Rainyday

Great detective game. Chilling atmosphere with great music and graphics. Recommended!

시작해보면 난잡하고 어두침침한 그래픽에 어떻게 해야 될 지 감도 안오는 불친절한 진행, 똥겜으로 착각하기 쉬우나 공략보고 옷입고 택시타고 가면 증거를 모아 니가 범인이다!! 하고 잡는 추리물로 변신하는 게임. 80,90년대초 패밀리나 386에서 볼 수 있었던 복고게임으로 컨셉을 잡은 게임인데... 일단 영어 가독성이 대단히 안 좋고(어려운 단어는 아닌데 글씨가 흐릿해서 읽기가 힘들다.) 프롤로그와는 달리 1장, 2장은 수사보다는 누명 벗는 게임으로 방향이 전환되어 아이템을 얻어 적절히 쓰는데에 더 초점이 맞춰졌다. 똥겜까지는 아니지만... 레트로 게임 좋아하고 추리, 스릴러 매니아가 아니면 추천하지 않는다. 도과 100% 깨는데 걸리는 시간은 1.3 시간인데... 절반은 2장에서 플랭크 찾는 것(문 옆에 약 놓아둔 선반)과 다리수리(다리 가기전 중간에 가야 수리 커맨드가 뜸.)하는데 보내서 잘 찾기만 하면 1시간도 걸리지 않는다. 개발자가 3달러 게임임에도 불구하고 에피소드 계속 추가하고 버그도 고치고 있어 차마 비추는 못주겠다...

A new fledgling indie developer is trying to spread his wings with this sierra homage top down crime noir. Within seconds, you should be swept up into the hearty clasp of a nostalgic cult mystery and the foreboding shadowy practice of human trafficking and the string of victims that they will leave in their wake. Currently there is only a prologue and episode 1 available with another 2 episodes promised. Each episode promising about 20 minutes of entertainment with each one promising to be more controversial and grisly than its predecessor. The gritty drama begins with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) commissioning detective John Rainy to investigate an unusual suicide. Problem is the department is already understaffed and overworked largely because of a string of recent missing kid disappearances. Needless to say, each landmark unlocks secret rooms that will spiral you down a dark rabbit hole about deadly superstition and belief. Creating anything like this using the Angular JS is quite a mean feat. I have no doubt its been an arduous and long journey with many obstacles in his way. While his main intention seems to be growth as a developer, this down to earth, easily approachable, highly imaginative fellow has sweat blood and tears to try and produce a product that will successfully entertain you for at least an hour or so and reel you in wanting to know more. Having said that, his lack of experience, though being easily excusable, is still there. Graphics are rather crude in many ways, coupled with some minor bug issues, grammatical errors and off beat translations will automatically rob you from being totally endorsed in its lore. My biggest beef with the game is simply the lack of character development. Early on in the game you get to meet two characters a pharmacist and barman who practically do nothing than say 'Hi'. It just feels a lot more depth, sub plots and even comical Easter eggs could have been added to improve its playful mood. Other than some creepy text about a deadly warning using people's shoes and some text involving a woman with slit wrists and choke marks their really wasn’t anything particularly dark about the whole thing. Personally I would have much preferred to have seen actual graphical up close pictures of those events like he does with post it notes and the computer screen. Picture of the fridge, wardrobes, the murder weapons and other novelty items would just have added another dimension to the whole game. Furthermore unlocking the hidden rooms was definitely a highlight not knowing what was behind each door, but having each room look pretty much similar to the one you just came from was a slight let down. I wanted something really weird in each room so that it continued to add depth to this bizarre cult I was investigating. In final, a successful introduction to what could be a really promising crime story, but unless he adds more character depth, more Easter eggs, more body count, more really bizarre happenings, then this one will be a rather bland mediocre adventure, one that is not dangerous at all. But hey, who am I to rain on his parade? In truth I really look forward to his next episode and hope he really takes off the brakes and gives us the real thrill ride he has promised. Pretty confident he is worthy of our support. Below is my complete run of the prologue. Should be enough of a sample… https://youtu.be/NUtz2HreXu0 If you enjoyed reading this review please subscribe to one of my curator pages. Thanks... http://steamcommunity.com/groups/GamesPlayedHard http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6843548/