Like in many literary locked room mysteries, the final reveal in Tangle Tower might be implausible–but these stories don't aim for plausibility. The mystery itself is involved and intriguing–dark, but full of humorous characters and dialogues, with great animations and voice acting. The game does steer you towards the right detective-y deductions, but it does that subtly, making you feel like it was *you* doing the reasoning. (One recent example of that problem is "A Case of Distrust".) Long story short, Tangle Tower is a point-and-click locked room mystery that works. Investigative games generally boil down to clicking around blindly, exhausting all the possible avenues of investigation, until the unraveling of the mystery is finally dumped on the screen. Investigation-based games tend to fall flat, because it's just too hard to convey those subtle literary hints through gaming mechanics. I believed it would be impossible to turn one of those novels into a working game. In those mysteries, understanding how the crime happened is even more of a challenge than identifying the culprit. I used to love whodunit novels–in particular the sub-genre called "locked room mysteries", where the murder itself seems impossible, as in the I used to love whodunit novels–in particular the sub-genre called "locked room mysteries", where the murder itself seems impossible, as in the case of someone stabbed to death inside a locked room. I highly recommend this game, as it is enjoyable, fun, mysterious, and it makes for a great interactive story. The puzzles are hard enough, not so hard you will be googling tutorials although hard enough that when you finally finish a puzzle you feel accomplished. At one point I audibly gasped as I realized I had already solved part of something from early on, only later to discover I was half way correct, on my way there, but of course their was a twist. This game does a great job at slowly revealing things, and a lot of things you just need to pick up on yourself. If you get yourself truly involved with the story, and focus on little clues throughout the way, you will find yourself excited to move forward. From the moment you start you will hear captivating voice acting which serves to bring characters to life. It is a true upgrade between the art work, the story, the music, and overall design. It is a true upgrade between the art work, the story, the music, and overall This games feels like true nostalgia of old mystery PC games. This games feels like true nostalgia of old mystery PC games.
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