Underplayed Gems

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki (1996)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hihou-shima Aratanaru Sangeki cover
Developer
DIGITAL FRONTIER Inc., Digital Frontier
Publisher
KODANSHA
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Adventure

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How it feels

A deliberate, clue-gathering mystery that asks you to piece together an impossible murder amid the unsettling isolation of a legend-haunted island.

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About

Treasure Isle is rumored to hide a vast bounty of gold said to be guarded by the legendary beast "Yamawara", which Kindaichi and other treasure hunters gather to search for. But the host is killed before the group even arrives, and a bloody slaying takes place during a time in which none of the people on the island could have done it. Will the island's mythical monster-guardian claim more victims?

Screenshots

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