Review of The Blackwell Deception by thorn969

I feel this was the first game of the series to get the difficulty just right and built a really great twist on the story. I can’t wait to play the conclusion. Also, the first game to feel long enough to be a full game on its own. Something like… twice as long as previous games playing once through. It felt much larger and more open. This game brought back the notebook from the first two games, accessed through a cell-phone, but again seemed to under-utilize it in a way which increased confusion. Also, I’m not sure how you were supposed to figure out that the business cards glowed in the dark. There were a couple of puzzles playing on an idea that wasn’t allowed in previous games and mostly isn’t used in this game. The achievements worked as sort of a hint system in this game instead of being used as bonuses, which I didn’t like… but really… I liked this game a lot and thought it was the most professional in the series.

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Time Played: 2-5 hours
Difficulty: Just Right