
Plunge into the dark ambiance of the 30's through the memories of a journalist working under an out-of-control editor who has become dangerous. Find the videos, the records, the radio programs and the reporter's notebooks. Piece the story of a unique newspaper together. Unlock its secrets. Bring it down from the inside.
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Travel back to the 1930s as you search archives for information about a certain editor in chief, deep rooted into telling the absolute truth. But soon, that will backfire. [h1]Story[/h1] In How to Shoot a Criminal, you play Scarlett, one of the members from the newspaper named Anne Bonny's Revenge sometime in the 1930s. But, you are not playing to simply work for the newspaper, no, you are there to bring it down. Aaron, the editor in chief, was hell bent of revealing the absolute truth. One issue happened along the road that turned the members against Aaron. Dive into the archives by searching various keywords to uncover a way to bring down Revenge and to see for yourself what happened in four days. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] How to Shoot a Criminal's gameplay is pretty straight forward, searching various keywords to have articles, notes, or records show up in increments of four. However, these keywords are based on the videos, so not necessarily what is written or title it might have. There is also this break in-between articles, only receiving some each day. While the thought process behind this is unknown, it does seem it was meant for everything to be available, by a note stating you need to find something to incriminate Aaron before the day ends. This break in-between articles causes some keywords to work only after a certain day. This doesn't make sense, as why would you play as someone who had no experience in the archives. Even then, I would think you would have everything already, considering all the members wanted Aaron gone. Why not put the person who worked and is familiar with the archives in charge of finding anything against Aaron? I didn't see the change between Aaron and the seven other members except when they were already going over the resignation papers. In fact, I saw that they were totally okay with what most of them were saying they unknowingly did for him as reasons why. While yes, one of them tried to leave but they stayed, it seemed like they just got sick of Aaron. This might not be the case, but it gave off this vibe. I also didn't see how the videos could have worked if the emphasis was on the newspaper and looking through, mostly, paper archives. If they were memories of Scarlett, I couldn't tell since it wasn't translated, or wasn't positioned in the eyes of Scarlett. With the lack of the newspapers being translated, there was no connection to make with the video other than loosely putting it in a timeline based on the name of the newspaper. Maybe it would of worked in a different timeline, where you could have computer archives of various meetings or finding that Aaron put cameras around for a reason such as paranoia. There were also some keywords I wouldn't understand why they didn't show up since they were talked about. It felt there were too many characters to keep track of, only having a short introduction to some of the characters. Every character showed up outside of the meetings discussing next issues of the newspaper. I was only able to know two or three of them since they looked different from the others. I was easily confused with who was who, especially in a game like this and not being able to understand French. Some of the characters looked similar in a glance, possibly being an alternate look for them. There was also an event that was mentioned later to two different characters, which I thought they got wrong but going back I do see it was two different characters. With so many characters needing to have development, there was not much focus on Aaron. Going back now, I do see ways that subtle info about the others could have been incorporated with an Aaron focused video other than using a similar event to bring focus off of Aaron. There are flashcards with their name and basic information, but the drawing doesn't necessarily help when comparing them to the live action counterpart. The obvious observation you can make with How to Shoot a Criminal is the similarities to Her Story. However, I find that Her Story does well in some places How to Shoot a Criminal didn't: [list] [*]8 characters vs 2 characters; too many characters shifting focus other than two characters continually having it. [*]Events vs interviews; you only got to see what to characters did or looked at and later got explanation based off of a character's memory instead of hearing or seeing all the information you needed. [*]Notepad vs tags; having to go to a different section to take notes, taking away possible importance, instead of being able to take notes immediately by the video. [/list] At the end, How to Shoot a Criminal seem to focus more on recreating