Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The London Case

I will recommend this game, as I honestly had fun playing it. It's a fun game to play on a rainy afternoon, if you buy it on sale. I certainly don't recommend paying full price for it. The unskippable opening credits right after the prologue were annoying. It didn't add anything to the story, other than showcasing the key creators. It could have been added as a proper cinematic instead. This is just an annoyance, as it doesn't really impact the gameplay itself. When we're talking gameplay, the controls are very clunky. Items/actions often have an icon, but require you to click somewhere else entirely to activate them. Besides that, the mouse often just moves to a whole different part of the screen. And then there's the constant waiting while Poirot's walking into a door or a painting for over 10 seconds before he actually completes the action you want him to complete. Often requiring you to make him move away and back again before the action actually completes. The graphics are mostly fine, though there have been moments where there were shadows flickering over parts of the characters, and moments where mouths of speaking characters were not actually moving. Otherwise, I found the cartoonesque style of the game quite charming. The puzzles were not overly complicated. Most of them were quite simple. And because you can't make 'wrong' deductions (the game simply tells you they are not correct, and lets you try again), and you sometimes can't even leave a location before looking at everything, the whole game just guides you towards the finishline anyway. It's not possible to draw a wrong conclusion and accuse the wrong person, for instance. The story itself was interesting enough, but in my honest opinion, the twist and secret motive that are usually so strong in Agatha Christy's work, were very far fetched, and lacked in depth. It came across as a good story being told by someone who's very bad at telling stories, and is forgetting half the details. Basically, there's a lot wrong with this game. It's certainly not as polished as one would expect. But it is entertaining.

Weil mir der erste Teil (The first Cases) sehr gut gefallen hatte, entschied ich auch dieses Spiel zu Kaufen. Im vergleich zum ersten Teil, ist dieses Spiel leider eine herbe Enttäuschung. Irgendwie kommt keine Spannung auf und zudem ist es auch noch voller Fehler. Es ist zwar Spielbar und stürzt auch nicht ab, aber insbesondere die Voice Over und Untertitel sind extrem Fehlerhaft. Obwohl dies alles ausführlich schon seit langer Zeit in diversen Foren diskutiert wurde, hat man bis heute kein Update veröffentlicht um all diese Probleme zu beseitigen. Es gab seit erscheinen zwar ein Update, aber wie schon in den Diskussionen erwähnt, hat dies überhaupt nichts gebracht. Seitdem gab es keinerlei Neuigkeiten oder Verbesserungen. Daher gehe ich davon aus das der Herausgeber kein Interesse daran hat die Probleme zu Beseitigen. Daher muss wohl jeder für sich selbst entscheiden ob er das Spiel mit seinen derzeitigen Defiziten Spielen will oder nicht. Das warten auf weitere Updates bring wohl eher nichts. Schade das man nach dem sehr guten ersten Teil so etwas unfertiges auf den Markt bringt und dann auch noch den Kopf in den Sand steckt.

bug au chapitre 7, impossible de consulter le tableau "huitieme station du chemin de croix" et par conséquent d'avancer dans le jeu

L'enquète est interessante et plein de rebondissement ! le personnage de Poirot en revanche est agaçant et sélectif sur ses avis concernant les suspects... Le systeme de recoupement des indices est infernal et pas toujours très logique...parfois obligé de tenter des liaisons au piff Le coté respect historique en revanche est limité...

Hercule Poirot returns for another case, and I went in blind without researching the story beforehand so, I was pleasantly delighted when Arthur Hastings showed up. I’ve always loved his character. The colorful cast of characters also kept me intrigued, each bringing their own quirks and charm. That said, the chapters following the Gala felt sluggish and didn’t hold my attention. It was a bit of a slog to push through. But once the central mystery took shape, I was hooked again, eager to uncover the truth. The gameplay itself feels somewhat stilted. The controls are buggy, though I found them more amusing than frustrating. Still, several design choices undermined the detective experience: [b]Notes Tab Issues:[/b] At times, the Notes tab revealed information Poirot hadn’t actually discovered yet. Being spoiled ahead of time takes away the fun of piecing things together. [b]Premature Progression:[/b] Similarly, the game sometimes advanced the story before I had solved the puzzle myself. For example, I hadn’t cracked the code to the restoration safe, yet the Mind Map already listed its contents. This robbed me of the satisfaction of solving it on my own. [b]Match Mini-Game Frustrations:[/b] This mechanic was particularly irritating. Occasionally, the correct answer wasn’t even among the options, forcing me to pick something wrong just to trigger the right choice. Other times, it refused to acknowledge the correct answer, making me select another one instead. [b]Conclusion:[/b] Despite these frustrations, I genuinely enjoyed the story, the characters, the voice acting, and the twists and turns woven throughout the plot. The game captures the spirit of Poirot well, even if its mechanics sometimes get in the way of the mystery.

Ein Spiel aus der Hölle.

Si te gusta Agatha Christie es una historia más que merece la pena, aunque la recomiendo rebajada. No me parece que sea el mejor juego ni de lejos y es extremadamente fácil pues si te equivocas el juego te da facilidades para continuar (no hace falta ni guía, tal vez si te olvidas de alguna pista). Por lo demás está entretenido. Tiene algunos bugs de desplazamiento así que le doy un 6/10.

clunky gameplay, a pretty poorly written plot, pixel-hunting elements... in contrast to the Murder on the Orient Express and even the ABC Murderer games, which certainly have their limitations too, I cannot recommend this game.

加价减量了属于是，故事和上一部比起来还要短，而且整体规模也不如上一部，价格还贵

Eine gute Fortsetzung des ersten Teils mit einigen wenigen Verbesserungen. Enjoyed it! 9/10