Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

TL:DR - a fun detective visual novel that should scratch the itch of fans of Snatcher and Policenauts style gameplay. Overall a great little game that strangely felt shorter than it actually was, but exactly as long as it needed to be, didn't feel too short or too long. Definitely would benefit from some voice acting, but given the expense I wouldn't be surprised if that never happens. If there were any negatives, I'd say these: * The location menu was under-utilised as the linear nature of the story meant there were only a few occasions where more than one location was available, and those never felt like any choice mattered. * Several conversations, particularly towards the end felt less like natural conversation and more like they were designed around the menu design, which felt awkward and made those final interrogations more difficult and devolved into 'try everything until you find the right option', which wasn't as fun. * Given how meticulously certain characters go over clues and things other say, I find it surprised that something got missed, a certain character was shot early on in the story but this details is later contradicted by another character.

Loved this little visual novel! It's a pretty light mystery but very enjoyable throughout. I finished it in about 7 hours, which sounds short but to me the length felt perfectly fine. The writing and characters were solid throughout! While the Detective unnerved me at first, I came to grow on him and his story role. I absolutely enjoyed the main girl Emma, and I adored all the side characters who felt as kooky as an Ace Attourney game! I appreciated a lot how the story was an evolving mystery, with each day having different goals and twists. Even if it's essentially 1 mystery, that single mystery had a lot of elements to unpack which made it feel bigger than it seems. Music was lovely, and the style of classical used in many songs is extremely my jam! Emma's theme is wonderful and the clear standout, but I love how the style feels appropriate without dipping into other mystery cliche genres. The art and presentation felt great too. Sprites looked great, animations were good, loved Emma's side sprites, and the colors were wonderful too. The UI was a bit weird with how I think each Talk pathway would kick you to the main menu, but overall the UI felt fine. I especially liked how smooth bringing up the conversation history is in the UI! If you're on the fence for this VN because it seems small, then I'd say please jump in. It's a very enjoyable experience that absolutely felt worth the price to me.

上質な推理ものの2時間ドラマを見たような達成感のあるいいゲームでした！ ただしゲーム自体はゆっくりやっても5時間程度で終わってしまうので ボリュームを求める方にはおススメ出来ません あくまで短編モノのADVです また列車内での連続殺人みたいなショッキングなことも期待されると肩透かしかもしれません あくまで列車内で消えた女性を探すのが本筋のしっとりした感触のあらすじになっています ゲームの舞台はヴェンドレカとガンブリカという旧東西ドイツがモチーフになったような国で 色々軋轢を抱えている問題が事件を通して徐々に露わになっていきます 逆裁に影響を受けた作者さんということですが コミカルなキャラクターのアクションは確かに！という感じです ただし事件の内容と登場人物自体は深刻目な内容が多く ちょっとギャップを感じるかもしれません 基本的にクラシックスタイルのコマンド選択式ADVですが ミステリーを楽しみたいならオススメの一作です！

이런 분들에게 추천드립니다. - 나는 사회적 약자라면 그 사람이 어떤 범죄를 저질렀든 아무튼 정당화 되고 죗값을 치루지 않고 죄책감 느끼는 척하며 세탁하고 제 2의 인생을 살아가도 된다고 생각한다. - 나는 사실 "아무도 못 본 이유"의 트릭이 "진짜 아무도 못봐서"가 납득이 되는 사람이다. - 나는 추리게임 주인공이 아무 논리적 근거도 없이 아무튼 감으로 전혀 연결고리가 없어보이는 사건을 어거지로 연관이 있다고 하면서 헤집는 걸 납득할 수 있다. - 당황하면 총을 쏘는 버릇은 누구에게나 있을 법하다. 감사합니다. 저는 그런 생각이 들었습니다. 이 벤드레카라는 국가에 법은 대체 왜 존재하는 걸까요? 경찰이 법을 무시하고 범죄자 도피를 도와주는 반면 실수 한 번 한 엔터테이너는 1년 간 모든 공연이 끊기는 미친 세상 이런 세상이라면 정말 살기가 싫을 거 같습니다 제가 이렇게까지 스포성? 리뷰를 남기는 일은 전례가 없는데 위에 적은 내용 중 일부라도 갸우뚱하신다면 절대 구매하지 마시길 바랍니다. 서양인들은 참 "그 자식도 알고보면 불쌍한 녀석이었어"를 참 좋아하는 거 같습니다 그리고 이렇게 텍스트 많은 게임에 텍스트 바로 출력과 스킵 버튼이 없다는 건 사이버 고문이 아닐까요......

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Lovely mystery, not too long, not too short. The cast of characters are the real delight; I never knew golf could be so interesting! ... I still don't!

very fun murder mystery visual novel