Feb 14, 2010, 11:39pm
User review by naokiyukimura
Pros: Puzzles were fun, exploring the island and hotel, 4 possible endings
Cons: Constant backtracking, easy to skip important items or information, in order to move on you must to talk to everyone (sometimes twice) which leads to about half the game being nothing but watching characters interact with one another (and by "interact I mean "stand around talking"), main character doesn't seem to "react" to information gathered from said conversations, saving (often) can be a hassle (you have to go through a couple different menu options to reach the save game slots) and (my game) crashed constantly from beginning to end.
One point I have to bring up, is the mystery portion of the story. At some point, it's possible for the player to actually have the main character figure out who did it (possibly an easter egg) but the story never changes to reflect any new information you might have found out. Even if the player suspects someone, the game is so slow in "pointing the finger" that you might think the main character only exists as a sounding boarding for the game's script.
It didn't feel like a the game was actively trying to stop the murderer, and the player never really feels any true connection to the many deaths presented in the game. It's like watching a mystery movie, you see people die and can't do a thing about it.
The puzzles were decently challenging, and sometimes even fun to figure out, and the dialogue portion of the game is only really interesting the first time though - and even then, you need a lot of patience. Because in order to move forward in the game, or onto the "next chapter" you must talk to everyone, sometimes even twice. The characters aren't very interesting here, so any deaths that happen means that by next chapter, you only have one less person to talk to.
Not a game I would recommend getting, as there are plenty of other mystery-games out there with better plot advancement, characters and game play.
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