karlbarx
2019
Great premise, but really disappointing. Looking at the victim dossiers and other case files is very unsatisfying. You don't even see the documents, you just press a button to investigate the file and clues are added to the board. This action takes time on the in game clock, so even though this is never explained most nights I ran out of time doing that and didn't get to look at the clue board. I only looked at a fraction of the basic files of the case by the time I was expected to accuse a suspect. Random passengers pad out the story but many are either uninteresting or bizarre high concepts that clash with the tone and look of the game, like santa or a hologram from the future. Glitches are common and it remains a mystery to me how many of the game's mechanics are supposed to work.
If you're looking for an excellent game from 2019 that places you in the seat of a cab driver solving a mystery, play Neo Cab instead.
If you're looking for an excellent game from 2019 that places you in the seat of a cab driver solving a mystery, play Neo Cab instead.
I liked it but could not finish it due to bugs. Not rating.
2012
I love the aesthetic, art, and traversal so much, but I cannot play one more minute of the unbelievably awful combat. Developers, please: you do not have to put combat in your games! Expand your imagination!
2007
very cool game. it looks amazing, great music. i loved everything about the combat and the immortal/mortal system, as well as the dreams. as far as the main story, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on but it doesn't hit me on an emotional level like my favorite jrpgs. the character work is not really there.
I don't know if the plot of this game ever goes anywhere interesting, but if so they should consider putting any of that in the first several hours, because what I played was mostly about going to the library and researching old stamps? Also the voice acting is distractingly bad.