 | Another point-and-click adventure game this week, and this one is barely even an adventure game! Detective Grimoire was a quick and enjoyable murder case to solve, like a less wordy Ace Attorney. Adventure game? Maybe. |
But this game fits in that weird adventure game/hidden object game/visual novel crossbred genre, with strong lean towards visual novel. It’s a gaming Liger, or Zonkey!
Detective Grimoire follows the charmingly-animated gumshoe as he interrogates charmingly-animated characters in a charmingly-animated mysterious swamp investigating a murder case where the main suspect is a mythical bog-creature. Needless to say, this game is a lot of fun to look at, and the voice acting is superb. The game is genuinely funny at times- the sketches that Grimoire makes in his notebook when pressuring a suspect are amazing.
Despite its classification as a point-and-click adventure game, there are no puzzles in Detective Grimoire. The action parts are closer to the visual novel style, similar to “open the door!” and “move the thingy” prompts. As a lover of visual novels, I’m totally unfazed, but if you’re expecting puzzles you’re in for a real disappointment.
The game is tightly-paced and doesn't outstay its welcome; you can get 100% of the clues within a few hours. The only downside to Grimoire is that there is no sequel, and thus no more cases to solve. An unfortunate problem seen with all high-quality, detailed indie games made by, like, two people. I want more!
Let’s arrest something that doesn’t even exist!
The Dungeon Dame
The Dungeon Dame
