Déjàvu Akumu wa Hontō ni Yatte Kita: Kemco Classic Famicom Title
Déjàvu, Déjàvu: The Nightmare Has Truly Arrived, is a first-person detective adventure published by Kemco for the Famicom, ported from the Western computer mystery game Déjà Vu. Players take control of an amnesiac man waking inside a locked washroom, exploring an early 20th-century urban neighbourhood, gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses and untangling a murder conspiracy to clear his own name.
The adventure unfolds across interconnected urban locations including bars, offices, apartments and alleyways. Players collect, examine and combine items, interrogate NPCs and cross-reference clues to uncover the truth. Poor decisions can lead to premature bad endings such as arrest or fatal encounters.
No real-time reflex challenges exist; progress relies on careful inventory management and logical deduction. Many vital clues are easy to overlook during rushed location searches.
Kemco’s moody noir-era illustrated backdrops paired with slow suspenseful background music recreate gritty vintage detective thriller atmosphere.
Strategically, successful exoneration requires thorough searches of every accessible location. Superficial spot checks frequently miss critical physical evidence required to expose the real killer.
For contemporary Famicom retro Western adventure port collectors, Déjàvu is an important early domestic release bringing classic point-and-click mystery gameplay to Japanese 8-bit console audiences.