03/08/2024
All credits: - I don't own anything.
This is a spontaneous and free mini-review just because:
I've been playing video games since I was six.
One of my first titles was , which I remember playing with the help of my grandfather.
He was fond of puzzles, crosswords, sudoku, and enigmas. โค๏ธ So every time I play a Microids title, I think of him and smile.
I feel like reviewing my experience with this title, as it was one of the very few ๐ฎ that I managed to start and above all finished in 4 days.
I devoured it without chewing properly, basically.
And that's a good sign! ๐๐ผ
The plot provides some niiice twists, I found the story super engaging.
The atmosphere on the ๐ is just lovely, at the beginning ๐๐ฝ
The level of cleverness in the puzzles is unmatched, and it reminded me a lot of the Syberia franchise in certain sections.
As I'm the biggest Syberia fan, I appreciated that. ๐
That made me think of Benoรฎt Sokal (may he rest in peace ๐๐ผ), and I wondered if he had worked on this title as well, before he passed?
On the side of constructive criticism, I really, reeeally wish they had put a trigger warning somewhere โ ๏ธ regarding some of the themes presented, such as kidnapping of a child, 2x su***de and a too heavy/continuous reference to sleeping pills ๐
But honestly, that alone would have probably stopped me from playing the game altogether, so I'm kinda glad they didn't, I guess?
Also, the micro-cutscenes that appeared when unlocking a clue felt too redundant.
It was completely inappropriate when Detective Locke ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ was happy about getting a golden moustache just 1 second after finding out some horrible things about a certain crime...
The graphics were ok, the gaming experience was smooth, and I did not notice major bugs.
Overall, it is an old-school quality gaming experience with some incredible attention to detail, especially regarding the very realistic rendition of the Orient Express and the landscape.
I love anything old-school, and I am very much an old-school person.
Therefore, I am pretty much biased. Haha ๐
Thank you for reading ๐ I look forward to playing the next chapter soon!