An intelligent detective visual novel with restrained writing and a well woven mystery. The mood stays sober and clues fall in clever places. Honest reading for mystery fans.
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Category
Visual Novel1 player12+
Description
A detective investigates mysterious crimes in this first episode of Sigma Enterprise's detective visual novel series. Published by Sigma Enterprise, released in Japan in February 2000. Detective visual novel with investigations and deductions, criminal world characters, varied narrative routes. Japanese edition.
Missing Parts - The Tantei Stories review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,68 GB📅24/02/2000
Published by GAGA
Missing Parts - The Tantei Stories (Dreamcast) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Missing Parts - The Tantei Stories still worth playing in 2026?
The first entry in a Sigma detective series, this visual novel follows an investigator facing murky cases and a cast drawn from the criminal underworld. The inquiry rests less on active deduction than on branching narration and a well kept noir mood. The production stays modest and Japanese is essential. For a fan of interactive crime fiction or someone curious about Japanese noir on the console, the title keeps an interest that is mostly narrative and atmospheric.