the mechanism of Her Story, rather than expanding on their own tools which looked very promising from the get go. [h1]Sound[/h1] Between watching videos or listening to audio, there is sort of ambient music so it is not completely quiet. Other than this, there are more sound effect accompanying what you do such as the typewriters sounds while in the menu or searching and the sound of paper flipping when picking up paper. As How to Shoot a Criminal relies on the player being able to hear characters clearly, it does very well at it. Everyone can easily be heard. There were only a few instances when I lost sound, but it was not really an issue with the subtitles. [h1]Visuals[/h1] Within the videos, it is filmed in a way that you can see the characters clearly from the background or their surroundings. The subtitles were noticeable within the videos, not too big for them to obstruct the video and not too small that you can not read them. With the videos being in black and white, there was no white areas by the subtitles that caused any difficulty. However the newspaper articles and some documents were not translated, giving off that they were unimportant. The style outside of the game has more emphasis on the black and white style. The flashcards have a negative drawn style while each item is heavily outlined and easily identifiable as their respectable object. [h1]Performance[/h1] There are not many performance issues, especially in-game. I do recommend not alt-tabbing while in the loading screen as it increases the chances of it to stop responding. I also had an issue with the saves, acting like I just started playing instead of where I left off. It would keep the newspapers or articles I had on the table but not the record player or radio you get later on and restarting the archive counter. [h1]Replayability[/h1] If you gathered everything, there's not much else you can do except seeing what each ending has in store for the characters. Or if you want to try and put together the videos in the order you believe they happened in. [h1]Overall[/h1] + Can tell what they were going for + Design + Liked the few subtleties +/- Some subtitles went away too fast - Multiple endings seems like they should of been just one - You can tell what is and is not important based on if it was translated - Focus is spread, Aaron seemed like he should've been focused on more than the others - Connection to the videos and the newspaper is unsure (part being it wasn't translated) - Saves don't correctly save - The main facts are told to you not shown in the video itself - No seeable change in everyone else towards Aaron other than when they were already resigning How to Shoot a Criminal was a game I thought I would like, as it was something that looked very interesting. However, playing it was another story. There were a lot of missed opportunities and questionable choices that didn't bring it to it's full potential. Almost feeling like it should’ve been in another time so issues with logic could make sense. To summarize, too many characters, lack of focus, and missed opportunities brought How to Shoot a Criminal down. I'm sad to say that I do not recommend How to Shoot a Criminal. [code]How to Shoot a Criminal was provided by [url=http://saveorquit.com/author/ripwitch/] SaveorQuit [/url] .[/code]
J'ai bien apprécié l'ambiance New Tork des années 30. L'investigation est plutôt bien menée, les mots à trouver deviennent de plus en plus précis avec les vidéos débloquées. Toute l'ambiance graphique du jeu est vraiment sublime et on est plongé dans un univers très particulier. C'est le genre de jeu que j'apprécie! Petite note d'amélioration pour une seconde itération du jeu : une version avec des voix anglaises pour être vraiment immergé dans l'esprit du temps et lieu. Je recommande, un beau jeu avec un concept à la Her Story très chouette!
Lack of proper translation has abosolutely killed this game for me. Which is something I have NEVER had an issue with, however it DIRECTLY impacts gameplay in an extremely negative way. This game simply needed a little tightening up in the editing department and it could have been a decent game. That being said, they apparently opted to do without an editor...IN A GAME ABOUT AN EDITOR!!!!!! I strongly urge the Dev team to please fix this mess, as there is likely a good game hiding underneath. It has taken the aewsome mechanics from Her Story and made them impossible to enjoy due to piss poor editing and not only that, they made it cost more than the better game as well. Sorry, this is a NO BUY until it is given the proper care in editing it deserves.
