Koei Tecmo and Gust, in collaboration with TOHO Co., have announced the first-ever console game adaptation of the popular franchise The Apothecary Diaries, The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother. Alongside iconic characters, discover a new story and new characters, all conceptualized by series author Hyuganatsu.
The game follows Maomao, a pleasure-district apothecary who now works in the rear palace. She ends up investigating the Five Mysteries and the Five Curses, two chains of phenomena and conspiracies causing chaos. She stumbles upon a masked man, the imperial younger brother, who is a main suspect. Maomao is roped into an investigation that will lead her to uncover a shocking secret that could destroy the imperial court.
Here is more information, via Koei Tecmo:
To conduct their investigation, Maomao will be joined by familiar figures such as Jinshi, the influential eunuch of the rear palace, as well as new characters including Guanyu, a travelling actor whose fame is growing in the capital. To uncover the truth behind the Five Curses and the identity of the “imperial younger brother”, fans will need to explore, gather evidence, and organize the information at their disposal to make deductions, while also gathering apothecary ingredients to concoct the medicines.
During the investigation phase, players will be able to not only explore the scene, but also the surrounding city and the rear palace to find clues or interview witnesses. By venturing outside the city, Maomao will be able to gather the ingredients needed to concoct medicines that can serve as evidence or enable her to help her friends. Once the players have gathered enough information and evidence, they will be able to review them in the deduction phase.
Throughout the deduction phase, Maomao will review clues and succinctly summarize the facts to help her unravel the mystery and present her theory. However, simply presenting deductions will not always be enough, and fans will need to be able to present solid proof as the other party argues back. They will need to carefully select their answers by reviewing the information, present the relevant evidence by looking into Maomao’s notebook, or combine information together to convince the other party. The more information players gather, the more evidence they will be able to produce, helping them to solve the case.
Developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo, The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch in early 2027.
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