Norikas's case v0.8

You are a detective from a small provincial town. Five years ago, your sister Norika disappeared without a trace. The memories of her and your relationship with her still haunt you, but you’ve lost all hope of finding her. However, the death of your brother and some unexpected news push you to pull yourself together once more. Immerse yourself in a captivating story, investigate the case, and find your sister.Along the way, every choice you make will have consequences, shaping the storyline and determining the ending.A plethora of charming ladies and captivating H-scenes will keep you entertained. Don’t wait—subscribe now! Version 0.85 — coming in late May or early June.

Features:

Investigation and Decision-Making: Players investigate Norika’s disappearance by exploring their town, gathering clues, and interviewing witnesses. Crucially, the decisions made during the investigation not only impact the mystery’s resolution but also shape the detective’s relationships with other characters.

Branching Storylines: The game features branching storylines, meaning player choices lead to different paths and outcomes. Some decisions bring the detective closer to the truth, while others unlock deeper mysteries or unforeseen encounters. Relationships with characters evolve, with some interactions leading to more intimate and revealing moments.

Character Interaction: Players encounter a diverse cast of characters, each with their own secrets and motivations. These relationships are central to unraveling the mystery, blurring the lines between professional investigation and personal connection. Some interactions may even lead to sensual encounters, adding complexity to the story and emotional stakes.

Intriguing Mystery and Emotional Depth: Norika’s Case blends detective work with a deeply emotional narrative. The mystery of Norika’s disappearance is intertwined with complex character relationships and personal struggles, making every choice meaningful.

Multiple Endings: The game offers multiple endings, ensuring high replayability. Player actions determine the outcome of the investigation and the detective’s personal journey, leading to different resolutions and relationships.

Sensual Moments and Character Development: Intimate and sensual moments, influenced by player choices, are woven into the story, offering both entertainment and emotional depth. These moments arise naturally from the developing relationships and add layers to the narrative.

Tips:

Explore Every Detail: Pay close attention to every detail in your investigation. Sometimes, the smallest clue or seemingly insignificant conversation can lead you to uncover important information. Keep track of your notes and be thorough in your interactions.

Understand the Characters: The people you meet may hold key information to solving the case. Don’t rush through conversations—take your time to understand their personalities and motives. Building trust with certain characters may unlock special events or provide valuable insights.

Manage Your Relationships: The emotional aspect of the game is just as important as the investigation. Be mindful of how your choices impact your relationships. Some decisions may push characters away, while others could lead to more intimate and revealing moments that affect both the plot and your personal journey.

Changelog:

Brief Update Summary:

Over 400 renders

5 new H-scenes (11 H-animations)

8 new events

Bugfixes

New repeatable interactions

New locations

Full Changelog:

Katie Events: Several new events with Kathy, including choice-based interactions. A part of her past story has been added. You can either lose or continue down the love path. After completing these events, you’ll unlock the ability to visit her at her home.

Monica Events (Love Path): New events with Monica have been added. After completing them, you’ll gain new repeatable interactions, which, when triggered repeatedly, will unlock additional interactions.

Monica & Azumi Events (Corruption Path): A new event has been added for those on the corruption path with Monica. This event triggers automatically.

Emily & Kuki Events: The initial event triggers automatically if you’ve completed all Emily’s events from previous updates. A new storyline begins here, potentially opening up a new quest line in a future update.

New Location: A new location — Kathy’s Apartment — becomes available once you fully complete her route without losing the love path.

Bugfixes: All bugs have been fixed, including issues with losing money or relationship points.

Game Compression: The game has been slightly compressed to 3.6 GB (previously over 4.1 GB). Some minor image changes may be noticeable due to the size adjustment.

The walkthrough has been updated. A new gallery code and the paths for completing the new events have been added. I would be very grateful if you could leave a rating for the game on itch. Thank you for playing Norika's Case!

Comments:

Hi interesting game & story hoping for more + maybe if possible some improvements to scenes, great characters & story, i found a small bug in this new update, after "rest" when going to spent time with Monica in the office ("talk") you cant spent time with Emilly in the room it's saying you alredy spend time with her but if you instead go to Emilly and spend time with her after "rest" you cannot go inside the office to spent time with Monica, it is saying "you alredy visited today the office"* in both cases, it means in short, if you go there you cant do the other. As i remember from previous version it was possible to visit office and spent time with Emilly & others the same day. Hope that helps with fixing.

Got as far as the interactive map, haven't seen all available content just yet but enough that I feel like I can comment.Honestly, probably the most unique characters I've seen in a while! Maybe I play too many VNs, but you usually see the a lot of the same character designs so it was very nice to see new ones for once!The story seems rather interesting so far as well. Kind of wish I stumbled upon this when it was more developed because I want to see and know more!Looking forward to future updates, can't wait to see more! Hope everything goes by smoothly for you!

ok so after a hour of play here is my review so far.1. Models and Animations are good. emily is a good sister character and you don't see many petite girls in H-games so good choice2. from time to time even though i have english as the language some things get turned to russian then back after a few turns. not sure if its a bug on my end or not3. from time to time at the computer to choose to work or rest, when it says you want to do nothing that day and you rest it somehow does not count as resting and i end up losing more days to having to rest instead of trying to earn money to do anything. heck there was one or two times i had to rest 5 days in a row to clear that you are exhausted thing and ended up making more money from the donated 200$ from Azumi from 4 to 7 rest days of trying to clear the exhaustion. 4. with the rest bug it takes forever to earn any kind of money for me. i'm on like day 70 and finally earned enough for the 2k game guide thing. so i don't know if i;m doing something wrong or my game is bugged... i try to work 2 times a day and been getting a lot of the find the dog one so i barely get a lot of money then i get the rest issue for 4 - 7 days at a time.5. the story is kind of weird at first. thats just me. maybe if there was some kind of notes describing whats going on? i don't know i am not good at story writing. but for the most part is a decent story. took a while to understand but it finally clicked into place after about 30 min or so of playing.but overall a good play some bugs here and there but i cant wait to actually earn money in game to get further in the story and cant wait to see what will happen in the future updates.

Final words:

Staxxik Games released a new game called Norika’s Case and the version is 0.6. The game’s story is about You are a detective from a small provincial town. Five years ago, your sister Norika disappeared without a trace. The memories of her and your relationship with her still haunt you, but you’ve lost all hope of finding her. However, the death of your brother and some unexpected news push you to pull yourself together once more. Immerse yourself in a captivating story, investigate the case, and find your sister.