Inugamike no Ichizoku
Inugamike no Ichizoku is a Nintendo DS interactive narrative game released in 2009. It centers on story, case, or mission progress, reading and investigation, and choice making and arranges its main commands and information around the handheld's dual screens, touch input, and physical buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.2 / 10
About this game
A mystery visual novel by FromSoftware, starring the famous Japanese detective Kindaichi Kousuke. In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, setting off a chain of bizarre, gruesome murders. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan’s terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and disguised identities to find the murderer. In this Nintendo DS release, story, case, or mission progress, reading and investigation, and choice making form the main playable structure. Chapters, clues, and key decisions shape relationships and events. The dual screens, stylus, and buttons divide commands from status information where the design calls for it. Text, character art, audio, and interface carry the narrative atmosphere, while heavy text and language requirements directly affect progress. This description applies to the Nintendo DS edition and does not import modes, presentation upgrades, or convenience features from home-console versions, mobile adaptations, later ports, or remakes.
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良好 Nintendo DS interactive narrative experience
Inugamike no Ichizoku centers on story, case, or mission progress, reading and investigation, and choice making. Chapters, clues, and key decisions shape relationships and events, giving the Nintendo DS release recognizable goals and a coherent portable rhythm. Text, character art, audio, and interface carry the narrative atmosphere. Its value comes from how the main rules work with the handheld interface, while variety and room for mastery determine the longer-term appeal. Heavy text and language requirements directly affect progress, which is the principal limitation on original hardware. GameNavo scores this concrete release across four independently judged dimensions and does not use press aggregates, user ratings, source length, media count, title recognition, or features from another platform.
Strengths
- story, case, or mission progress, and reading and investigation provide a readable mechanical foundation.
- Progress is divided into understandable stages, tasks, matches, or chapters.
- Presentation and interface feedback support the main rules.
Weaknesses
- Heavy text and language requirements directly affect progress.
- Original language, multiplayer hardware, or touch conditions may affect present-day use.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy interactive narrative games, accept Nintendo DS-era interface conventions, and want to assess the original handheld release on its own terms.
Play notes: This review covers the Nintendo DS release without emulator save states, speed-up, or later-port features and does not represent a complete playthrough.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Chapters, clues, and key decisions shape relationships and events. The 6.9 score weighs variety, repetition, difficulty progression, recovery after failure, and replay value rather than nominal length or source volume. | Reviewed | 6.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The core loop is assessed through story, case, or mission progress, reading and investigation, and choice making, including rule depth, control feedback, and room for mastery. The 7.2 score applies to this DS release and excludes title recognition and external ratings. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Text, character art, audio, and interface carry the narrative atmosphere. The 7.7 score judges art, sound, interface, dual-screen use, and touch presentation against Nintendo DS-era conditions. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Heavy text and language requirements directly affect progress. The 6.7 score covers original-hardware response, information clarity, saving, language, and accessory requirements without emulator conveniences. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- FromSoftware
- Publisher
- FromSoftware
- Release date
- 2009
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Interactive Narrative · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlySlow BurnSide-scrollingInvestigationStory-drivenBranching Choices
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo DSWorldwide2009
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