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''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms. It's released on Android and [=iOS=] phones on April 25, 2023.

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''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 Platform/Playstation5 platforms. It's released on Android and [=iOS=] phones on April 25, 2023.
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''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms. It's scheduled to be on Android and [=iOS=] phones on April 25, 2023.

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''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms. It's scheduled to be released on Android and [=iOS=] phones on April 25, 2023.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Detective Josui Kasuka is stoic, lacking in humor, and is even downright ''[[KickTheDog cruel]]'' by refusing the LastRequest of Chapter 3's culprit. However, his intentions are purely for the sake of truth and he makes a compelling argument that the culprit doesn't deserve to make requests after committing murder [[spoiler: [[MurderByInaction by inaction]].]]

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Detective Josui Kasuka Kusuka is stoic, lacking in humor, and is even downright ''[[KickTheDog cruel]]'' by refusing the LastRequest of Chapter 3's culprit. However, his intentions are purely it's all for the sake sake of truth the truth, and he makes one could make a compelling argument that the culprit doesn't deserve to make requests after committing murder [[spoiler: [[MurderByInaction by inaction]].]] ]]
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: InUniverse, most of the cases set before the present day are relayed to Haruka via [[ShowWithinAShow in-game novels]] published as fiction, but which those knowledgeable about the Shijima family's history recognize as fact.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: Detective Josui Kusaka]] is a woman, disguised by [[spoiler: selectively ripping all her gendered pronouns of the historical records before handing them to Haruka.]]



* RevengeByProxy: The BigBad's goal. Even if all the current Shijimas are unaware of the family's horrific history, [[spoiler:Towako]] has determined they ''all'' deserve to suffer.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: In the first case, a supposedly cursed mummy holding a bloody sword chases the heroes away from the crime scene. [[spoiler: The misdirection this adds to the case turns out to have been a total coincidence: The ''victim'' was the one in the mummy disguise, having destroyed all of the other auctioneers' offerings and then disguised as the mummy to lend credence to the curse, thus increasing the mummy's value. When the culprit goes back to the scene before she's had a chance to finish changing and rejoin the others, they get into a scuffle while she's still holding the sword [[AccidentalMurder and...]]]]
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler: Megumi Kiryu]] is actually [[spoiler: Towako Nagahama]], [[spoiler:Yayoi Kasuga]] is [[spoiler: Yoshino Shijima]], and [[spoiler: Akari Yamase]] is really [[spoiler: Josui]].
* RevengeByProxy: The BigBad's goal. Even if all the current Shijimas are unaware of the family's horrific history, [[spoiler:Towako]] has determined they ''all'' deserve to suffer.suffer.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Josui Sakaki, alias Josui Kusaka]] pursues the truth behind the cases in order to figure out who killed [[spoiler: their entire family.]] [[spoiler: It was Towako, on the orders of Eizan Shijima]].
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Much the 1972 murder revolve around a cruel version of this. [[spoiler:After losing much of her voice, the singer Saya plans to give one last swan song before committing suicide live on stage. Her apprentice Kanako, the one responsible for the vocal damage, insists on taking the stage in her place and accidentally poisons herself in the process. Even before Kanako's harassment, Saya was already disillusioned with her career and looking to retire. Kanako's impatience ultimately seals her fate.]]

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Much of the 1972 murder revolve revolves around a cruel version of this. [[spoiler:After losing much of her voice, the singer Saya plans to give one last swan song before committing suicide live on stage. Her apprentice Kanako, the one responsible for the vocal damage, insists on taking the stage in her place and accidentally poisons herself in the process. Even before Kanako's harassment, Saya was already disillusioned with her career and looking to retire. Kanako's impatience ultimately seals her fate.]]
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''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.

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''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.
platforms. It's scheduled to be on Android and [=iOS=] phones on April 25, 2023.


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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: While most of the game is an InteractiveMovie Chapter 5 is instead mostly a [[spoiler:RoomEscapeGame]].

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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: While most of the game is an InteractiveMovie InteractiveMovie, Chapter 5 is instead mostly a [[spoiler:RoomEscapeGame]].



* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: At the suggestion of Akkari, Haruka imagines the characters in the 1972 and 1922 stories as being played by the characters in the present.

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* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: At the suggestion of Akkari, Akari, Haruka imagines the characters in the 1972 and 1922 stories as being played by the characters in the present.



* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Towako]] crosses this when she learns what happens to those who swallow the Tojiku.

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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Towako]] crosses [[spoiler:The Scarlet Camellia]] crossed this when she learns what happens to those who swallow the Tojiku.



* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Eizen Shijima]]. They're the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but their actions create ripples throughout the century.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Eizen [[spoiler:Eizan Shijima]]. They're the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but their actions create ripples throughout the century.
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It follows Haruka Kagami, a mystery novelist, as she visits the Shijima family, a family which has studied agelessness for generations, across several different murders, covering 100 years.

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It follows Haruka Kagami, a mystery novelist, as she visits the Shijima family, a family. The family which has studied agelessness for generations, across several different murders, covering 100 years.years, and Haruka takes it upon herself to find the link between the cases.



* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Much the 1972 murder revolve around a cruel version of this. [[spoiler: After losing much of her voice, the singer Saya plans to give one last swan song before committing suicide live on stage. Her apprentice Kanako, the one responsible for the vocal damage, insists on taking the stage in her place and accidentally poisons herself in the process. Even before Kanako's harassment, Saya was already disillusioned with her career and looking to retire. Kanako's impatience ultimately seals her fate.]]

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Much the 1972 murder revolve around a cruel version of this. [[spoiler: After [[spoiler:After losing much of her voice, the singer Saya plans to give one last swan song before committing suicide live on stage. Her apprentice Kanako, the one responsible for the vocal damage, insists on taking the stage in her place and accidentally poisons herself in the process. Even before Kanako's harassment, Saya was already disillusioned with her career and looking to retire. Kanako's impatience ultimately seals her fate.]]



* HistoricalDetectiveFiction
* InteractiveMovie : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction from the player.

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* HistoricalDetectiveFiction
HistoricalDetectiveFiction: As Haruka investigates the 1922 and 1972 cases, the scene shifts to the relevant time periods ([[ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou though the cast remains the same due to Haruka's imagination]]).
* InteractiveMovie : InteractiveMovie: The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction from the player.
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* BigBad [[spoiler: Megumi Kiryu/Towako Nagahama]] the mastermind behind all the Shijima killings for the past fifty years.

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* BigBad [[spoiler: Megumi BigBad: [[spoiler:Megumi Kiryu/Towako Nagahama]] is the mastermind behind all the Shijima killings for the past fifty years.



* GenerationalSaga : There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generations.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Eizen Shijima]]. They're the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but their actions create ripples throughout the century.

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* GenerationalSaga : GenerationalSaga: There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generations.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Eizen [[spoiler:Eizen Shijima]]. They're the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but their actions create ripples throughout the century.
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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.

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The ''The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as Story'' is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, and Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.



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* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: At the suggestion of Akkari, Haruka imagines the characters in the 1972 and 1922 stories as being played by the characters in the present, with herself playing the AuthorAvatar.

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* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: At the suggestion of Akkari, Haruka imagines the characters in the 1972 and 1922 stories as being played by the characters in the present, with herself playing the AuthorAvatar.present.
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* ButYouWereThereAndYouAndYou: At the suggestion of Akkari, Haruka imagines the characters in the 1972 and 1922 stories as being played by the characters in the present, with herself playing the AuthorAvatar.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Eizen Shijima]]. He's the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but his actions create ripples throughout the century.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Eizen Shijima]]. He's They're the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but his their actions create ripples throughout the century.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: While most of the game is an InteractiveMovie Chapter 5 is instead mostly a [[spoiler:RoomEscapeGame]].
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* BigBad [[spoiler: Megumi Kiryu/Towako Nagahama]] the mastermind behind all the Shijima killings for the past fifty years.



