A polished and visually beautiful point-and-click adventure, with a strong story and a diverse cast of characters (all of whom are flawed and given real depth). Herald deals with some sensitive topics (racism, colonialism, slavery, paedophilia, suicide). While I feel it's done with care, it's not a light-hearted game and I wasn't expecting it, but that's a good thing. It's got a couple of good twists - some are easier to guess than others - but there's little clues scattered throughout the game, laying the groundwork so that the plot never jumps the shark as it were. It's fairly short but I don't say that as a bad thing, and I appreciate shorter games. This one is very respectful of your time too, with no pointless grinding or 'filler' content. I'm very much looking forward to books 3 and 4 which will be released later this year and I'll be interested to see how the choices I've made in books 1 and 2 affect the story and the characters.
