The Raven Remastered

This is a nicely designed mystery title that is entirely point-and-click. I clocked in around 10 hours at the end, and the game generally held my attention the whole time. The starting premise - you play as a Swiss constable helping a London detective guard a mystery safe on a train - was gripping and the characters vivid. As others have said, the second half is a bit less interesting but I still played to the end and found it a satisfying closing. I only played the original version, but did open the new one just to ensure it would run. Pros: -There are no timed sections and there's only one section where you can "die" - the section automatically loops until you get the correct sequence of actions so it's pretty low stress -The music - I seriously cannot rave enough about the soundtrack which was fantastic -The characters - while some are given a bit more screentime than others, I was definitely attached to all of them by the end and the voice acting was quite good -No moon logic moments - you use everyday items to perform (generally) reasonable actions Cons: -The animation in the original is definitely patchy in parts (given there is a remaster I would imagine this is probably corrected in the newer version) -Very few true puzzles - there were maybe two spots that required some sleuthing to figure out... otherwise it's a lot of finding the right objects and then combining them in pretty obvious ways to move forward. I wouldn't say it was as straightfoward as a walking simulation, but it wasn't much of a challenge either for true puzzle enthusiasts. -Repetitive by the end - you essentially play through the whole game a second time from different vantage points which is a bit dull at times -Some odd dropped plot threads - in one section you spend 20 minutes solving the combination to a lock that you never actually get to open, some characters are sort of forgotten about at the end, etc. Overall this was an enjoyable point and click mystery for fans of the genre

Watch out, i encountered a bug in Chapter 1 which did not allow me to continue/finish the game (because the Doctor alreday left his office although i still had to interact with him)! To avoid this you have to go in the Doctors Cabin (1st door on the left next to the stairs) BEFORE you visit Legrand in his cabin (2nd door on the left) when you get on the ship. I hope this information helps somebody out :) Otherwise this is a really nice game with neat graphics and not too heavy riddles.

I usually only play 2D retro pixel adventure games but this 3D game is very pleasant to play. Puzzles are moderate in difficulty and I only had to refer to the walkthrough twice. Video cutscenes occasionally froze on Ubuntu in windowed mode. Maybe my laptop is too old. But dialogues continued so I could still get the gist of these cutscenes. The music alone is very pleasant. If you like Hercule Poirot & Arsene Lupin stories then you'll love this game.

Great game, Amazing remaster. High quality P&C game on par with any wadjet eye game.