Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

An extremely engaging story. I would not call it a game. The "puzzles" are too basic for a challenge. Instead, the interaction is a way to keep the viewer engaged. It's like a movie where you can walk around the set and experience the story from multiple angles. The graphics are incredible, and their is a lot of effort put into the details. This is about the experience not the challenge, and it succeeds in creating a unique experience.

The plot revolves around a sadistic psychopath who from the young age cruelly manipulated and killed people. The story feels convoluted at the beginning, but becomes clear later in the game without any cliffhangers or mysteries left at the end. The storytelling is mostly compelling, but some parts are too contrived and far-fetched. One moment the main protagonist acts correctly - goes to the police and they find evidence to clear him from being framed by the psychopath. I was surprised how proper that was. But in a later scene, the protagonist is forced to enter first a dangerous crime scene, while two armed policemen are covering behind him. What? Throughout the game you play as multiple characters and experience the story through flashbacks, slowly revealing parts of the puzzle. Regarding the gameplay, walking around in circles looking for a few active spots was annoying, making already slow-paced game glacial. At least the play areas were tiny. The character style felt weird, but I think it can mostly be attributed to stiff and awkward animations and poor lipsync. Though I ended up emphasizing with the protagonist and his hirsute chest. Poor guy. Still, worth a playthrough.

This game has a lot of challenges, twists, and truns in it. Being the doctor in helping your patient to get back his memories is a great undertaking. As well as keeping him alive to make a case; as to what really happened to him. I will play more to find that out!! :) :) Thank You Gamemakers This Beautiful Game, And it's a Wonderful Comliment to That Old Movie " Vertigo "!!!

And I really wanted to continue to play to find out just about anything in this game. But it is really boring and dull. A lot of quiet moments where nothing is happening. I don't want a game to put me to sleep.

Paid 40 Bucks to support "Pendulo" and got a great game in return!