Deep Night Detective - Chapter One

While I enjoyed this game when I had the opportunity to play, I ran into two game-breaking glitches during my playthrough towards the very end, damaging the experience. The first: during the last fight against a repeating boss, after dying and returning to the boss, various aspects of the game were broken (the music triggered about 15 times, creating a terrible sound; the boss would randomly not attack at all; and the boss would leap out of bounds), and defeating the boss led to a soft lock, making the game uncompletable. The second, after I replayed the game and made sure to close the game and restart, I was unable to progress through the final interrogation. Despite exhausting all dialogue options with all NPCs and reading all notes, it seemed something occurred that made me lose my "notes"--similar issues appear to have occurred for FluffeyPanda, as noted in their review. Reviewing a video of someone completing the game, I had access to the same information in my Case Notes, but not during the interrogation. Other minor bugs were mild annoyances, such as being able to jump out of bounds by leaping to the top of a wall in a particular room (softlocking) or the max health upgrade no longer functioning after a player death. These were by no means enough to sour my enjoyment of the game, though when put alongside the aforementioned game-ending bugs, they do lend credence to a lack of QA testing, particularly for things like player deaths. I absolutely look forward to any future installments, but I would desperately prefer these bugs be resolved if possible.

Really neat and really clever platformer with an almost phoenix wright-esque investigation twist to it.

I absolutely LOVE the styling of this game. It's a great mix of cute/charming and dark. It's got some bugs that make it a bit difficult to play, but I also recognize that it hasn't even been out for a month yet. I've encountered a block due to a bug that is keeping me from progressing entirely which is very disappointing because I would love to see the rest of the game. I hope it gets worked out soon!

The core gameplay of deep night detective really only takes an hour, or maybe less if you're good at platformers. But from what gameplay there is so far, it looks very promising! The music, graphics, and overall theme of the game come together very well, and makes for a very unique experience. This is certainly a wonderful start, and if the rest of the game is this great, it will certainly be in my top 10. However, it isn't perfect. The idea of the coat racks is interesting, but at the current moment, there is no real reason for them to be placed where they are. The controls took some getting used to, but overall not a big issue, except for in high tension situations, which can be easy to get into as you progress, but still fairly few and far between. Additionally, although this may just be me being impatient, but I find it can be easy to accidentally get yourself caught in a dialogue loop while talking to the characters. Overall, however, this game is wonderful! I give it a 9/10.

Really captivating detective game, just oozing with charm. The dialogue is well written and the characters are very likable. You play as a ghost detective summoned to solve the mystery surrounding the recent disappearances in the mansion. I thoroughly enjoyed the first chapter and I'm looking forward to playing the rest of the game. Default controls: Arrow keys - movement, A - interact, S - jump, hold to glide, D - attack, 4 directions, E - take off coat, R - no clue what that does, ALT - open map, ESC - settings and detective journal

So far this game is great!! I really enjoy the plot so and I cant wait to see where this game goes. definitely would recommend!

Oyunun asıl araştırma yönü, şu ana kadarki fantastik diyalog ve olay örgüsüyle gerçekten parladığı yerdir, ancak oyunun platform unsuru bir nevi... tokatlanmış gibi mi geliyor? Hikayenin bir noktasından diğerine geçmek için daha fazla zaman harcamak dışında oyuna pek bir şey katmıyor. Gerçekten ikisini birbirine bağlayacak bir şeye ihtiyacı var. İki türü bir araya getirirken bunu birbirini tamamlayacak şekilde yapmanız gerekir; sırf platform oyunlarını sevdiğiniz için oyununuza platform oyunu eklemeye karar veremezsiniz. Oldukça ilginç konsept ve eğlenceli bir oyun yine de, bir şans verin!

The game is very fun and has a compelling story, however, there are so many bugs that it is unplayable after a certain point. When fighting a boss it is possible for him to just.. slide? out of bounds after damaging you and the game crashes. I attempted the fight 10+ times with the same result.