38 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 2.6 hrs on record
Posted: 11 Aug, 2019 @ 12:07pm
Updated: 9 Oct, 2019 @ 3:15pm

The second game of Entwined series but not as good as the previous one in term of the length of the game, plot, and how rushed and straight forward everything was. The story about Adam Turner, a wealthy man who was murdered in his own house. You are a detective who starts with a list of suspects. Was it his young beautiful wife, or troubled neighbor, or could it be the maid or even the newspaper delivery boy, not forgetting his own sister or the Mafia leader who he's been having a war with him in the court. The game is fun to a degree, but then with the repetitive hidden objects scenes and the lack of map which require lots of backtracking.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1831824003

The music is the same as the one from the previous game, even the quality of the artwork doesn't top the other game. I liked the journal, however, the detective evidence board and notes keep you engaged and wondering who really done it.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1831790828

Puzzles were ok, none of them difficult, but I have an issue with the hidden objects scenes which you have to visit three times and the same items you picked before will still be there. This only shows how rushed or lazy the developers was. I didn't like this at all.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1831817923

Pros:
+Intriguing investigation story.
+OK but dated artwork.
+OK music.
+OK voice overs.
+Variety of puzzles.

Cons:
-No map and fast traveling.
-No steam achievements.
-Repetitive hidden objects scenes. (You visit the same scene three times)

I still think the first one is way better than this one, but it is still playable. Get it if you run out of HOGs or wish to solve a murder mystery.

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5 Comments
Mickmane 13 Aug, 2019 @ 3:06am 
Murder mystery sounds good, no fast travel map sounds bad though. The other things you say have me think I better skip this one. Thanks for the review!


Some minor nitpicking:
I think there's a 'him' too much in this bit of sentence: "or the Mafia leader who he's been having a war with him in the court"

But then what? "The game is fun to a degree, but then with the repetitive hidden objects scenes and the lack of map which require lots of backtracking." (sounds like there should be a comma at the end, and some more words. :) )
fenmalain 12 Aug, 2019 @ 8:17am 
Great review! I'm going to be playing this soon. :koiro: It makes me so happy to see you writing reviews again. :D
heleanthia 11 Aug, 2019 @ 6:54pm 
🤗 most welcome !!
Feena 11 Aug, 2019 @ 4:52pm 
Thank you my dear :feena:
heleanthia 11 Aug, 2019 @ 4:24pm 
I remember liking the first one better too. Great review as always! :)