Post Mortem

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!