After Papers, Please, I had to buy this game as soon as it came available, and I was not disappointed one bit. It is a very different style of game -- it is basically a variety of point & click adventure, with no test of eye/hand coordination. It is also probably the best detective game I have ever played. The gameplay is relatively simple -- one by one you must identify every decedent on a derelict ship, and how they died, by carefully scouring for visual and auditory clues (you have a limited ability to replay the last moment's of each decedent's life). Simple, but very effective. Probably my only 2 complaints are (1) if you wanted to, you could force a solution by brute trial-and-error (so don't do that!), and (2) there is limited replay value once you know the solutions (so wait a couple years and then play it through again...I did!). This wouldn't be enough if the story were weak...but the story is very, very good. And it is helped along by the strong voice acting and the intriguing retro-style b&w graphics, enjoyed from a first-person view that immerses you. This game really is on par with Papers, Please, and I can't wait to see Pope's next game.
