The Murder Hotel

This is a unique twist on the lawyer drama type game and I loved it. Sometimes a little long in dialog but it was fun!!!

True Ending is not in the game

I'm a sucker for great murder mysteries. This is not only that: it's a refreshing take on the genre with a unique, original approach.

At the time of writing, I have not beaten this game. I have merely beat the first chapter. I was initially worried about whether or not this game could deliver fully on its premise, but I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of this game so far. I would absolutely recommend this game to people off of the first chapter alone. I worried that it would either be too handholdy or too freeform, but it manages to strike a comfortable middle that allows the investigative systems to flourish.

As of the time of writing this review the True Ending was in a beta branch, and may be slightly different in the full update. The Murder Hotel is a game with a lot of broken promises, yet despite that it was still a lot of fun to read through and solve it's mysteries. I'll start with what I mean about 'broken promises'. The game presents a lot of ideas in the first chapter with how you investigate and the time you'll have to do it, however the following chapters are all almost completely different in how the investigations are done that it feels that as a player you are being lied to about how the game will progress. In the end I think that this was the correct decision given how overwhelming chapter 1's investigation is, but I digress. It's a good game despite that, with fun characters and writing (even though some characters are pretty much ignored throughout, and the early game romance where over half the female cast are desperately in love with the protagonist is not great to put it lightly) and overall the murder mystery's themselves are good in their own right. Though, (minor spoilers) [spoiler] the game did feel pretty arrogant with how it presented some clues with lines such as "no one would have ever realised this about X" despite I immediately clocked onto it... But maybe I'm too familiar with these sorts of games and their little tricks they like to pull. [/spoiler] 7.5/10. If you love murder mysteries I'd highly recommend it, but if you are not desperate for one then maybe wait for a sale.

Cinema

I absolutely LOVED this game! Played with friends and we had a blast doing everyone's voices. Loved the unique investigating and court room mechanics. If you like this sort of thing, you have to try playing this game! Also, can't wait for the Secret Ending to come out!