Board 8 > Platinum #257: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story

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https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/16299-the-centennial-case-a-shijima-story/ArcticCress
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/The-Centennial-Case-A-Shijima-Story-PS4/trophies?gamerid=5963

Another live action mystery game directed by the main writer of 428: Shibuya Scramble is definitely a game that is right up my alley, though it took a while for me to play it since its release back in May. TrueTrophies' Warboats' trophy selection threw its first trophy on one of my boards, so I fired at that spot (a miss) and continued the game after the event ended.

The mystery story is top-notch and spans a number of eras in Japan, focusing on the Shijima family throughout its six chapters. The game portion is basically making as many hypotheses as possible in a grid based on the clues and dialogue you collect through the story. As you might expect, some of these hypotheses can be ridiculous or nonsensical based on other evidence or just reality in general. Then you present your deductions - but there's no way to actually fail this portion (you get a grade on the deduction, but it's irrelevant for anything besides a single S rank trophy), as the 'detective' will simply think 'no, that's not right' and let you pick another choice.

So overall, I really enjoyed the game, but the gameplay really needed some better mechanics. Would be interesting if we see another game from this developer in the future, as this is their first release.

Should have saved for #300

I have other plans for that number

You've inspired me to get a platinum of my own today

Can't let you catch up