The Raven: Episode 1

This is the first episode of The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief, an episodic criminal adventure game in the style of Agatha Christie novels. The overall story is about a thief called The Raven who did some of the most spectacular coups until he was killed by an inspector called Legrand. A few years later: one of the famous Eyes of the Sphinx jewels is stolen from the British Museum. Style and execution seem to match those of the old Raven and are feeding rumors that The Raven may not be as dead expected.

In the first chapter, called The Eye of the Sphinx, you start on the Orient Express and take on the role of Jakob Anton Zellner, a cozy old Swiss police officer, who has been ordered to help out the now famous inspector Legrand. On your journey by train and by ship you meet a dozen individual characters and all of them seem to be on their way to Egypt where the remaining Eye of the Sphinx is supposed to be exhibited. Unlike the other platforms, for the Xbox 360 the three episodes are made available separately. The gameplay consists of getting clues through conversations and solving puzzles using items stored in an inventory.