Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories

 3DS
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Vooks
    Apr 8, 2017
    40
    Even being a $10 (or slightly cheaper with a MyNintendo discount) eShop title, there is simply not enough quantity or quality to justify a purchase – Chase tries its best to make the two-hour trek a grind. The characters are merely nothing more than hollow vessels for driving the plot forward. It is totally disappointing that there is no thrill or cognitive challenge to the game – this is one investigation not worth chasing.
  2. USgamer
    Oct 17, 2016
    40
    While the brilliance of its director's past games occasionally surface in Cold Case Investigations, this thoughtlessly designed and incredibly brief adventure will do nothing but disappoint fans of the defunct developer Cing.
  3. CD-Action
    Jan 13, 2017
    30
    A mediocre Phoenix Wright wannabe with a story resembling poor police documentaries/reality shows on TV. [01/2017, p.74]
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Awards & Rankings

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#44 Best 3DS Game of 2016
35
#35 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2016
41
#41 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2016

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. DeiStar
    Oct 15, 2016
    2
    This game is 90 minutes long and the gameplay is so simplistic and barebones even for a VN standard. The price for this game isn't worth it.This game is 90 minutes long and the gameplay is so simplistic and barebones even for a VN standard. The price for this game isn't worth it. You will beat it on one setting then realize you could have spent those $6 on something more valuable. Not to mention the whole thing ends on a cliffhanger, trying to become an episodic release. There's absolutely nothing interesting about this supposed spiritual successor to Hotel Dusk.… Full Review »
  2. Digibutter64
    Apr 29, 2018
    5
    This game is decent, but it feels like missed potential. In this incredibly short detective game, you play as a character who, alongside hisThis game is decent, but it feels like missed potential. In this incredibly short detective game, you play as a character who, alongside his assistant, is trying to solve an old criminal case. There are elements here that reminded me of the fantastic Ace Attorney series (investigating and talking to witnesses is quite similar to that series), and there are some fairly memorable characters. The artwork throughout the game is also done quite well.

    Still, the good gameplay is ultimately quite brief; I completed the game in under 2 hours. It feels like this had the potential to be a great visual novel and rival to the likes of Ace Attorney, but said potential seems unused to me.

    I wish I could give it a higher score, but it is ultimately too brief (with a story that isn't as fleshed-out as much as I would like) for me to give it anything higher than a 5.    … Full Review »
  3. kosterix
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories
    I paid €3 or something, it's so long ago Nintendo has no record of my transaction anymore.    Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories
    I paid €3 or something, it's so long ago Nintendo has no record of my transaction anymore. Worst spent money ever.
    The story finishes before it even starts, about 2 hours maximum.
    I'd rather pay 10 times the money for 10 times the gameplay.
    AVOID!!    … Full Review »
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