Stonewall Penitentiary

バージニア州、ストーンウォール刑務所跡。廃棄されて久しいこの監獄に拉致された7人の男女。そしてモニタ越しにデスゲームの始まりを告げる仮面の人物。 「お前たち6人は罪人だ。悔い改めなければ一時間に一人ずつ死ぬことになる」 まさか首謀者はこの中にいるのか？彼らが隠している過去とは？彼らは生きて脱出できるのか？ …というベッタベタな設定のクローズドサークルものサスペンス。 なんとインディー作品なのにフルボイス。ちょっと恐そうな作画だがホラー要素はなし。 アガサ・クリスティ以来幾度となく書かれてきたシチュエーションなので新奇性はないが（Steamにも『極限脱出／Zero Escape』シリーズがあるし）、しかしこれはもうおもしろくなることが約束されているジャンルだとも言える。 実際、料理の出来は上々。他社の大型ノベルゲーと違って壮大なバックストーリーとかは用意されていないものの、そのかわり安易な超常現象も人類の危機も登場せず、あくまで小説一冊分程度の規模に落とし込まれた無駄のない王道ミステリをテンポよく味わうことができる。 ゲームシステムはオーソドックスなポイント＆クリック式のアドベンチャー。エンジンは自作で、本作が初採用とのこと。 いわゆる「脱出ゲーム」のような理不尽な謎解きは控えめになっており、また場面によってはアイテムの取り忘れを警告してくれたりもするなど、想定外のところでつまづいて臨場感を損なったりしないような配慮がなされている（もっともそれでも数箇所ちょっとややこしいパズルはあるかも）。 欠点を挙げるとすれば以下だろうか。 [list] [*]字幕を隠さずにポーズする手段がなく、バックログ機能もないので、カットシーン中にわからない英語が出てきたとき困る [*]一部の手書き風フォントが読みづらい。また一部の文書は画像で表現されているので解像度が粗い [*]QTEが数ヶ所あるが、失敗してもリトライさせられるだけなので別になくてもよかった[/list] なお重要な選択肢はいくつかあるものの、基本的に展開は一本道。選択によって犯人が変わったりはしない。 正解を知っていれば一度のプレイで全実績を取得することもできるが、さすがにガイドを読みながらではおもしろくないので、二周してコンプリートというのが現実的か。自分の場合は見つけたフレーバーテキストを全部読んで一周7時間くらいだった。 ミステリマニアを自負するほどの人に対しては若干アピール力に欠けるかもしれないが、「そういえば最近殺人事件もの見てないな」という人がちょっと手を出してみるには最適な、手堅い良作の一つ。おすすめ。

The positive thing I can say is that at least it has a good mystery, the graphics is fine and the sound/music is okay. The prologue going to the middle part was the best part of the story for me, after that it was.... meh. The story was very linear, I thought choosing different choices would change the ending or maybe add some more cut scenes. It's not a bad game, the concept kind of reminded me of the Japanese movie/manga Judge. I'll give it a 6/10.

