Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

An charming mystery adventure. The writing of the characters is very solid, but I'd wish there was more usage of the point and click sections, as it feeled underused. A solid first game of the studio, I'll looking forward to what they produce in the future.

Lovely art and a good story.

História - 9/10 Gráficos -7/10 Som - 8/10 Nota Final - 8/10

What a fantastic love letter to the genre! I only wish it was longer! I eagerly await whatever the devs do next!

Very good

Having played the game to the end (not entirely finished in terms of achievements but that will be taken care of soon hehe), I would say I really liked it but I can't say I loved it; personally [i](again, personally! not claiming it's necessarily an objective critique)[/i] I think it was a bit mild in terms of what the game wanted to say politically, even though the premises - the two countries, the travel, the background of the characters - were really engaging. I thought the premises were good and the story was engaging, but I also think it kept stopping just before saying something truly interesting, having some (perhaps intentional) double standards, and reverting ultimately to a "loving thy neighbour saves all" kind of narrative where it didn't truly need to, which might be a feels-good story and an okay way to wrap things up, but - to me - felt narratively-wise not very satisfying. Maybe that's just me being used to different kinds of stories. Also (and that's still personal) I wasn't a big fan of the protagonist through which we play. No shade, I just thought he was a bit mid but maybe that's just the curse of many player-based main characters. On the other hand, I loved the characterization and the actions taken by the deuteragonist, Emma; her empathy was a core element in how the plot moved forward, and I felt that it was quite well handled. Nevertheless, I truly loved the artstyle, and the atmosphere that was created, the train and the background art, that was beautiful! Also, I think that the notes feature was very well made and that their interface was very convenient and implemented in a clever way. I also think that most characters were allowed to have depth, and that was well handled, the way that we were hinted of their life stories, and that it is clear that for most of them, each has more going on than they let on at first glance. Overall, yes, I would recommend this game. Thumbs up!

The game scratches a similar itch as playing Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and its sequel, Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. Each chapter teases a small bit of the over arching mystery, but you find yourself mostly interacting with the main focused character(s) of a given chapter. I found Emma's determination in this mystery very compelling, and the music is very good.