Decent detective games?

Ceryndrion · 25 Dec 2014 at 09:12

The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief.. Pretty good point and click detective game I thought.

Sleepery · 25 Dec 2014 at 10:47

The investigation missions in The Secret World

If you like your detectiving to require actual hard work

mountaincow · 25 Dec 2014 at 11:01

discworld noir

ubersonic · 26 Dec 2014 at 23:30

I hate you all

Bought L.A. Noire in the Steam sale because it was so highly rated in this thread, it does seem like a great idea but sadly the experience is ruined by the horrific controls, terrible graphics and worse physics. I hope the guys who ported this aren't the ones porting GTA5 lol. They have managed to combine the visuals of Max Payne 2 with the performance of Crysis XD

Ugley_Matt · 27 Dec 2014 at 00:09

ubersonic said:
I hate you all

Bought L.A. Noire in the Steam sale because it was so highly rated in this thread, it does seem like a great idea but sadly the experience is ruined by the horrific controls, terrible graphics and worse physics. I hope the guys who ported this aren't the ones porting GTA5 lol. They have managed to combine the visuals of Max Payne 2 with the performance of Crysis XD

You can skip all the driving and just go straight to the crime scenes, that improves it a bit.

ubersonic · 27 Dec 2014 at 00:25

Ugley_Matt said:
You can skip all the driving and just go straight to the crime scenes, that improves it a bit.

At the risk of sounding retarded, how do I do that?

Having to suffer through driving stages that feel like Wave Racer 64 is a big part of the problem for me

Dicehunter · 27 Dec 2014 at 01:54

All the CSI games

arc@css · 27 Dec 2014 at 03:16

Sega Mega Dave said:
Anything by Ubisoft, its a nightmare trying to work out how to get any of their games run smoothly.

d_brennen · 27 Dec 2014 at 03:42

cheesyboy said:
Fahrenheit
Blade runner
Broken sword

Saw the thread title and came in to post the second two there. Never played Fahrenheit though

Columbo · 27 Dec 2014 at 09:25

hyperseven said:
The vanishing of Ethan Carter?

Seriously this.
It's worth it just for the graphics alone, they are probably the best I've ever seen but it does help that the game it pretty good too though there certainly isn't any hand holding and you have to work pretty everything out for yourself.

ants83 · 27 Dec 2014 at 10:51

What's that one where you play the Irish guy that has just come off the boat.
It's a good game I never played it but can't remember what it's called for the life of me.

Pestilence · 27 Dec 2014 at 11:31

ubersonic said:
At the risk of sounding retarded, how do I do that?

Having to suffer through driving stages that feel like Wave Racer 64 is a big part of the problem for me

Any time you have to go to a crime scene etc., just hop in the passenger seat. Your partner will do the driving.

PhoenixUK · 27 Dec 2014 at 15:41

Hopkins FBI ... lol.

ubersonic · 27 Dec 2014 at 15:54

Pestilence said:
Any time you have to go to a crime scene etc., just hop in the passenger seat. Your partner will do the driving.

Yeah I figured it out via Google, you hold E down for 2 seconds instead of pressing it. The game is approximately 10,000% better without the driving, I played it until 5am lol.

jamiehavok · 27 Dec 2014 at 19:58

gabriel knight series, hes like a supernatural detective. they just remade the first 1, available on steam and gog. the other 2 are available on gog. great games. my personal favorite is the beast within, the 2nd one, done in live action fmv!