Interrogation: You will be deceived
Interrogation: You will be deceived
Interrogation: You Will Be Deceived, is an amazing Visual Noir Novel with a compelling cast of characters that complement the rich story-driven detective-noir experience really well.
Playing as a lead detective trying to solve small-time crimes, gathering evidence, interrogating suspects and putting all the pieces of the puzzle together, it seems like just another day at the job.
*– [Real player with 50.0 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198329404521)*
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Okay so first, let me be clear. I ABSOLUTELY love nearly every aspect of this game! However, due to strenuous replays and a little bit of lack of guidance, the tediousness has far outweighed my enjoyment which is saying a lot as I've really enjoyed everything else. This review is spoiler free aside from game mechanic discussions (fail conditions)
Pros:
Story - The story is truly engaging. Nothing's worse than a visual novel with a bad story. Interrogation gives you the sense of every character whether you've met them briefly or if they're your go to partner on the task force.
*– [Real player with 15.4 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198000248322)*
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## Welcome to Goodland
[](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724540/Welcome_to_Goodland/)
You could never have known you would end up in a situation like this, yet here you are: helping a Mexican cartel with money laundering. The cartel doesn’t listen to excuses, and it rarely gives second chances. You would not wish to disappoint them. You know what happened to the last person who did.
And so, you start small in a secluded town in Minnesota; a place surrounded by beautiful forests, yet filled with dark secrets. There are several factions already in play here and they will not want to share their influence with a rising force… but can you survive without allies?
You will need all your courage, ingenuity and perseverance if you wish to overcome the challenges laid before you. Even those closest to you might betray you, but you might also find allies in the most unexpected of places.
* Plan your actions, acquire businesses, protect and promote your business
* Balance your reputation with the police and two local criminal gangs lest your unreliable comrades turn against you
* Make choices and face consequences that aren’t always immediately apparent; there is no such thing as a perfect solution
* Embrace the corruption and climb the ranks in the cartel, try to ask the FBI for help… or find another way to ensure your safety and independence
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## Bouncer Story
So if you like light resource management games you will enjoy this game. I played it for almost 4 hours straight yesterday and the time just flew. I did finish my first playthrough in this time so it is a short game but fairly priced around 5 bucks cause it's pretty fun.
*– [Real player with 6.5 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198075346102)*
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**My playtime:** 5h (based on Steam, finished the game, Kiss of Death ending)
### Intro
**Bouncer Story** tells a story of you, a bouncer, who suddenly amassed a lot of debts in a single day from gambling. The thing is, you're in debt to the mafia, and there's no telling of what they will do if you can't pay the debt in time. You'll have to use your wits to earn a lot of money while paying for rent, debt, and skill points to survive the harsh job as a bouncer.
**Pros:**
- Multiple endings
*– [Real player with 5.0 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198132503739)*
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## The Black Pepper Crew
Undertake bounty hunting missions while fighting thugs on a city filled with criminals and dubious law enforcement agencies. Manage a crew of colorful characters, hire new ones, equip, loot, all that good stuff!
Bounties will appear for you to hunt down! Choose the crew and gear carefully and proceed to fight bandits on a randomly generated but carefully designed map. Loot, cash and improve your chances for that big bounty!
Every crew member has a set of unique abilities that they can perform. Combine this abilities to perform the ultimate strategy!
New crew members will be appearing to hire, and if you liked them, you can offer them a contract to stay permanently on your crew!
Heal, equip armor or change how the abilities work by equipping different kinds of gear on your characters. Loot will be appearing along the missions, and very special items will be waiting for your crew on each boss fight!
Some things you'll find on The Black Pepper Crew:
* Strategy its built on thinking rather than recklessly passing through. Characters don't level up but rely on other crew members and gear to defeat its enemies.
* Each bounty mission has its own location, boss, item reward and the levels are procedurally generated for more replayability.
* The crew has 4 main characters but can be expanded as you permanently hire new members. Each character has its own backstory, abilities and colorful design.
* Lots of items! Heal items, armor, consumables and special gear that change the way abilities work.
* A jazzy soundtrack that takes from several musical genres to add to the atmosphere on each mission.
* This is a game to be replayed many times! Try new strategies, outperform your previous playthroughs, try "no gear" runs, you name it!
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## The Deed: Dynasty
Apparently, the Bruce family is just plain murderous, and somehow they've managed to pass their bloodlust along to subsequent generations. TDD improves upon the original game by offering three different scenarios that take place in different time periods. As with the original game, your goal is to successfully murder your target while framing someone else for the crime. Talking to different people and examining your surroundings provides you with the information you need in order to get away with murder; it's just a matter of selecting the right evidence/murder weapon and bringing everything together during questioning.
*– [Real player with 23.0 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198259789863)*
The Deed is a murder mystery, except this time you're the Murderer and you have to get away with it! If you enjoy the idea of making the perfect kill, evading and fooling the police and getting away scott free, then you should take a closer look at this game.
This release was a quite a suprise to me, I enjoyed the first game, but never expected a sequel. Fortunately its a good suprise, and anyone who enjoyed the first game will enjoy this game, with more refined gameplay and three scenarios to play instead of one.
