The Raven

Nice old point and click. Took 10 hours to play. Agatha Christie story rip-off, but the characters were fun and the artwork lovely. The hotspot highlight tool did not help at all - impossible to see the highlight. But I really didn't need it, as the game was very easy. There was one puzzle in the Cairo museum that needed walkthrough help. First half you play as a Swiss policeman. Second half as a an Egyptian thief. Takes place on the Orient Express, a cruise ship from Venice to Cairo, and an Eqyptian museum.

Really fun game, that has a solid mystery and doesn't overstay its welcome. I was genuinely surprised by how cinematic the storytelling was, though the graphics struggled to match the ambition. I also had some real issues with the exact positioning of hit boxes, making certain sections more frustrating than I think they were meant to be. I don't think I can recommend this at full price, but it's well worth it on discount.

Beautiful graphics, and music. Just like you expect from King Art Games, Nordic Games and the Adventure Company. No dead-ends, so a well written game in terms of that, and a fun storyline to follow. Puzzles hard enough to keep the experienced adventurer engaged, but not too hard to put the newbies off. A fine game. 5/5.

A good game which dared to be different, it was humorous and fun to play, the voice acting was above average and you felt like you were in a movie. We had to use the hot spot hint once because we didn't look properly, but everything was solvable. A good Adventure game worth playing.

This isn't so much a mystery game, but a point and click adventure SET in a mystery visual novel- but it's not only a pretty good PnC, and it's an exceptional narrative. With that being said, it's also a game that as you go further along, it starts to fall apart like a moving train being taken apart by magnets. It's logic ranges from grounded, to shooting off to the moon. The mystery is fun, and is full of twists and turns (reminding me a lot of the Knives Out series), but the satisfyingly fun and engaging pace of the story makes way to huge inconsistencies (like the KO series). This game hits so many mystery locals, from museums in Egyptian port towns, small passenger ships sailing over seas, and express railroads filled with murderers and pickpockets. There's even a locked door murder element! It has everything, including a plucky under-class investigator who the higher ups don't want around.
But again, there's a bad side. I'm not sure if it's the Remaster or in the original as well, but this game hits some major bugs by the end; graphical and structural. I had some ridiculous moments with a fire hose and hooks, the game clearly unable to process something, and had objects I needed being hidden behind poor controller functionality (that forces mouse use), items dropping from existences, and other issues that caused me to reload a previous save (and there's only like 8 slots). The pacing is a mess, but the game does interesting things that I can't fault it for. The ending, while enjoyable, doesn't make a TON of sense, and is explained rather quickly.
So, as you can see- it sounds like I'm on middle ground; but I'm not. This game is a gem, despite the hurdles towards the end. Great narrative that literally had me surprised by revealing some of my gut instincts I threw away were right, and showing me possibilities that I would've never thought of. This is the gaming equivalent to the movie Maverick- pretty fun and engaging, but boy is it ever so stupid at points.

I first played the original game when Chapter 1 came out for free on another gaming platform, where I instantly loved the setting, the style and the plot of the story. Years later I decided to pick the game up here on steam and play the whole thing.

This game is heavily influenced by the works of Agatha Christie, which as a fan of her novels and works, greatly appeals to me. The positive points of this game are the story, which is engaging, clever and makes you want to find out more with every event in the plot. The puzzles are challenging but not impossible to complete, with no time limit or pressure to get the correct answer first time. There are hints available to use at any time if you get stuck, but this will decrease your score and determine which kind of achievements you get at the end of each chapter. The controls of the game are very easy to understand, and finding clues and items becomes easier the more practice you get by playing the story. There is a notebook you can read throughout the story, where the characters write observations of events and other individuals in the story, which I thought was a great addition to the game as it allows you to get a more in-depth grasp on the story and if you take a break from the game for some time, you can quickly get back up to speed and pick up where you left off.

As with any game there are some downsides. The graphics and lip synch animation to match the audio are not the best I have seen however, when considering the type of game this is and the cost of it, this didn't matter too much and it did not distract from the enjoyment whilst playing. I had read in a lot of the reviews there were some glitches throughout that meant some player had to restart sections from an older save file. This did happen to me once in my playthrough, where I could not progress due to the animation freezing when a character was climbing on top of the train. I was about to restart from a very old save file near the start of the chapter, but after calling it a day and going back online 2 days later, the issue seemed to resolve itself and the animation worked perfectly. My advice to prevent this from happening is to save often throughout the story, the game does autosave for you, but in the case of my game freezing the autosave file was after the glitch had started and I had no previous manual save file to go back too that wasn't close to where I was in the story.

Overall I think this game is definitely worth playing, it has such a rich and entertaining story, especially if you are a fan of murder mysteries. I found myself wanting to play more and more each evening just to find out who, what and why. I would love to see a sequel one day or another mystery/story based game like this one.

I really really enjoyed this. So many P&C games done with caricatures are a bit inane or simply annoying. This one really had me engaged. If you like Point and Click and looking for a game with an intriguing storyline then I recommend this one