Spike Chunsoft has officially announced the release date for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code with a new trailer shown during the latest Nintendo Direct. The announcement of Master Detective Archives: Rain Code from the creators of the Danganronpa franchise shocked many and confused even more of them. The latest trailer for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code isn't likely to clear anything up, but at least there's now a timeline for when players can learn the truth themselves.
For those unfamiliar, Danganronpa is a series of strange murder mystery adventure games revolving around increasingly complex death contests. The core trilogy of Danganronpa games grew a cult following, but despite multiple spin-offs, an anime, and every effort from Spike Chunsoft, the brand was never as successful as it needed to be. As a result, many of Danganronpa's core developers left Spike Chunsoft to form Too Kyo Games. Master Detective Archives: Rain Code is a project that started prior to Too Kyo Games' formation, now continuing development between the two studios.
The new Nintendo Direct trailer for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code has confirmed that the mystery adventure game will be arriving on June 30, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. That allows it to hopefully arrive before the crush of late 2023 AAA games, so it will be able to stand out on its own.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code's new trailer introduces the game's protagonists Yuma of the World Detective Organization and the spirit haunting him, Shinigami. Yuma investigates crimes within a ward controlled by a likely nefarious corporation. He'll also work with other detectives in the organization, each said to have their own unique supernatural ability. These abilities and more will be necessary to solve the mysteries to be found in Master Detective Archives: Rain Code.
What's made clear in the new trailer is that Master Detective Archives: Rain Code features heavy supernatural elements. Spirits and supernatural powers are pervasive throughout the game. That should allow the developers at Too Kyo Games and Spike Chunsoft to get really experimental in ways that even Danrangronpa may not have been able to try.
Just like with the Danganronpa series, part of what makes Master Detective Archives: Rain Code so interesting is how mysterious it is. There's still plenty of time before Master Detective Archives: Rain Code's launch in June, but even then players will only discover what the game is really about once they play it. Revealing its secrets too early would spoil the fun.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code releases June 30 on Switch.