The Séance of Blake Manor

while not on par with the best in the genre, i very much recommend this game for anyone who loves solving puzzles and mysteries.

A very substantial and fun mystery game. I loved the characters and thought the comic book-feel was super cool. I will admit that the time mechanic did stress me out a lot at the beginning, but there is ample time to solve every mystery and plenty of clues scattered about to keep each thread going. The game does a great job overall at weaving Irish folklore, Irish history, and the supernatural into the story as well [spoiler](though I would recommend paying close attention to the mythological elements presented for the ending to make sense)[/spoiler].

Great mystery game, would love to see more.

Time is too centric

I've been playing "The Seance of Blake Manor" over the last couple of weeks and I've really, really enjoyed it. It has flaws, but I really enjoyed it as a murder mystery puzzle game and interactive story. The setting is 1890s western Ireland where Blake Manor is preparing to host a seance. The claim is that at this seance they will not just conjure a spirit to speak through a medium, but the spirit will speak directly itself.  You have arrived at the manor as an investigator charged with uncovering the details of how one guest, Evelynn Deane, went missing. The hotel staff claim she simply left, but it doesn't add up. The gameplay involves exploring the rooms of the manor and conversing with the wide cast of characters. You have arrived Friday evening with the seance scheduled for Sunday night. Every action you take costs you time. For instance, asking a character about a piece of evidence or another character costs you a minute. Sitting through a meal with characters may cost 30 minutes, but you discover important information during the discussion. There is a timeline where, each hour, characters move locations and different elements become exposed. If you've played any of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games it has a somewhat similar vibe. As you acquire more information you build to where you can declare a hypothesis and then confront each character in the game. Most of the character interactions have voice acting and each has a unique voice, which is a nice touch. As far as flaws or drawbacks go, one major frustration is that some information is time gated where you pretty well know how to solve a mystery of a character but you can't get a critical piece of evidence until later in the timeline. It leads to a lot of backtracking and moving between topics just to fill time. There's also not much replay value. There are a handful of different endings, but you can save scum your way into getting them all pretty quickly. I missed a critical clue pretty early on which prevented me from solving a handful of characters. I might go back and replay just to unlock those to have the game 100% complete. I really enjoyed it as a relax and unwind game.

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故事设定非常好，我个人很喜欢时间段的布局，和调查消耗时间，实际给的时间还挺充裕。除了大家对侦探诚实到有点搞笑之外，时间表还是挺符合逻辑的，另外主角和xxxxx的结局非常好，喜欢了（

Ok, so it's not *really* a detective game like Obra Dinn or Golden Idol. If you're looking for actual, brain bending puzzles, you might want to look elsewhere. On the other hand, if you're more into investigations / open world games, this is the game for you. The manor you traverse in this game is so immense that it can be overwhelming. There are so many different characters to interrogate that you start to lose track (moreover, each character also has their own mysteries and motivations). The game has a pretty unconventional timelimit as well that I find really cool. It's definitely a liberal amount of time (I never felt super pressured to rush), but it's enough to keep you on your toes. Each character is memorable in their own ways, and there's a large amount of variety in both character design and personality. Each character also has relations and connections to eachother, so they don't just feel like a bunch of strangers. The comic book artstyle is really unique, and I've never really played a game that played around with this artstyle before. It feels...uncanny??? It's like a dark graphic novel a la V for Vendetta came alive. Overall, it's a really engaging experience, and I'd recommend giving it a try. I do have a couple nitpicks, mainly that you do SO MUCH WALKING in this game; a fast travel system would've easily bumped this game up to a 9/10 experience. The other nitpick is just that the voice acting can feel a little stale and emotionless. It's serviceable, but I found myself just skipping past a lot of the voiced lines. Maybe that's just my impatience talking tho. Recommend picking up if you're into noir/investigative games. Just don't go in expecting to be challenged. 7.8/10

很喜欢这种神秘学 就是恐怖 心里恐怖那种 主要是剧情向的 解谜一点都没有难度。。。主要就是看你找不找得到物品了。。

I enjoyed this game a lot, however I do wish it didn't hold your hand as much as it does -- would've been more satisfying. I would play more of these games if they were to create another one.