Kagiana Satsujin Jiken

Thinking Rabbit 1983

Aka:: Keyhole Murder Case, 鍵穴殺人事件
Language:: Japanese
Platforms:: FM-7 , NEC PC-88 , NEC PC-98, Sharp X1
Genres:: Crime, Whodunit
Related:: Disc Mystery Adventure Series [1: Kagiana Satsujin Jiken, 2: Doukeshi Satsujin Jiken, 3: Casablanca ni Ai o: Satsujinsha wa Jiku o Koete]
Entered by:: Moitcho
Added:: 23-03-2020
Edited:: 23-03-2020

Synopsis

Notes

The first of the "Disc Mystery Adventure Series" from Thinking Rabbit (the maker of Sokoban).

The game features flexible options and an acceptable Japanese parser (noun + verb order; quite similar to mid-late Scott Adams's parser).

A unique approach to reproducing the "detective on site" in the game.

Simply a true classic masterpiece.

There is no "simply for the sake of the game" element which often can be seen in games of this era - it strives to be strictly demanding, requiring deep insight and logic in equal measure.

As in real life, you need to find physical evidence and then bring in suspects for interrogation.