Detective Grimoire. Exciting walks in swamps

The image of the detective created by artistic works is closely related to the lively action. Shootings, fights and chases are presented by the obligatory elements of the investigation. Even during interrogations, a nervous citizen gives free rein to emotions, the interrogator plays the role of a bad policeman and presses on a suspect or witness. But for each Gleb Zheglov there is his colombo, and the felps – Grimoir for Cole, Detective Grimoire.

– I am a detective Grimoir ..
– Grimaoire … This is your name?
– No, this is the surname. Detective – my name.

Indie studio SFB Games, Founded by two brothers from London, initially developed flash games, and later-released two multi-platform projects, including the object of this review. And after 2014, no one saw her on a PC. In fact, the British simply preferred mobile platforms, from where they later switched to Nintendo Switch. The secret that determines the plot Detective Grimoire, It is not so simple. The protagonist, whose position and surname is taken into the name of the game, arrives at the swamps to investigate the murder. 60 years ago in these tops an unknown creature was noticed, which was dubbed a swamp (Boggy). After some time, his museum was created, based on the records of an unnamed researcher. The area around became a reserve where tourists spent money on T -shirts and circles with cryptide. Everything went on as usual until one morning under the windows of the director’s office found his cold body. Bolotnik becomes the main suspect, the head of the protagonist remains to guard the boat, and he himself goes on a walk in the environs that will take a couple of hours.

There are not very many locations here, but they are not similar to each other and have a certain charm
Yes, Detective Grimoire – A short game, more precisely, compact. It affects a relatively small territory, but is saturated with a narrative and focused on interaction with several characters. However, in creation SFB Games There was a pair of simple miniiigr, which introduce sufficient variety to the prevailing conversational and research gameplay.

During the game, you Hustles Casino have to open a sunk door more than once. But in general, local tasks are very simple
If the dialogs and the search for items are implemented well, but standard-there is no pixel-hinting and funny replicas are often found, then the detective system should be described in more detail. It is a combination of several Miniyigr or inspections for attentiveness. During one of them, you need to make a certain conclusion to continue the conversation. Guided by what they heard and found, it is necessary to make a sentence from the proposed pieces. Although the correct answer is always the same, this allows you to feel like a detective who interrogates a witness and that has noticed an important detail.

The protagonist now and then strives to be distracted by objects that are not related to business
The second activity is approximately the same, only smaller options and instead of words pictures. It is associated with the notebook of the Grimoir, where the detective constantly makes notes during dialogs, and draws during serious thoughts. At such moments, the player has the right to choose how to complete the sketch.

In addition to the swamp, on the top you can draw painted bringing for the sake of achieving in Steam

– How did you know that I am a detective? I was given a stylish coat or sensitive inquisitive nature?
– expression of confusion on the face.

The main occupation of the player will still be the study of locations and conversations with the employees and visitors of the reserve who were in it on the night of the murder. Actors in Detective Grimoire, including swamps and a corpse, twelve. One of them according to the canons of chamber detectives and will be a criminal. Although it is impossible to reveal all the characters in a few hours, the developers made them memorable and bright, sometimes let them be caricatured.

Elements of the personality of actors are successfully conveyed in the appearance and manner of behavior and conversation
There is a famous director who often offers to give an autograph;The old woman-hermit who knows everything about the swamps;wanting to believe Agent Folder and a constantly disappearing little girl. Some of them recently arrived in the top, few people are familiar with almost nothing, and someone will tell about the next influential trifle, which will pass the flame of the flamethrower on the card house of your versions. The general result of a peaceful trip is the completion of one adventure and serving towards the next.

Having sailed after the killer, they found the tangled for the continuation
With Colombo Detective Grimoire, not only a non -stereotypical detective in a beige cloak and a calm investigation through conversations. The authors denote the craving of Grimoar for difficulties and several times openly hint at the sequel, not forgetting to close the case with the murder in the swamps. As a result, a game, which is an independent adventure for a couple of hours, is more like a fragment of the series, and from somewhere from the middle. But there are no other episodes, except for the 2007 flash game, no evidence indicating their imminent output. And this means that now you can only praise the project for a high -quality narrative, a pleasant atmosphere and an interesting walk around the swamps in the company with Detective Grimoer.

Pros: remarkable characters, uncleaning narrative, pleasant visual design, charismatic protagonist.
Cons: small duration, lack of variability in the investigation, there is no Russian language.