*– [Real player with 20.7 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198037267621)*
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## This Is the Police
After finishing the main storyline of this game and playing it for ~29 hours, I am incredibly torn on this game. I love it, and yet, there's some parts of it that really bother me. Ahead may be some spoilers, but I will try to put those in between tags.
Let's talk core gameplay loop first. There are so many cases you will send officers to and many you will get through through simple math which the game explains to you very early on. This is the basis, but the game offers many distractions. The community will come calling, as will city hall and eventually, bad guys in multiple different shapes. This will eventually get incredibly hectic, which I experienced as fun. There's a detective (and one other) minigame where you try to piece together the cases frame by frame and I simply loved it to pieces.
*– [Real player with 31.4 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197966870672)*
I always have a difficult time writing a negative review about a game that I liked for the most part. So how about I do this: I will first tell you what I really liked about the game, because, if you do like it yourself, you should totally buy it. And then I will explain what I really hated about it.
If you don't like to read, then watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlLk-t-kCl0
And yeah, I fixed the sound and redid the vid.
So what did I like about the game?
1\. 80% of the story. The story is brilliant for the most part. I love novels that put the protagonist up the wall, and when he/she tries to react, they get their backs pushed further up the wall to the point of barely having any control of the situation.
*– [Real player with 27.6 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198062930115)*
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## Blacksad: Under the Skin
_Blacksad: Under the Skin_ is a good game, but a rather unpolished one. It plays very similarly to the Telltale style and is reminiscent of The Wolf Among Us due to its grimy New York crime setting and visuals. You can expect a choice in dialogue options, free exploration of larger areas to find clues, making deductions by linking together your findings and examining characters (like in recent Sherlock games) and some quick-time events (QTEs) scattered here and there in the action cutscenes. As far as I know, the game is an interactive adaptation of a comic book series and features a brand new story not seen in the comics.
*– [Real player with 22.3 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198083535409)*
### Blacksad: Under the Bugs
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_**TLDR:**_ Great story, great characters, nice music. Bad gameplay, bugs and other things that will turn a lot of people off.
Ok, this will be a tough case to crack. I will tell the problems so people interested in this game be wary, but in the end I recommend it. Basically… this game won't be for everyone, not because of the story and themes nor because it's a bunch of antrophomorphic characters in a noir setting...
But because the gameplay is quite bad.
*– [Real player with 21.2 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198027456020)*
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## Angels That Kill - The Final Cut
Notification: English is not my native language.
I played the demo of this game and after I've completed it, I simply couldn’t resist buying it. If you can’t decide whether you want to buy it or not, try the demo first.
tl;dr This game is one of the best I played in a long time. It's very organic and well balanced in almost every aspect: story, music, visuals and gameplay.
### Story
Take role of one of the two protagonists striving for survival and/or better life (which is quite difficult, as you will find out). The tragedy of this city lies not only in the recent terrorist attacks, but also in the appearance of an unknown murderer wandering the streets. The game has 5 chapters (with more to come in updates) and multiple endings, depending on choices made by the player.
*– [Real player with 32.1 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197989319676)*
Okay, Seeing as the game only has negative reviews at this moment, I figure I'll bring something positive to the table. The game isn't bad, Its strange, but not bad at all. It has its quirks, and its ups and downs like every game does, but by far it's not a bad game.
The style of the game, is dark, it even mentions it in the description. It following through with saying the games dark grey to black and white style is true to that of noire films, with a low detail style behind it, might not be the best choice for traditional noire but the game hits key points within the genre.
*– [Real player with 14.9 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198064929221)*
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## In Plain Sight
“In Plain Sight” is an emotional and impactful story set in modern America among residents of a trailer park who struggle not only with their economic situation but also with a net of mysteries and secrets. The fully black and white game follows 17-year-old Mackenzie Carter, who desperately needs to find out what happened to her mother. During this journey, Mackenzie also gets in touch with her dear but estranged friend April as they both try to uncover even the darkest truth.
**“In Plain Sight” is a choice-based narrative-adventure in third person perspective and will debut on Steam in 2021.**
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## Late Shift
There are a few really good FMV games around but in general there is a drought of this genre so people who love this kind of game just have to take what they are given. Late Shift is good but the lack of a skip function really drags the playtime out and I found myself 100%-ing this game with a grimace on my face towards the end. Don't get me wrong, the story was good but it wasn't good enough to keep me engaged and to play through it in fully 9 times. [See the full review here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndrR3rAR9L4)
*– [Real player with 12.4 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198402214760)*
This looks great, and is surprisingly interesting as a movie. As others have said, it's probably the most successfully implemented FMV game ever made, which isn't really that high of a mountain to climb. In fact, it's probably more successful as a movie than as a game. There's not much "play" in it, and what there is is fatally undermined by the design.
The theme of the game, spelled out by the protagonist in the opening narration, is that choices define who you are. And more specifically they define who you are internally - your reason for making a certain decision is, in many ways, more important than what the decision actually was.
*– [Real player with 9.6 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970409875)*
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