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Friday, Sep 30, 2005

*some slight spoilers below but nothing major*

I’ve only played a little of it but what I have played has been excellent so far. The first section I was already familiar with from the demo so I breezed through that with out too many issues. The second section switches you over too the two cops who just got assigned to the murder case you just committed. It’s an interesting situation to be in as you come across all the evidence that you just so recently left behind.

You can also switch between the two cops at any time to get different perspectives. So far it seems like the female cop (I’m horrible with names) is the person who you’ll be doing most of the investigating with while the male cop is there for dealing with his personal life and a little comic relief. Using the urinal while she was investigating the murder area is a little crude but the reaction was hilarious. It even dropped her mental health bar down 5 points. lol

Once you finish gathering clues you can leave the area and it takes you back to Lucas Kane who understandably is having a few nightmares before he wakes up with sheets full of blood (cut his own arms up before the murder). Your mental health bar is pretty low here so it’s best to get started on raising it a little. Of course one of those pesky visions haunts you as your walking around as well. This one is rather useful though as it indicates a cop will be shortly visiting your apartment and gives you a not so subtle hint that you might want to get rid of any evidence you’ve carelessly left hanging around. Taking some pain medication next to the bed, covering the bloody sheets with the blanket, putting the bloody clothes in the washer, and bandaging up your arms gets you back on the right track mentally and evidence wise.

Just in time too as the cop just started knocking on the door demanding to be let in. You have a certain length of time to let him in or… well I’m not sure but I doubt it’s good. I was just about to let him in when I realized I hadn’t gotten dressed yet. Seeing as how I had bandages running the length of my arms I rushed off to my closet and got dressed. Meanwhile, he’s yelling about kicking in the door if I don’t open it immediately. With time to spare I go to open the door only to find out it’s locked and needs a key to be opened (Who the heck has a door that locks from the inside?). After a mad dash looking for the key I finally manage to get the door open in the nick of time. Phew…..

He asks you some questions about some screaming that was heard by the neighbors last night. Apparently your responses can lower or raise his suspicion bar. My answers seem to make him more suspicious and he asked if I’d let him have a look around. Figuring I didn’t want to draw any attention to myself I complied. Thankfully there was nothing to be found and he soon left, though I was sweating buckets when he was standing next to the washing machine with the bloody clothes. It was also a little creepy as he addressed me as Mr. Kane as that’s my actual last name. Took a second before it dawned on me that the main character is named Lucas Kane. lol

So far I’m really digging this game.

Posted by JeremyK, 5:21pm
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Ha, great to hear you're loving it so far. It's a great game and I'm contemplating playing through it again to see if I can subtly change parts of the plot. You've got plenty of good stuff and tense moments to come.
Posted Sep 30, 2005 5:30 pm PT
That sounds awesome. I'm going to pick this one up tomorrow; it's been ages since I played a good plot-driven game.
Posted Oct 1, 2005 2:54 am PT
I bought this game right after I played the demo and proceeded to ignore sleep & play hardcore until the end. It's compelling enough to play through to the end in one go if you have the time, but after it's all over, there's not much reason to go back for a long time. It's a good idea and implemented fairly well, but once you get to a certain point at the end, a very long sequence with non-stop button combos and little chance to save.......well, you've been warned. Have fun!
Posted Dec 8, 2006 12:55 am PT
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