DETECTIVE - Minerva case

So, perhaps it is me and my expectations and I didn't research the game enough, however, I really love detective games a lot so I decided to give this one a shot because it wasn't that expensive. The game is INCREDIBLY simple--too simple. You "collect" evidence by just moving your cursor across the screen and click on things that create the "double circle". Nothing is really hidden--the most hidden evidence is like, something on the floor. Then you go to your office and "deduce" by picking 6 pieces of evidence and putting them in the order it happened. Nothing crazy. Then you move on to the next case. The story line is incredibly simple and easily guessable--I wasn't surprised at all where it was going. The two endings are boring. It's cheap and it says I played the game for 2 hours but it was less because I did some online shopping during it. Expect MAYBE one hour. Not worth it.

[h2] This looks quite good on the preview on the store page but it turned out to be a bit disappointing. [/h2] Detective Minerva Case promised to be a crime deduction and solving game, which appealed to me as I enjoy looking for clues and making deductions. I imagined scouring rooms for clues and taking evidence from bodies, reading emails, documentation, perhaps interviewing witnesses and travelling around to different locations, and uncovering an interesting story. There is hardly any of this in the game and it is very basic. Game play solely involves entering a room and finding ten pieces of evidence, but the evidence is very obvious and there is no opening drawers, looking through filing cabinets, or even searching the murder victim. The most imaginative the searching gets is by clicking on the computer and reading the emails, otherwise it is just a case of finding evidence in plain sight and clicking on it. There was no further examination of any of the evidence and no analysis, like sending items off to the lab for finger prints or sending bullet cases to ballistics. There's no journal or any way to reference the evidence you have collected, it just floats around in the room so you will need to remember it. I often found evidence by accident by spamming the right mouse button and it would pick up nearby evidence without actually looking at it. Navigating the room was troublesome with a very loose camera and descriptions of evidence floating in the air often obstructed your view. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3281885589 Once you have collected it, you go back to the office and have to choose six pieces of evidence from the ten pieces you collected and then put them into chronological order of the events of the murder. The evidence is laid out crudely on the wall so you can reference it here, but the controls and camera are so poor that it is hard to even look at the evidence. The evidence board is even worse, and it is incredibly frustrating just trying to put a piece of evidence in one of the slots. I could not do it with my mouse and in the end had to use a combination of mouse and arrow keys. Putting these items in chronological order is just guess work really as there is no deduction or any leg work gone into investigating the case. There is no story, cut scenes, or any interaction with other characters, so the story is completely derived from the evidence you collect. There's ten pieces of evidence, now put six of them on the board. I attempted to order the evidence but the process was so infuriating that I lost interest, and at this point my PC was getting worryingly hot and I had to come out of the game in fear my PC would get damaged. The atmosphere of the game was quite intriguing with a futuristic vibe and flying cars outside the window but everything was very dark and I considered turning up the contrast to see what I was doing. The music was probably the best thing about the game as it did give a futuristic vibe but it was mostly ambient noise and there was no tune as such. [h1]🍳Conclusion🍳[/h1] [quote][h2][b] Detective Minerva Case[/b] was disappointing. There are not enough ways to search for evidence, not enough ways to analyse evidence, no suspects or witnesses to interview, and no story or investigation to be had. As a detective game it misses out the fun bits of finding evidence and gaining clues from that evidence. I would have given it more time but the experience was frustrating and the game is poorly optimized, as my PC was getting very very hot. [/h2][/quote] [quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] Follow [b]IndieGems[/b] [/url] for more reviews like this one. [/quote]

overall alright. can recommend it. the price of this game is in offer for -75% good.

Покупала сразу 2 игры от этого издателя: "DETECTIVE - Stella Porta case" и "DETECTIVE - Minerva case" (т.е. эту). Первой игрой я осталась недовольна и уже думала, что и вторая разочарует. Но как оказалось, "Minerva case" приятнее в прохождении. Геймплей игры все тот же: 3 преступления, набор улик с указанием количества требуемых и уже найденных, раскрытие дела в виде восстановления хронологии событий. Если в "Stella Porta case" поиск улик скорее раздражал, нежели приносил хоть какое-то удовольствие, то в "Minerva case" с этим оказалось получше. В этой игре есть Shift, и это уже огромный плюс, т.к. ты не передвигаешься как улика. Наверное наличие бега сыграло большую роль в восприятии игры, потому что в "Stella Porta case" ходить и искать что-то было просто мучением. Здесь же можно быстренько найти все необходимое и перейти к самому расследованию. Сюжет в игре достаточно понятен и объединен одной линией повествования касательно действий одного преступника. Конец, к слову, тоже вопросов не вызывает. И он в игре не один. За одно прохождение можно увидеть обе концовки, если вовремя выйти из игры. Это определенно плюс, т.к. можно увидеть исход событий и получить достижения, не перепроходя всю игру. Приятным бонусом являются сами достижения за концовки, а именно "Blue pill" (You have chosen the Blue pill) и "Red pill" (You have chosen the Red pill), являющиеся отсылкой к Матрице (фанаты фильма оценят). Можно сказать, что и сам сюжет в некотором смысле связан с Матрицей, но весьма относительно. Время прохождения игры - 20-30 минут. Цена без скидки на данный момент - 420 ₽, по скидке - 294 ₽. Без скидки купить игру можно, но особого смысла в этом нет, ведь игра коротенькая. Субъективный рейтинг игры - 7 улик из 10.

Good graphics and atmosphere. The story is interesting.

Short game (took me 2.5 hours to complete) Really forces to think Good story and conclusion Try it on Sale!

Juego corto (1 hora aproximadamente) donde las pistas están a simple vista y son fáciles de encontrar, el trabajo de deducción es ultra sencillo y solo hay que acomodar en orden cronológico los hechos importantes del caso. La historia es simple, está ambientada en lo futurista, cuenta con 2 finales (solo hay que cargar el último guardado y se saca), los logros van acorde avanza el juego, la ambientación esta buena, se ve bastante limpio la verdad. Recomiendo comparar en oferta.

[h1] DETECTIVE - Minerva Case [/h1] [h3] Positives: [/h3] + Good idea + Nice graphics + Good sound and music + Nicely designed levels to explore + Small puzzles + A bit more interactive than the first game + FOV adjuster + The story and message + Two different endings + Achievements [h3] Negatives: [/h3] - Head bob that cant be disabled - Still very slow walking and run speed - Some bugs (but fewer this time) - Some weird translations - No borderless fullscreen function (which the first game had) - No manual mark on the evidence (it pops up automatically, even if you dont point directly at it) - Still very short length (about 1.5 - 2 hours) [h3] Conclusion: [/h3] Compared to the first title, the Stella Porta Case, this was better in almost every way. So the series is going in the right direction, even though there are some problems that I hope will be fixed. Its a very short indie title, but for what it is and does, its quite good. [h1] Total Score: 7/10 [/h1]

I have played until the first case, very good atmosphere. First you collect evidence and then you organize them in the office, it is to play slowly.

Un juego que dura máximo una hora. Simple, pero con un trasfondo transhumanista interesante.