How to shoot a criminal est un jeu d'énigme dans lequel on doit trouver des éléments à charge contre une personne dans une enquête journalistique. Dans le même esprit que Her Story, on doit consulter des archives qu'il faudra chercher par le biais de mots clés et de recherches. On dispose de 4 jours pour trouver assez d'éléments à charge contre Aaron, le fils du rédacteur en chef d'un grand journal américain. On pourra dès lors trouver des articles de journaux, des émissions de radio et autres vidéos d'archive nous permettant d'en savoir plus sur le Revenge, un journal indépendant à la sulfureuse réputation. How to shoot a criminal parvient à mélanger une ambiance façon L.A Noir avec une thématique plus enquêtrice que le jeu pré-cité. On se retrouve un peu perdu dans les archives du journal à tenter de comprendre qui fait quoi, quelles sont les relations entre les différents membres du journal et sur le réel but de cette enquête. Le jeu est plutôt bien fait au niveau de son ergonomie et dans le contenu qu'il nous met à disposition. Il y a énormément de vidéos et d'enregistrements, plus de 80, et il n'est pas toujours simple de s'y retrouver dans les premières minutes. Heureusement, on dispose d'un calepin pour noter des noms, des questions et autres éléments à chercher plus tard. Le plus français des journaux américains. Un jeu comme celui-ci va donc surtout dépendre de son intrigue mais aussi de la qualité du jeu d'acteur et des décors. Le moins que l'on puisse dire, c'est que Pandorica s'est donné les moyens de bien faire les choses avec un casting plutôt convaincant et des mises en scène originales. Forcément, on est un peu surpris de voir autant de visages de jeunes français qui jouent les journalistes chevronnés et globetrotteurs mais une fois habitué, le courant passe. Certaines scènes sont moins réussies que d'autres au niveau du décor ou au niveau des costumes mais on sent un réel travail sur le background politique de l'histoire et sur société New-Yorkaise des années 30. Le jeu des acteurs est assez bon dans l'ensemble avec quelques légers ratés au niveau de réactions un brin exagérées ou lors de confrontations. On regrettera que le jeu ne soit qu'en français au niveau des voix mais il est parfois préférable d'avoir une seule version que 2 doublages ratés. Le jeu étant français, on aura même pu craindre le pire au niveau de la version anglaise étant donné notre merveilleux niveau d'anglais en France. Comptez 3-4 heures pour en voir le bout et même 5 heures si vous cherchez à tout découvrir. C'est plus qu'honnête vu le prix du jeu et vu que qu'il nous propose comme contenu original. How to shoot a criminal est un jeu bien pensé au niveau de son ergonomie et dans son gameplay. On cherche des indices en tapant un ou plusieurs mots et le jeu nous montre jusqu'à 4 indices. Ceux que l'on a déjà visionné seront marqués d'un superbe Lu en rouge vif. En bon enquêteur, je vous invite à chercher chaque protagoniste dès le début du jeu, vous aurez ainsi la possibilité d'en savoir plus sur leurs relations. C'est un bon point de départ et vous devriez pouvoir débloquer facilement la première journée. Plus vous avancez dans la découverte des indices et plus vous aurez de chance que le jeu vous propose de changer de jour. Bloqué? Par de souci, le jeu est assez malin pour vous donner de bons indices sonores. Pensez également à bien écouter les interview et à regarder toutes les coupures de journaux. Le jeu est assez peu gourmand en ressources et il ne vous faudra de foudre de guerre pour y jouer. Les interfaces sont claires et les réglages certes basiques remplissent leur office. Le système de sauvegarde permet d'enregistrer à tout moment ce qui est bien pratique et évite de devoir refaire complètement une journée d'enquête. Une fois terminé, on aura du mal à y retourner car la surprise ne sera plus de mise mais on aura tout de même passé quelques bonnes heures devant son PC. How to shoot a criminal s'avère être une agréable surprise pour peu que l'on ne s'attende pas à une superproduction américaine au niveau de l'énigme ou du jeu d'acteurs. On passe un bon moment à découvrir les tenants et les aboutissants du Revenge et sur ce mystérieux Aaron. Au niveau des soucis, on notera une durée de vie un peu faiblarde et quelques légers problèmes de synchronisation entre l'image et le son sur quelques vidéos. Il y a déjà eu quelques mises à jour qui ont corrigé pas de problèmes ce qui montre que Pandorica reste motivé. Est-ce que vous conseille le jeu? Oui, on passe un très bon moment une fois que l'on a bien compris le concept et que l'on est habitué aux divers protagonistes. J'ai passé un très agréable moment à chercher à trouver tous les articles et autres archives. Le jeu dispose de cartes Steam qui se vendent à bon prix, environ 0.30€ par carte normale. C'est un projet intéressant et plutôt ambitieux. On espère que Pandorica pourra nous proposer de futurs titres de la même trempe avec juste une production plus importante et encore plus de contenus.
Surprisingly easy to play. The gameplay is a mix between cluedo and your everyday google search. If you are not in the mood for action game and you don't mind the translated error here and there I think it's a good game. For my part i actually do understand French and i found that the actors (if a little stiff) did a good job at relaying a theatral feelling. The gameplay is really diffecrent from your average game it's refreshing.
