Summary
Alright, the first review! I'd better make it a good one...here it goes.
The Good
Well, the graphics were the first thing that caught my eye, naturally. The storyline and the plot are both intriguing...and overused. You start out as a witness to a grisly murder of a couple in bed at the Hotel Orphee (that's OR-FAY for all of you who hate to mispronounce words). In any case, you wake up from a psychic vision of sorts (yes, your character is a clairvoyant as well) and answer a knock at your studio door. It's a woman named Sophia Blake, the sister and sister-in-law of the victims who were murdered. To make a long story short (too late), You play Gus McPherson, a private eye turned painter who gets involved in a macabre murder mystery that gets more and more bizarre as it unfolds. I liked the game honestly, being a fan of such classics as The Colonel's Bequest and The Dagger of Amon Ra. I did, however, have a few complaints.
The Bad
First of all, the acting was terrible. The emotion put into the speech varied to such a degree that it was obvious each actor recorded their lines individually and the production crew just threw it all together into a recipe they called dialogue. On top of that, as far as "multiple endings" are concerned, you really only have three options. You can play through the game as a private eye, a journalist, or an insurance agent, and your "ending" changes accordingly. I haven't played through all of them yet, so I can't describe to you what happens (don't you hate when people do that anyway?) So I would say, besides the sometimes overly eccentric plot and always annoying acting, I can't say too much else badly about the game. Try it out, you might very well like it.
The Bottom Line
If you're into mystery, suspense, sometimes a little fear, this is a good game to try. I say "good" because it's certainly not the best. It is fun though, and I think anyone who is a fan of the genre will get wrapped up in the world of Post Mortem. Have fun, and happy gaming!
