The story has us follow the titular main character, Kathy Rain, as she uncovers a story about the death of a young girl in her family's hometown. Reconnected with her grandmother, through the death of her grandfather, Kathy re-discovers her family roots and unveils the involvement of her family in this mysterious story. The characters are extremely well written and relatable. I loved the relationship between Kathy and her friend E and hope they will get another case to work on together soon. The story is a good mix of mystery and supernatural; but what really shines here is the emotional story arc Kathy goes through, trying to understand motivations and secrets of past actions of her family.
The voice acting is professionally done and the voices fit the characters very well. Together with the rest of the audio, including music and sound effects, an amazing mood is set throughout the game that really fits the story.
The gameplay is pretty standard Point&Click inventory based puzzles, questioning characters on bullet points in a notebook and items, as well as the occasional section where puzzles, mostly number puzzles in form of riddles, have to be solved. It's all very fitting and complements the story.
The art of the locations and characters is very moody and beautifully drawn. The style is consistent with the look of old school Point&Click games of the VGA era. Sometimes the nods to these old games are, for me, a little too strong and that keeps the game from being truly exceptional.
Overall this game is top tier in it's category of AGS (Adventure Game Studio) Point&Click games developed by a small team. I like that the Director's Cut adds additional scenes and puzzles and overall improves on this great game.
This game won't make you like pixel Point&Click games but if you like those kind of games you will love this one!

[h1] 9/10 amazing characters, great story, fantastic voice acting, good art... almost a masterpiece [/h1] The [u][b]story[/b][/u] has us follow the titular main character, Kathy Rain, as she uncovers a story about the death of a young girl in her family's hometown. Reconnected with her grandmother, through the death of her grandfather, Kathy re-discovers her family roots and unveils the involvement of her family in this mysterious story. The characters are extremely well written and relatable. I loved the relationship between Kathy and her friend E and hope they will get another case to work on together soon. The story is a good mix of mystery and supernatural; but what really shines here is the emotional story arc Kathy goes through, trying to understand motivations and secrets of past actions of her family. The [u][b]voice acting[/b][/u] is professionally done and the voices fit the characters very well. Together with the rest of the [u][b]audio[/b][/u], including music and sound effects, an amazing mood is set throughout the game that really fits the story. The [u][b]gameplay[/b][/u] is pretty standard Point&Click inventory based puzzles, questioning characters on bullet points in a notebook and items, as well as the occasional section where puzzles, mostly number puzzles in form of riddles, have to be solved. It's all very fitting and complements the story. The [u][b]art[/b][/u] of the locations and characters is very moody and beautifully drawn. The style is consistent with the look of old school Point&Click games of the VGA era. Sometimes the nods to these old games are, for me, a little too strong and that keeps the game from being truly exceptional. Overall this game is top tier in it's category of AGS (Adventure Game Studio) Point&Click games developed by a small team. I like that the Director's Cut adds additional scenes and puzzles and overall improves on this great game. [b]This game won't make you like pixel Point&Click games but if you like those kind of games you will love this one![/b]