Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Out Next Week, Will You Be Getting It?

Maybe someday.

A plurality of gamers won't buy us.

Definitely. Most anticipated game of the year for me...

...the whole one month since it's announcement.

I’ll definitely get it. I loved the remakes of the first two. Just not day one. I’m working on a lot of backlog stuff at the moment.

Of course. I love VNs

Absolutely I already have it pre-ordered. Played the first two games and loved them so this was a no brainer for me. Plus ever since I played Ace Attorney I've become a fan of the Visual Novel genre especially the mystery murder type ones.

No. But I hope it’s fun for those that are interested.

Day 1 for sure. 👍🏾

This is an easy buy for me. Already preordered. Looking forward to chapter 2 in like 30 minutes or so from the time of this comment.

I wonder if I should give the demo a shot?

if my money allows, believe in the heart of the bills!

I do have it preordered, but I'd like to give the demo a shot since I've been hearing things ranging from "too obtuse" to "smooth sailing." You can get hints through the Think command, apparently.

Preordered day 1, haven't touched the demo yet just because I've been busy but at this point I might as well wait.

Maybe down the line for me but not now. But one day.

I do want to get Deemo eventually though so yeah.

Yep. Might have to wait until I get back from the mountains to play it, though.

100%. Really dig the other two and liking what I've played of it so far.

Maybe one day, if it's good enough.

No, I hate visual novels.

Played about 10mins of the demo to know this was not of any interest to me. Having to bumble through conversations and backtrack through dialogue trees is zero fun to me.
Anyone wanting an incredible story experience with a visual novel gameplay, check out 13 Sentinels.

I have the Japanese collectors on order from Amazon Japan, so there will be a noticeable delay in my start of the game. Though I'm pretty sure I've already figured out who Emio is going by the structure of past entries

Oh yeah, for sure. Mystery visual novels are my some of my favorites, and I loved the previous Famicom Detective Club games.

I wonder if Sakurai's wish for Ayumi to be in Smash Bros will come true with this revival of the series?

No I will just get the game.

I really want to play the remakes first but the combination of time vs. cost compared to modern games of the same genre is making it a hard sell for me.

Heck yeah I will be getting it ASAP.

I really want this one, but I've got so much to play and splurgeda little this summer. So probably around the holidays! 😄🤎

I'm trying out the demo right now, but I'm unsure if I'll buy it. I don't mind visual novels (Great Ace Attorney was amazing), but something about this one hasn't gripped me yet. Can't put my finger as to why.

I'll get it somewhere down the line, with a yummy discount, most probably.

We will get this at some point, played the first demo yesterday.
Enjoyed but either the demos or reviews are going to have to convince me it's worth the value proposition at full price. If it's only as long as one of the originals that might be a tough sell

I tried the demo and liked it, so I pre-ordered.

@FIS-PODCAST
Agreed. I had no idea what I was doing. I tried every option and I was still stuck. Then I tried some of the same options again and I was able to progress.

If this is about using logic to solve a case then one would expect logic to be an integral part of the gameplay's flow.

I don't think it's a bad game. I think the interface and perhaps translation makes things unintuitive.

Give me a sale on the first 2 games and I’ll consider it

I love reading. I love mysteries. I love videogames. But i could never get into visual novels.

Funny, how @Scollurio 's comment just above mine translates my thinking about this.
I love action games, anything else feels so slow and boring to me.

I wanted to ask why are these called "famicom"?
I can't imagine it has something to do with the NES console.

I've pre-ordered, but decided to play the demo to help me decide about fulfilling the order.

@JohnnyMind Oh wow, how cool.
I didn't know the remakes where from such old games. And the reference to Stellaview - if made on purpose - tells me they have a lot of passion for these games.
Thanks for responding!

Yesterday i received the copies on my store. They arrived only two. The ones preordered. And nothing else.

I've never played any of these games. I need to play a demo first I think.

I loved L.A. Noire. But I've also not really ever been into classic point-and-click style games. I think I would like a mystery/detective game but I'm not sure if the style is right for me.

@dkxcalibur Emio does have a demo if you want to give it a look. Seems very accessible even if you haven't played the others; I have played them but other than some occasional callbacks it's been pretty standalone so far.

It's not my kind of game but I LOVE the art style, especially the backgrounds. It just gives it this vibe, same with that Shin Chan or whatever game...

Maybe if one of these games gets a big discount I might ci sider giving one a spin.

I'm not buying in until the remakes go on sale and I play those.

@Lizuka Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely give the demo it a try.

In your opinion, are they very "point & click"?

The three game should have been released physically.

@dkxcalibur Eh, kinda? They have their moments of that, particularly some parts in Girl Who Stands Behind, but for the most part they're mostly talking to people and trying to figure out how to migrate through their dialogue tree. Can be a bit of a pain sometimes but they're not hard to navigate, and Emio is better about giving you hints on what to do next than the other games are.

48% of the poll intending to buy it - that's pretty good for a niche title. Happy to see that!

As for the criticism, it's true that (the old ones at least) they are rather linear, but you know what? I like that. Most games today have transformed into "open" experiences in some form, and I'm not even convinced that's the superior concept. Not for narrative heavy games, for sure. Or would you rather read books out of order?

I was debating on getting it on the Nintendo store as it isn't available to pre-order in Ireland but when I saw it on amazon for €10 cheaper it was instant.

Quite enjoyed the demo part 1. Will keep playing and see where I’m at on release day. I’m leaning towards a full purchase though.

@VoidofLight Great Ace Attorney is fantastic, GAA 1 and 2 are my favorite of the Ace Attorney series.

@Pho I really enjoyed them. I guess my issue is that I thought visual novels were going to be more like Great Ace Attorney in general- but apparently those games are just the exceptions to the rules.

@littlegreenbob Ahh that's it. The thing that doesn't grip me is that the game doesn't utilize actual logic in the gameplay. For a detective game, it feels like you just kind of sit and do nothing. You don't really make observations at all. Just sort of memorize what the game tells you is important and spit it back out.

They should have offered the other 2 on a cartridge along with this. I don’t buy digital games, but don’t want to jump in on the 3rd installment.

Am I missing something? Where's English dub?