I’ll head into more detail on this later in the review, but the main thing I want to focus on is the lack of voice acting for minor characters. The biggest example of this centers on voice acting. While there were only a few choices here and there, the few present held a strong impact on the story and freshened things up.īut despite that effort, some faults plagued the plot as a whole. From what I saw, this has a diverse effect on the game as a whole, offering up variety to the earlier game and changing up aspects of the later game despite leading to a similar conclusion. Though the game also lets you take on the first missions from each so you can know who suits you best.
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As one example, early in Chinatown Detective Agency, you’re given the choice of three separate contractors you can go full time with. The mystery itself is great, too, offering plenty of options to go about the end goal. This is surprisingly true of the game’s antagonist, though due to its role in the story, I’ll be keeping tight-lipped. Whether it be the headstrong determination of Amira in her quest or the mature, diplomatic nature of a character like Keenan Iyer, it’s easy to distinguish and become captivated by each character’s motivations and ideals. While delivery perhaps could’ve been more refined, the writing allows each character to remain compelling while cementing their own identity. While the mystery of Chinatown Detective Agency takes center stage, where the game shines its strongest is character writing. Unleashed upon the streets of future Singapore, Amira’s mystery quickly unravels in a story full of twists, turns, and death as she discovers a truth that tests your thoughts on society’s future. She isn’t starting from the bottom, though, with a bit of help in scoring cases through her friend in the force Justin Koh. An Escalating MysteryĬhinatown Detective Agency puts players in the shoes of ex-cop turned private investigator Amira Darma as she begins her term as the founder of the Chinatown Detective Agency.
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But does this neon-Singaporean mystery come to its deserving fruition? Find out in my review of Chinatown Detective Agency!Ĭhinatown Detective Agency is exclusively available on PC through Steam. This is what led me towards my interest in Humble Games and General Interactive Co’s Chinatown Detective Agency. Perhaps I’m cheating by including one of my favorite games ever in that category, but I digress. This love for solving environmental puzzles and coming to interesting conclusions is what makes detective games so intriguing, as the raised stakes and immersion lead us to games like Disco Elysium or Life is Strange. Or, at the simplest level, finally, get out of that escape room you’ve been stuck in with your family for the past hour. As long as it doesn’t come to harm us, coming to the truth can be a rewarding experience that helps us understand the world around us.
In life, there’s nothing quite like a good mystery.
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