Genuine A-Tier work, Lucas Pope's "Return of the Obra Dinn" is the kind of gem that sometimes appears from single-developer studios who have one great idea worked to solid perfection. The gameplay loop feels very enriching, the puzzles are recurring drips of dopamine, and the ambiance draws the player into this 19th-century world of nautical tragedy. More comprehensive reviews are available elsewhere so I will simply add my thumbs-up to the chorus of other contributors who have enjoyed their experience with this title.

Only one caveat, though. Like others who have mentioned the same complaint, I also loathe how the game forces long, long waits between uses of the watch. Titles of this sort often create these artificial waits either to pad out runtime or to force visitors to really imbibe the scenery crafted by the studio. While the developer may have wanted to encourage suspense, these extended breaks actually creates regular scenes of boredom just like unskippable cutscenes in other games but worse because there is no animation or moving action from the title. I wish the developer had been more considerate of this user experience, but I still have to applaud the work that went into crafting this for us and can otherwise credit the title for it's superb worldbuilding.

Really satisfying murder mystery puzzle game. I wish there was a better way to go into and out of the memories, since that started to really eat up time when I was working through things. Even with that though, it was a fun time. Some of the people were absolutely painful to figure out though.

If you want to be Sherlock Holmes and frustrated on a boat this is the game for you