Nobody Wants to Die

Le jeu est bien. Malheureusement qwerty uniquement, on est en 2025... L'histoire n'est pas très claire malheureusement, et certaines choses ne sont pas rappelées. Il n'y a pas de système de chapitre sont on ne peut pas rejouer facilement au jeu, et d'ailleurs les choix ne changent pas tant que ça. Très beau malgré cela. J'espère que le studio fera encore mieux !

This interactive movie is set in an interesting retrofuturistic dystopian world which is absolutely stunning visually. Unfortunately that is about all that's exceptional about it. The story and dialogue are extremely clichè. The choices you get to make that influence the ending are also completely nonsensical (they are not linked to the ending in any way narratively, this is one of those cases where having one choice at the end would have made more sense). There is no gameplay, and the detective part of the game is very minor. Buy it on sale for the visuals, that would be my recommendation.

Here's the MOST important thing to know. This isn't a detective game, so much interactive detective fiction. I know the detective itch well. This will not scratch it. GOOD STUFF: + Art & atmosphere - Nothing else looks like this + Characters - getting past the archetypical surfaces of the two main characters, they have more charm and depth than either let on at first. (James is more interesting when you realize that he's literally trying to act like a typical noir protagonist in a lot of ways) + World-building - of course immortality would be commoditized, but NWtD recognizes that it would be a lot more complex than "only the rich would benefit." That being said, it still felt like I had an incomplete picture at the end, I'd have liked to have seen more of the system in action. NOT-SO-GOOD STUFF: - On-rails investigation - I emphasize that this is detective *fiction* because it's more concerned with keeping pace than giving you a challenge. The game basically tells you at every step how to progress the investigation. Coming off of a game like Scene Investigators, it was disappointing and almost kind of insulting. Yes, it does have these "murder board" segments that free you up a bit, but those are short and brute-forceable. Once I realized I was basically just hitting really slow QTEs to "solve" crimes I started losing interest... which admittedly might be why... - You'll get the bad ending - probably - and then you'll have to replay the whole thing to get the one that doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth. What's worse is it felt like punishment for not reading the writers' minds, and had nothing to do with the more obvious choices throughout the game. - Surprisingly hard-to-follow near the end for how little it lets you think for yourself. I'm going to ASSUME I missed some details and locked myself out of the "good" ending that might have explained more. Overall, decent purchase on sale. Maybe look up a guide to get the good ending first.

AAA quality graphics, set in a noir cyberpunk setting. Like an Altered Carbon detective story in a nice tight 6 hour run for less than $20.

J'ai passé un super moment sur ce jeu original.