A year later, a sequel arrived titled Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind.

Let’s overcome them!

But howisEmio: The Smiling Man?

Emio The Smiling Man feature image of Ayane

Is it worth playing?

Is it, in some ways, disappointingly archaic?

Does the story wrap up nicely?

A victim with the signature paper bag over their head in Emio The Smiling Man

We’ve got answers.

Time Expenditure

We’ll tackle the question in three parts.

Much of this will be spentlistening to dialogue between characters.

Eisuke with a bag over his face in Emio The Smiling Man

Cost

Emio: The Smiling Man costs$49.99USD.

We don’t tend to analyze games based on “dollars per hour.”

Even so,we’d say the above price is a bit steep for Emio: The Smiling Man.

Planet Coffee in Emio The Smiling Man

We’re on the case.

Furthermore,the epilogue is proving divisive online, and for good reason.

Going into it with inverse expectations is a surefire recipe for disappointment.

Phoenix Wright, Ryunosuke, and Apollo Justice, left to right

But if, on the other hand, you’re looking forsomething with compelling gameplay systems?

You might do better with something likeAce Attorney Investigations Collectioninstead.

Emio: The Smiling Man’s review segments are often the most anxiety-inducing tidbits of every chapter.

Selecting an entry from Emio The Smiling Mans notebook

Here’s how to ace them.

Taro, Kuze, and Kamihara express mutual shock in Emio The Smiling Man

The protagonist contemplates the clues to a crime at the detective agency in Emio The Smiling Man

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Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club