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Anonymous

Old jap detective adventure ga(...) 02/18/26(Wed)07:55:27 No.12394473

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Old jap detective adventure games Anonymous 02/18/26(Wed)07:55:27 No.12394473 Archived

I bounced off of the Famicom version of Portopia a few years back. I'm going to give it another go, along with as the recent English release of its sequel (The Okhotsk Disappearance) on Steam.

Has anyone played the microcomputer parser based versions? how do they compare to the Famicom one? They seem to be mostly kana so I might be able to manage with my rubbish Japanese.

Also, how good are the Famicom Tantei remakes for the switch? Played the fantranslated "The Girl Who Stands Behind" remake for the Super Famicom ages ago and enjoyed it.

Anonymous
02/18/26(Wed)07:56:56 No.12394480

Anonymous 02/18/26(Wed)07:56:56 No.12394480

>>12394473
>along with as the
*along with the

Anonymous
02/18/26(Wed)09:44:36 No.12394781

Anonymous 02/18/26(Wed)09:44:36 No.12394781

that bitch on the box got a real potato face, like that Jesus restoration that got fucked up a while back

Anonymous
02/18/26(Wed)10:02:46 No.12394816

Anonymous 02/18/26(Wed)10:02:46 No.12394816

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>>12394781
here, have a prettier one

Anonymous
02/18/26(Wed)15:10:27 No.12395524

Anonymous 02/18/26(Wed)15:10:27 No.12395524

the Tantei Jingūji Saburō / Jake Hunter games are a bit shit, too linear

Anonymous
02/19/26(Thu)15:14:10 No.12397729

Anonymous 02/19/26(Thu)15:14:10 No.12397729

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satsujin jiken bump

Anonymous
02/20/26(Fri)18:23:31 No.12400402

Anonymous 02/20/26(Fri)18:23:31 No.12400402

>>12395524
Nah they're great, it's just that they're pure VNs (assuming we're talking about the non-famicom ones).

Anonymous
02/20/26(Fri)19:27:34 No.12400475

Anonymous 02/20/26(Fri)19:27:34 No.12400475

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>>12394473
>English
What's the point of playing a narrative-driven game if you can't even experience the narrative? Playing a game like that in English is like reading a children's adaptation of a serious literary work.
>Has anyone played the microcomputer parser based versions?
Not yet, but I just picked up a PC-6001 and I'm planning to play through Portopia soon.
>how good are the Famicom Tantei remakes for the switch?
They're fantastic. Real top-notch stuff. I love everything about them.
>>12400402
Are they actually visual novels or are they "visual novels"? Visual novels didn't exist until 1997, what platform(s) are they on besides the Famicom?

Anonymous
02/20/26(Fri)22:16:07 No.12400838

Anonymous 02/20/26(Fri)22:16:07 No.12400838

>>12394816
that was very kind of you