The Darkest Files

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Very well made and respectful historical mystery game set in the aftermath of the Nazi regime.

Ein fantastisches Spiel. Und die Rätsel sind tatsächlich eine Herausforderung, wenn auch eine faire, zumindest meiner Einschätzung nach.

I found this game very interesting. Looking through the cases and discovering new information felt very engaging, and being able to prove your theories is very satisfying. From a historical aspect, it is very interesting to learn more about the time period and the "smaller scale" things that were happening. The second case in particular actually made me want to cry which is pretty rare for me when consuming media. Not to mention the music and art style are very lovely as well. Despite the subject matter, the game is very cozy. The only cons I'd say are that the way the court segments work can feel a little unfair at times, with some "proof" not being viable despite telling the same information as others. Skill issue? Possibly. My only other criticism is that the game isn't longer, while both cases do take a decent amount of time to complete, I was left wanting to do more by the end of it. Also the twist at the end was weird and pointless and we were for some reason given a choice that seemingly didn't matter, but this is a very minor issue in the grand scheme of the game. Anyway, relative to other indie games it's an 8/10

I've played pretty much every game in the detective / mystery / investigative genre. The Darkest Files is in my top 5. The Darkest Files is a wonderful example of how a game can be educational, intriguing and addicting to play. The storyline made me feel very uncomfortable at times, and it should. I finished the game over a month ago and I can't stop thinking about it. The developers deserve all their flowers and more. I appreciate that the developers implimented three different game modes: Story, Investigator and Prosecutor. If you have experience with these types of games, I'd recommend choosing the Prosecutor mode for a more challenging experience. What I loved: 1. You get your own office! You can't customize it, but it's nice to have a "home base" to sort through evidence. 2. There's a CAT! 3. The art style. I was hesitant at first, but my gosh. It truly is a piece of art. 4. You have a daily "agenda" to help you sort through your tasks before end of day. It's a great way to help the user navigate gameplay without too much hand-holding. What I'd like more of: 1. More cases. This game took me about 10 hours to complete and I just wanted more. 2. The archival system was fantastic. I feel the old fashioned "sifting through paperwork" is underrated in a lot of these games and The Darkest Files executed this perfectly. I just wish it played more of a role in the casework. 10/10, Bravo! I hope the developers make a sequel.

Щира рекомендація всім хто любить глибокі історії і детективи Справи базуються на реальних розслідуваннях. Історії небанальні, заслуговують щоб ми їх пам'ятали і не допускали (на жаль, у нинішній час війна - це не щось абстрактне і багато злочинців будуть прикриватись наказами від нового фюрера) Жаль що справи лише дві, здається що гра могла б розказати більше Візуальний стиль доволі простий, але приємний Ігровий процес підібраний вдало. І допити свідків, і порівняння фактів і свідчень, щоб вибудувати теорію, і сам судовий процес цікаві, потребують дедукції і уваги + тримають певну напругу На жаль, у грі відсутня українська, але англійська локалізація потребує середнього рівня знань (крім певних більш специфічних слів), тому можна грати на ній

Die Beschäftigung mit den Fällen war ebenso spannend wie erschütternd, wenn man sieht, welche Gräueltaten die SS damals verübt hat. Das sollte ein Pflichtthema an Schulen sein – um für diese Verbrechen zu sensibilisieren und zu zeigen, durch welche Strukturen so etwas überhaupt möglich wurde. Aus diesem Grund kann ich dieses Spiel empfehlen.

I really just have no words, this is the best game I've played in a really long time. As a jewish person, it was kind of hard to play at times, and I had to set it down and take a breath, but I'm really glad they didn't sugarcoat anything and shared a lot of the important and difficult details of that horrific time. You can tell the game devs really truly cared about this topic and the game overall, there were so many little easter eggs in the game, and the archive room is full of so much educational content that you can leaf through to learn more. I'm so grateful to them for making such an educational yet deeply fun and exciting game, and I really hope they make a sequel to this at some point because I want so much more. Especially because I'd like to irritate Peters some more, I had way too much fun with that lol! I'm only sad about the fact that I've solved it now and can't play it longer, but I'm going back to play it on Prosecutor Mode and give myself a challenge. Please give this game a chance, I sincerely doubt you'll regret it!