Those Tecmo folks, who really love the DS these days, are hard at work on yet another title -- an adventure game with puzzle elements in which the player must solve a mystery (see also: half the DS catalogue). There are a couple of interesting facts about this particular game, though. Besides the standard story mode, Tecmo's latest also offers a mini-mystery mode, with microcases that the player can solve in minutes. The second interesting thing about this mystery game is that the story was written by a mystery novelist! Japanese writer Kyotaro Nishimura is behind the plot and working as a supervisor on the game. And in true writerly fashion, the game has an extremely long title: DS Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense New Detective Series: Kyoto, Atami, Zekkai no Kotou Satsui no Wana.We've long wished for games written by actual authors -- it just makes sense -- so this is a pretty exciting announcement. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed for only good news on the New Detective Series, and we'll keep you updated as we find out more.
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4-10-2007 @ 10:33AM
hvnlysoldr said...
This is the reason why the Japanese shorten everything! It's like speaking in Entish. Just saying their name is like telling their life story. Thus Nintendo picks Wii, let's see someone try to shorten that!
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4-10-2007 @ 9:12PM
james said...
That is the weirdest logic I've ever been exposed to. Thanks, hvnlysoldr!
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4-11-2007 @ 12:33AM
Shanks said...
"We" is shorter than "Wii" by over 33%.
I look forward to hearing more about DSKNSNDS:KAZnKSnW. The "real authors" gripe is familiar to me, and I hope DSKNSNDS:KAZnKSnW is successful enough to push developers toward this way of thinking.
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