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Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club review - an engaging mystery with 35-year-old mechanics

Eurogamer's review of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which tells a successfully mysterious story, despite its slightly repetitive nature.

Watch on YouTube Emio - The Smiling Man also has a good balance of mysteries and reveals, so, even when you stray from the main case, it still feels like you're working towards one definitive ending where no thread has been left untied. Admittedly, it adds a dose of realism - people certainly aren't going to be standing around doing nowt, on the off chance a teenage detective returns to 'Just one more thing' them, Columbo-style - but ultimately it can feel a tad restrictive. Image credit: Nintendo/Eurogamer When I first started playing Emio - The Smiling Man, I expected a story of detectives haunted by an urban myth come to life and, as the narrative began to take shape, I was worried I would dislike the ending.

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