Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
Play it on: Nintendo Switch
Current goal: Solve remaining mysteries
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code took some time to grow on me. I love the Danganronpa series, but initially I thought the supernatural take on its investigation gameplay felt too literal and silly. But by the time I reached the second half and it started to really interrogate that side of its murder mystery setup, I was hooked.
Rain Code has a lot more optional content than its spiritual predecessor Danganronpa, so my plan is to run around the city of Kanai Ward and clear up all its side missions. But as I play through all the smaller mysteries, I’ll be thinking about the big one at its center, and how writer Kazutaka Kodaka still manages to surprise me even after I’ve been playing his games and watching his anime for a decade. — Kenneth Shepard
