Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE
Also known as: Chou Tantei Jikenbo: RAIN CODE (JP) Developer: Too Kyo Games Publisher: Spike Chunsoft Platform: Nintendo Switch Released internationally: June 30, 2023 This game has unused graphics.

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Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE is what happens when you combine the mysterious surreal noir-style writing of The Big O and the dungeon-crawling truth-seeking gameplay of Persona 5 with a splash of the wackiness from Danganronpa.

In a mysterious city that's covered by endless rain, you play as a young amnesic detective named Yuma who must solve cases to uncover the truth of the city with his totally-not-ghost-Junko Enoshima partner, Shinigami.

To do: Find a way to properly view models as there's some unused models like ChrDummy. There should be some more unused graphics to be documented. There's assets and files that show the game is getting an eventual PC/Xbox/PlayStation release. Should they be documented here? Investigate the DLC files. Document 1.3.0 patch and see what differences there are. Here's a tool that can extract all the textures and view some models.

Unused Menus

Debug Menu

By modifying the DefaultEngine.ini file within RC\Config\, it is possible to tell the game to boot up a scene file for the debug menu rather than the title screen. This can be achieved by modifying the GameDefaultMap= setting value to be /Game/RC/Maps/Debug/DebugTopMenu_P.DebugTopMenu_P.

Due to what is most likely missing characters in the English font, most of the text does not display properly unless your system language is set to Japanese. Additionally, most of these functions seem to be lacking functionality due to most likely needing to be run within the UE Editor; as such, they will be documented as-is on original hardware.

Options	Function
Script Start (シーン指定)	Loads into a black screen with nothing going on.
Script Start (シーン指定・UE Editor Switch版サブレベル)	Loads into a black screen with nothing going on.
Script Start (プログラマ確認用)	Loads the game into Kamasaki District with what seems to be a bunch of testing scripts, internally referred to as Chapter 90. Oddly, a bugged-out Halara and Desuhiko with broken textures follow you around.
Map Viewer	Loads the game into an empty map with a multicolored floor and a dark cloudy skybox. According to the save file, the game loads Chapter 90.
Map Viewer(Switch)	Loads the game into an empty map with a multicolored floor and a dark cloudy skybox. According to the save file, the game loads Chapter 90.
Nazo Map Viewer	Loads into a black screen with nothing going on.
Character Viewer	Loads a scene of what seems to be a white plane with a solid grey skybox and nothing going on.

Right Side (評価版メニュー Switch版) Right Side (Evaluation Menu Switch Version)

Options	Function
【製品版】 起動ロゴから	Switches to the game's retail mode start up logos.
【製品版】 タイトル画面から	Switches to the game's retail mode title screen.
【評価版】 タイトル画面から	Switches to what seems to be a title screen for an "Evaluation version".
0章 0000シーン	Starts the game from Chapter 0, Scene 0 (very beginning of the game).
0章 5000シーン	Starts the game from Chapter 0, Scene 5000 (beginning of the Mystery Labyrinth).
0章 9000シーン	Starts the game from Chapter 0, Scene 9000 (right after leaving the Mystery Labyrinth).
カマサキウォークスルー(50_0010)	Starts the game from Chapter 50, Scene 10.

Evaluation Version Menu

A menu that is more barebones and basic than the retail release of the game. "New Game" and "Load Game" behave as expected, with "Kamasaki" loading an unused Chapter 50 script, which seems to be a demo for walking around Kamasaki District.

Unused Graphics

T_BGDebugMenu

A background for the debug menu, which features early concept art.

T_UI_Evaluationversion_logo

A unused logo for a version of the game that was used for commercial evaluation and testing before release.

EDSplash

An unused splash logo for that features the Epic Games logo and the obvious "editor" text.