History YMMV / FamicomDetectiveClub

!! Individual [[=YMMVs=]]

* AccidentalAesop:
** With how [[spoiler:three of the five murder victims were disposed of by the culprit via exploiting their smoking habits]] in ''The Missing Heir'', it could be construed that the game’s message (or at least one of them) is “Don’t smoke; it will (literally) kill you”.
** Over both games, one can easily read the message of "Leave dealing with murderers to the police." [[spoiler:Both Azusa and Yoko figure out the identities of the culprits. And both of them, instead of going to the authorities, decided to confront the killers head on, which resulted in their deaths]].

** Prior to the Switch remake, the Super Famicom remake of the second game was much more well known than the original Disk System version, due to being the only game in the series that received a fan translation at the time. The displacement also extends to the Virtual Console re-releases, where the Super Famicom remake's Wii Virtual Console re-release predates the re-release of the original version by more than a year and a half[[note]]April 30, 2008 vs. December 22, 2009, respectively[[/note]], while only the Super Famicom version received a Wii U Virtual Console re-release.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt:
** The Super Famicom remake of the second game has some very impressive visuals for a Super NES game, with the backgrounds and certain shots of the characters having a high amount of detail.
** The Nintendo Switch remake of the second game ups the detail even further than the Super Famicom version, with the characters showing occasional fluid animation for key scenes in the story.

* GoodBadBugs: The Super Famicom version of the second game gives the characters much more detailed lip flaps, which are animated each time a character is typed in the dialogue box. However, the English fan translation, given the amount of characters used in the English language, will have the characters' lip flaps move at impossibly large speeds, which can look very jarring and even [[{{Narm}} downright hilarious]].
* HilariousInHindsight: If you show a picture of Yuri to Ayumi in ''The Missing Heir'', she'll pinch your cheeks in annoyance after assuming your interest in her. [[spoiler:Considering she's your birth mother, well...]]

* NightmareFuel: The reveal of Shinobu's decayed corpse at the end of ''The Girl Who Stands Behind'' is pretty creepy, with it suddenly falling on top of Hibino during a scuffle.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Some fans were upset over the fact that at the end of ''The Missing Heir'', you don't get to see the reaction of characters like Zenzou, Akane or the villagers to TheReveal that [[spoiler: the protagonist is actually a member of the Ayashiro family.]]

** With how [[spoiler:three of the five murder victims were disposed of by the culprit for their smoking habits]] in ''The Missing Heir'', it could be construed that the game’s message (or at least one of them) is “Don’t smoke; it will (literally) kill you”.

* NightmareFuel: Shinobu's decayed corpse at the end of The Girl Who Stands behind

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: If the name of the games didn't tip you off, the stories are a clear sign that these games were a product of 1980s Japan. Ashtrays are everywhere, for instance, and to a modern viewer the lack of cellphones noticeably impacts the way events play out. In ''The Missing Heir'' it's even a plot point that [[spoiler:almost all of the victims smoke, or at least did at one point.]] More generally, ''The Missing Heir'' in particular is heavily affected by the culture of pre-crash Japan with its heavy emphasis on the massive family-owned Ayashiro company; in RealLife a company like that probably would have changed drastically when the crash hit just a few years later, if it remained in business at all.

* GoodBadBugs: The Super Famicom version of the second game gives the characters much more detailed lip flaps, which are animated each time a character is typed in the dialogue box. However, the English fan translation, given the amount of characters used in the English language, will have the characters' lip flaps move at impossibly large speeds, which can look [[UncannyValley very jarring]] and even [[{{Narm}} downright hilarious]].

%%* NightmareFuel: Shinobu's decayed corpse at the end of The Girl Who Stands behind

* AdaptationDisplacement: Prior to the Switch remake, the Super Famicom remake of the second game was much more well known than the original Disk System version, due to being the only game in the series that received a fan translation at the time. The displacement also extends to the Virtual Console re-releases, where the Super Famicom remake's Wii Virtual Console re-release predates the re-release of the original version by more than a year and a half[[note]]April 30, 2008 vs. December 22, 2009, respectively[[/note]], while only the Super Famicom version received a Wii U Virtual Console re-release.

* WeirdAlEffect: Downplayed. ''VisualNovel/ThePortopiaSerialMurderCase'', which was a strong influence for these games, is well-known in Japan as being the TropeMaker for the entire adventure game and VisualNovel genres. The title is near-unknown in Western circles however, due to the differing evolution of the genre in those territories.

** Over both games, one can easily read the message of "Leave dealing with murderers to the police.". [[spoiler:Both Azusa and Yoko figure out the identities of the culprits. And both of them, instead of going to the authorities, decided to confront the killers head on, which resulted in their deaths]].

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: A noticeable example with a series of visual novels. Critics and players alike claimed that the stories in these games are well-written and enjoyable, actually ''playing'' the games leave a lot to be desired. Many find themselves getting lost easily due to the game not hinting or telling the player where to go and what to do, which was not improved in the ''2021 remake''. And with the games being fairly pricey to begin with, some people might be better off watching others play it.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The Super Famicom remake of the second game has some very impressive visuals for a Super NES game, with the backgrounds and certain shots of the characters having a high amount of detail.
** The Nintendo Switch remake takes this even further, with the characters showing occasional fluid animation for key scenes in the story.

* AccidentalAesop: With how [[spoiler:three of the five murder victims were disposed of by the culprit for their smoking habits]] in ''The Missing Heir'', it could be construed that the game’s message (or at least one of them) is “Don’t smoke; it will (literally) kill you”.

* WeirdAlEffect: Downplayed. While VisualNovel/ThePortopiaSerialMurderCase was a strong influence for these games, Western fans are more likely to have heard of the latter (especially after the Nintendo Switch remakes came).

* GoodBadBugs: The Super Famicom version of the second game gives the characters much more detailed lip flaps, which are animated each time a character is typed in the dialogue box. However, the English fan translation, given the amount of character used in the English language, will have the characters' lip flaps move at impossibly large speeds, which can look [[Main/UncannyValley very jarring]] and even [[Main/{{Narm}} downright hilarious]].