I am so in love with this game can I please play it with my boyfriend so we can jump the killers together

I like this game, but as it is right now I can't completely recommend it as I feel there needs to be more content for it to be truly enjoyable. It has a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing where it is going (thus why I am giving it a yes), but if it stays where it is currently then I would have to change my rating to no. Right now, I see it as a game i can play once in a while and not for extremely long but have fun for like an hr or so each time.

very fun

Really promising, maybe wait until we get few more patches in.

performance leaves a lot to be desired (even on rtx 4xxx GPU) and game needs a lot of content updates but even in it's current state is a lot of fun to play, definitely would recommend (especially if you can get it cheaper than $20)

I like it. Great detective game. It's open world, which is a plus. It does not hold your hand. It let you find out how to solve the crime on your own. I can it play it for hours and not get bored. A+ for Me.

Bussing as hell

Still getting the hang of it but its a lot of fun so far. With updates it is sure to only get better.

Overdue for a review, but this is one of those games where your 'first case' will be your most memorable(when you know little about the 'game' as a 'game, and really finding yourself diving into nuance and trying to figure how it all works out), and the only regret to continue playing is that you won't be able to have that same memorable experience again as you get better and better at it as a 'game'.

Ie: My first (original, non-tutorial) case took me down countless red herrings with an unexpected twist at the end... shall summarise:
- Victim (living with her wife in an Echelon apartment) was Head of HR at a Financial Corp left with a calling card int he form of a business card sounding very much like a rival/colleague. Death by stabbing ... hints that she was being stalked over the past few days
- I went to investigate her office for clues and bumped into some random lady (coworker) in a bathroom who seemed to know a lot of details about her whereabouts and activity (sus)
- Dig into personal emails and the such... found a name of a man that the victim was apparently having an affair with through the online dating platform
- Also took a stop back to victims apartment to investigate her partner, who apparently seemed to be ALSO having an affair, but with some random homeless guy with no apartment or job to dig up
- Took a stop at the "mister" victim was seeing on the side, to be greeted by NONE OTHER than the woman form the bathroom I arbitrarily bumped into and questioned... this mans wife!
...but... the finger prints on any/all of them did not match surprisingly and after chasing these leads to dead ends on evidence for hours. Stalker descriptions didn't match any of them and I was basically back to square one. Certainly there was a TON of drama I dug up with the person, but none of that connected
- Took a run through the address book, and employ records and eventually by digging through government records managed to trudge up an elusive fellow, the lowly "QA Technician"in her office [clearly jealous of her position, and I recall was suspended by her at work as well) (no email records or signs of contact BUT the finger print matched - gotcha!)
- Knocked on the door and was greeted by the creepiest looking kid with a bowl cut (in spite the "long hair" description he was supposed to have?) Barged in, knocked small child of a man out cold with the door and slapped on the cuffs.. picked the knife (murder weapon) up off of him and closed the case.

Yay!

This was awesome, though a bit of a blind side (nature of RNG I suppose) in how it all worked out but felt truly rewarding by the end to get it right.

So... why does this wear off (I'm spoiler tag below in case you don't want to know, and I recommend you don't read it) -- TLDNR: You find the shortcuts to get your clues and discover a lot of the 'fluff' and interesting drama ends up meaningless and irrelevant to most murders:
Eventually I learned that the Address book, and Government Database (because it provides a way to lookup a name and get fingerprint, address, occupation etc.) is a holy grail for most, if not all cases as the key clue linking a person is a singular fingerprint on a murder weapon or somewhere on the scene [snipers being an exception]... this had most cases later, my first step is to find the suspicious fingerprint, address book, and plug in every name in that address book to the gov't database to see if the fingerprints match(not always, but most of the time if its a 'personal' murder) ... the next was the discovery of "store records" being pawn shops, pharmacies (like buying poison) and black market weapons dealers (gun related) which will have names & items which easily and quickly lets you get 1-2 names to tie to the murder weapon and a quick gov't database search and you've got your killer
... while it's still fun and satisfying, I just find it gets easier and easier (as it should?) as you find the'shortcuts' and gimmicks that let you solve a case quickly and efficiently. Satisfying in it's own right and has me back for a "quick case" crave here and there [and can actually be quick without 4+hrs of dead ends).

If I were to ask for one thing, I wish more 'story telling' could be included (but not obvious) to relationships, emails, communication and such that could be an alternative 'psychological' route to finding the killer instead of just digging up a name and fingerprint ... maybe later updates? We'll see.

All in all, it's a good time no doubt, worth the time/money if you ever wanted to RP a noir detective. The world building (in spite the ugly graphics) is surprisingly good, dark (mega corps) and interesting and done very well overall.

The truly "Bad" I would say is that the side-quests, while interesting and rewarding in their own right, tend to get bugged or can be generated flat out impossible (Like track and photograph a mark... here is their approx. height, approx. age and their fingerprint ONLY ...good luck --I even tried this for a challenge, beat up random people on the street with the height/age and checked their fingers but gave up after like an hour of this and plenty of angry citizens lol)

Some times you get warped through a wall too... save often I guess, so there is a few bugs/jank to be expected a such an ambitious fully RNG city/world.

But honestly, for what it does right, is great and if you've by some miracle read this far along, you should just try it.The tutorial case was good & tense even and a great warm up to the game. If you don't enjoy that, you won't enjoy it, get a refund, otherwise I suggest you carry on!

I really like this game, but is anyone getting extremely low FPS in the largest city? Maybe I should try a small city, I don't know.
Again, I hope they fix all the bugs in the reviews and focus on optimizing the game for smoother play and higher FPS.
I still need to beat the tutorial case, but I would still recommend this game to anyone who likes this style of play.
What makes this game worth recommending? It's not just the great GUI and style, but also the evident effort to create a true detective game experience. As a player who has completed LA Noire, I can vouch for its quality.
Also, IT IS EARLY ACCESS, SO YEA, I GET IT. :) But I think more recommendations will show the developers that this game could be a gem.