May 082024
Hey, we’ve got some mystery game news to discuss this month, which fits nicely with our theme!
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, which came out last year for the Switch, has now been announced for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC as Master Detective Archives: Rain Code+.
According to Gematsu, the additional features are 4K resolution, a gallery, and the short episodes that were originally released as DLC.
I never ended up getting the Rain Code DLC, and this isn’t enough to compel me to buy it again. I enjoyed Rain Code, but it has some definite lows despite my overall impression being positive (largely saved by the final two cases).
What I want is a Rain Code sequel that expands on its strengths and fixes its flaws. The premise has so much potential, and I want to see more done with it!
Now, in a perplexing move, Spike Chunsoft confirmed on Steam that the game will launch with only Japanese and Chinese support, while English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish will be patched in on October 1. Since it doesn’t appear that there’s new story content and the game already has an English translation, I don’t understand why it’s not launching with English.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code+ will be out on July 18 in Japan. I don’t think I’ll be picking it up unless they announce substantial new content after all, but what about you?
Okay, so the Plus is just because it’s going to other platforms (and includes the DLC, which I ignored…)
How mysteriful~~
I do think it’s nice they are releasing the special edition again for the new consoles for people who wanted the plush and such
It looks like they’re also including an additional short novel about Halara this time.