The Séance of Blake Manor

Time is too centric

Really good game, good characters, interesting story with twists i didn't expect. Recommended

Top game! I loved the art style, and the voice acting was incredible. Absolutely packed with incredible Irish folklore, mythology and history. One aspect that was somewhat repetitive was that when you explore different rooms, you are basically looking at the same kind of rooms and furniture to find clues but I can let that go because it is after a hotel, and hotels more or less have the same furniture in their rooms. The music really added to the spookiness of the game. The deduction of whodunnit isn't super hard, it's more the aspect of managing timelines and knowing when, where and who to progress your investigation. I hope they make something similar soon!

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.

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（

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。。

Such a great game. 10/10 would play again

Deductive-style reasoning mystery game, this one about ghosts and demons and Irish mythology. It reminded me of Obra Dinn, if that makes sense. Very good, but not much replay value is as is common with these games. Worth it at a sub-$20 price point.

Incredible game, great story, great characters. The puzzle difficulty overall was medium, nothing to difficult, with a good variety. The art style of this game is absolutely GORGEOUS. It's the first game in a long time I've played back to back. 10/10

超級好玩