How to be actually good at interrogations?

[+Analbi]

Is there a technique or something? Cuz i sometimes get 2/5 at every interrogation, and i swear, I SWEAR, i pay attention to every clue and detail and such, but when i think that suspect/witness lies, i just press Lie and try to point out some proof, to no avail

I don't like to press Doubt since i believe there is some clue that proves that he/she is lying, but no! I am horrible at interrogations, and the worst part is... that deep down, it's my Asperger weak social interaction's fault in real life. Yeah, i cannot know when someone's lying to me in real life, i admit it!

Is this game sort of look-a-like real life one thse kind of situations? Cuz if it is, then i am ashamed i couldn't refund :C

[Ragnarök]

Watch the eyes for a good 30 seconds or so. When they start avoiding your gaze or looking off in different directions it denotes either deception, guilt or shame. Some of them keep eye contact for a while before they smirk and look away. Accuse them of lying only if you know you have a piece of evidence that contradicts what they're saying. Otherwise just doubt them. Unless they're maintaining eye contact or you can affirm what they've said is true.

[+Analbi]

Originally posted by Ragnarök:

Watch the eyes for a good 30 seconds or so. When they start avoiding your gaze or looking off in different directions it denotes either deception, guilt or shame. Some of them keep eye contact for a while before they smirk and look away. Accuse them of lying only if you know you have a piece of evidence that contradicts what they're saying. Otherwise just doubt them. Unless they're maintaining eye contact or you can affirm what they've said is true.

Huh, what a piece of advice!

I'll keep it in mind, thanks! ;)

[+Analbi]

Originally posted by Ragnarök:

Watch the eyes for a good 30 seconds or so. When they start avoiding your gaze or looking off in different directions it denotes either deception, guilt or shame. Some of them keep eye contact for a while before they smirk and look away. Accuse them of lying only if you know you have a piece of evidence that contradicts what they're saying. Otherwise just doubt them. Unless they're maintaining eye contact or you can affirm what they've said is true.

Jesus christ dude, got a perfect 3/3 score on an interrogation, i believe you just gave me a "cheat" or something (Discarding the fact that if i don't believe i have proof that matches... just Doubt)

Or is it that way in real life police interrogations?

[Stallionista]

Originally posted by Tanalbi:

Is there a technique or something? Cuz i sometimes get 2/5 at every interrogation, and i swear, I SWEAR, i pay attention to every clue and detail and such, but when i think that suspect/witness lies, i just press Lie and try to point out some proof, to no avail

I don't like to press Doubt since i believe there is some clue that proves that he/she is lying, but no! I am horrible at interrogations, and the worst part is... that deep down, it's my Asperger weak social interaction's fault in real life. Yeah, i cannot know when someone's lying to me in real life, i admit it!

Is this game sort of look-a-like real life one thse kind of situations? Cuz if it is, then i am ashamed i couldn't refund :C

Further to what Ragnarok said, you can also press Lie and see what Cole says to the suspect. He may either say something that makes you go "oh yes and I have evidence to support that!" or alternatively he may come out with a really whacky statement that makes you more sure that it's Doubt. You can always back out of a lie with no penalty so use that to your advantage (this is a bit of a cheesy strategy but great if you're really struggling)

Sometimes, you'll naturally get caught out and that's fine. The game is admittedly quite poor in some interrogations where you're not sure whether to truth or doubt a statement totally irrelevant to the question, or a lie may require evidence you didn't initially expect. Think of truth as "good cop" and doubt as "bad cop" and that may help with those tricky answers. Also spend your intuition points if you need, I kept mine all the way through the game and you don't get any rewards or anything by keeping them, nor do you get penalties for using them!

[+Analbi]

Originally posted by Stallionista:

Originally posted by Tanalbi:

Is there a technique or something? Cuz i sometimes get 2/5 at every interrogation, and i swear, I SWEAR, i pay attention to every clue and detail and such, but when i think that suspect/witness lies, i just press Lie and try to point out some proof, to no avail

I don't like to press Doubt since i believe there is some clue that proves that he/she is lying, but no! I am horrible at interrogations, and the worst part is... that deep down, it's my Asperger weak social interaction's fault in real life. Yeah, i cannot know when someone's lying to me in real life, i admit it!

Is this game sort of look-a-like real life one thse kind of situations? Cuz if it is, then i am ashamed i couldn't refund :C

Further to what Ragnarok said, you can also press Lie and see what Cole says to the suspect. He may either say something that makes you go "oh yes and I have evidence to support that!" or alternatively he may come out with a really whacky statement that makes you more sure that it's Doubt. You can always back out of a lie with no penalty so use that to your advantage (this is a bit of a cheesy strategy but great if you're really struggling)

Sometimes, you'll naturally get caught out and that's fine. The game is admittedly quite poor in some interrogations where you're not sure whether to truth or doubt a statement totally irrelevant to the question, or a lie may require evidence you didn't initially expect. Think of truth as "good cop" and doubt as "bad cop" and that may help with those tricky answers. Also spend your intuition points if you need, I kept mine all the way through the game and you don't get any rewards or anything by keeping them, nor do you get penalties for using them!

