Buy Still Life instead
Post Mortem is the first installment in the Still Life Trilogy, a story centered around the investigations carried out by two members of the McPershon family; namely Gustav and Victoria McPershon. The second part, Still Life, is a solid adventure game experience, however, this does not hold true for the current subject, Post Mortem.
I think the main problem with the game is that it is heavily flawed in areas which are supposed to be the strongest points of an adventure game. The dialogues are badly written, - and unskippable! - the plot is just simply silly and while it does start out interesting it soon loses the initial tension and also it's grip on reality, boiling down to some very lowbrow occult nonsene. The branching dialogue system, which would have been a good idea had it been executed in a better manner, does a very good job at locking the player away from gathering valuable clues and information. I have to say that the puzzles are alright for the most part - I personally enjoyed the book cipher puzzle -, but some still involve pixel hunting. Still, they are far from enough to keep up the interest of the player. The only strong point is the mysterious, dark atmosphere, achieved by the nicely detailed backgrounds and fitting music - hence the 2 star rating - but that is hardly a reason to waste money and time on this game. Whether you're a fan of the adventure game genre or not, I'd recommend Still Life, but I'd advise against playing Post Mortem.
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