Forensics: Crime Scene Detective

Riesiges Potenzial – leider eine Enttäuschung Ich hatte mich sehr auf einen realistischen Forensik-Simulator gefreut. Die Grundidee ist wirklich klasse, aber die Umsetzung macht den Spielspaß leider kaputt. Ständig kämpft man gegen die Bedienung statt Fälle zu lösen. Viele Werkzeuge funktionieren nur aus dem exakt richtigen Winkel, die Tutorials erklären viel zu wenig und oft weiß man nicht, ob man etwas falsch macht oder das Spiel einfach nicht reagiert. Dazu kommen hakelige Interaktionen und ein Spielfluss, der eher durch Frust als durch anspruchsvolle Ermittlungsarbeit ausgebremst wird. Schade, denn das Potenzial ist definitiv vorhanden. Im aktuellen Zustand fühlt sich das Spiel für mich jedoch unfertig an und ich kann es leider nicht empfehlen. Rückerstattung beantragt.

I've only played it 36 minutes, yes, but A: I played a couple hours the demo before it came out and B: This review isn't about the Game, but rather about the devs. This game came out 4 days ago. Got a lot of harsh critiques - some, rightfully so. And I still think there is a lot to improve, like, why do I need to put the camera out and only then can take smth else and not directly can take smth else or have multiple things in my hands or some kind of toolbelt or why is there not a single crime scene with all types of evidence and I just need to find all the evidence whatever I find and it's not "go and find" without telling what to find. Anyhow. We're day 4 after launch. We're also at Patch 4 after launch. Every Day since launch there has been a patch improving just a few things. Not perfect, sure, but in comparison to other devs who need months for fixes, this is great. I am recommending this not for the game it is right now, but for the potential and the amound of work the devs put into it

[i]So, first of all, for transparency - I am somewhat linked to the studio as I do some freelance (and also voluntary) work for them, but I'm not part of the studio. Also, I got the key gifted because of this. If the game would be bad, I would just shut up instead of praising it though.[/i] In Forensics - Crime Scene Detective, you're working as a forensics scientist. I think that's the closest way to describe it. You collect evidence on the crime scene and then analyze it in your laboratory. You have currently four ways of getting that evidence: electronic devices, finger prints, DNA samples and ballistics. The game currently has 4 tutorials and 14 cases which you can get done in 12-20 hours, I'd say. Some of these cases are linked to each other, partially through location, partially through some people being involved multiple times, but all cases are based on real scenarios the German state police investigated on. In terms of gameplay loop - for me - it's a mix of two things. First, you are at the crime scene. Tension there, for me, is higher than in the lab. You can go there as many times as you want as long as you're working on the case, but you, or at least I, don't want to miss things. Then second, in the lab it's a bit more "cozy"? I don't feel as pressured as I do at the crime scene and just can take my time to analyze everything as precise as possible, as precision matters to get a higher rating. [b][i]Concluding all of this:[/i][/b] I definitely can recommend this game to any forensics/crime loving person, as you get plenty of interesting cases. And devs let it shine through on discord that there might be more cases in the future.

Super bad tutorial hand-holding, I was utterly confused on what to do within the tutorial 2 of the game... after I analyzed the fingerprints then... what else did the game told me to do? nothing. Stuck in this phase for almost half an hour with literally no goals to achieve (well I mean there is but the game is super suck at letting the players know) Gameplay is good sure, I really enjoy detective games but this game feels so........... clanky. Sorry, I have to refund this.

I would not recommend this game. tutorials are awful. If you are looking for a good crime scene type game. this one is not for you or me. Don't waste your money like i did.

en 1hora se completa el juego, lo mismo que la demo, una verga

Positiv: Das Spiel macht wirklich Spaß. Die Zusammenarbeit mit dem LKA Rheinland-Pfalz merkt man an den realistischen Methoden. Spurensicherung und Laborarbeit sind super umgesetzt. Negativ: Der Umfang ist extrem enttäuschend. Es gibt insgesamt nur 7 Fälle (mehr tauchten nicht auf), wovon 4 reine Tutorial-Fälle sind. Wer logisch denkt, ist nach knapp 3 Stunden komplett durch. Aktuell ist unklar, ob noch neue Fälle per Update oder DLC nachkommen. Fazit: Für den Preis ist die Spielzeit einfach zu kurz. Wer das Gameplay mag, sollte unbedingt auf eine Sale (unter 10 Euro) warten.

Too much focus on realism left the game unfun and the devs are unwilling to compromise. There's no inventory system, so you can't hold more than one thing at a time. Picking up and putting down objects takes forever. Moving is extremely slow. There is no way to save the game other than the autosaves, so if you mess up and want to try something again, you can't! And this is really important because the only way to progress the game is to get high enough ratings in your case files. I don't like to write negative reviews, but I will have to caution anyone against playing this until there are some major changes in the approach to the whole project.