Westminster Darkly

Mom can we get Xcom? We got Xcom at home. In all seriousness, this game has an interesting idea with terrible execution. Why does a sniper rifle shot do less damage than a regular shot in battle yet I can only do it every 3rd turn? Gives me no incentive to want to use it. HP of units and enemies is hard to find at a quick glance. That is important info that needs to be in an easy to tell spot. Agents would often get a command to move to a place, but would...not move? But I'd still lose my movement point. And finally, who decided you should spend your very limited $$$ on things that have a chance of success? You can easily end up with nothing built in the 3 - 4 turns you tried it and then you are just doomed. Overall the game needs a bug overhaul before considering it at all. Make sure basics like moving agents work, and if it doesn't give the player the movement point back. And some UI and balance work would seriously help as well.

I was intrigued by the concept, but repeatable bugs in the tutorial, bland combat (with some pretty odd design choices; a rifle is so short ranged it can't even shoot across the street), and some dubious UI apparently declared by the developer as "an important part of the difficulty", it just didn't work for me at all. At the current steeply discounted sale price it might be worthwhile to some, but there's unfortunately a lot of better games out there. Also, I can't believe I didn't notice this before I bought it, but the Asian girlfriend hanging off the lead protagonist is pretty damned cringe.

The game has merits which make it worthy of a go at the low price. The UI is problematic and there are some balancing problems, with the AI hammering you pretty soon into the game. Enjoyable without hitting the all-time classic ranking.

It has a lot of potential, but its poorly executed. The UI is horrible and the tutorial needs a lot of work. There is a big learning curve for all the wrong reasons (where do I click to access my headquarters?) There are also a LOT of bugs. Agents losing levels all the time, entire squads of troops vanishing. Other game breaking bugs.

Ridiculous combat with weapons that don't work anything like reality. It comes across as a pretty lame and buggy game. Save your money.

Игра 'Westminster Darkly' - это атмосферное и захватывающее приключение в жанре point-and-click детективного триллера. Сюжет, вдохновленный классической литературой, постепенно затягивает в сеть интриг, где каждое принятое решение имеет последствия. Графика сдержанная, но создающая мрачную и реалистичную атмосферу Лондона. Звуковое сопровождение отлично дополняет визуальный стиль, усиливая эффект погружения. Головоломки логичны и требуют внимательности к деталям, а диалоги хорошо написаны и проработаны. Управление интуитивно понятное, что позволяет полностью сосредоточиться на распутывании дела. Хотя игра может показаться медленной для любителей динамичного экшена, это идеальный выбор для тех, кто ценит вдумчивый геймплей и глубокую историю. Рекомендую всем поклонникам классических детективов и игр, где важен выбор и влияние на исход событий.