The second Detective Grimoire game is a definite improvement on the first. The animation and character design is consistently, the music is better and more varied, the central mystery is more interesting and layered and the puzzles are a little more fleshed out. All that said, I can't deny that Tangle Tower still feels as though it lacks a certain something. That certain something might just be difficulty.

This is (aside from the first Grimoire game) possibly the easiest point and click/detective game I've ever played. But then, I do think it is aimed at younger players, so it's hard to really criticise it on that basis. If you have a child and want to show them a fairly toothless and fun whodunnit, then you can't really go wrong with Tangle Tower, but if you're coming off the back of Obra Dinn and Sherlock Holmes, you might struggle to enjoy it as much. All that aside, it's a very pretty game and the voice performances are great and surprisingly lengthy. It's also pretty short, clocking in at four, maybe five hours, so if you want a breezy afternoon game, then this might be a good sale pickup for you.

Sole the mystery!





















I want him