6 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 10.7 hrs on record
Posted: Jan 23, 2021 @ 6:22pm
Updated: Feb 1, 2021 @ 7:35pm

As an avid fan of point-and-click and detective style games, I loved this game! Playing it was incredibly entertaining and satisfying. You play a police inspector who is sent to a remote island to solve the murder of a money-hungry, ruthless mogul. Your job is to question all of the island's inhabitants, explore various locations, and find clues that will help you deduce the murderer's identity, means, and motive.

The game's best feature is a system which allows you, as the player, to take all the clues (including testimonies, documents, pictures, prints, and materials) and correctly put them together to answer essential questions that will help you solve the case. The game can move at a rather slow pace, especially if you've missed something important which forces you to retrace your steps through various locations. But I never found myself to actually be stuck. I didn't mind going back and re-exploring rooms or talking to the same people again. In fact, oftentimes I would stumble upon the smallest clue that would lead me to new conversation paths with the characters, so every time I had to retrace my steps, I was always learning something new that brought me one step closer to solving the mystery.

This game is not for everyone. It does not hold your hand. It requires patience and diligence. But most old-school adventure gamers will love this style of gameplay. There are two different options to choose from for play style: a "timed" playthrough (where you race against the clock and/or annoy suspects so they won't be willing to help you) and an "adventure" playthrough (you have all the time in the world and can endlessly question your suspects). I recommend the latter for a much more fun and thorough experience.
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