Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz story trailer, latest details and screenshots

Jake Hunter investigates his grandfather's death in New York.

Arc System Works has released a story trailer and the latest information and screenshots for Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz, its upcoming prequel to the Jake Hunter Detective Story (Tantei Jinguji Saburo) series.

The mystery adventure game follows a young Jake Hunter (Saburo Jinguji) as he travels to New York to collect his murdered grandfather’s belongings and investigate his death. Here is an overview of the story, via our previous coverage:

It happened a month ago. Someone killed beloved grandfather Kyosuke Jinguji, who was living in New York.
Jake Hunter (Saburo Jinguji) arrives in New York to collect Kyosuke’s belongings and arrange his memories.
Jake’s reunion with the nostalgic cityscape and his old friends only lasted for a brief moment. He learns that Kyosuke was reading up on the word “Daedalus” until the moment of his death.
What is Daedalus? Why was Kyosuke killed?

“Saburo, grow the Mind Tree.”
Kyosuke’s words remained in Jake’s distant memories, his way of thinking…
For his dead grandfather, and for himself, a young Jake who has yet to make a name for himself will challenge this sorrowful case carved into New York!

Here are the latest details:

■ Characters
Leo (voiced by Kaito Ishikawa)
A law school student studying to become a public prosecutor. A prodigy who can think about things from a broad perspective.
Ben (voiced by Yusuke Shirai)
A university student studying literature and the occult. People have been messing with him since he was young.
Dan (voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi)
He worked as an assistant for Kyosuke, Jake’s grandfather. Once a violent man, he rehabilitated after meeting Kyosuke.
Joshua (voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda)
An officer of the New York Police Department. The serious type. He has a severe hate of Japanese people.
Hal (voiced by Seiichirou Yamashita)
An officer of the New York Police Department. He moves at his own pace and does not consider things very seriously.
■ System
Solve the Case with New Systems that Absorb You into the Story
Search the area using a 360-degree view, and read the facial expressions and emotions of others during conversation to extract information via the “Stance Change System.” By collecting information via exploration and investigation, your “Mind Tree” will grow and bear fruit, leading to the Clarification Phase. Make use of new systems from when the incident occurs to its resolution using new systems that are visually easy to understand and learn the truth.
Exploration
During exploration, you can move the camera at 360 degrees, so you can play the game with the feeling that you’re actually standing in the scene. By moving the cursor over important key items and evidence left at the scene, letters will become visible, so be sure to investigate every nook and cranny. Also, by entering “Search Mode,” Jake enters a more concentrated state of mind, which highlights areas that have yet to be examined. When you are unable to find anything, use Search Mode to find hints.
—Search Mode
—If Jake notices something, letters will appear on the screen.