Detective Kobayashi - A Visual Novel

No dragonmaids 0/10 But seriosly .. Detective Kobayashi is indeed detective VN. It's originaly chinese game, the translation is ok even if it's rough around the edges but the deeper you go, you discover many problems ... like there is testemony where guy says that he doesn't know who lives in flat nextdoor but he heard noises from there, but the clue item says that he didnt hear anythng .... that makes you wonder how many miss-translations there actually are. There are partial chinese voiceovers of variing quality, specially your male collegue ... some of his lines sounds like they have been recorded thru pipe or something. Another issue with this game is the actual detective mechanic, you are gathering clues and then use them to prove contradiction in the statements .... but there are often many contradictions that can be proven, but game will only accept that "one" that devs were thinking about, other contradictions might be used later on or ignored altogether .... so game keeps fa...

I'm going to start here by saying that I ONLY recommend this game because I was able to find a guide for the original Chinese release (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1644345467) that isn't accessible from the localized game's community hub. It's a great story, and there's a lot of fun in the interactions between main characters, but the puzzles are hard to solve because of all the possible right answers. If you are certain you're on the right track, but you can't find what the game wants you to know, I recommend checking that. The investigations themselves are pretty straightforward. It's a scene investigation styled like your typical point-and-click, hidden object game. If you get stuck, there's hints for that. However, when it comes time to solve the cases and draw your conclusions, the debate minigame can be confusing. Not because you have to pay close attention to the case to get the right answer, but because there are so many possible right answers, and t...

A peotillomaniac who fancies himself a Sherlock must solve a series of cases involving “not” Thomas the Tank Engine, horror moopies, suicide, and toilet-related misconduct. Will he do it? Well, if it has two legs and a cute face, the answer is “yes”. [b][u]The Good[/u][/b]: [list] [*]This is the only visual novel I’ve played so far—so maybe the visuals are run-of-the-mill—but I like them. I’m glad that when you’re investigating a scene you have a more isometric view to take everything in. [*]Has a bulb you can hover over to get a character’s thoughts while they are interacting with other characters or deducting. [*]There are only 5 chapters (including the bonus), but the cases at least have variety. [*]There aren’t really any awkward translations that stood out; maybe the occasional typo or misspelling (halluzinations, overnite, etc.). [*]You can copy/paste phone numbers. [/list] [b][u]The Neutral[/u][/b]: [list] [*]Under 10 hours of playtime. [*]The shake featu...

It's decent detective game with each case(there are four cases) requiring different approach style(one requires finding out exact time of death and compare it to alibis, another is focused on motives, etc) The difficulty is somewhat hard for novices like me but there is a guide on Chinese store page(Goggle translators would be required if you don't know Chinese). The main complaint I have at this game is its hint feature. While there are hints appearing as bulb icon when you find clue, you can't access it later at later stages(battle scene or deducting stage), which make reviewing clues in game less helpful - you probably have to write important things about clues and hints manually since it might be unavailable to see it later. The scan feature help you finding clues, but you can't use it during room escape where this feature is more needed than any other scenes. Also, it lacks option to adjust text speed which mean I have to click each sentences twice to make it appear instantly w...

The game starts out fine in the first two chapters, but then it changes gears into a puzzle solving scenario in chapter three. I don't mind puzzle solving when it is done fairly, but there are some puzzles that are pretty much impossible to figure out without a walkthrough. Like the infamous "drop the butterknife in the forest" in Mystery House, once the puzzle solving goes illogical, it is no longer fun to play.

The game is nice but seems relatively unknown. There is some similarity with the Phoenix Wright games, in that you need to investigate crimes and find the culprit. However, the action does not take place in court (the protagonist is a police detective and not a lawyer). You gather clues and talk to witnesses/suspects and try to prove the guilt of the suspect, or get the suspect to confess. Winning verbal duels leads to the one on the losing end getting pushed off the screen and finally getting "shattered" quite literally - an interesting visual effect. Scenes have to be examined carefully to pick up clues. The game assists a bit with that and will collect clues in a notebook which you can review/use when needed. You may need a guide/walkthrough when playing though, as some of the puzzles may be hard or not obvious. The protagonist is rather sharp but lazy, and keeps trying to flirt with female characters (including his hot-tempered assistant Matsuda), often with funny results that l...

Overall this game is great! It was quite easy for me to guess how the cases will turn out (I'm good at guessing the plot lol). Unfortunately, some riddles were quite hard, like Chapter 3. [spoiler]I was too dumb to figure out how to get a hint and besides that I was lost several times, since I didn't know what item I should use for what and where I could find them. Thank god I was able to activate and find the hint system, so I could finally get through this[/spoiler]. Don't get me wrong, I like riddles, but it's hard if you don't have any idea what to do next. I'm really curious on how this story will continue. From what I gathered, [spoiler]I think Kobayashi and his previous partner were investigating on something and his partner ended up killing himself in the action or something? Kobayashi transferred and his partner's brother planned his revenge[/spoiler]. The extra Chapter was also AWESOME! I love school mysteries and seeing their young days is a nice touch. The ability to gat...

pretty fun. I hope there will be a sequel

It is just interesting how the game has full Chinese audio but no Chinese interface. I as a Chinese is frustrated.

Detective Kobayashi is an Ace Attorney-alike visual novel that has you investigating crime scenes, challenging suspects, and solving murders. If you like Ace Attorney, you'll have a good time with this one, though don't come into it expecting an Ace Attorney quantity of gameplay; this is much shorter and simpler, and will take only five hours or so start to finish. The game takes place in China, and makes no attempt to localise either the setting or the character names, meaning that it can be challenging to keep track of which character is which, and most of the wordplay falls completely flat, since it's given a bare, literal translation rather than localised into something that works properly in English. While this is odd and slightly offputting, it is only a small detail, and doesn't materially impact the game. The meat of the translation is perfectly solid (and pleasingly light on "singular they" garbage), though the choice (in the first two chapters) to have Kobayashi refer to eve...