![]() ![]() Just about my only criticism of the game is that The First Cases can sometimes feel a little too unhurried. That said, at times it feels like you?re being asked to take three or four steps where one would do ? that is, you can see where the game is leading you, but it also asks that you take a bunch of extra deductions, which makes the game feel a little padded in places. The deductions here are generally pretty straightforward, so they usually make sense. ![]() Every clue you gather, whether it?s a physical piece of evidence or an interesting revelation in an interview, gets added to a mind map, and it?s up to you to make the connections between the most incriminating clues.įor the most part, the mind map works. In fact, it?s the deductions part of the above paragraph that actually forms the bulk of the gameplay in The First Cases. ![]() Poirot moves unhurriedly through a few crime scenes, interviewing suspects, gathering clues, and making deductions.Īs you can tell, there?s not a lot of action to be found here. Much like the last Poirot game, The ABC Murders, Hercule Poirot: The First Cases is a leisurely stroll through a couple of intriguing mysteries. While it?s similar to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One in that it offers a look at a younger version of the titular hero ? one, it should be noted, that?s not based on any of Christie?s writings ? that?s pretty much all the games have in common. That trend continues with Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases. Poirot, meanwhile (whose literary outings are still mostly owned by the estate of Agatha Christie), has been much less well-represented, but the most recent game starring him was at least decent. Holmes, obviously, is much more popular ? thanks, I suspect, to the fact he?s in the public domain ? but games starring him have ranged from mediocre to terrible. Pick up on all suspicious behavior as you uncover the dark secrets and rivalries of the Belgian upper class.Įxplore a luxurious house full of buried mysteries.It?s interesting to contrast the way video games have treated Hercule Poirot with how they?ve been to Sherlock Holmes. Question all the suspects and glean crucial information from them without their knowing. Solve a complex murder case and find out what hides behind the deceptive appearances of the Van den Bosch family. The mindmap will allow you to visualize and link the elements of the case in order to draw your own conclusions… and shed light on the culprit in a surprising denouement! Put your little grey cells to the test by using your deduction skills to connect clues together in your mindmap. (Re)discover the legendary detective in an untold crime story, by playing as Hercule Poirot at the beginning of his detective career, when he still has everything to prove. Fans of the “Queen of Crime’s” work will easily identify key elements from her stories, from Poirot’s ‘little grey cells’ to the intricate plotting of the game, and in the story’s satisfying, unexpected conclusion. The development team has created an intriguing original adventure that builds on the familiar world and iconic character created by best-selling crime writer Agatha Christie. For the very first time, players will discover a new aspect of Hercule Poirot’s life that has never before been explored, as they experience one of his first cases as a young police officer and detective in pre-war Belgium. ![]()
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