Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases

Point and click story game about one of the most famous detective Hercule Poirot ...the game is very beautiful and very well made....somehow i got a bit used to this since point and click since i played i played ABC Murders but still a no but despite this i still enjoyed the story and loved to solve these cases.
Graphics of the game feels good very good despite being like a cartoon.
In this game you have no puzzles only connections ..but some of them are very hard and you have to just connect random few until game helps you as you don't have any hint option.
Also in my opinion this feels like is the first game in timeline of Microids games ...as this followed by London Cases and well Orient Express (ignore the fact this is like a lil modern :D ) and Death on Nile but of course this is like as you wanna believe it to be.
In my opinion is a good game to play if you are a fan of mystery games and clicker games and most important a fan of Agatha Christie masterpiece !..Either way a game you must try at least once in your life !

This is one of those games that should get a neutral rating. I give it a 'thumbs up' because most of the writing and the presentation are decent. The gameplay feels cluncky and the way the 'mind maps' are used is not great. Often you can guess the 'deductions' based on the layout of the mind map.
It's by no means a bad game, but it is quite short and only the way that the game forces you to switch between mind-mapping and talking to people it gains some length. If it is on a sale and you have a couple of afternoons to waste give it a go.

The story follows a young Hercule Poirot before he becomes a famous detective. He is invited to a large family event in a big mansion, but a murder happens and a snowstorm traps everyone inside. This means no one can leave, so Poirot has to solve the case right there.
During the game, you explore different rooms in the mansion, talk to characters, and collect clues. Little by little, you learn about the wealthy Van den Bosch family and the people around them. There are many secrets, and you slowly figure out who is lying and what really happened. The mystery is not very complicated, but it still keeps you interested as new details come out. The game makes you feel like you are part of a detective story. You are not just watching, you are solving it yourself. A big part of this is the mind map system. You connect clues and ideas step by step to move forward. Sometimes it feels clear and satisfying, but other times the connections are not obvious, so you may feel a bit stuck or need help.
I also liked how the game feels like an Agatha Christie story. Poirot feels true to his character, and the voice acting helps bring him to life. The atmosphere is calm and classy, with more focus on talking, thinking, and solving problems instead of action. Overall, it is a slow but interesting detective game. It is best for people who like mystery stories and enjoy solving cases by paying attention to small details!

I picked up this game because I generally like Microids games and love a good mystery and Agatha's work. Overall, it's a solid title but only if you enjoy JUST simple adventure game.
The story puts you in the shoes of a young Hercule Poirot. He gets invited to a lavish, remote mansion for an engagement party with the wealthy Van den Bosch family. A sudden snowstorm traps everyone inside, someone gets murdered, and you have to dig through everyone's dark secrets to catch the killer. From there, it's all about interrogating guests and uncovering thier secrets.
The art style is pretty nice, though the top-down perspective took a bit of getting used to. My main problem with the gameplay is that I expected more actual searching and investigating. ;// The deduction system is extremely easy, which might disappoint you if you're looking for a real puzzle-solving challenge. The upside? It makes for a very easy 100% achievement completion.
I really liked that you can go completely at your own pace. It took me about 10 hours to finish because I only played a couple of chapters a day. I was enjoying the atmosphere and just didn't want to rush through it.
The voice acting was surprisingly good, which made one technical bug even more annoying: during cutscenes, the audio ran fine, but the video kept lagging (??) way behind the voices, throwing off the timing. It was veeery annoying :(
All in all, the cutscene bug is annoying and it won't challenge your brain ;)), but it's still a fun, light mystery game. Worth a try.

HP: The First Cases is an admirable little detective game.
Made by Scottish Indie developers, this small project may be very simple yet quite charming.
To summarize, the story and conversations are done like a visual novel while the gameplay is a isometric walking simulator.
The slow movement and basic point & click system both keep the game grounded and humble, for better or worse. What saves the game is the SUPERB voice acting and intriguing detective mystery!
The animations are decent enough to fulfill their purpose. The mansion is also beautiful.
The detective gameplay plays out mostly on the mental evidence board. You collect clues, evidence and statements and try to figure out possible connections.
It was a bit hard for me, not because the game is too difficult but because it is too easy. Having played so many detective games, I am used to a high level and expect a challenge. So it was tough lowering my standards to such a short and easy game where you as a player may have already solved the case but you have to guide Poirot through the motions of connecting baby level logic.
(example: There is a table and there is shattered glass near it, what could have possibly happened? connect the table dot with the glass dot and you get the obvious answer that the glass fell from the table and shattered... who would have guessed omg...)
The hint system is automatically on from the get go and removes all fun from the game, best to turn it off in the options menu!
I personally love detective stories like Sherlock Holmes and have played all the best Sherlock games.
I only knew Poirot from the Kenneth Branagh movies and this game, and you know what this pedantic Belgian perfectionist detective grew on me.
His methods are very different from someone genius like Sherlock. If Sherlock is like Dr. House, a puzzle solver who is lacking people skills. Then the patient and polite Poirot is like Patrick Jane, a mentalist who specializes on the psychological & emotional aspect while remaining meticulously methodical.
As a man, for me Sherlock is closer in style and nature. The Sherlock games were challenging but manageable.
Poirot was written by a woman, so adjusting to his style was a bit counter-intuitive for me. (Maybe it's just me..)
For a $2 on sale, this is a steal. Check it out if you want to explore detective games.
I am just glad I was introduced to such an interesting character like Poirot.
I'm gonna binge all seasons of the Poirot 1989 show now.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Masterpiece
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run Paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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It's a decent game overall.

I do like CSI/detective like games but the game could do with a few quality of life improvements:
- Can't replay a chapter - if you miss something for an achievement you have to replay the whole game.
- No skipable cupscenes. Sometimes the characters go off on a rant/tirade, if you have to replay the game, unfortunately you have to listen to it all again. There is no quickening/skipping.
- The game will want you to investigate certain normal Household objects in a room for an achievement- you do get the same voiceline for every type of object, it gets dull
- When making deductions- if an error is made, you get the 2 basic same lines over and over... in a game that is about deductions, the main characters voice can get annoying.

The game itself however is quite pleasant & the story has enough plottwists to be interesting.
No replayability though in my opinion.