The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story
Release date: May 12, 2022
Developers: Square Enix
Publishers: Square Enix
Genres: Adventure
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story BEHIND THE SCENES ● Bonus Film: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story BEHIND THE SCENES Interviews with the main cast and guest stars, capturing the on-set environment as it really was! Supported Languages Voices: Japanese Subtitles: Japanese, English, French, Italy, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean. *This includes spoilers, so we recommend watching it after completing the game. The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story (DEMO) The demo includes specifications that differ to the full game. Save data from the demo cannot be carried over to the full game. A unique and immersive live-action mystery-adventure, surrounding the theme of eternal Life. Solve an age-old mystery using your powers of deduction to uncover the truth. Collect clues, establish a hypothesis, and use logic to break through the mysteries. In this demo, you will be able to play the prologue (tutorial) and the first case, set in 1922, through to the point at which you unravel the mystery of the case. About the Game The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is a new unique mystery-adventure game. Directed by Koichiro Ito, and with Yasuhito Tachibana as the Cinematographer and Scenario Director, beautiful yet thrilling live-action footage intertwines with mysteries to solve, creating highly immersive gameplay. The player follows a chain of murders which take place over the span of a century. Four murders have been committed in three different time periods - 1922, 1972, and 2022. Each episode is comprised of three parts, the Incident phase, the Reasoning phase, and the Solution phase, inviting the player to seamlessly enter into this world of mystery. Explore these time periods, collect multiple clues, and solve a 100-year mystery. The Shijima family have suffered a chain of inexplicable deaths over the past century. When Haruka Kagami, a mystery novelist, visits the Shiijmas, she finds herself taking on four different murder cases - occurring at different points in time. The red camellia and the Fruit of Youth, which invite only death. And the truth behind it all, waiting to be uncovered... Haruka Kagami, the main character, is an up-and-coming mystery writer. Play as Haruka Kagami and pit your wits against the murder cases. Each murder case comprises of three parts. The Incident phase: See the entire murder as it unfolds, from start to end. The keys needed to solve the mysteries surrounding the murder can always be found in the video itself. The Reasoning phase: Put together the [Clues] and [Mysteries] found during the Incident phase and create a hypothesis in your cognitive space. You can create multiple hypotheses, but not all of them will be correct. Some things you uncover may lead you down the wrong path. The Solution phase: Pin down the killer based on the hypothesis you created in the Reasoning phase. Select the correct hypothesis to determine the killer. When facing a trickier culprit, they may attempt to refute your claims, so strike back with your reasoning!

Press reviews: “Something Wonderful” 4.5/5 – “A captivating mystery and engaging investigations throughout” 8/10 – God is a Geek “...an incredible experience that easily stands out as one of my favorites of the year” 8/10 – Inverse 

Notes: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is a story of life and death. In uncovering the mystery of the Shijima family's chain of inexplicable deaths spanning a century, you will uncover acts of violence, crime and death. Your investigations will contain imagery of blood, drugs and violence. The game contains adult themes and scenes some may find distressing.