The Silver Case 2425
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Adventure, detective, 2D, package, visual novel, Police, Japan, singleplayer
A compilation of two detective adventure games by Grasshopper Interactive. The Silver 2425 bundle includes a remastered version of The Silver Case, originally released in 1999 for PlayStation, and its remake, titled The 25th Ward: The Silver Case that came out in 2005 for mobile devices. While playing, we are taken to the Japan of 1999, and our task is to solve cases of mysterious murders.
The Silver 2425 is a compilation of two detective adventure games developed by Grasshopper Manufacture. The bundle includes a remastered version of The Silver Case (which is the debut project of the studio, originally released in 1999 for PlayStation) and a remake of 25th Ward: The Silver Case (a sequel to the above production that debuted on mobile devices in 2005). The title, available for PS4, was developed by the creators of the originals and published by Nippon Ichi Software.
Plot
The primary element of The Silver 2425 is The Silver Case, in which players are taken to the Japan of 1999, to the area called the 24 Districts. Their task is to solve the cases of a series of brutal and mysterious murders. The perpetrator’s modus operandi perfectly matches that of Kamua Uehara, a criminal responsible for many assassinations of the most important members of the Japanese government, killed several years ago by a police detective. The storylines that begin in this production are continued in The 25th Ward: The Silver Case – the story of the latter was expanded with completely new chapters.
Mechanics
The gameplay mechanics of the titles included in The Silver 2425 bundle for PS4 are based primarily on exploration of various places, gathering evidence, conversing with neutral characters in order to acquire valuable information, and solving more or less complicated puzzles. It is worth mentioning that compared to the originals, some puzzles were revamped, mostly due to the fact that their specifics were impossible to translate from Japanese into any other language.
Technical aspects
Similarly to the remastered The Silver Case, The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is powered by Unity. It let the developers modernize the graphics. Even though the two-dimensional elements were subjected only to cosmetic alterations, the scenes that take place in three-dimensional environments were created from scratch.
Last updated on September 5, 2017
Videos and Screens
[1:23] The Silver 2425 Nintendo Switch trailer
The Silver 2425 Summary
Platforms:
Switch July 9, 2021
PlayStation 4 March 15, 2017
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher: Playism
