{"id":1049752,"date":"2024-08-28T08:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T12:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/?p=1049752"},"modified":"2024-08-27T20:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:29:06","slug":"review-emio-the-smiling-man-is-nintendos-darkest-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-emio-the-smiling-man-is-nintendos-darkest-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man Is Nintendo\u2019s Darkest Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em>Famicom Detective Club<\/em> duology of remakes on Nintendo Switch instantly gripped me, as a fan of visual novels and mystery titles. When Nintendo revealed a third, original title in the series for the Switch, I couldn\u2019t be more elated. It turns out <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club<\/em> is narrowly my favorite in the series and possibly the darkest game Nintendo has ever made. <\/p>    <p><em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man<\/em> involves an immediately compelling mystery about a student who is found dead with a paper bag over his head. On the front, a smiley face is drawn on it. This initial mystery only gets deeper, as it connects to an urban legend and previous murder case. Emio, the titular creepy paper bag-wearing killer, is horrifying in all the right ways from the start. <\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1802-e1724801985994.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1802-e1724801985994.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675\" alt=\"Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club review\" class=\"wp-image-1049772\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot by Siliconera<\/figcaption><\/figure>    <p>The infrequent horror scenes focusing on Emio put this title more in line tonally with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-famicom-detective-club-the-girl-who-stands-behind-is-a-real-ghost-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Girl Who Stands Behind<\/a><\/em>. However, <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man<\/em> stands on its own as one of the most unique games in Nintendo\u2019s history. Its general gameplay will be familiar to existing fans of <em>Famicom Detective Club<\/em> or point-and-click adventures. Fortunately for newcomers, I did find the puzzle mechanics more straightforward, yet engaging, than ones in the past two titles. <\/p>    <p>Every scene in <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club<\/em> boils down to a few key interactions. You think, talk, engage, and examine your way to the next part of the story. Most of the game involves using these key features to learn new details about the case as you question various witnesses and notable figures. Those characters look better than ever, expanding upon the beautifully detailed designs from the remakes with even sharper visuals and some of the most active animations I\u2019ve seen from a visual novel or adventure game.<\/p>    <p>While the investigations may sound boring or a bit too simple from a glance, they work like a puzzle. In one instance, you may need to ask about the same topic a few times before you unlock a new question. You might have to examine the environment to learn about a new subject to talk about. Eventually, these portions lead to crucial review sequences near the end of each chapter. They act like tests of your knowledge about certain events. <\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1803-e1724801976578.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1803-e1724801976578.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049771\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot by Siliconera<\/figcaption><\/figure>    <p>The gameplay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/preview-emio-the-smiling-man-sets-up-an-unnerving-mystery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">might be linear<\/a>, but <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man<\/em> makes up for that with a new addition. Ayumi, the main character\u2019s sidekick and friend from past games, takes the role of the secondary playable protagonist for a portion of the experience. This perspective shift changes up the usual formula from the past two games in a significant way. You still play as the main character who you can name, but Ayumi has a slightly different investigative style. After all, she is able to question and interact with characters the protagonist is unable to meet. In addition, she has a much more gentle and calm approach. This idea leads to some of the game\u2019s more heartwarming and ground-breaking scenes.<\/p>    <p>Those few lighter moments are a welcome respite, given the heavy content in <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man<\/em>. On its own, it already sounds like a pretty disturbing murder mystery. This is especially apparent when you take into account the original three murders of girls 18 years prior to the start of the game. However, it doesn\u2019t stop there. <\/p>    <p>Without giving too much away, some of the story elements and scenes the plot delved into shocked me. <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club<\/em> is far and away the darkest game I\u2019ve ever played from Nintendo. It deals with some plot points that even the past two games didn\u2019t come close to addressing. There are some story beats, particularly towards the end, that I found difficult to experience.<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1804-e1724801966743.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1804-e1724801966743.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049770\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot by Siliconera<\/figcaption><\/figure>    <p>I appreciate the developer going as far as it did with the <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man<\/em> plot. It can be quite twisted at times, but it is all the more compelling because of this realism. That said, there are some occasional problems with pacing. For one, it overall feels just a tad bit shorter than I would have liked. In addition, it wraps up in a fascinatingly unique way that I can\u2019t get into here, but I imagine will be received in a mixed manner. The chapters also feel quite short, especially early on. This leads to a couple of twists, key characters, and plot devices feeling like they needed a bit more time to cook. <\/p>    <p>Even with the pacing problems, <em>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man<\/em>: <em>Famicom Detective Club<\/em> is the best entry in the series yet. The puzzle-like investigative gameplay is straightforward, doing just enough to challenge the player without overwhelming or being too obscure. It all complements well with the excellent but a bit unique storytelling. This tale is not for every Switch player, being a bit too dark at times, but it is highly rewarding for those it appeals to.<\/p>    <p>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club <em>releases for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/emio-the-smiling-man-famicom-detective-club-switch\/?srsltid=AfmBOooXCsbH2dV3Wc-FZxPKxsnBVE0GokVxGmtbo3DaXVzXrpxyM_xX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> on August 29, 2024.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emio &#8211; The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club features a compelling and deep mystery that is far darker and more disturbing than anything we&#8217;ve seen from Nintendo before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":1049774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","gamurs_wordpress_blocks_hide_tags":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"[]","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[100120,13585],"tags":[188374,27,25,16,1274,177128],"internal-label":[187475,187508,187477],"invoiceable_action":[188289],"article_type":[187075],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v22.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Review: Emio - The Smiling Man Is Nintendo\u2019s Darkest Story - Siliconera<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is Nintendo\u2019s darkest story and a compelling mystery, as seen in our review.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-emio-the-smiling-man-is-nintendos-darkest-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review: Emio - The Smiling Man Is Nintendo\u2019s Darkest Story\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is Nintendo\u2019s darkest story and a compelling mystery, as seen in our review.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-emio-the-smiling-man-is-nintendos-darkest-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Siliconera\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/siliconera\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-28T12:01:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-28T00:29:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img-1800-e1724802005434.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cody Perez\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoulcapCody\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@siliconera\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cody Perez\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-emio-the-smiling-man-is-nintendos-darkest-story\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/review-emio-the-smiling-man-is-nintendos-darkest-story\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cody Perez\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.siliconera.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1af81d38eb15cf9de098812123ca28e7\"},\"headline\":\"Review: Emio &#8211; 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