''London Detective Mysteria'' is a 2013 '' otome'' visual novel video game for the

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created by Karin Entertainment and published by Marvelous in Japan. In 2016, Karin Entertainment self-published a

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port known as . This version includes extra scenarios, a slightly different voice cast and a new artist. This version of the game will be released by Xseed Games in North America and Europe for PlayStation Vita and

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in 2019.

Gameplay

''English Detective Mysteria'' is classified as an

otome game An , is a story-based video game that is targeted towards women. Generally one of the goals, besides the main idea/goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player/main character and one of the second-lead male characters. His ...

; like most otome games, the player takes the role of the main female character, Emily, who can choose from a variety of male characters as her love interest.

Characters

Most of the characters of English Detective Mysteria are inspired by famous figures of the

detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads th ...

mystery genre. Besides

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

' and Watson' respective offspring, the game features Sara Marple, niece of

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

Jane Marple Miss Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories. Jane Marple lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective. Often characterized as an elderly spinster, she is one of C ...

and Jean Lupin, son of the French thief Arsène Lupin created by

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

. Characters Kenichirou Akechi and Seiji Kobayashi are an homage to Edogawa Ranpo's mystery series protagonists Kogoro Akechi and stepson Yoshio Kobayashi.

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