The List

Very interesting take on the Her Story/Telling Lies genre. I breezed through it and found the story interesting. Being not from the Holy land known as the United States, I obviously did not complete the random trivia question of an ending they picked without looking it up myself. But without spoiling much, if that answer was put anywhere in the videos as a hint keyword I'd be able to figure it out, but left confused and a bit like "how was I meant to figure that out?!". Also who gets interviewed 5 days in a row lol.

Those who like "Her Story" or more generally puzzle/detective/investigation themed games would certainly enjoy the game. It is just really really a shame that the final deduction requires some outside American history knowledge. That really took away all the enjoyment for me.

I play a lot of FMV games. I am not usually keen on these "found footage" types, but this was an exception. It was just long enough to keep my interest, but didn't go on long enough for me to find it tedious. There is also a function that allows a person to eventually find all the clips they missed (once they have finished the game the first time). The only negative I found was that there was no rewind function. Sure, the clips are short, so it's not really necessary, it would be nice if it had been an option, just in case a player felt they needed it. Oh, and there was some type of audio glitch when I was playing that kept replaying the same "rewind/tape" sounds and "My name is Jordan.." over and over again. I had to go and turn off the ambient sound and the music to make that stop. Restarting helped, too. The acting was really good which I feel should be mentioned because so many FMV's have terrible acting. I would highly recommend this game for people who enjoy FMV's, especially for people who liked games like, "Her Story" or "Telling Lies." If you enjoyed those, you would likely enjoy this one.

I watched hours of footage and just couldnt get any further in the game. I ended up googling the solution and I think the solution was so far fetched I know I would've never managed to figure it out on my own. Using common logic (or logic at all) will not help you solve the case.

Overall, I enjoyed The List. Very similar mechanically to Her Story. The kind of game where having a piece of paper beside the keyboard is a big help. Dan Thimble is good as Jordan Grady. The game is very reasonably priced. The weakest link of the game is probably the ending, specifically the leap of logic required to get there, and it is greater than you probably think. It is definitely fine to look up some of the stuff you hear on Wikipedia. Ultimately though, I did enjoy it because it made some of the little questions that popped up during the investigation suddenly made sense (Medium spoiler:) [spoiler] Jordan Grady has clearly been targeted, someone wants him dead. But how did they know he was in West County? His car broke down, he hadn't planned to stop there.[/spoiler] Ultimately I had to look very heavily at not just a guide, but the comments to that guide, but I did crack it by myself in the end. I can't help but throw in a few hints that would have helped me along: Minor hint: [spoiler] While things appear straightforward: man, table, camera; not everything outside of that is what is what you might expect [/spoiler] Medium hint: [spoiler] Look up Absaroka. Why is Jordan casually talking about it in 2017? [/spoiler] Major hint: [spoiler] There is a very, very good reason for the game that the image of the list in the case files does not show the names on there. If you can figure out the contents of the list, you will beat the game. [/spoiler]

Good game. The dev is handsome too.

Overall I enjoyed this game, I liked the concept, but I got near the end, and got completely stuck on needing 7 or 8 more clips, including the one that breaks things open and lets you resolve the game. I ended up having to go online and looking up a guide to figure it out. And that guide, while trying to point me in the right direction, even filled with spoilers, wasn't enough. I had to dig deep into the "spoiler talk" forum discussion to figure out what I was supposed to do. In the end, I guess it made sense, but I felt like to arrive at that on my own would require a really extreme leap of logic that I feel like more people wouldn't arrive to. Listening to the dev explain it, it makes sense in hindsight, but it absolutely was not on my mind playing the game, at all. It was cheap, I appreciate a short game, I enjoyed it for what it is, but just be forewarned that unless you really think outside the box or know the twist going in, I think you'll struggle to figure out how to wrap this one up.

Thank you!