Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure

I give it 3.5, but round up for posterity. I do so sincerely hope that Tex will continue this franchise. The guy who invented this game, he plays the part of Tex Murphy. Yep, that's actually him, the guy in charge, the main programmer making it all happen A.K.A. Chris Jones I would give it the whole 5.0, but I didn't like how some of the stuff from the old ones was changed, how Tex does things and such. What I DO LIKE though is the nicely effective keyboard-mouse interface. That was something long missing from the Tex Murphy franchise because keyboard-only movement is just so cumbersome. However, it's still not where it should be. Hey, Tex Murphy, A.K.A. Mr. Jones, play an FPS once in a while! That's the kind of keyboard-mouse interface that needs to happen here. I liked the story, but I think more could have been done with it, a few more relevant plot-twists, much more storyline. It was simply too short of a story. I think you could have made a half-hour tv episode with all of the commercials . . . maybe. It was far too easy even on the hardest difficulty. Compared to the older ones, it was a cake-walk. More choice-impact needs to be given. This is the kind of game that one expects the choices they make to have some kind of significant effect, not just on the ending. It's time to graduate Tex, the time of ending-only impact is over. it's time to have current and near in-game impacts from decisions made and conversation choices as well. There needs to be cause-effect branches. How that's creatively implemented, I leave in your very capable hands. Anyhow, it really does bring you back to the good ole days with Tex Murphy. The suspense could have been better as well. It didn't quite capture the suspense as good as I remember these games doing. Hey, Mr. A.K.A. Jones, you need to also hire some decent comedians to help you with the humor a bit. Don't get me wrong, you have a decent sense of humor, but some professional help on that would add that much more.

Under a killing moon was the all-time favorite I played until I lost the cds. Then I found them again and replayed the game ! Tex Murphy has been and always will be my first thought of a Private Detective in a messed-up sci fi world. My only regret is not supporting this game when it was in development all those years ago.

I've just finished my first playthrough of the game. What a ride! The game is hardly perfect, but despite some things that made me go "Um...," I found myself grinning from ear to ear through watching the intro, seeing all of the winks and nods to the earlier entries in the series, and seeing the old characters from Chandler Avenue in amazing, full-screen resolution! The good: A technological marvel. The environments are gorgeous, the video is great (and I think the acting was quite good this time out), and the interface is well designed. The "I hope they re-think this for the next game:" The story is... overly ambitious, let's say. There were many "information dump" moments when I would have liked somebody to slow down and give me a summary. The multitude of characters will come at you fast and furious, with barely enough time to think "Wait, who is he again?" The ambitious "multiple paths" structure doesn't help, with sometimes jarring transitions between cutscenes. It also seemed like, due to the path I ended up on, certain characters and story elements ended up as loose ends, never to be revisited or tied up. So yes, I would have liked some tighter, more effective storytelling, and maybe some better puzzles, but I was still very happy to play this game, and I hope that there might even be more entries in the re-booted series...

I've just made it to finish the game. I'm speechless, that was something... I couldn't stop playing the game, until I finish it. Suddenly I felt myself 20 years younger, when I first played Under a Killing Moon. Chris, Aaron, please make more Tex Murphy games! Two thumbs up!

I really enjoyed the game as far as I could get. Unfortunately for me at 61 years old I was not able to get past Day 5. However I totally recommend the game.