The Detective Chapters: Part One

It is extremely janky but in a charming kind of way. A 3d point and click adventure with some interesting dialogue options. I like a lot of what's going on. However, the parts where you type into the console don't seem to have any effect on the game. I also really wish there was some voice acting. https://youtu.be/lGuSL9-IzGI

The game asks you for a custom name. When you type one in, the game ignores you and uses the name it provided in the first place. That is the best part about this game. It is riddled with errors--coding and logic. It crashed on me twice. The interface would have been horrifying in 1996 let alone now. When you open the office door and look behind it, you'll see the door handle is on the wrong side. This is lazy by every single metric. Don't be fooled. Pass.

The Detective Chapters: Part One is a plodding interactive novel/first person adventure hybrid with adult themes. Take on the role of a detective and step through a needlessly micromanaged story as you do exciting things like: [list] [*] Turn off your alarm [*] Rummage through your nightstand for cash [*] Check your email [*] Answer the phone [*] Take out the garbage [/list] I already have to do that kind of thing myself, it's less fun doing it in a low poly, clunky first person adventure. I'm sure the story picks up at some point in time but I don't have 20 years to get through every minutiae of the game. The quality is pretty low, and while there's probably some kind of interesting story here, it's just too plodding for me to get into it.

The time I spent with The Detective Chapters: Part One mostly consisted of the playable character getting stuck on small objects I accidentally knocked over, trying the find my lost cursor, and physically writing down binary to solve a puzzle. That all came to a halt when the game got stuck 3 separate times on a day transition card reading "October 7th 2016". From the very little I got to experience, this game feels as if it's still a rough draft. If you decide to give The Detective Chapters a shot, you should do so in the ridiculously awesome early 2000's graphic setting.

Really enjoyed the overall story. Like the whole Goth thing that you got going here - loved those clubs back in the 80s and 90s. Except for a couple minor crashes that I was able to recover from that game is excellent and has promise. Wish there was more to the chapter but looking forward to the next!

very nice worth it