I didn't dislike this game as much as the fanbase tends to do, but I can't deny that it's one of the weakest entries in the series that I've played so far.
Miles is the selling point of the game, and for me he works much better as a protagonist than Phoenix. It's always interesting to see his reactions and sarcastic remarks, whereas Phoenix usually acts more as a blank slate. Kay Faraday is a great new character, both in lore and in personality. She really works as a companion to Miles, acting as a counterpart and providing some freshness instead of always relying on the same old jokes on Gumshoe. However, the rest of the cast is not up to par. Most of them lack backstories to support their quirkiness and feel half-baked. Plus some jokes ended up getting really on my nerves (if I see that whip animation one more time, I swear...).
However, my biggest problem is with the gameplay. I definitely did not expect to see so few changes from the original trilogy, and everything seems recycled in a way that specially sticks out when you consider that the focus of the game should be investigating from the point of view of a prosecutor. I believe that this is reason enough to change the gameplay in a significant way and not just add a trivial logic system.
I know that I may sound too negative, but I did enjoy the game. Cases 2 and 4 are specially good and the gags are as on point as always. But don't play this entry unless you are prepared to pay the price just to see how Miles reacts to a Steel Samurai show.
Miles is the selling point of the game, and for me he works much better as a protagonist than Phoenix. It's always interesting to see his reactions and sarcastic remarks, whereas Phoenix usually acts more as a blank slate. Kay Faraday is a great new character, both in lore and in personality. She really works as a companion to Miles, acting as a counterpart and providing some freshness instead of always relying on the same old jokes on Gumshoe. However, the rest of the cast is not up to par. Most of them lack backstories to support their quirkiness and feel half-baked. Plus some jokes ended up getting really on my nerves (if I see that whip animation one more time, I swear...).
However, my biggest problem is with the gameplay. I definitely did not expect to see so few changes from the original trilogy, and everything seems recycled in a way that specially sticks out when you consider that the focus of the game should be investigating from the point of view of a prosecutor. I believe that this is reason enough to change the gameplay in a significant way and not just add a trivial logic system.
I know that I may sound too negative, but I did enjoy the game. Cases 2 and 4 are specially good and the gags are as on point as always. But don't play this entry unless you are prepared to pay the price just to see how Miles reacts to a Steel Samurai show.
moschidae
1 year ago