Judgement: Recommended

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Pretty decent detective/walking sim game. The story is compelling, and I can't say that I saw the ending coming. While the main story holds its own, the side mini-stories you uncover through collectibles, especially the Ghost Stories which I highly recommend you take the time to uncover all of, were the true gems, in my opinion. The premise is interesting, as you have to solve your case as a ghost, not being able to interact with the real world. You can also aid a few others in solving their mysterious death or unresolved matters. For just these two, I think the game is worth giving a try. However, other than that, the game doesn't have much else to offer.

The game feels pretty dated, unfortunately. The mechanics, few as they may be, can be very clunky at times, from slight annoyances when trying to get some collectible and the indicator not showing up as it should to unresponsive buttons. While in the menu, don't even bother trying to use your mouse to navigate, it's almost impossible, stick to the arrow keys and enter. None of it is that bad, though, as you get used to the small things quickly and the bigger issues aren't all that often. Also, on the technical side, something that bothered me was that the V-sync would lock your frames to 30 no matter your refresh rate, which is pretty weird, and there is no additional frame limit setting, so it's probably best not to use it unless you have bad screen tearing.

The achievements are pretty simple and straightforward, but most rely on collectibles, of which there are plenty scattered everywhere, some might even be missable and without a map or anything to make finding the ones you've missed easier. That said, you will find most of them just running around looking for them, and you can track them all in the journal and use a guide to find specific ones you've missed. I highly recommend using a checklist for each area and not going to the next one until you've got everything.

Review posted on 30/01/2025, 21:05:00.