And when we know that The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story will be an investigation game that gives pride of place to the FMV, we say even more than these interesting references from a cinematography and atmosphere announced the good.
In the game, we will follow Haruka Kagami, a polar writer, who visits the Shijima to investigate four murder cases that occurred at different eras from 1922 to 2022.
The actors will embody different characters with four pivotal years on the centenary.
The player will first watch the video of the murder in which all the elements allowed to resolve the mystery during a reasoning phase which will be able to lead to false conclusions and a bad end.
Available on May 12, 2022, I am curious to see what Square Enix will give in a style of play usually practiced by smaller studios.