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Edelweiss

エーデルヴァイス

Title
エーデルヴァイス
Edelweiss
AliasesEdelweiß
Play timeMedium (10 - 30 hours)
Developerinspire
Publishersinspire
Relations
Prequel

femme fatale

LinksWikipedia (ja), Wikidata

Description

Fumie is a detective even though she is from a rich family. One day, she hears about a mysterious murder case happened last year from Yagami, her co-worker. The police confirmed the case as suicide, but the victim's surviving family is not convinced and asks Yagami to investigate it again. Fumie finds out that the victim is her schoolhood friend, Junko, and starts to get interested in the case....

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Full reviews

By shiny on 2020-09-15r1051Vote: 9
<report>If there's a game that deserves to be called underrated, it's Edelweiss. It's criminal how little recognition this game receives.

I really enjoy reading it over and over again not for the plot (very standard hardboiled mystery fare - female detective with a past takes on what was supposed to be a simple murder case, but then things get personal) or the artwork (superb cinematic visual direction), but for the writing itself.

You can head over to the screenshot section for a sampling, but the whole game is written with Fumie's distinct voice - formal, proper and elegant but never stuffy or overwhelming. The usage of period-appropriate kanji is also a nice touch, though I'm told some... Read more »
0 comments 7 points