5 stars (Great Story Line...) - This game has an excellent and interesting story line. The graphics are great, and there is a lot of area to explore. The characters are all interesting with their own personalities. I will say that I found this game pretty difficult. I collected like 40 inventory items quickly, and it became overwhelming to keep track of the items. (especially since most of them have to be combined.) Sometimes I felt myself not knowing what to do next. BUT, I feel that the GREAT story line makes up for all of this!
3 stars (Disappointed) - I was very excited about this game coming out. Once I started playing though, I was getting really bored because there really wasn't any action or interesting puzzles to solve, just asking alot of questions as well as the same questions to the characters.
Sometimes I would just run around the house going in all the bedrooms until finally it would jump to the next chapter.
I think they are on the right track with this, however, a little more suspense and maybe some more action scenes. I hope that they will take note of games like Syberia....
3 stars (Well ... good enough) - An enjoyable little game for the Agatha Christie fan. As you know if you've read the book or seen the play or the movie(s) by the same name, the plot is designed so almost anybody can be the actual murderer, so you needn't worry about knowing whodunit; it's not who you expect it be. And it's always fun to be in the middle of a plot you're familiar with, to see how the characters and situations actually play out.
That said, there are definitely some areas where improvements could have been made. The voice acting is mediocre and the character graphics wooden and clumsy; in many scenes, you have the feeling a couple of Barbie and Ken dolls are being bounced around a doll house by a hyperactive child. There are also far too few puzzles, and none of them are either challenging or even particularly interesting. The action consists mainly of questioning your fellow dolls about the latest death and wandering aimlessly around, trying to find something that will trigger the next scene.
All the same, I'll keep it on my machine for a while. The game has some replayability, and the scenery has a lovely brooding quality to it. I'd also like to see these publishers be encouraged to try again; they'll do better next time, and there are lots and LOTS of Christie novels that would make great games.
As an added bonus, the original novel is included with the game. If you find the game doesn't do anything for you, you can always shut off the computer and go read for a while. (grin) |
