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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 9.7 hrs on record (5.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 28 Jun, 2019 @ 7:51pm
Updated: 5 Oct, 2019 @ 8:03pm

Overall: not a bad game, not the best either.

Pros:
-Simple mechanics
-Pretty
-Good stories
-Cheap
-Good puzzles. Not too hard, not too easy.

Cons:
-you have to really explore and hear every detail to be able to successfully figure out what happened. (not necessarily a bad thing though, but it makes it easy to miss key details sometimes)
-Very short, only about 5 levels.
-The English voice acting is definitely not top-tier. Some actors are good, others are borderline comical, and don't fit. They all sounded nice though, quality recordings.
-Something feels lacking. The game is so short they take 90% game fleshing out what you are doing, the last level is when it begins to feel you're truly getting into this whole 'acoustic detective thing' just for it to end, and kind of abruptly.
-No subtitles. As someone who turns on subtitles for everything, I was pretty disappointed at this.

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All in all, it's a $7 dollar game I waited to buy on sale (wound up paying -30% off for about 5 bucks) and I think that's about as much as it's worth. It's, I'd say, about 4 or 5 hours worth of game play (including my grinding to get all the achievements). It's a fine game, and if you enjoyed the Orwell series it's safe to say you'd like this as well. Although, I do think Orwell is better at this kind of mystery/detective game. Plus, Orwell doesn't leave you feeling shorted with such a quick game.

TL;DR: It's fine but I bought it on sale and I'm glad I did. 7/10

EDIT: So I downloaded and played the free DLC. I loved it. It was a great addition to the game and it was a harder level that really delivered. The story was good, the voice acting was a lot better and more consistent than the base game, I also found the writing more impressive. I was enthralled and excited to find the next bit of information. Plus I enjoyed the added bit of knowing a character and who they might connect to, but struggling to find the names cause nobody really says names in conversation, it seemed realistic and a nice touch!
with the DLC I say the game is a solid 8/10 although the DLC is definitely a 10/10 compared to the other levels. :))

TL;DR: DLC was great and with it I'd say the game in it's entirety is 8/10!
Loved it and I recommended it to my friends.
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Developer response:
biligame  [developer] Posted: 28 Jun, 2019 @ 8:10pm
Thank you for the positive review!

Our first DLC with English dub will be released in August for free, hope you'll enjoy it more;)