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gray pierce · 03-17-2012, 04:25 AM

I second Still Life even though the ending's kinda lousy

I'd also recommend The Last Express a historical detective adventure completely set on the Orient Express at the dawn of WWI. It's real time which makes for very original and interesting gameplay though it does take some getting used to because with every move you make you will see or hear things but at the same time miss something else taking place somewhere else so you'll probably get stuck or die about 50 times because you missed a crucial event simply because you weren't there at the time it happened. Though the game is very redeeming in a sense because it has different timesegments and if you got stuck you can start a segment over again and see what you missed the first time without having to play the whole game over again.

You could also try Overclocked. It's not really a detective adventure. More of a psychological thriller but it has some whodunnit elements and it's a really, really good game imo. Dark, immersive, moving, thought provoking. Though some gamers were put off by the fact it's a little thin on the gameplay side. There's still quite a lot to do though. It's not a visual novel. Not by a long stretch.

03-17-2012, 04:25 AM	#5
gray pierce Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Netherlands Posts: 716	I second Still Life even though the ending's kinda lousy I'd also recommend The Last Express a historical detective adventure completely set on the Orient Express at the dawn of WWI. It's real time which makes for very original and interesting gameplay though it does take some getting used to because with every move you make you will see or hear things but at the same time miss something else taking place somewhere else so you'll probably get stuck or die about 50 times because you missed a crucial event simply because you weren't there at the time it happened. Though the game is very redeeming in a sense because it has different timesegments and if you got stuck you can start a segment over again and see what you missed the first time without having to play the whole game over again. You could also try Overclocked. It's not really a detective adventure. More of a psychological thriller but it has some whodunnit elements and it's a really, really good game imo. Dark, immersive, moving, thought provoking. Though some gamers were put off by the fact it's a little thin on the gameplay side. There's still quite a lot to do though. It's not a visual novel. Not by a long stretch.