The Séance of Blake Manor

An amazing game! The overall story got me very hooked from the beginning and I loved every minute of it. So, short review: If you want a spooky gothic story with Irish folklore to completely get immersed in for around 25 hours, play it! That said, this game is not for everybody. I think it comes down to this: If you enjoy really complex mind crunching difficult detective games, you're not gonna find it here. The game implies you're on a tight schedule and that every minute you spend on something matters. This is not true. There's plenty of time to waste and many ways to rewind your mistakes. Also, I'm not great at detective games, but getting the best possible ending in this game was pretty easy. BUT, despite it being pretty easy, DOES NOT mean it's boring! If you are someone who enjoys a great ghost story where it feels like you are deciding the flow of the game, a spooky atmosphere and wants to get immersed for 25 hours, this game is amazing and will not disappoint! From the first minutes of the game, I felt I was in complete control of how I wanted to unravel the story of Blake Manor and its residents. It's a sense of agency I have not felt in games like this for a long time and I loved it. A minor complaint about the game: Sometimes I knew what I wanted to do, but the game didn't allow me to follow up on a certain lead because I didn't find a minor piece of evidence that was not super relevant. This happened a couple of times and I had to consult the wiki to confirm it wasn't a bug.

Really liked this, only wish I could fast travel between locations on the map but that's just my personal preference.

和我最初想象的不太一样，虽说悬疑推理，实际大概是3D步行模拟器+调查+完形填空+一笔画解谜 有调查自由度但是前期会因为时间限制玩得畏手畏脚，后面又发现时间绰绰有余，建模比较粗糙可能会晕，晕3d人群谨慎考虑 整体全谜团全通的流程在14-16h左右 游玩实际主线是调查宾客的情报->翻箱倒柜他们房间->交谈询问相关情报->完形填空解开宾客的目的->帮助宾客完成目的or劝说他放弃 然后有一个两天后的降神会的ddl 宾客里面有很多神人，解开谜团之后经常会让我啼笑皆非……这点比较有意思 然后最后结局的时候埋了个小反转小trick 当然可能是因为我宗教和神话知识太贫乏，打的时候很多剧情我都get不到，有不少宾客的存在都让我觉得可有可无（存在感很低，纯粹拉长了游戏流程 以及我一天天的都在那一笔画解谜和输密码了……我玩的好像不是悬疑推理而是布莱克庄园密室逃脱（ 反正真的冲着推理去的不是很推荐，觉得题材有意思的可以体验

This game is like an immaculately written, beautifully curated, and impeccably acted murder mystery party, where the location itself acts as a character. Blake Manor itself is a vestige of the region's history: it is a manor established by an invading English noble, built on ancient and powerful land, and maintained by the love and labour of Irish people. Underneath the manor house is the story of a more ancient conquest. The actual gameplay is incredibly fun. Keeping time is an important element, and I had to break my habit of clicking through everything I possibly can. Being forced to direct my attention in this way also made the pay off of discoveries that much sweeter. In my opinion, the best part of this story is the characters. I felt so much indignation when I thought I was on the culprit's trail, and so much relief when ruling out my favourite characters. The endings are incredibly satisfying, leaving enough room for me to conjure spin off series in my mind. If you are thinking about buying this game, it is totally worth it! Sending so much gratitude to the writers and devs! <3

J'ai adoré le jeu et les enquetes. On s'attache à chaque personnage et on se bat poour tous les sauver. Dommage que il n'y a pas de traduction francaise au moment où j'y ai joué.

Really fun game! The mechanics and game loop take a while to click but, by when it does click, it's really addictive! This game set the bar up on the detective's game standard!

There are so few games where you are actually being a detective, and this is one of them. The systems are fantastic for helping you piece together what is going on, and the time resource mechanic does a good job balancing a sense of urgency without making you feel rushed, and the voice acting is amazing!

Amazing game! Feels like I'm living in an Agatha Christie novel. The time cost to every action and seemingly endless things to do makes this so unique compared to other detective games because I have to carefully consider every action I make rather than blindly clicking everything. Highly recommend.

The Seance of Blake Manor is a puzzle detective game that unfolds more like a seek and find. I am going to recommend the game because I enjoyed the world, characters, art style, and voice acting. The detective aspect however, left a little to be desired. Most of the game consists of finding the method to access the other guest rooms, searching them and then checking the guest off of a list. The only problem is that most of the information you receive is hand fed to the player to help them connect the dots. The game also has a time mechanic which makes the player feel pressured however, all the mysteries can be solved with a good portion of the time still being left. I will recommend the game however, it is definitely a niche that will not be for everyone.

Incredible detective game. Loved every second of it!