Any good detective games?
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LA Noire but it's a very old game. There was meant to be a new Tex Murphy game but I haven't been following it's development so worth looking into. As for newish titles then Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
Its called the Tesla Effect, I enjoyed it .... it is more of a 3D point and click adventure with full motion video.
If you're prepared to go back a very very long time, I can still recommend a number of Infocom text-only titles. I don't think they've ever been bettered:
Deadline
Suspect
Witness
Then (still ancient) another game that was very well done and can still be played on Atari ST and Amiga emulators is 'Murder'.
It's an isometric view game set in old country mansions in a old-film thirties-style setting. The murders are randomly generated with several million possibilities. It takes the Cluedo idea but transforms it into something new that I haven't seen since.
Not particularly deep, but interesting and fun.
Deadline
Suspect
Witness
Then (still ancient) another game that was very well done and can still be played on Atari ST and Amiga emulators is 'Murder'.
It's an isometric view game set in old country mansions in a old-film thirties-style setting. The murders are randomly generated with several million possibilities. It takes the Cluedo idea but transforms it into something new that I haven't seen since.
Not particularly deep, but interesting and fun.
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The police quest and swat series were all included in a recent humble bundle if you can put up with VGA graphics.
Not sure what you have played so some of these might be pretty obvious.
Overclocked: a history of violence. A fairy old point and click which stood out for me.
Firewatch ? Has a sort of detective vibe to it and is 3d open world.
Broken sword 1-5.
The CSI games.
Overclocked: a history of violence. A fairy old point and click which stood out for me.
Firewatch ? Has a sort of detective vibe to it and is 3d open world.
Broken sword 1-5.
The CSI games.
Not sure 5 years counts as very old. I was going to suggest Sam & Max or Grim Fandango, which are both actually old games. But hey, perspective, right?
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No mention of the world's greatest detective? Batman.
Minesweeper?
LOL
However, I can see what you are getting at Greg....you do have to do some deducing....then...BOOOM!
