55 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 7.9 hrs on record
Posted: May 27, 2020 @ 3:25am
Updated: Apr 29, 2021 @ 12:37pm

What a pleasant surprise. I never thought the game will be very entertaining especially that it plays differently than most of the FMV games. I enjoyed the game thoroughly, at the beginning it felt slow, but then I couldn't stop playing until I finished the game. The story about a young woman named Dorota Shaw who died in a mysterious way, you were assigned to investigate the case, the prime suspects are three tarot readers who you moved to live in the same building with them to get to know them more. With your special ability, you can shapeshift into anyone you've met, this allows you to get more information from people as they wouldn't share it with you as a detective but to their 'friends' I loved the game's mechanics and loved how you interact with people differently, funny how when you shapeshift to someone else and get a piece of news you can break to the other person as a detective, I loved how stunned most of them looked.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2108718320

Everything is well made in this game, the cast did an amazing job. I almost suspected everyone because of their behavior after interrogation. What makes this game amazing that there are three different murders, each time you play it will randomly choose a murderer. When you make the final accusation you'll get a list of names and you need to choose carefully depends on your investigation. Every single choice you've made through the game has consequences

Although the game is good, it lacks a couple of things such as a journal, something to write your notes on, the more you question people, the more information you get, the more you screw up especially if you shapeshift into someone and say something you were not supposed to say to another character. Also, a hinting system would have been helpful, sometimes I kept going to each person's room to check if they are around, or I asked them everything.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2108720118

There is a minor thing that bothers me when I started off this game, and almost made me drop it, is when you speak with a character and you get the options, the video freezes paused, the character doesn't move and there is no sound around. This made the game looks cheap, but thankfully the story and shapeshifting made me ignore this. (or got used to it)

The soundtracks are good, fit the creepy and suspense atmosphere. The stories told on the radio are creepy, in the second playthrough you can choose which story you'd like to listen to instead of randomly getting one! Also, in the second gameplay, you can skip the scenes, which makes it faster to get to the parts you want to change your answers or take a different route.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2108712066

Pros:
+FMV game with good acting.
+Good cast and very-well acting.
+invistigation detective style.
+Multiple endings. (generated randomly)
+Good soundtracks and creepy radio stories.
+Steam achievements.

Cons:
-The video pauses when you get the list of questions to interrogate the characters
-No journal or notes were taken during the gameplay.
-No hinting system.

I was happy to see a couple of actors who played in other games casting here too. This game is very entertaining for FMV lovers or people who enjoy mystery/detective games.

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The Complex Review
Late Shift Review
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11 Comments
Feena May 28, 2020 @ 10:55am 
You are welcome, I hope you'll enjoy it :feena:
kac41556 May 27, 2020 @ 7:11pm 
Sounds good. Thanks for the review.
Feena May 27, 2020 @ 5:05pm 
@Genki Knowing what type of games you love, I'm sure you'll enjoy this one! :8bitheart:
genkicoll May 27, 2020 @ 4:46pm 
I've never been a fan of FMV, but you make me want to give this one a try. Wishlisting!
Feena May 27, 2020 @ 11:00am 
Thank you @fen :feena:

@helean, I can see myself playing this game again too! I'm glad my review helped :)
heleanthia May 27, 2020 @ 10:15am 
great review; glad that you liked it! I must re play it... (I wished to be able to pick the radio stories, good to know that one can on re plays! :)
fenmalain May 27, 2020 @ 7:56am 
Excellent review as always, thank you! :koiro:
Feena May 27, 2020 @ 6:14am 
Me too! I love reading my friends reviews, they are very helpful and usually we have the same taste :feena:
The Dogfather May 27, 2020 @ 6:08am 
I always read friends reviews because I know it takes time to put them together
Feena May 27, 2020 @ 6:06am 
I hope you'll enjoy it! Thank you for reading my review :2016villain: