Third Eye Crime

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There are a bit under 120 levels, and i used a guide for 10-15 of them. The game gets pretty tedious. Some of the levels are great, but usually they're kinda boring. Many of them didn't feel satisfying to complete because the game leans towards guess-and-check more than puzzling. Vision of AI pathing is an excellent concept but often finnicky. At least when it does work with the level, it works very well. My game also refused to play sound, so that wasn't good…

For me personally, the audio never worked and I didn't hear in game sounds even in settings the audio was supposedly fine, the artwork is good and the story is simple. Some of the levels probably would have taken hours to complete and there was never any clear way to get around the complicated ones. The thing I liked about it was the complexity and how each level was pretty and polished, It wasn't worth it to get this game though and the bugs in the menu ruined the experience for me. 4/10.

Third Eye Crime hooked me with its slick noir aesthetic and jazzy soundtrack, but be warned: this is more puzzle game than stealth game, and your enjoyment hinges on accepting that distinction. You spend most of your time planning paths and outsmarting guard vision cones rather than truly sneaking, which feels clever when it clicks but can devolve into tedious trial-and-error on trickier levels. The mobile port origins show in the drag-to-move controls, which are serviceable with a mouse but never feel native to PC. The black-and-red visual style and comic-book cutscenes give it real personality, and the badge system offers solid replay value for perfectionists. If you snag it on sale and go in expecting a stylish puzzle game rather than Metal Gear, there's genuine fun to be had here.

Sound not working on windows 11 :/.

Good