There is one of the few games that I ever played which never made it past launch. After spending several weeks attempting to resolve the error it became apparent it would not run at all . By this time it was over two weeks and a refund was out of the question. As I delved into the error: ; "Cannot load fontembed.mfx. This object might need an external program or library not yet installed" the explanations given for the glitch (of course) became more and more cryptic.Not only were they cryptic but steadily and increasingly illogical. This glitch completely prevents the game from running entirely. That is the sad reality. At this time there is no fix. Selling merchandise which is clearly defective is the same thing as stealing. There really isn't any difference. It is sad that developers don't have to abide by the system of checks and balances that any other types of merchants are obliged to follow. If this were an early access game, the warning is there and the consumer realises the risk. With these situations you're odds are about the same as winning the lottery............No recourse,No refund...Just wasted money that is gone...lost on defective software. I wonder how many more consumers have to be swindled before some major "fix" is finally added? Who knows how long that could possibly take.......weeks? months? even years! This statement by "developer" I find to be quite remarkable:: "The error message he received is a known one that affects my game and others that utilize Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Runtime library. In normal instances, as I explained to elikos1, the issue is to simply install the library. In his case, he insists that the library is present on his system, and so I began to investigate other potential causes, such as anti-virus software blocking the game's access to the needed files, which has occurred in the past. elikos1 flat-out refused many of the suggestions I made to resolve the issue, refusing to accept the possibility that the problem was a conflict on his PC rather than the game itself." Do take the time to read the transcript in order to sift through this unbelievable lie I never "insisted" the librrary was present on my system. I proved it by posting a screenshot of my library on MediaFire and then transferring the link to that forum. Regarding Norton Anti-Virus, I tried disabling it whilst launch attempt was made . I tried enabling it whilst launch attempt was made. Neither made any difference. What else could anyone possibly do with Norton Anti-Virus outside of removing the entire program? We get into what is truly absurd and at a certain point his argument crumbles becuase the proof is there in the transcripts unless they have been tampered with. Also,you can follow this link in order to see that this error has been seen and identified with other games so how could it possibly be "unique" to my system alone? That argument once again crumbles into oblivion. https://steamcommunity.com/app/272990/discussions/0/37470847884896663/?l=swedish Bye the bye ,I did try this attempt at solution on the linked page. That also did not work

游戏的确不错，但是卡关没点提示要人命啊。。

A fabulous point-and-click! The story is well written with great dialogue, and most of the voice acting is great. The puzzles are the perfect difficulty. I'm not crazy about the art style but it certainly does the job. Even if you were to just use a walkthrough, the fantastic storytelling holds you through the entire experience!

If you like films where a group of people are trapped within a single location trying to work out why they're there - films such as Cube, Saw II, Exam, Breathing Room, The Employer and Nine Dead, to name a few, then this game is for you. If you like the novel, And Then There Were None, or any of its various film adaptations, then this game is not to be missed. Stonewall Penitentiary is a game that takes the premise of the aforementioned novel and combines it with elements of the aforementioned films to create a mystery that is simply gripping. There will be players who say they can guess the killer right from the start. The truth is, though, that the story could go in any one of several directions - many of which we have seen before in the films. So, this game will keep you guessing as to who the killer is. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the works referred to, I'll set out the basics of the plot. You play a man named William Thane who wakes up in a long-abandoned prison. Will realises quickly he is not alone and has been brought there, along with the others, to partake in a game of survival. The game even includes a Jigsaw-like villain and a Steam achievement, both of which are clear nods to the Saw films. They have six hours to escape from the prison. Each hour they fail to escape, the mysterious captor promises one of them will die. This is not a game where you are on a timer to complete it. There are only a handful of timed sequences, each of which keeps you in a confined environment, and thus not needing too long to figure out what to do. If you die, the game offers to put you back where you were. This is an autosaving game. If you need to take a break to do something else, and close the game down then don't worry - it will save more or less exactly where you left off. Unlike other point-and-click adventure games, this one doesn't boast exotic locations, comical characters or situations, or top-notch graphics. Instead, the game uses its central strengths of a gripping mystery, interesting characters and, for the genre, an unusually high degree of suspense, in order to attract and maintain your interest. In addition, the atmosphere of this prison is, in itself, rather ominous. And that's achieved not just due to the soundtrack and the visuals, but also the inclusion of a system of various journals, detailing some of the horrors that took place in the prison when it was open. The acting is first rate, the pacing allows you to settle in and explore everything without boring you with monotonous tasks or endless and redundant dialogue, and the puzzles are all logical this time round. There's none of what I call "developer's logic", where the sense of the puzzles exists seemingly only in the mind of the game's creators. The only thing that seems to be missing is a hotspot system to show all interactive elements within a single location. This is a story that I have long wanted to see be told in a game. It's been done many times on film, with variations on the location, number of people trapped and so on. But this is the only game where you will see this sort of story, aside from the adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. I haven't counted that, since it is largely a direct adaptation, and not a unique work. For reasons unknown, the game languishes in obscurity, with few reviews of it here on Steam. I only came across it by extensively searching for new mystery-themed games. Do not let this dissuade you from playing. If you like mystery stories of any kind, particularly those associated with murder and/or horror elements, then you will probably see this game as a hidden gem, as I did. Give it a try!

