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Root Film

Released: 3/19/2021

Root Film is a thrilling adventure game with visual novel elements. Follow Rintaro Yagumo as he is selected to be the director for the rebooted "Shimane Mystery Drama Project”, a TV series which was cancelled for an unknown reason 10 years ago. His excitement for this amazing opportunity is quickly curbed when a horrible murder interrupts their location scouting process. Follow him and a cast of unique and memorable characters as they are drawn deeper into a thrilling mystery. Become your own detective as you unravel the truth through investigative gameplay mechanics, adding a new layer to the visual novel formula. Beautifully hand-drawn illustrations From character designs to environments, Root Film is brought to life by gorgeous artwork. Every scene becomes picture-perfect, with meticulous detail and a carefully curated colour pallet. Travel across the Shimane prefecture Visit multiple locations spanning the entire Shimane prefecture as you try to find out the truth about the "Shimane Mystery Drama Project”! Become your own detective The ‘Intuition’ mechanic allows players to acquire keywords during in-game conversations. Once activated, ‘Intuition’ reveals words on screen that are essential to investigations and confrontations. Face off against suspects After collecting enough keywords, you can confront suspects in ‘Max Mode’ to resolve a mystery. In this fighting-game like a face-off, you must ensure that enough evidence has been collected before the confrontation to successfully bring suspects to justice.

Root Film is a thrilling adventure game with visual novel elements. Follow Rintaro Yagumo as he is selected to be the director for the rebooted "Shimane Mystery Drama Project”, a TV series which was cancelled for an unknown reason 10 years ago. His excitement for this amazing opportunity is quickly curbed when a horrible murder interrupts their location scouting process. Follow him and a cast of unique and memorable characters as they are drawn deeper into a thrilling mystery. Become your own detective as you unravel the truth through investigative gameplay mechanics, adding a new layer to the visual novel formula. Beautifully hand-drawn illustrations From character designs to environments, Root Film is brought to life by gorgeous artwork. Every scene becomes picture-perfect, with meticulous detail and a carefully curated colour pallet. Travel across the Shimane prefecture Visit multiple locations spanning the entire Shimane prefecture as you try to find out the truth about the "Shimane Mystery Drama Project”! Become your own detective The ‘Intuition’ mechanic allows players to acquire keywords during in-game conversations. Once activated, ‘Intuition’ reveals words on screen that are essential to investigations and confrontations. Face off against suspects After collecting enough keywords, you can confront suspects in ‘Max Mode’ to resolve a mystery. In this fighting-game like a face-off, you must ensure that enough evidence has been collected before the confrontation to successfully bring suspects to justice.

Root Film is a thrilling adventure game with visual novel elements. Follow Rintaro Yagumo as he is selected to be the director for the rebooted "Shimane Mystery Drama Project”, a TV series which was cancelled for an unknown reason 10 years ago. His excitement for this amazing opportunity is quickly curbed when a horrible murder interrupts their location scouting process. Follow him and a cast of unique and memorable characters as they are drawn deeper into a thrilling mystery. Become your own detective as you unravel the truth through investigative gameplay mechanics, adding a new layer to the visual novel formula. Beautifully hand-drawn illustrations From character designs to environments, Root Film is brought to life by gorgeous artwork. Every scene becomes picture-perfect, with meticulous detail and a carefully curated colour pallet. Travel across the Shimane prefecture Visit multiple locations spanning the entire Shimane prefecture as you try to find out the truth about the "Shimane Mystery Drama Project”! Become your own detective The ‘Intuition’ mechanic allows players to acquire keywords during in-game conversations. Once activated, ‘Intuition’ reveals words on screen that are essential to investigations and confrontations. Face off against suspects After collecting enough keywords, you can confront suspects in ‘Max Mode’ to resolve a mystery. In this fighting-game like a face-off, you must ensure that enough evidence has been collected before the confrontation to successfully bring suspects to justice.

Critics
77

Score Breakdown

76.5

Critic Average

23 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

3 early (13%)20 launch window (87%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated May 13, 2021

Based on 23 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 76.5/100. Reviews were published 3 before release, 20 within the 60-day launch window, and 0 later.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 23)+
  1. Kenny McKeeviaHey Poor Player
    May 13, 2021·Launch window
    90/100View review
  2. Joel CoutureviaSiliconera
    Apr 10, 2021·Launch window
    50/100View review
  3. Ashley MerciaviaLadiesGamers.com
    Apr 9, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review
  4. Kirstin SwalleyviaHardcore Gamer
    Apr 5, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review
  5. Kierra LanierviaSwitchRPG
    Apr 5, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review