone after a student from Ushimitsu High School is found dead. The Plot thickens however as it happened while investigating a rumours of a bloody ghost at her school. Whether the rumours are true or it’s something more sinister is unknown. While it was the 2nd Famicom Detective Club title released, The Girl Who Stands Behind is actually a prequel to The Missing Heir.
