Detective Story: Reporter
- July 16, 2021
- LTZinc
Get on Steam"Detective Story: Reporter" is a 2D quest game with horror elements, where you play as reporter girl Emma, investigating a series of crimes at a holiday camp named Nordlost. Collect clues, interview witnesses, and uncover the truth behind the disturbing events, with the possibility of two unique endings.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has an interesting plot that involves a young girl reporter investigating strange murders.
- Some players found the game to have high-quality detective horror elements.
- The 2D graphics are appealing and provide good value for the price.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs and poor translation, making it feel unfinished and clunky.
- The story lacks coherence and buildup, allowing players to skip to the end without engaging with characters.
- There are many spelling and grammatical errors, and the absence of sound options detracts from the overall experience.
- story7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 57 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for its lack of coherence and buildup, with players able to skip to the end quickly without engaging with characters. While it features a potentially intriguing premise involving a young reporter investigating murders, the execution suffers from poor translation and a confusing narrative structure, resulting in a brief and unsatisfying experience.
“We will play as a young girl reporter named Emma, who goes to the recreation center in search of a story and investigates strange murders.”
“A cruel story, however.”
“The flow of the story didn't quite work since I could just skip right to the end in a few minutes without ever speaking to any of the characters.”
“There's no buildup to the plot, and the plot itself is convoluted and confusing.”
“The story has potential but is hampered by poor language translation.”
- music3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in the game is criticized for being inadequate and not fitting the overall experience, with many users noting a lack of background music that could enhance the ambiance. Additionally, there are no sound options available, which further detracts from the overall audio experience.
“There appears to be no option for sound; adding some background music would help give the game some ambience.”
“I liked the game, but there is not enough sound and music.”
“The music isn't fitting, and you can clip straight through a lot of objects, even buildings.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous bugs reported by users, alongside poor translation quality that further detracts from the experience.
“The game was buggy as hell and the translation was quite bad.”
