''London Detective Mysteria'' is a 2013 '' otome''

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video game for the PlayStation Portable created by Karin Entertainment and published by Marvelous in Japan. In 2016, Karin Entertainment self-published a

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port known as . This version includes extra scenarios, a slightly different voice cast and a new artist. This version of the game was released by Xseed Games in North America and Europe for PlayStation Vita and

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in 2019.

Gameplay

''English Detective Mysteria'' is classified as an otome game; like most otome games, the player takes the role of the main female character, Emily, who can choose from a variety of male characters as her love interest.

Characters

Most of the characters of ''English Detective Mysteria'' are inspired by famous figures of the detective mystery genre. Besides

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

' and Watson' respective offspring, the game features Sara Marple, niece of

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

's Jane Marple and Jean Lupin, son of the French thief

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin () is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine '' Je sais tout''. The first ...

created by Maurice Leblanc. Characters Kenichirou Akechi and Seiji Kobayashi are an homage to

Edogawa Ranpo , better known by the pen name , was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was t ...

's mystery series protagonists Kogoro Akechi and stepson Yoshio Kobayashi.

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