On the Japanese version of the Nintendo Direct that aired this morning, Bandai Namco announced Project:;COLD case.mirage, a game based off the company’s multi-media ARG series of the same name.
According to the Japanese broadcast, Project:;COLD case.mirage is now available on Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop in Japan, and its coming to PC via Steam later as well. As of the time of writing, it is unknown on whether the game will be coming west.
Project:;COLD case,mirage features a protagonist who has lost their memory. One day, a mysterious man called Iori Hartfield appears on his desktop screen, and tasks him with investigating a fire accident known as the Mirage Forest Fire Incident.
Said incident claimed the lives of five girls at the rental space and café Mirage Forest. Iori claims that it wasn’t just a simple accident. What is the truth behind the incident? Why did the protagonist lose their memories? And what is the relationship between the incident and the protagonist’s lost memories?
Use your browser to search from from various sources such as news articles, summary sites, blogs, etc. to strengthen your deductions. Investigate surveillance camera footage from the crime scene, and deduce what happened. Then, in Depth Mode, recreate the victims of the incident in a virtual space, and expose their true selves hidden in the depths of their hearts. Be careful though, for one wrong move can mean game over.
You can watch the game’s trailer below:
