I'm afraid you have to compare this to Obra Dinn, their similarities are too obvious and there aren't that many fill-in-the-blank scene-frozen-in-time historical-fiction mystery games... it's a pretty tiny genre.
Golden Idol is Obra Dinn streamlined, with much of the potential friction removed and a much more controlled player path. As such, while Obra Dinn may have impressed me more and was (eventually) much more satisfying to complete, now that I've finished it I've had enough of it. But I could keep playing Golden Idol scenarios forever. Drip-feed them to me until I perish probably in some "freak accident" surrounding a mysterious statue.
Oh wait... there's 6 scenarios-worth of DLC waiting for me! And a sequel recently announced! Hot dang
Golden Idol is Obra Dinn streamlined, with much of the potential friction removed and a much more controlled player path. As such, while Obra Dinn may have impressed me more and was (eventually) much more satisfying to complete, now that I've finished it I've had enough of it. But I could keep playing Golden Idol scenarios forever. Drip-feed them to me until I perish probably in some "freak accident" surrounding a mysterious statue.
Oh wait... there's 6 scenarios-worth of DLC waiting for me! And a sequel recently announced! Hot dang