Nintendo surprises with its darkest and most sinister game

Nintendo is one of the few video game companies that has not been dragged into gore and ultraviolence, and that is surely one of the keys to its success. But this week it has surprised us with the launch of Emio – The Smiley: Famicom Detective Cluba rather sinister detective game, only for those over 18 years old.

ANDmine – The Smiley: Famicom Detective Club It begins with the murder of Eisuke Sasaki, a high school student, who He is found dead with a paper bag on his head, decorated with a smiley face..

This death follows multiple unsolved murders over the past 18 years, adding to the legend of Smiling Emio, a serial killer who grants his victims “an eternal smile.” The player takes on the role of a detective from the Utsugi Agency, who must solve the case.

An adults-only game from Nintendo

It must be said that, Although the game has some disturbing scenes, there is nothing gruesomeIt’s almost child’s play compared to the beastliness seen in other games, as seen in the trailer at the beginning of the news.

The saga Famicom Detective Club goes back back to the days of the NES console. Its last game was released in 1997. Two titles came to the Switch in the form of remakes.

Emio – The Smiley: Famicom Detective Club It’s a brand new game coming out on Nintendo Switchin format visual novelThis is a narrative adventure title, where the player’s participation is limited to making decisions in dialogues, searching for clues in the scenario, and choosing actions through verbs.

It is a game with a very retro gameplay, where the important thing is not the gameplaybut the plot and the characters. You have to see it almost as an interactive series, rather than a game.

In it Analysis by Emio The Smiler in Hobby Consolesthey highlight the plot twists, and the interesting characters.

If you are looking for a detective game that keeps you in suspense, with a well-crafted story, and you don’t mind its limited gameplay, Emio – The Smiley: Famicom Detective Club you may be interested… If you are over 18 years oldSomething almost unheard of in a Nintendo game.

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