Monday, August 25, 2014

Murdered: Soul Suspect review

Ghosts, old salem, a very cool detective(who was killed and is a ghost), and amazing stories. Sounded good to me! So I bought it and wow...there is more to this game than I expected. I thoroughly suggest grabbing it. It will grab you! Here's what made it so amazing...

       What is Murdered suspect? :
"Murdered Soul Suspect" is an investigative murder mystery game with many twists and elements which define it as a truly amazing experience.
The main character is Ronan, a detective who is killed by a mysterious figure known as the Bell Killer. Now a ghost, You must set out to uncover this serial killer to solve your own murder as well as many other events along the way.
Pretty neat right?  Well, it gets even better. The killer known as the bell killer has been targetting people and it's up to you to find out why. With the help of a teenaged medium who can see spirits, you set out to figure out what's going on and help more than one life...
Along the way you will uncover secrets about Ronan's past, and help many lost spirits find peace...
There's more. I thought this would either be
a. A horror game,
b. A boring detective game.
However, what I found was beyond all of that. Taking place in Salem Massachusetts, you are a dead yet very much alive spirit. The graphics in this game are beautiful.. For instance not only can you see the town but being a ghost you can see the remnants of Old Salem from the witch trial days as well as vanishing entities of villagers. Eerie.
                     The Enemy
in this game there ARE demons. Scary dementor looking things that will destroy you, but don't worry. You'll know when they're in the next room or area. What you need to do is hide in these wispy ghost pockets throughout the area. They can't see you in them. You have to sneak behind them and excercise them using a combo such as (up) (Y) after (RT) to initiate.  It can get pretty intense!!!

          Getting information and utilizing skills
As a ghost you can do many fun and interesting things. You can possess people, read their minds, influence them. Sometimes they think funny things.
-posess a cat. If you need to get past small areas you can find a cat. Pretty cool. Meow.

                      A deeper gameplay
And to make it more awesome you don't just solve 1 case . Along the way you will encounter many spirits who need your help to understand what happened to them to them as well as uncovering the story of Ronan and his wife who died. The problems of those you encounter are sometimes saddening, making this game a real emotional ride.
LOTS OF memories to uncover, artifacts to collect to unlock, and collections to unlock stories, this game is a beautiful, dark,  scary, sweet, and challenging game.


                     Investigations
Of course, any investigative game should have crime scenes.  This one puts you right there. You must gather the evidence then conclude the investigation by selecting the important evidence or sometimes using is to possess and influence witnesses. Very fun part of the game. 

So basically...
This game is not too hard, not too long, and not too scary. It's the perfect blend of all elements. Did I mention how well it all falls together in the end? I haven't been able to stop playing.

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