Murdered: Soul Suspect Review - Go Into The Light Already
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It just seemed plain ol' plain from the get-go. The moment I saw the picture that was going on the box, I thought, "Oh, a game." Reading into the mechanics didn't instill a great deal of exuberance, so at the very least I was hoping something interesting would be done with the theme, but it doesn't seem that was the case. I hope some games take a cue from this and pull more inspiration out of what could be done with detective-style games.
This game sounded like a weird idea from the start and looked pretty crap when Andrea was playing it. Maybe it will go down as one of those big wasted potential games but I'm not sure it really had any.
So the gist of it is - the story is fine, the game mechanics and pacing is clunky?
If it's that so, I'm gonna buy it anyway on Friday, when it'll hit shelves in Europe. I'm a huge sucker for the detective and paranormal stories, so for that alone this game has enough of my interest to pick it up. Heck, I'm one of those 10 people on the planet who actually liked Beyond: Two Souls, so there's quite a chance the negatives pointed out in this review (and other as well, I'm scanning metacritic right now, most reviews are in the same vibe) won't bother me that much.
If it's that so, I'm gonna buy it anyway on Friday, when it'll hit shelves in Europe. I'm a huge sucker for the detective and paranormal stories, so for that alone this game has enough of my interest to pick it up. Heck, I'm one of those 10 people on the planet who actually liked Beyond: Two Souls, so there's quite a chance the negatives pointed out in this review (and other as well, I'm scanning metacritic right now, most reviews are in the same vibe) won't bother me that much.
Well, sounds like something I'll pick up when it's cheap then, as the premise still intrigues me enough to give it a look at some point.
Uuuugh, another wasted opportunity, it seems like.
So is there actually a GOOD PC murder mystery game out there? That isn't a randomized character text game that I made myself? If anybody has any suggestions, put 'em in the comments please. (I specify the PC because I don't have any of the consoles.)
So is there actually a GOOD PC murder mystery game out there? That isn't a randomized character text game that I made myself? If anybody has any suggestions, put 'em in the comments please. (I specify the PC because I don't have any of the consoles.)
Fellow murder mystery genre fan here. Personally, from PC titles I liked the Cognition series:TheMadDoctorsCat said:
Emergency link, because I'm not sure, if I posted it right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvNoHoUjE6M
EDIT: Of course I messed it up. How do you make those tags working?
EDIT 2: And now it's fixed. Thanks, 2fish!
It has it's own problems (mostly bugs, resulting in awkward character movement from time to time, and graphics could be more polished), but I was satisfied overall. The premise is intriguing (FBI investigator who can see events involving the object's past by touching it, and uses this ability to catch serial killers), the story has its fair share of interesting turns of events, and the mysteries are reasonable enough to figure them out along with the main heroine, but more in "Ah-hah! I was right, I'm so smart." way, rather than "OMG, it's so obvious that it was that person".
Also, let's not bury Murdered by this one review. I'll have more thoughts on the subject during weekend, after I'll pick it up on Friday. After checking countless reviews on metacritic, as well as user opinions, it looks like the story itself is good (even if one-time only), but the game is dragged down by a sub-par execution of gameplay elements, and pacing could be better. Sure, that's sad, but in my opinion, murder mystery lives or dies by the story and it's presentation, and I heard more good than bad about this aspect of the game.
Cheers!
This seems to me like one of those games that suffered because a lot of resources were wasted in making it for more systems than it was necessary. Not every game needs to be on next-gen consoles. At least not right away.
Aw damn I was really looking forward to this one too!
Why is it that Ghost Trick is still the only game that took the idea of being a ghost and solving your own murder and made it work? It's such a cool premise and there's so much opportunity there, but it it's always fumbley in the execution.
I'll probably still play it eventually, but I'll wait for a price drop.
Why is it that Ghost Trick is still the only game that took the idea of being a ghost and solving your own murder and made it work? It's such a cool premise and there's so much opportunity there, but it it's always fumbley in the execution.
I'll probably still play it eventually, but I'll wait for a price drop.
If you want to play a detective game there is the blackwell series on gog. A modern game done in the old school point and click way.