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Harakuju Tantei Gakuen: Steel Wood (2010)

Harakuju Tantei Gakuen: Steel Wood cover
Developer
Otomate, Witchcraft Inc.
Publisher
Idea Factory
Platforms
PlayStation Portable
Genres
Visual Novel

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How it feels

A melancholic, mystery-laced visual novel steeped in detective lore and bittersweet truths.

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About

"The more you know the truth the less wonderful it is. To be misled by a lie is not such a sad thing." A detective of the past left these words. -That detective wanted to bear the truth in order for people to not be saddened by the lies.- In the past, the achievements of a certain detective changed Harajuku into the "Detective District". So for detectives Harajuku became a place to aspire towards. Many detectives in training come to visit, and many retired detectives live there. In that "Detective District", there is also an academy.

Screenshots

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