Quite Good

I became a fan after playing some of their older games. This is really great to play, I finished it in one go. It's awesome. I did actually think it didn't have many issues, waiting for their next games.

There are already several reviews that describe the set-up of the game, so I will skip that. I will also say that I did use a walkthrough as I had troubles occasionally figuring out what I was supposed to do next. If one had not been available, I probably would still have enjoyed it as the characters and ambiance were very good. I've been playing a lot of Hidden Object/Adventure games lately, and one thing that bothers me is that in such games, puzzles have a tendency to feel tacked on or extraneous to the plot. This game is different. Most of the puzzles or tasks needed to proceed fit well within the story. The exceptions would be the time-based scenarios where you had to do something quickly. Some of these resulted in the main character's death. Thankfully, when this happens, and you select Try Again, it puts you at exactly the last place you were. I read an interview with the developer, and learned that each time you "Try Again" the task gets easier. However, these had some flashing bars that did remind me I was playing a game instead of immersed in the story. All of the other puzzles felt truly like a part of the game, even if I sometimes needed help solving them. The other part of the game is the mystery. Near the end of the game, you have two major turning points where you make a choice. I was disappointed with the first of these as I wanted to choose an option that was not listed. Apparently William was more tunnel-visioned than I was, and I found that frustrating. But the other choice was to determine who the actual murderer was, and that did fit in with all the other clues you have. I will say that, as an Agatha Christie fan who knew the solution to And Then There Were None... I hesitated a moment about who the guilty party was: I had actually three different ideas in mind, but only one of them really fit ALL the clues, so I went with that one and was correct. In that regard, I think the mystery was handled extremely well. There are some options that, had they been the answer, would have disappointed me. I did notice some discrepancies: mainly, how the captor found out about each of them. Without going into too many spoilers, the main character's situation is slightly different, so it shouldn't have worked the way they said it did. I also didn't really like the hereditary aspect: I don't think people are destined to be a certain way because of their own ancestry. I think this part of the game would have been more powerful if there wasn't an actual blood relationship involved. One of the things I loved was the idea of having achievements based on learning about the prison and unlocking more *information*. I did not get a perfect score, and knowing that there is a separate ending for those who do really inspires me to try again. I wanted to replay it anyway just because I loved being in that story, but that gives me even more reason to do so. In short, I loved this game and am looking forward to replaying it and also to trying out the other Storycentric games. I also hope I can find other games like this.

I enjoyed this escape room-style mystery game. In comparison with the other games in the Storycentric Worlds series. This one wasn't as "fun" as the previous one where you were exploring a theater, but it had something none of the previous ones had, which was a villain you could understand. All the others were Good vs. Evil, which is just never interesting. In particular I liked the little ARG bit that you get to do after the game is over which allows you to hear a little bit more about the killer from his own lips. It was good and made sense. I do wish the killer had had the chance to discuss these thoughts with the main character, however. The plot is nothing remotely original, but it is well-executed and the characters are interesting to learn about, especially the ones who survive longer and the protagonist. The puzzles are all logical, but on the easy side (though I've seen worse in this type of game, definitely.) I only got stuck once because of pixel hunting, but fortunately it was when I was confined to a single room with three screens. I think a fun idea would be to remake this game from the killer's perspective as a stealth game. How do you constantly get all your murders set up with out running into any of the several people walking through and searching the same corridors you have to navigate. :-P I only say because after I finished the game, I was trying to figure out how was possible for the killer to be in front of the protagonist in certain scenes.