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In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a adventure, visual novel and violent game
developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. and Active Gaming Media Inc.
and published by NIS America and Inc..
Released on March 13th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 481 reviews of which 438 were positive and 43 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified The 25th Ward: The Silver Case into these genres:
Adventure
Visual Novel
Violent
Mystery
Great Soundtrack
Surreal
Detective
Story Rich
Atmospheric
Psychological Horror
Singleplayer
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for The 25th Ward: The Silver Case:
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 10/8/7
- Processor: Pentium 4
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Onboard
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.9
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics: Onboard
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04, or SteamOS
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics: Onboard
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard
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Kill the Past 3.0 and build the future - on a 50,000-yen loan! Right now! What is it? It’s a wildly unconventional title packed with plot twists and morally ambiguous characters caught up in all sorts of affairs - a sequel to *The Silver Case* and *Flower, Sun, and Rain*. It’s amazing! Plot and distinctions. Unlike the first game, which featured two detective storylines (Akira and Tokio Morishima), this one gives us three. There’s "Correctness," "Placebo," and "Matchmaker." Each is great in its own way: one follows Uehara (similar to the Akira route but within a different organization linked to the investigation), another follows Tokio (recovering memories and hanging out after the events of the previous two games), and the third follows an agent from the Regional Adjustment Bureau-essentially a "state-sanctioned hitman." Each has its own unique art style while maintaining a consistent black-and-white aesthetic. Art style. This is one of the game's standout features. You rarely see art this high-quality and stylish, especially in a detective game. OST. It consists mostly of remixes from *The Silver Case*, but there are plenty of original tracks too-ranging from office-ambiance tunes and elevator music to abstract pieces accompanying theories about the divine. At first, you might not grasp exactly what’s going on, but Suda 51 and two members of his team once again prove their genius and mastery in crafting unconventional, abstract narratives-just as they did with *Killer7* and *No More Heroes*. My rating: 10 Tokio Morishimas out of 10.
Probably the densest, most complicated and convuluted work of ficition I've ever encountered. Maybe it speaks to my inexperience but I really think this is one of those singular experiences. There's nothing even close to the 25th Ward, and I really don't think there should be anything else like it.
My favorite visual novel of all time, some of the greatest writing in any video game I've ever played split across three different storylines by three different authors that all did very well. The characters, theming, and stories are all so perfectly crafted. It's also one of the most painful games I've ever played, it can deliberately be boring or confusing, especially with the final chapter, which can take about 12 hours to 100% (the whole game prior takes about 18ish hours to get through) and I would only recommend playing through if you find yourself incredibly dedicated to the game, It can also be an extremely brutal game despite the relatively tame visuals, pretty much any trigger warning you could need will be broken by the game, though not disrespectfully. The 25th Ward, I should note, has one of few good depictions of SA, and how horrifying it is, that I've seen in gaming. Make sure to at least play "The Silver Case" and "Flower, Sun, and Rain" (have to emulate this one) before playing this game, or else a lot of the story and world won't make sense. It will ♥♥♥♥ you in half.
My review will talk both about The Silver Case and The 25th ward, since i played through my friends library and can't post a review for each game individually. I preferably want you to experience the two games with near 0 prior knowledge. A Funfact, this game is a remake of the original since there's extra content added in Placebo and Correctness. So the 25th ward is- to but it lightly is a something contests of a lot of things like the type of game you would watch an analysis because you would have literally never grasped the meaning of it and that's like most if not all of Suda51 Directed Games. So as for a Visual Novel game the Visuals of the game is astonishing In TSC you get different themes for each episode and the over all Interface for that game is genuinely good. in 25th the backgrounds that actually move with Soundtrack, User interface is pretty minimalist and the 2D Illustrations got unified in Greyscale (some color appear), Correctness, Placebo And matchmaker have their own style of drawing. The novelty of this game is great you get to play from Three point of Views and are all amazing. As said i want you to play with near 0 prior knowledge especially since it's a VN, however it's a goichi suda game and i highly recommend watching an analysis video to help you at least connecting the dots and knowing the references (there's a lot of them). After playing the fact you play both games. See what i did there? I Said Visual Novel, talked the Visuals and then The Novel. I Rarely talk about music in but the composer committed Literal Arson, he went into the recording room and burnt everything down to ash. That Concludes is, Well about the game. You see The Silver case is what started the whole "Suda Verse" & "Kill the past", Kamui Uehera is an idea, an idea that doesn't die. Is it a treat that he appears in the other games, i mean you got NMH3 Kamui Uehera he's a friend of travis and that's like really doesn't make sense, like opposite of Kamui Urhera. I still got to play "Romeo is a dead man". Intact The Silver Case is suda's attempt to understand why would someone kill, DNA?, Childhood?, Tragic Events? And so on. Well that's what some stuff you get from research which i really love about his games, i said it before but I'll mention it again he's one of the most that makes me research after finishing his games. I wish to see "Flower, Sun and Rain" gets a port, well a remaster preferably. Anyway the Conclusion is the game gets a solid 51 out of 10. So You wanna kill the past? Lend Kasubi 50,000 Yen? Have 7 Killers? . ⚠️This is the spoiler part in my review ⚠️ It's genuinely funny that you get the shattering hammer of 4th wall breaking in the black out chapter and you get thrown with 100 Options well 101 because you will get and extra ending after viewing all of them. You see the after all of the after this insanity, you still haven't discovered why there was a guy controlling everyone like it's Sim City Building Nor we still don't know who is "Elbow" who got mentioned in TSC like well yeah it says "To Be Cotenuied...?" But how many years one will wait for it.
Ever since I played The Silver Case, its unique atmosphere and overall presentation of the story kept lingering in my mind, hence I was excited to finally continue with this game, which I really enjoyed for the most part! The aesthetics are great as always, I love how this game's style leans more towards pastel-colored UI designs in contrast with monochrome art. Additionally, I found the music and ambience wonderful and immersive. I also must say that the gameplay elements and pacing felt considerably less tedious compared to the prequel, yet could still feel somewhat frustrating and unnecessary occasionally. The most memorable part is certainly the writing; that combination of a linear plot revolving around an enclosed character cast and simultaneously being a commentary on various abstract and broad concepts didn't disappoint once again. I surprisingly managed to keep up with the story quite well at the beginning but sadly got completely lost eventually, however reading interpretations helped a lot (T-T). It's funny how despite mostly not being an emotionally-driven story, it still somehow managed to ruin me mentally lol. Something about the writing, even despite being filled with silly jokes and absurdity, truly got me; I like how the goofy aspects of it didn't even feel particularly immersion-breaking for the serious parts to me. Although it's unfortunate how easy it is to get lost in the plot, it's honestly a genius story that encompasses plenty of interesting and contemplative themes. I certainly lack the competence to fully grasp the story, however definitely adored the experience a lot, it felt very special!
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The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case received 438 positive votes out of a total of 481 achieving a rating of 8.47.
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The 25th Ward: The Silver Case was developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. and Active Gaming Media Inc. and published by NIS America and Inc..
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case does not support VR.
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for The 25th Ward: The Silver Case. Explore additional content available for The 25th Ward: The Silver Case on Steam.
No, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Features
Online players
5
Developer
GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.,
Active Gaming Media Inc.
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Release
13 Mar 2018
Platforms
Remote Play