Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
Recommended, with some reservations
The case for
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is a murder mystery game, so the first, most important question should be: is the mystery engaging? And it is, which is why it earns my thumbs up. The plot is intriguing and the pace is generally good all throughout the game. It tells several short stories, with an overarching plot connecting all of them and ending on a satisfying conclusion.
The case against
When compared with other murder mystery games, like the Gabriel Knight, Sherlock Holmes or Laura Bow series, in Detective Di there’s surprisingly little detectiving to do. There’s a clue board that fills up as you uncover relevant information, but you don’t have to actually figure out what clues are relevant or how they connect, as the game does all of this automatically, and once you reach the end of the chapter and the board is full Magistrate Di will make all the connections himself and explain his conclusions to you. All the actual detective work in the game is done automatically.
– Real player with 9.6 hrs in game
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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders
The best point and click adventure game I have played in a long while. A really gripping story full of twists and turns that will keep you entertained to the end.
Pros:
👍
👍Gripping Story
👍 Wonderful music
👍Great atmosphere
👍 Achievements and Trading Cards
Cons:
👎
👎Sometimes the scene music felt repetitive and annoying
Overview
Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders is a point and click adventure game set in ancient China.
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game
Nicolas Eymerich - The Inquisitor - Book 1 : The Plague
What an obscure point&click -game. The puzzles aren’t really all that hard, but some actions have to be executed in a certain (sometimes cryptic) order, which makes it hard to complete the game without resorting to a walkthrough here and there. Navigation is fuzzy. The animations and characters are so unbelievably ugly they’re almost endearing. There are so many easter eggs it’s enfuriating - just as you think you finally found a pixel that’s useful it’s yet another dev team logo or a pointless Monkey Island reference.
– Real player with 12.4 hrs in game
Magnificent story, but awful ending.
This is a fantastic experience until the disappointing ending. We play one of the greatest figures in the history of Christendom and the setting is perfect. The terrors and degradation that great Christian martyres such as Nicolas Eymerich had to edure and cleanse were many and he goes about eradicating festering filth very well.
The dialogue is a major plus as we are treated to wrods of wisdom throughout and the voicework is done perfectly as it really gives you a feel for how life was at that time for the church brethren.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
Dark City: Paris Collector’s Edition
Friendly Fox returns with a shocking new mystery in the Dark City series!
When ghost sightings in Paris threaten to ruin the World Expo, only a detective of your caliber can crack the case! Someone’s using ghosts to terrorize Parisians, and recent scientific advancements only seem to make them stronger. With both the Expo and the city itself on the line, can you uncover who’s behind the dangerous attacks and stop them before it’s too late? Find out in this electrifying Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure!
This is a special Collector’s Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. The Collector’s Edition includes:
•Head to the Louvre and investigate a confounding case in the bonus game!
•Replay your favorite HOPs and mini-games and earn achievements!
•Tons of collectibles and morphing objects to find!
•Includes downloadable wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, screensavers, and more!
•Never get lost with the strategy guide!
This is a Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game, meaning a specific genre of story-driven, point & click adventures. Throughout the game, players are tasked to find a list of objects hidden within a particular scene, and to occasionally complete various mini-games/puzzles.
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Four Last Things
OVERALL: 9/10
This is a gem ! I don’t how steam did it but it finally succeeded in recommending me a true unique niche game that actually had me interested straight away. If you have a soft spot for the renaissance period this game is an experience to witness! A wonderful little world based off of many real paintings (from Bosh, Bruegel to quote a few) mixed and mashed together in an incredible way ! It’s gorgeous and the music is also top notch suiting every scene. The game is a clever no nonsense point click with a great sense of humor and self awareness. It even remembers me the tone of the monty python’s Holy grail. It sadly is way too short but as an indy project which was made by 1 man only I think, I strongly recommend you support this game if it intrigues you in anyway. And hopefully another project of this kind will emerge.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
Who knew committing the seven deadly sins could be so fun!
Four Last Things is a comedic point’n’click adventure game entirely composed of renaissance paintings. In Four Last Things, you play as a man who must do all seven deadly sins over again so that he can confess and be forgiven by a specific parish. It’s an inter-church bureaucracy thing, you understand. The humour here is very similar to Monty Python, and I’d consider this a must have for Monty Python fans.
Positive:
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
BO020880
This is a very moving visual novel that does an excellent job of creating small vignettes, introducing the player to many characters. I really felt how they emphasized the weight of a human life, how much was lost in this horrible attack. It’s very short; I recommend you spend half an hour to play.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
A beautiful way to tell a terrible story. Well done.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
GET OUT!
It was a very fun and short game, but it took me slightly longer to Get Out! because I was doing the Commentary instead of focusing fully!
