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(Complete soundtrack available here)

Story:

Sunday, September 12, 2010

When a body is found at the Kaseki Residence, once home to a world-renowned paleontologist, rookie officers Keiichi Genba, Himatsu Mizu, Rei Shirayuki and Dr. Shinketsu Kikai
are tasked with investigating the scene.

Not only do they need to uncover the identity of the victim
and reconstruct the events leading up to his untimely death…

...they will also need to learn how to effectively work as a team in order to do so.


Features:

  • 4 Team Members through whose eyes the story is told, each one specializing in another crucial area of crime scene investigation.
  • Interactive Elements which, depending on whose role you assume, will let you investigate the scene, examine the body or interview the parties involved.
  • Evidence Presentation to back up your claims as you unravel the truth and determine who is responsible for killing the victim.
  • Choices that not only affect your Detective Rank, but also influence dialogues as well as relationships and unlock bonus content upon the story’s completion.
  • Bonding Moments with your teammates in which you can learn more about their troubles and motivations and help set them on the right path.
  • Digital Notebook which summarizes the investigation’s progression, provides you with additional info about the case and characters, and which is frequently updated to help you keep track of gathered clues and evidence.
  • Different Endings depending on your deductions, so be careful not to arrest the wrong person!
  • Unlockable Extras including a gallery, bonus scenes and more.
  • Original Soundtrack composed by Solo Acapello, consisting of 30 unique tracks (you can check out some BGM previews here).
  • 300,000+ words in length (including alternate/optional text & all endings).
  • 12 - 16 hours of playtime, depending on your reading speed and how thorough you are.
  • Lots of Love for Dinosaurs!
  • If you do decide to give GENBA a try, we would immensely appreciate it if you'd take the time to leave us with your impressions, feedback and maybe even suggestions, so that we can hopefully further improve our work with future projects!

    Either leave a comment down below or contact Gospel directly at gospel@gosatsu.com!

    For more info about our work and weekly progress updates, please check out our website gosatsu.com or follow us on Twitter/Bluesky for the latest news!

    You can also join us on Discord!

    (And if you feel like going the extra mile in supporting us, please consider
    checking out our Patreon where you can get exclusive peeks behind-the scenes!)

    StatusReleased
    PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
    Rating
    Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
    (8 total ratings)
    AuthorGosatsuVNs
    GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Puzzle
    TagsCrime, Detective, Dinosaurs, Gore, Mystery, Point & Click, Ren'Py, Text based
    LinksSteam

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    In order to download this visual novel you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $19.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:

    genba_instruction_booklet.pdf 4.7 MB
    GENBA_no_Kizuna-linux.tar.bz2 468 MB
    GENBA_no_Kizuna-mac.zip 462 MB
    GENBA_no_Kizuna-win.zip 464 MB

    Development log

    Comments

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    Good stuff, I loved all the dinosaur theming and the bad puns. I will admit to a little disappointment in the lack of dramatic voice clips for presenting evidence, but that’s ultimately a small thing.

    (+2)

    A mystery visual novel about dinosaurs? Sign me up! Is this still being worked on?

    (+3)

    Yes, it's still in development, but we're aiming to finally finish it up before the end of the year! Currently, we're about to wrap up the penultimate chapter, so the finish line is slowly coming into view at last!

    (+2)

    Good luck! I'm curious how it goes 😁