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I saw this game from that Cyber Manhunt, then I bought it and I thought that it would have the same quality as Cyber Manhunt. Unfortunately, I was wrong! The storyline is very poor and the gameplay is f*cked up!

I was recommended this game given an alleged similarity to Cyber Manhunt and Orwell, but I think it is extremely inferior and frankly painfully disengaging. Both Cyber Manhunt and Orwell are games that do this concept infinitely better in every respect, and I would not recommend this game to anybody. If you're looking for something that does this well, Cyber Manhunt is better for Chinese speakers, and Orwell is better for English speakers, though I have also heard good things about Song of Farca.

For me this is a classic example of a game that I want to give a "sideways thumb". It has some really great aspects - the ambience, the concept of the binoculars mechanic, the idea of the detective being in a locked room instead of the victim. However, there are a couple of things that didn't work for me, and that really detracted from the experience: - The bizarre change of pace and style in the middle "spiritual" section was perplexing and annoying, with lots of boring dialogue that you can't skip. - Some of the visual searching is very tedious and immersion-breaking because of the very small asset pool that is used to furnish the buildings you can see into. The price seems high for the experience it provides. I'm not obsessed with dollars per hour of gameplay, but this isn't a consistently good enough game to justify the price given its length (I clocked 3.5 hours and I was AFK for 30-60 minutes of that as I forgot I left the game running). Overall I would say this game is worth buying if you love trying new detective-style games and it's on a good sale.

Good short puzzle game. Took me around 3 hours. Two hours if I didn't step away from my computer, and potentially under that if you never get stumped. Basically the premise is you use clues from the internet and your vantage point over the city to spy on and "hack" people, but it's like real-life hacking, that is to say, you are just figuring out what their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ passwords are since apparently nobody in 2048 Toronto has 2-factor authentication. But I mostly kid. If you like neat puzzle games and games you can finish in one sitting, this is a good one. And I am excited to see how they expand on the concept in a sequel.

Fun yet short detective game with fairly reasonable solutions to the puzzles, and a generous hint system if you do get stuck which I only had to use once in my playthrough.

First playthrough: Give Buddha a sushi Fall out the window Stare at the ceiling in the temple After finishing: Set your computer to 4/15/2030 and go back in, one last time.