If you want to see my Playthrough, watch it here on youtube!
Pt 1: https://youtu.be/_cKZkhX_GaM
Pt 2: https://youtu.be/fRn_H5_MC9Q
Thanks! If you liked it, please give out a like and comment what you think! Have a nice day!
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
I really enjoyed playing this game,i love the black and white vibe
found it complicated but not too complicated,i recommend playing this:).
- DIFFICULTY -
☐ to easy
☐ Easy
☑challenging in a fun way
☐ Hard
- MUSIC -
☐ Bad
☐ Not special
☑ i mean i like it
☐ Good
☐ Beautiful
- PRICE -
☑ Free
☐ Underpriced
☐ Perfect price
Could be cheaper
☐ Overpriced
☐ Complete waste of money
- LENGTH -
☑ depends how long you take
☐ No ending
- FUN -
☐ I’d rather watch paint dry
☐ Hard to enjoy
☐ Repetitive
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Mata Hari
Really enjoyed this adventure game!! It’s different than the average point-and-click adventure game in that the decisions made by the player will change how the story unfolds. Which, in turn, affects your scoring at games end. You play as Mata Hari and are recruited as a spy. As story progresses, you end up becoming a double agent. As with point-and-click adventure games, it is somewhat linear. However … the key is to strategize. You’re a spy. Stop and think. Even though some characters may suggest you go to one country, try going a different route via a different country first. There are side ‘missions’ that are at play while completing primary missions at hand. With my first playthrough, I pretty much did what I thought I was ‘supposed’ to do per the character interactions to get what I needed to further the story. My score was pretty sad at games end and I didn’t understand why. On my second playthrough, I took more time, chose different routes than suggested by characters, tried to avoid interaction with certain characters until necessary, and was delightfully surprised that I could do much more than I thought. Any adventure gamer will really enjoy this game!!!!
– Real player with 90.7 hrs in game
I’ve played the game twice by now (once for myself, once for recording) and am almost kind of surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I don’t usually play games all the way to the end if I’m not recording them (I hate boss fights and give up pretty fast if I don’t get a puzzle), but this is one of the few games which I have actually played until the end on my own.
I love the story, Mata Hari’s character, the characters she meets and the environments. Sadly cannot say much for the audio since I do not pay as much attention to that as I should. There is a lot of travelling back and forth between scenes/places however, as others have pointed out. I personally have no problem with all the travelling back and forth throughout the game, though the mini-game for it (if you choose/have to play it) does become difficult quite fast. I also enjoyed the dancing mini-game, though that one might not be the easiest or smoothest in terms of game play.
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
Return of the Phantom
A classic point and click adventure - You play as a detective who’s investigating a deadly accident which seems to be the work of a Phantom of the Opera copycat. Great atmosphere and beautiful visuals
– Real player with 14.5 hrs in game
I was reminiscing my childhood while i was playing this. It’s just a simple click-and-point game with retro BGM and graphic. It used to be so hard to beat it and pretty terrifying back then. But, it’s so easy and i enjoyed every part of it now..
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Sacred Fire: A Role Playing Game
Where to start?
I do not write many recommendations (almost never), but this game deserves one.
Please ignore all and any negative rating, because this is a game in it’s early days.
ABOUT THE GAME:
This game is one of a kind. As a gamer that focus on RPG genre I would say this is an untold gem.
The creator of the game created a wonderful world, with an exciting story line, interesting characters, and what most amazing are the real world and life choices you have to make.
Unlike other games which focus on loot, leveling up, etc.. THIS game focus on the spirituality and morality of one’s very soul. You are faced with choices that sometimes leave you breathless as there is no good choice. Other times, you will make a choice and the way things unfold will surprise you in disbelief.
– Real player with 59.3 hrs in game
TL;DR - Clunky UI and Easily manipulated dialog/combat check system. Too many statistics that have no discernible impact on game-play. Good story telling and choices actually matter.
So far I’ve played this game a bit, I’ve gotten through the content for the first act relatively quickly. Take your time with the choices you make and think carefully about them as they WILL affect the rest of your play-through. Some choices completely change what story elements you see and will entirely remove various story branches. You character does not have plot armor, you can and will die if you make stupid choices.
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
Chimeras: Cursed and Forgotten Collector’s Edition
nice to look at, nice music, on the easy side.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
I purchased this game on sale. This game is okay. Not great. I did run into a little glitch in the bonus game with the sound. I closed the game and loaded it again and the problem was gone. I did not lose any of my progress. The game takes approximately 4 hours to play. Puzzles are easy but this is a relaxing game. I can only recommend this game if you purchase it on sale. The graphics & sound are very good.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game