A Hand With Many Fingers

Played this ages ago but forgot to review. This is a solid but unfortunately really short detective game a la Roottree, Obra Dinn. The coolest thing is that you are investigating a real conspiracy.

Great deal for the price

A short but beautiful deduction game. I read that it's based on real political events, and that added a layer of beauty. The disturbing, solitary quest to uncover the truth is perfect for this steam festival, and the already reasonable price makes it even more affordable! Highly recommended!

Un jeu assez chelou qui laisse un peu sur sa faim. L'ambiance et les mécaniques sont très cool, mais j'ai trouvé que le jeu se terminait de façon assez abrupte, sans qu'on ait réellement eu le temps de bien comprendre les tenants et les aboutissants de l'histoire. Une fois le jeu terminé, on débloque le mode exploration, mais je n'ai pas réussi à consulter de nouveaux dossiers via ce mode, j'aurais bien aimé. Après le jeu est très court et tous les documents accessibles rapidement donc je relancerai une partie pour consulter ces documents. Bref l'expérience est sympa mais nos capacités de déduction sont bizarrement mises à l'épreuve, et il est tout à fait possible de finir le jeu sans comprendre l'enquête que l'on mène. J'en ressors donc un peu mitigé mais satisfait tout de même, car il y a une sorte de réalisme dans la brutalité du dénouement et la persistance des zones d'ombres.

I started off really liking the game function of having to browse through files to put together a mystery. Where this falls short is: * The games doesn't make you try to figure out the mystery of what happened. I didn't know the IRL story and I honestly still have no idea. I was hoping at some point to have to put all the clues together to solve it. * The abrupt end. This makes the game feel incomplete. I come back to a car crashed through the window with no idea as to why and the moment I leave the room, the game started to fade to black and it was just over. This could have been more. I was really hoping for a good mystery to have to piece through and solve, but this just honestly turned out to be a very weak version of what it seems this game wanted to be.

For those of you that wish to save your money: [spoiler] This is just the Nugen Hand Bank wikipedia page [/spoiler] This "game" is a textbook example of what not to publish: poor, repetitive game design that provides no clear hook, compelling game mechanic, or satisfying conclusion. You go and search for documents in a cellar and bring them back up to paste papers on a corkboard. All to tell a story that you could read in 5 minutes on Wikipedia. It would be more accurate to call this a "library sciences searching simulator" than a "non-linear investigative thriller" If you value your time, money, or sanity, skip this.