- Adventure, Historical, Mystery
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story centers around the ill-fated Shijima family, who have experienced a chain of inexplicable deaths in their family over the past century. Players will take on the role of mystery novelist, Haruka Kagami and use their powers of deductions to uncover the truth behind four murder cases that have taken place in the Shijima household over the last one hundred years.
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Grave, plot-driven, earnest and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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Checkpoint GamingCharlie KellyMay 20228.5/10The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is a great game hurt only by its length and occasionally convoluted mystery mechanics. I’ve been around the block and then some with the FMV genre. This particular experience has certainly climbed up there in the ranks for me. With ambition and potential reached avidly, this is frankly a type of foray I haven’t played before. Provided are mesmerising set and costume designs, along with excellent character working and acting. Topping it all off is an enticing mystery and gorgeous cinematography to immerse you further. This is one for the books and a case worth investigating indeed.
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Game InformerKimberley WallaceMay 20228/10Not many games are built like The Centennial Case, and I enjoyed the ambition behind trying something different to tell a complex story and involve the player in piecing it together. It gave me the feeling of reading a great mystery novel, where your head is spinning with possibilities, but the interactivity and structure allow you to better understand the clues and what they all mean. Sometimes The Centennial Case stumbles, but it’s worth enduring for the wild ride it puts you on and the broader questions it poses about what’s ethical in the world of science.
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RPG FanIzzy Parsons May 202283/100This multi-generational mystery is one worth solving.
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Sirus GamingJem SagcalMay 20222/10For those who would still like to try the game in intrigue, it is recommended to maintain its original Japanese voice instead of the English dub. Though a good option for accessibility, the English dub hires voice actors that make a scene almost unbearable to watch because of the lack of emotions in their delivery. While there are FMVs with great dubs, this is definitely not one of them.
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Game RantTrever McKenzieMay 20222/5 starsThe Centennial Case aims to make poignant statements about life and death but succumbs to its poor medium choice and confusing logic.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- h.a.n.d. Inc.
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- May 12, 2022
- Modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 11 h rushed · 13 h main story · 16 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 2 ratings.
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