The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Live Action Surprise Mystery Game

Directed by Koichiro Ito (Metal Gear Solid 5) and produced by Junichi Ehera (NieR Automata), The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story tells the story of a cursed family that has experienced a series of unexplained deaths over the past hundred years.

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story comes to life with the performances of Nanami Sakuraba as the protagonist, Haruki Kagami, a detective novel writer, and Yuta Hiraoka as Eiji Shijima, the second son of the Shijima family, who has returned home to help unravel the mystery plaguing his family. Players will immerse themselves in true traditional Japanese history and travel through time, gathering information scattered across different eras to uncover the truth behind the misfortunes of the Shijima family and thus unravel the age-old mystery.

Trailer for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story will be available on May 12 on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. As a pre-order bonus, players will be able to receive The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story – Behind the Scenes and a mini soundtrack composed by Yuki Hayashi, Daiki Okuno, Ryoshi Takagi, Shuichiro Fukuhiro and Shogo Yamashiro.

“ This is a puzzle game that we plunged into after a tense discussion between game director Koichiro Ito, who created many adventure games, and Yasuhito Tachibana, producer of The Naked Director on Netflix, a live-action themed game created for gamers. A well-developed storyline, gameplay where you use your logic skills to unmask the criminal, and a huge mystery that connects several murders that occurred in different eras… We have started the last stage of development and we want to turn it into a puzzle. a game that everyone will enjoy. I hope you can’t wait to check it out,”said Junichi Ehara, producer at Square Enix.