Shinsou Noise: Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo for PS4 launches February 28, 2019 in Japan
Another February visual novel release.
The October-announced PlayStation 4 version of mystery suspense visual novel Shinsou Noise: Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo will launch on February 28, 2019 in Japan for 7,400 yen at retail and 6,900 yen via download, publisher Dramatic Create announced.
Shinsou Noise: Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo first launched for PC in December 2016 in Japan, followed by Android in June 2018.
Here is an overview of the game, via VNDB:
This is the debut game for Azurite. Shizunomiya is a commuter town located on the outskirts of a big city. It has many urban landmarks, while still being full of nature on the sea side. In the middle of this town is Shizunomiya Gakuen, whose students often flock to the city after school to enjoy the wide assortment of entertainment there.
Kazuma entered the school this spring, but he is no ordinary student. He has the ability to envision the thoughts of others, however he is not able to discern the source. Moreover, these thoughts often overlap one another, creating noise that makes it hard to understand them. While he was born with this ability, he still cannot completely control it and often gets involuntarily exposed to strong thoughts. Nevertheless, he still leads a relatively normal school life.
First year students are required to form ‘action groups’ which have to do various events throughout the year. The groups are chosen randomly, and the unsocial Kazuma ended up with seven eccentric members. They didn’t bother to meet up, but just to do enough to fulfill their obligations as an ‘action group’. Shortly thereafter, there was a theft in the girl’s changeroom. This would be the first case for the ‘Reception Detective’ Kazuma.
This is a mystery/suspense ADV, so you’ll have to use your detective skills to solve puzzles and crimes. It employs a ‘voices of the heart’ system where you can tell what a character is actually thinking. You’ll have to collect clues to solve the crimes, which quickly escalate from a simple theft.
Watch the opening movie for the PlayStation 4 version below. View a set of screenshots at the gallery.
