I got my first Girlfriend playing Frog Detective. 4 years later we got engaged while playing Frog Detective 3. Thank you Worm Club for helping me find the 1# Best Sherman to my Frog Detective.

Bigger than the LotR trilogy

the bad room is a messed up idea. luckily crime isnt real

Thank god crime isn't real

Frog Detective is the role model we should all strive to become.
Be better.
Be more like Frog Detective.
(be less like Lobster Cop)

big fan of gay people

It carries over your notebook from the previous game! Best trilogy since Mass Effect

I LOVE FROG DETECTIVE! THIS IS A LIFE CHANGING GAME! THE FIRST TIME STARTING UP ANY GAMES IN THE TRILOGY YOU WILL FEEL EUPHORIA. PLAYING FROG DETECTIVE WILL (and is scientifically proven) TO DRASTICALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THE MOST AMAZING LUCK AND FORTUNE. YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE ONE-WIPERS, YOU WILL FEEL AMAZING EVERY MORNING, ALL OF THE POWER FROM THE SUN AND STARS WILL SHINE THROUGH YOU, YOU WILL BE STRUCK BY A MOVING TOYOTA BUT ITS OK BECAUSE YOU WILL JUST ACTUALLY JUST DODGE OUT OF THE WAY PHEW, BUT ANYWHOOO, THIS IS GAME GOOD YEAH SO GOOD WOOOO BUY NOW BUY !!!!!!1

Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County is the finale of this much loved wholesome, humorous and quirky adventure series. Developed by fellow Australians Grace Bruxner & Thomas Bowker, this is some of their zaniest and most hilarious work yet. I cannot help but feel sombre that there will be no more Frog Detective (FD), but I truly hope their creativity and zest will continue in many more projects to come.

Pros

• Deadpan, witty humour
  
• Hilariously flippant story that is very self-aware
  
• Excellent cast of characters
  
• A perfect heart-warming ending to the series

The narrative is the result of an extremely creative imagination with deadpan, ironic comedy spattered throughout each and every interaction. It is childish, it is bizarre, and it is very memorable. Explaining this narrative in a serious manner juxtaposes the entire idea behind the series, therefore I will write the next section in a different approach to my usual, but one that better resembles the game. But as a sidenote, if you find its eccentricity off-putting, this game is simply not for you.

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The protagonist Frog Detective is once again given a mystery to solve by The Supervisor, and must collaborate with Lobster Cop, the #1 detective. Frog Detective (the #2 best detective) arrives in Cowboy County to solve the mystery of the townsfolks stolen hats. Frog Detective is a diligent detective and begins his work straight away questioning the residents and taking extensive notes on everything relevant, including their motive for the hat stealing crime (even though crime is not real). He finds all sorts of motives such as “wanting to absorb cowboy powers through cowboy hat osmosis” (very suspicious indeed) and discovers many secret societies such as The Posties Society.

Despite Frog Detectives weird-shaped head and inability to wear a hat himself, he is selfless and more determined than ever to uncover the hats, help the residents with their odd tasks and reunite them with their long-lost head accessories and maybe, just maybe he will be #1 Detective, but probably not.


Identical to the other games in the series, FD3 is a simple and family-friendly adventure game (although much of the humour will go unnoticed by younger players). The detective must solve the mystery by speaking to the townsfolk and helping them with basic tasks. These tasks are solved by simply talking with other characters to obtain items needed for other quests. Some examples include forging a fake ID to help Suzy rob a bank and retrieve THEIR OWN items and locating a ghostly picture to help them join a secret ghost society.

The biggest difference in comparison with others in the series is that we have a scooter and Lobster Cop’s background is further explored. The scooter was especially fun to ride around the Wild West (Cowboy County), but otherwise, the games are all similar in nature. The ending is the best conclusion to the series that I could ask for, and despite such a ridiculous wacky story where logic does not exist, I found it extremely heart-warming. I have no complaints to the game itself, but I did find it unusual that the credits run at three different points in the game and were unskippable.

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Humour
Already touched on in the Story section, the humour is a random mixture of deadpan/sarcasm, internet humour and plain nonsense. At one point in the game, Frog Detective is asked where he is from, and he replies bluntly with his full address, not seeing any reasons for concern at divulging this information to someone he just met. The game plays on this, breaking the fourth wall to explain to players that this is not a clever idea. Similarly, another character is ecstatic that he has won “a hundred thousand money” due to a banner popping up on a webpage that he clicked on. The characters are jumping with joy, stating that all he had to do was send in his bank details! Whilst of course, players understand the true meaning behind this and can laugh at the sheer stupidity of these lovable fools.

It is difficult to encapsulate developers Grace & Thomas’ sense of humour, and it definitely will not appeal to everyone, but this is the style of game that forms a strong fanbase around it, which is already evident from the Steam reviews on each and every Frog Detective game.


Another striking feature to the game, the art. The oddly drawn animal characters with child-like simplicity is eyebrow raising, but once you start playing the game, it all fits together like a jigsaw puzzle. The speed and size of the font is also carefully constructed to better emphasise certain moments, such as when a character is hyperactive and talking quickly, or when their speaking is very exquisite, like a poet, it is quite slow. It is a simple feature, but one that enhances the characters as there is no voice acting, so the characters personalities are solely conveyed via text.

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This game was played using a keyboard & mouse, and with the following PC specs.:
Intel i5-9400 2.9 GHz
16GB RAM
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
2560x1440 resolution
HDD
Windows 10

Playtime: Approximately 1.5-2 hours (including for 100% achievements, only three are missable during a playthrough).

Controller Recommended? No

Replayability value: No


A wholesome end to the Frog Detective trilogy, filled with ridiculous comedy and zany characters. This title has personality bursting out of it, making it a perfect series finale, and one fans will love.

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Honestly, I've been delaying playing the final part of the Frog Detective trilogy. I guess I was just too scared of living in a world with no future Frog Detective games on the horizon.

Ultimately, I had to face my insecurities and play Corruption at Cowboy County, My hands are shaking. I'm still struggling to process the emotional and philosophical impact of the trilogy. But I am ready to face the future.

I know the answer.

Frog Detective inspired me to become a real frog detective myself. I know I'm a dog. I'm aware crime doesn't exist. But sometimes, if we truly, ardently believe in it, we can make crime a reality. That is the beauty and wisdom Grace Bruxner shared with the world. Thank you. What a ride.