* GenerationalSaga : There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generations

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* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Towako]] crosses this when she learns what happens to those who swallow the Tojiku.
* GenerationalSaga : There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generationsgenerations.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Eizen Shijima]]. He's the BigBad of the 1922 mysteries, but his actions create ripples throughout the century.



** In chapter 3, Kanako bemoans the cruel threats Saya has been receiving, [[spoiler: revealing far too many details about those threats than Saya had told her.]]

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** In chapter 3, Kanako bemoans the cruel threats Saya has been receiving, [[spoiler: revealing far too many details about those threats than Saya had told her.]]]]
* RevengeByProxy: The BigBad's goal. Even if all the current Shijimas are unaware of the family's horrific history, [[spoiler:Towako]] has determined they ''all'' deserve to suffer.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Detective Josui Kasuka is stoic, lacking in humor, and is even downright ''[[KickTheDog cruel]]'' by refusing the LastRequest of Chapter 3's culprit. However, his intentions are purely for the sake of truth and he makes a compelling argument that the culprit doesn't deserve to make requests after committing murder [[spoiler [[MurderByInaction by inaction]].]]

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Detective Josui Kasuka is stoic, lacking in humor, and is even downright ''[[KickTheDog cruel]]'' by refusing the LastRequest of Chapter 3's culprit. However, his intentions are purely for the sake of truth and he makes a compelling argument that the culprit doesn't deserve to make requests after committing murder [[spoiler [[spoiler: [[MurderByInaction by inaction]].]]

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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.

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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix Creator/SquareEnix on PC, Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.




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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Much the 1972 murder revolve around a cruel version of this. [[spoiler: After losing much of her voice, the singer Saya plans to give one last swan song before committing suicide live on stage. Her apprentice Kanako, the one responsible for the vocal damage, insists on taking the stage in her place and accidentally poisons herself in the process. Even before Kanako's harassment, Saya was already disillusioned with her career and looking to retire. Kanako's impatience ultimately seals her fate.]]



* InteractiveMovie : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction

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* InteractiveMovie : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interactioninteraction from the player.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Detective Josui Kasuka is stoic, lacking in humor, and is even downright ''[[KickTheDog cruel]]'' by refusing the LastRequest of Chapter 3's culprit. However, his intentions are purely for the sake of truth and he makes a compelling argument that the culprit doesn't deserve to make requests after committing murder [[spoiler [[MurderByInaction by inaction]].]]
* SayingTooMuch: Fit for any detective story.
** In chapter 2, the killer [[spoiler: Yayoi]] boasts about their strong sense of smell to create an excuse for evidence pointing their direction. This ends up directly contradicting their alibi that they passed by the corpse without noticing, since they would have clearly smelled the stench of blood.
** In chapter 3, Kanako bemoans the cruel threats Saya has been receiving, [[spoiler: revealing far too many details about those threats than Saya had told her.]]
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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix on PC, Switch, PlayStation platforms.

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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix on PC, Switch, PlayStation Usefulnotes/NintendoSwitch, Usefulnotes/Playstation4, Usefulnotes/Playstation5 platforms.
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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix on PC, Switch, and PS4/PS5.

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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix on PC, Switch, and PS4/PS5.
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* Interactive Movie : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction

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* Interactive Movie InteractiveMovie : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction
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''Generational Saga'' : There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generations
''Historical Detective Fiction''
''Interactive Movie'' : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction

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''Generational Saga'' * GenerationalSaga : There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generations
''Historical Detective Fiction''
''Interactive Movie''
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* Interactive Movie
: The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction
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The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Released in Japan as is a 2022 Murder-Mystery FMV Game released by Square Enix on PC, Switch, and PS4/PS5.

It follows Haruka Kagami, a mystery novelist, as she visits the Shijima family, a family which has studied agelessness for generations, across several different murders, covering 100 years.

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''Generational Saga'' : There are multiple cases, following the Shijima Family across three generations
''Historical Detective Fiction''
''Interactive Movie'' : The entire game is essentially a single live-action J-Drama with occasional interaction

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