Reviews by japh

I absolutely fell in love with this game, or maybe with Violet, or most likely with the writing. Very witty and endearing.

There really is only one goal to the game, but you have to clear several obstacles to achieve it. The puzzles are fun, with logical solutions that never annoyed me.

At first it seemed possible to be locked in an unwinnable situation, but upon replaying I discovered this is not the case. When losing, you can UNDO and will always be in a winnable position.

Highly recommended.

This game features a very unique mechanic that prevents you from reading the next part of the story until you've understood what you've read so far. This made the story come to life as I could not skim the text to get the gist of it, as I often do.

This also meant no quarreling with a parser and no dead ends; just reading and re-reading until it was fully understood and the next piece became obvious. Which it did, I finished the whole game without needing any hints - although I was stumped quite a few times.

The story itself is well-written and engaging about an investigation into a dinner party where all the guests met their untimely deaths. The story manages to feel like a classic tale of mystery without being cliché.

Highly recommended.

The story is very engaging from start to finish. Exploring and learning more about the world is its own reward, not just means to progress. There is lots to read, but with a story as good as this that's a good thing.

Most puzzles are fairly logical, but some solutions will evade you until you've explored and examined nearly everything. Keep in mind that SEARCH may reveal more than EXAMINE, something I didn't realize until day 3 and it resolved a lot of dead ends for me :p

I had a blast playing this, and I highly recommend it to anyone, but keep a notebook handy as it'll make it way easier.