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The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
The Silver Case is a adventure, investigation and mystery game
developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. and PLAYISM
and published by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC..
Released on October 06th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 875 reviews of which 773 were positive and 102 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP SP2+ or newer
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support or greater
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or greater
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 7 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.8 32bit
- Processor: 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or greater
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 or greater
- Storage: 7 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support or greater
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or greater
- Storage: 7 GB available space
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So, Silver Case is a very interesting game...In that it isn't really a game. The interactive part of this story is either an after thought to the highest degree or a statement on autonomy in the modern age. Either way, I can say, definitively, that this game is an abysmal experience to play; especially the placebo side of the story where you truly go back and forth between your computer and your bed. Truly the only puzzles are near the beginning, which I enjoyed even though others found them tedious; as they were one of the few forms of actual gameplay in the game. The rest is borderline a grid-based walking simulator. As such, one would go as far to say that this is due to it being a visual novel. But, even visual novels tend to give you choice (I am not an expert but I have played some). This doesn't even give you dialogue options. There is a weird pop quiz you get in the middle of the game that could be considered choice driven, but I don't think that even matters to anything in the game. Truly, as a game, this feels like an experience made to troll you... But, with that said, I do think there is something magical here. I could say that for as bad as the gameplay is, the writing makes up for it in everyway. That is partly accurate, but also partly misleading. It is hard to explain in a way that won't feel pretentious, but just know that what I am about to say, I say in earnestness... Upon telling my brother that I completed the game, he asked me if I would recommend it. Immediately, I was stuck in limbo. For a normal video game enjoyer, I would entirely not recommend it. Whatever enjoyment they could get out of the story would be kneecapped by what they go through to get there. Barring that, it is not even clear if they will enjoy the story itself, as it actively tries to buck you off like a bull -- especially near the end. It is obtuse and impenetrable in some areas. Cheesy and over the top in others. Windy and deceptive even further still. So, that is a pretty easy answer. But, what you don't realize, dear reader, is that my brother is a jank loving freak like me. We love the challenging and odd ♥♥♥♥ just as much as the fun and calculated games. However, even then! I did not know if I could recommend it. There is at no point where I would truly say I enjoyed it. I know how much time my brother has to spend on games, what kind of frustration he can put up with, and what might just not be worth it for him. It would truly would be a toss up if he would stick with it, even if I knew he would appreciate it if he did. I almost recommended he watch someone else's playthrough of the game, but this, my dear reader, is where the sick twist of it comes in. For right before I advised him doing as such, I realized something; the playing experience is integral to getting the fullness of the experience. And it is the experience of it that ultimately mattered. The story is fantastic if you can hang on to it. But, the writing borders into the obscure, sometimes even clunky. For a lot of people, I imagine they may scratch their heads and may even get irritated by the story itself being somewhat esoteric. The Placebo side helps alleviate some of that confusion, but there are a few moments I feel it will cause its own confusion. What I think the gameplay (or the lack there of) does, is put you in a mindset ready to take the story in. By eliminating a since of autonomy and by forcing you to go through these certain steps, it readies you for what is an ultimately cynical and angry story. It gives you the feeling of just trying to keep up that the world in the game constantly creates. You become as jaded and unhinged as your fellow detectives. You know what it feels like to live in the 24th ward. And just watching the story cannot possibly give you the same mindset. So, if I do recommend the story, I HAVE to recommend the experience. Because some games might not be about fun. Sometimes they are about having an experience you can appreciate. It is all about tension, but this is a different kind of tension all together. Ultimately, The Silver Case is about being lied to. It is about how the world is a lot of theater, and how power and control is a unifying power of corruption and how the battle of warring factions is ultimately a fabricated one. The further up the chain one becomes, the less common logic prevails; the more mutation in ideology develops to support your bias. It is about how the ones who are, in ways, supposed to serve us, use us to serve their purpose. Silver Case isn't about a murder. It is about what do you believe and how hard will that belief hold up against the chaotic swells of the societal storm. I love this story. I love Silver Case. I hate this game. I hate Silver Case. The experience is perfect in the worst and best way.
My favorite thing Suda51’s ever been involved with. It’s been taking over me since I beat it: the late 90s atmosphere, music, and art style, and how close it feels to movies like Memories of Murder (2003), Cure (1997), or some of Lynch’s work. It dives into how identities can be inherited like memes, around the same time MGS2 was exploring that too. I also loved the dual protagonist approach: on one side the blank, detached investigator chasing crimes inside the system, on the other the cynical reporter piecing things together from the outside while stuck in a repetitive life of emails and cigarettes. It stuck with me.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Silver Case is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, The Silver Case is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, The Silver Case received 773 positive votes out of a total of 875 achieving a rating of 8.34.
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The Silver Case was developed by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. and PLAYISM and published by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC..
Yes, The Silver Case is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, The Silver Case is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, The Silver Case is playable and fully supported on Linux.
The Silver Case is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for The Silver Case. Explore additional content available for The Silver Case on Steam.
No, The Silver Case does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, The Silver Case does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for The Silver Case.
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Developer
GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.,
PLAYISM
Publisher
GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Release
06 Oct 2016
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