As a French person, I'll do my best to write in English! How to shoot a criminal is an indie game with a simple concept: you search in a data base for videos, newspapers, records, interviews, notes, etc. You investigate to find a proof to bring the newspaper you're working for down. You play a journalist in the 30's who fights against her editor in chief because his ideas have made him dangerous. [b] What I liked: [/b] clearly, the scenario, the dark atmosphere (it's like a thriller) and the graphics designs. But the main interest of this game is the fact that you investigate and piece the story together watching videos (I mean real footages with real actors!). It made me think of the gameplay of Her Story. [b] What I disliked: [/b] How to shoot a criminal is made by a young team. I can see they didn't have many people who worked on the project. For instance, there is a lack of musical identity. And sometimes, the gameplay is a little bit difficult, but it's challenging! [b] Conclusion : If you like narrative game and original concepts, you'll like How to shoot a criminal :) [/b]
J'ai commencé "How to shoot a criminal" aujourd'hui et ce jeu est vraiment très prometteur. L'esthétique roman noir des années 30 est bien rendue, l'ensemble est immersif et les personnages intéressants. Jouer avec des extraits vidéos peut sembler déroutant au début mais on s'y fait rapidement et l'on plonge tout aussi rapidement dans ce récit, éclaté, qu'il n'appartient qu'à nous de reconstituer. Un grand bavo à l'équipe de Pandorica qui livre un jeu d'enquête novateur et à l'histoire intriguante !
Ce jeu d'enquête reprend exactement le même concept que "Her Story", et l'améliore sensiblement. Vous incarnez Scarlett, une journaliste du Revenge qui tente de faire couler son patron : Aaron. Pour cela, vous devrez récolter les preuves pouvant incriminer ce dernier dans une affaire suffisamment grave. Comme dans "Her Story", il vous faudra user de mots clés pour faire apparaitre des documents d'archive (principalement vidéo). Les documents sont nombreux, et la recherche est limitée à 4 résultats, ce qui vous obligera à user d'autres mots clés ou bien de combinaisons pour en découvrir plus. Les vidéos sont de bonne qualité, bien que le jeu d'acteur manque de conviction et de passion (mais ça reste largement acceptable). Le gros avantage, c'est qu'il est 100% français (doublage et sous titres), ce qui renforce l'immersion et facilite la compréhension et la recherche d'indices. Malgré tout, le jeu souffre de plusieurs limites : - comme dans Her Story, on découvre parfois (souvent ?) des vidéos par hasard. On tape un mot clé, qui affiche une vidéo mais celle-ci va révéler quelque chose d'autrement plus important que le mot clé en question, qui, par chance, a été mentionné dans la vidéo de manière anecdotique. On perd alors en logique d'investigation. - scénaristiquement parlant, on ne devrait pas incarner Scarlett. En effet, celle-ci est présente très souvent dans les vidéos, et donc est censé avoir connaissance de la plupart des choses qu'on découvre. Le joueur, lui, ne l'est pas. Incarner un policier ou un autre journaliste enquêtant sur "the revenge" aurait été une meilleure idée. - il n'est pas possible de trier les vidéos pour les classer dans des dossiers, ou d'obtenir des numéros, ou noter par quel mot clé nous l'avons découvert. Pourquoi diable un enquêteur ne serait pas capable de mettre des dossiers de côté et de les annoter ? Le système de note du jeu est trop basique : juste un carnet où on peut noter des mots, sans les mettre en relation avec les documents vidéos. Bref, à vos papiers, et encore, l'absence d'identifiant de vidéos ne va pas vous faciliter la tâche. - l'histoire n'est pas si poussée que ça. Je m'attendais à une intrigue et un scandale bien plus complexe Le bon point, en revanche, c'est qu'il est possible de trouver (au moins ?) 2 affaires et de faire un choix sur ce qu'on révèlera, ce qui aura une conséquence sur l'épilogue. Je recommande ce jeu pour son faible prix, et ceux qui ont aimé "Her Story" devront y trouver leur compte. Ce n'est néanmoins pas le jeu d'enquête de l'année.
Un jeu que j'attendais impatiemment depuis le Greenlight, et je ne suis pas déçue ! L'ambiance graphique est vraiment sympa et l'intrigue est prenante. Le petit plus aurait été un slider dans les vidéos pour retrouver rapidement une info, mais ce n'est pas plus gênant que ça. Je recommande le jeu ;)
I really enjoyed How to shoot a criminal, I thought it was really original immersive; i'm a huge of games like this. The whole aesthetic was pretty interesting, quite elegant, really fitting the theme. I liked the small details, sounds like the developpers really thought about it. The inspiration from Her Story is obvious, but I liked how they went further: there aren't just videos, there are small scene, sometimes really emotional- really enjoyed those with Winsmay. The characters are more relatable this way. It can be quite hard sometimes, but I think it's a quality: you really have to think sometimes, there is a real mystery. Basically, I recommand it ! It's not expensive, it's worth a try, and you may fall in love with one of the characters !
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