Detective Rosie Morgan: Murder on the River Thames

I gave up on this quite early. The murder mystery involves a dead bloke in a dress, and the detective keeps lecturing other characters about pronouns and other woke nonsense like she's a first year sociology student. It might get better later I suppose, but I'm not going to bother finishing it.

Shallow premise and characters with an equally lackluster story. The one saving grace is that it's very easy to get all the achievements, since there's very few and the Skip function exists. Doesn't seem like the 18+ patch works anymore, so one more reason not to play this.

Solve the murder mystery. Get the girl (possibly). Decent.

Ignore the reviews claiming this game to be "Transphobic" or anything of the sort. The victim isn't any sort of Trans. There's no malice in the writing so why would it even matter if they were? The Detectives leave all possibilities open until they have ascertained the background of the victim, which the game makes very clear. Anyone who claims the victim is Trans is either lying or didn't play the game at all. The game goes out of its way not to offend anyone and yet people still choose to get offended for no reason. It doesn't matter what your world view is, this game does not contain any politics and doesn't target any group of people. It is aimed at anyone who enjoys this type of visual novel so don't outright disregard the game because of dishonest reviews about the content.

All cops are bastards, even Detective Same-Face

Detective-focused VNs are hit or miss for many. Can this murder case spark salivation in mystery enthusiasts, or should you quarantine it? Also, yuri side-dish included. In this story, you follow the titular Rosie Morgan as she does her best to solve the recent sticky murder. Shortly after the introduction, you're joined by an apprentice, Andrea, who partly serves as an explicit exposition of the grunt work detectives do. As the story unfolds, you encounter potential romantic targets which, depending on your choices, can evolve into something more than just a brief meeting. Aside from those, you are also accompanied by a small cast of supporting characters expected from your role: a medical examiner, your boss, and a visiting detective. They enrich the story rather than just serve as props, but none of them share the level of character development the protagonist benefits from in her role. Speaking of choices, there are plenty. Some are meaningless, some impact romantic outcomes, and some influence the case ending. Most choices are fairly clear, but some remain way too ambiguous to tell what will happen. At the end of reading, you can expect one of the four endings, differing mos…