Romantic mystery visual novel Mizen Tantei: The Protea Cases announced for PS4, Switch, PC, iOS, and Android
From Gothic Murder and Otome Shuryou no Suiri Ryouiki developer Orange.
Orange has announced Mizen Tantei: The Protea Cases, the third title in its “romantic mystery” series of visual novels. It will launch for Switch on July 28 in Japan for 1,300 yen. A demo is available now via Nintendo eShop. PlayStation 4, PC (Steam), iOS, and Android versions are also planned for release.
Here is an overview of the game, via its official website:
Story
Shinjuku, 2023.
The protagonist, Chiharu Izuki, lacks self-confidence due to the trauma of once being kidnapped, and spend her days unable to help anyone at all.
One day, while searching for a missing person at her detective agency job, she comes cross the mysterious app “Protea.”
It was a crime prediction artificial intelligence developed by the Metropolitan Police Department and currently being tested in the Shinjuku Ward.
Guided by Protea’s predictions, Chihari encounters various incidents.
She meets a detective who asks for her cooperation, a mysterious boy who for some reason appears at the scene of the crime, and others.
Chiharu’s new life of cooperative work to prevent incidents before they occur has begun…!
System
Gather information and deduce how to prevent predicted incidents before they occur. In Shinjuku City, various incidents will occur, such as assault, theft, and murder. The protagonist will team up with the detective agency’s director and detectives to confront these heinous incidents. And their bonds will gradually deepen… This is a game in which anyone can easily joy all kinds of excitement.
Staff
- Planning / Scenario: Mitsue Kaneko
- Main Illustrator: Misa Sazanami
- Sub Illustrators: Hitomi Umemoto / Sasaki Egawa
- Background Music: Sakumamatata
- Sound Effects Ogawa Sound (Tetsuhiro Ogawa)
Watch the announcement trailer below.