Step 1: Check if the suspect avoids eyes for an instant
Step 2: If does, he is lying
Step 3: Press "Lie" and see if Cole does an accusing statement that enlightens some evidence. If not, back up
Step 4: If there's proof, use Lie. If not, then 100% surely Doubt
Step 5: If he just keeps looking, Truth

Yeah, you're right. Now that i know two of these secrets to succeed, the game will kinda be cheesy for me somehow, but enjoyable since not everything is just interrogations

Thanks to you two for the info!

[AimlessArrow]

Watch their eyes after the answers. If they look into your eyes and their answer is not ironic, than thats Truth.
If they doesnt looks into your eyes, or does but the answer is cynical than its Doubt or Lie, depending on the evidences you collected before.
Also use intuition points when you havent evidence or cannot decide between Doubt/Lie (it happens frequently to me).
Good to know that its rare if there is more than one Truth in any interviews.

[tembl0rn0cturn0]

They have already told you, look in their eyes.
Another interesting thing in this game is the gestures, that is, I thought that each gesture -depending on whether I doubted or lied- was repeated, but it seems that it was not. Do not trust repeated gestures or new ones, act well with your clues.
And if they lie, it shows a lot. It is even noticeable when Cole Phelps accuses of lying and see how the suspect acts.

[+Analbi]

Originally posted by Pιzαяηιкυ:

They have already told you, look in their eyes.
Another interesting thing in this game is the gestures, that is, I thought that each gesture -depending on whether I doubted or lied- was repeated, but it seems that it was not. Do not trust repeated gestures or new ones, act well with your clues.
And if they lie, it shows a lot. It is even noticeable when Cole Phelps accuses of lying and see how the suspect acts.

Yeah, thank you and the others, now i know the real secret of the game :D

BTW, and this is out of gaming topic, so don't answer if you don't want, but... is real life interrogations like that also? I mean, looking away and all that?

[IT]

One thing that hinder players is that Cole doesn't always think the way they do. So he may end up giving some wild accusation. The "Doubt" command is also highly misleading, as it encompasses both "accusing without evidence" and "ask further".

And no, facial expressions aren't that consistent in real life, and this is also demonstrated by certain suspects in-game. Catching inconsistencies within a conversation and cross-referencing with evidences are more reliable.

Source: BBC

[Ragnarök]

Originally posted by Tanalbi:

BTW, and this is out of gaming topic, so don't answer if you don't want, but... is real life interrogations like that also? I mean, looking away and all that?

Only if they're ashamed of something. But that isn't enough to tell if someone is guilty of something. A person can be ashamed for any number of reasons.

Other people are good at lying on the spot from practice. If you have no experience with them, it's hard to tell whether they're lying IRL. Bad liars will often misremember the things they made up on the spot when questioned again at later points, especially casually in passing. That's how the police catch people a lot of times. It's hard to keep the story straight when it's a fiction. If more than one person is involved, forget about it.

Other times, the person has no conscience and will show no guilt or shame when lying. Then you have perhaps the worst case scenario with a person who believes their own lies and have convinced themselves that their story is what actually happened. These people can be a nightmare in a he said/she said situation when there is no way to corroborate anything.

[LeChachoune]

First of, I am a asperger too IRL. I admit, it was really hard to get used to it.
So Ragnarök gave you the first trick. It's the most important one and facial expressions are a key part of interrogations.

But, as time went on, I started developping a good sense on these things.

The voice acting is top notch in this game, so sometimes, I can tell they are lying with my eyes closed. Most of the time, the truth will be told like that, no problem, but the moment they stop even for a milli-second to think, you can guess they are not telling the truth, and you can combine that with the visual expressions to be sure.

Another technique I haven't tried yet so idk if it's true or not, but pressing space (Looking at suspect while reviewing evidence) at the start might give info on if the person is stressed (Don't want you to discover something), or calm (Confident, nothing to lose and/or convinced they'll fool you)

If you are just not confident, don't hesitate to use intuition. It can be quite useful and don't be ashamed of using it.

Finally, and the most important: It's hit or miss. Don't beat yourself up for screwing up an interrogation, clues and evidence might give leads they would have given you if you had correct answers. Just appreciate the scenario and feel good about your results. In other words: Appreciate the game.