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Vashu · 12:39 PM

A new adventure has been announced for the DS, did a search and it came up blank so here goes. It's called Osawar Tantei Ozawa Rina and it puts you in the shoes of Ozawa Rina, a young girl who investigates dreams or their paths from what I understand. What struck me most was the almost creepy look of the characters, certainly this is what the game gives it character the most right now.

It seems to be an old-school point & click (or point & touch) adventure, more than Another Code, where you do everything on your bottomscreen, while the upperscreen is used for dialogues and the like. Looks really cool, and I hope it get's a release in the west somewhere in the future. It's developed by Succes and features 4 chapters and weird looking characters.

Edit: It's set for a release in April in Japan, which is quite fast.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/...08/osawari.htm

Some screens:

Artwork:

nubbe · (02-08-2006, 12:38 PM)

Oh this looks really nice.
Been craving for more adventure games on DS since Another Code.

BDGAME · (02-08-2006, 12:41 PM)

Fantastic Look! Remember a little Grin Fandango.

I hope that game has a good gameplay and I hope it's coming for USA or Europe too!

BudokaiMR2 · (02-08-2006, 12:49 PM)

Dammit I might have to keep my eye out for this one.

But damn my DS backlog =(

Kulock · (02-08-2006, 12:55 PM)

Ah, finally. The DS is a portable that screams out for Adventure games.

Art style's interesting. I thought at first the character art below was the main character, though, I like her (I assume) design a little better. Still, I'm interested.

inthegray · (02-08-2006, 12:55 PM)

might as well put up a link to the official site, even though there isn't much there yet.

kaizoku · (02-08-2006, 01:03 PM)

Chances of Western release?

DS needs more games like this!!

jarosh · (02-08-2006, 01:07 PM)

The character art is a little weird but the actual screens look very nice. Interesting locations, very atmospheric.

ethelred · (02-08-2006, 01:12 PM)

Originally Posted by kaizoku:

Chances of Western release?

DS needs more games like this!!

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borghe · (02-08-2006, 01:28 PM)

ummm.. wow, that is a gorgeous style. it amazes me as we go on what developers are able to pull from that hardware.

hope this comes out in the west.

Father_Brain · (02-08-2006, 03:03 PM)

Damn, that looks nice.

guise · (02-08-2006, 03:05 PM)

Good art!

shuri · (02-08-2006, 03:06 PM)

Well it's technically impressive, the actual art content is a massive turnoff to me. I don't want to live the adventures of what looks to be a saturday morning FoxBox character

drohne · (02-08-2006, 03:13 PM)

atrophied walking penis ftl

ivysaur12 · (02-08-2006, 03:13 PM)

Wow, that looks REALLY good. Who's the developer/publisher?

polluar · (02-08-2006, 04:53 PM)

it looks pretty good !

Vashu · (02-08-2006, 04:58 PM)

Originally Posted by ivysaur12:

Wow, that looks REALLY good. Who's the developer/publisher?

Succes, as was stated in my original post. And

@ drohne, it could be that.. I don't know what the hell it is!

ant1532 · (02-08-2006, 05:03 PM)

not my kind of art...

ghibli99 · (02-08-2006, 05:42 PM)

Cool art style... chalk up another reason why the DS needs to lead the charge for an adventure game renaissance.

metropolis · (02-08-2006, 05:43 PM)

looks cool.. i love those old point and click games like monkey island and king's quest..

thetrin · (02-08-2006, 05:55 PM)

I'd love to see this translated into English. The art style is pretty badass.

Joe Molotov · (02-08-2006, 06:53 PM)

I'll buy it. North American release, plz.

JoshuaJSlone · (02-08-2006, 07:37 PM)

Originally Posted by drohne:

atrophied walking penis ftl

Seriously. What IS that thing?

jj984jj · (02-08-2006, 09:59 PM)

Wow, another detective game for the DS. I hope it comes out here, the video on the site looks nice. :)

Kulock · (02-08-2006, 10:24 PM)

Originally Posted by JoshuaJSlone:

Seriously. What IS that thing?

I was thinking mushroom, personally. Either way, there's a bunch of them on the main site, it's one of the first characters with a bio, and I saw it in the trailer/tutorial movie several times...

And I wonder why inthegray said there wasn't much on the official site yet, I saw screenshots, a movie, explanations and tutorials, profiles (although not many yet) wallpapers, and even a PDF cutout mask. :P

GDGF · (02-09-2006, 01:01 AM)

The Jhonen Vasquez following subculture is going to be all over this one. I really dig that art style.

Archie · (02-09-2006, 01:03 AM)

DS is a great platform for adventure games. I hope there is a Detective Club game in the works and that comes to America.

PolyGone · (02-09-2006, 01:13 AM)

...makes me want a Luigi's Mansion 2

Mejilan · (02-09-2006, 01:16 AM)

Weeeiiiiird...

But neat.

neo2046 · (02-11-2006, 12:25 PM)

weird boxart too

Archie · (02-11-2006, 12:27 PM)

That's creepy.

quetz67 · (02-11-2006, 12:42 PM)

The DS is great for point&click adventures, but couldnt they use the upper screen a little better? Map? Inventory? Or will the look change depending on situation?

Zensetsu · (02-11-2006, 01:32 PM)

Love the art. I just played through grim fandango (again) recently, I'm in the mood for more creepy adventure goodness.

Lee N · (02-11-2006, 02:38 PM)

It's a shame that this is likely to stay Japan only.

I'd love to play it, but Adventure games are usually text-heavy.

ethelred · (02-11-2006, 02:47 PM)

Originally Posted by A_Lee_N:

It's a shame that this is likely to stay Japan only.

I'd love to play it, but Adventure games are usually text-heavy.

Unfortunately, I think Trace Memory's poor sales will hurt the chances of future point and click adventure games, too.

Kulock · (02-11-2006, 03:06 PM)

While we're on the subject of Trace Memory, I hesitated on picking up the US release because I heard the script was more "Americanized" versus the EU release, and that the script suffered a little because of it. Is that true?

ethelred · (02-11-2006, 03:27 PM)

Originally Posted by Kulock:

While we're on the subject of Trace Memory, I hesitated on picking up the US release because I heard the script was more "Americanized" versus the EU release, and that the script suffered a little because of it. Is that true?

I guess you could say it was Americanized, sure, but I don't think it suffered for it at all. Actually, I thought the script was pretty superb -- NOA's got some amazing writers, and I think the quality of Trace Memory's script stands up really nicely. I found the writing top notch throughout, and any Americanizations didn't at all hurt the overall plot of the game nor the character personalities and interactions.

fresquito · (02-11-2006, 03:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Kulock:

While we're on the subject of Trace Memory, I hesitated on picking up the US release because I heard the script was more "Americanized" versus the EU release, and that the script suffered a little because of it. Is that true?

Who cares about the script? the game is crap. Get Phoenix Wright if you are looking for a great Adventure. If you´ve already beat it, then just pray for Capcom to release the following chapters outside Japan.

CharlieDigital · (02-11-2006, 03:28 PM)

Is it just me, or does that mushroom look like teh pianist

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ethelred · (02-11-2006, 03:45 PM)

Originally Posted by nine words:

Who cares about the script? the game is crap. Get Phoenix Wright if you are looking for a great Adventure. If you´ve already beat it, then just pray for Capcom to release the following chapters outside Japan.

Nah, the game is definitely not crap -- it's not as good as Phoenix Wright, sure, but it's still very solid, aside from its shortness. The puzzles are fantastic, and the story is very nice. I really enjoyed piecing together the mysteries and the game's history, and the character interactions were enjoyable.