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Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by Lexis Numérique and was released on September 5, 2014. It received negative reviews from players.

You play the role of Red Johnson, a private detective who is trying to find his place in the corrupted city of Metropolis. Discover the city, its unique atmosphere and get to know the rules quickly if you want to survive! It's up to you to look for clues, interrogate the witnesses and put the evidence together in order to find the perpetrator.You'll also have to use your logic to solve the differe…

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24%

Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews

story5 positive mentions

optimization1 negative mentions

The game features a stylish, grimy industrial noir aesthetic and vibrant, well-designed environments that appeal to fans of the genre.
Voice acting is generally well done and helps to convey the story effectively.
There is a variety of puzzles including inventory, hidden object, mechanical, and dialogue puzzles that add some depth to the detective gameplay.

The controls are inconsistent, clunky, and frustrating, involving awkward mixes of mouse gestures and keyboard keys with poor responsiveness, making gameplay difficult.
Quick Time Events (QTEs) are poorly implemented, with unreliable mouse gesture detection and no skip options, causing repeated failures and player frustration.
The game lacks essential options such as graphics settings, control remapping, ultrawide support, and proper fullscreen locking, along with technical issues like stuttering and black screens, reducing usability and polish.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
58%
21%
The graphics of the game have a distinct noir style with brown and gray tones, featuring gritty street and cluttered indoor environments that suit the detective theme. However, the visuals suffer from limited animation, blurry or fuzzy backgrounds on PC, and a lack of graphics or resolution options, which may hinder visibility and overall experience. While the aesthetic is appreciated, technical shortcomings like unresponsive controls and no customization detract from the presentation.
- “The visuals in Red Johnson are quite nice, from its filthy streets to its cluttered indoor environments.”
- “The graphics have a sense of those 'noir' detective novels/graphic novels, with brown and gray being the primary colors.”
- “But the best factor about this game was the graphics style.”
- “For the first 6 hours it ran horribly slow for no reason, there’s no graphics or control options, the controls are unresponsive and swap around for no reason, animations are very limited and wooden, background graphics are blurry or not present, the backward letters on the title make it hard to read and the instructions often have placeholder text in them.”
- “There are no resolution or graphic options at all so you have to play on the settings they give you.”
- “The graphics consists of static backgrounds mixed with some small animations but on the PC they’re fuzzy and blurry and anything but hi-res.”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
39%
23%
The story is generally seen as decent and engaging, with some users appreciating the mystery and plot twists despite its cliché "whodunnit" nature. Voice acting is often praised, though opinions vary, and some find the narrative progression abrupt or the final payoff lacking. Overall, the story is a strong point that may appeal to those patient enough to overlook gameplay issues.
- “The game's voice actors also cast well and do a fine job in carrying the story.”
- “The story is the usual 'whodunnit' and even though it’s cliché, it’s executed pretty well.”
- “Although I didn't play long enough to see much of it, the story did look to be interesting.”
- “One Against All would have worked better as the third story of a trilogy, with another regular detective case to solve in between, perhaps with mention of Red's brothers to establish them.”
- “As it stands, it feels too abrupt to go from the first story to One Against All—I didn't feel like I'd accomplished enough with Red for him to deserve being hunted, and I didn't feel much connection to his brothers.”
- “The story is actually pretty cliché, and the final payoff isn’t as good as it should be.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
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The gameplay offers a varied mix of puzzle types and detective mechanics, adding depth and interest to the experience. However, it is marred by frustrating controls, repetitive elements, and overly difficult puzzles, which can detract from overall enjoyment. Fans of mystery stories may still find it rewarding with patience.
- “Red Johnson also goes out of its way to really add variety to the gameplay.”
- “Puzzles are varied and include inventory puzzles, finding hidden collectibles, examining and comparing evidence, mechanical puzzles, dialog puzzles, even making police sketches based on descriptions.”
- “It mixes some fine gameplay elements found in other adventure games, and although that doesn’t make the game awesome or great it’s still become a somewhat enjoyable game in the end.”
- “The gameplay is painfully broken.”
- “Gameplay is very repetitive and puzzles are too difficult.”
- “I can't move properly, mouse doesn't react to anything; you have to wave it like a flag on 4th of July to do anything related to gameplay, and there is a lot of it.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is widely praised for its cool noir style, immersive music, and engaging world, reminiscent of The Longest Journey. Despite other flaws like UI and performance issues, the game's ambiance stands out as its strongest feature.
- “There are other flaws, e.g. UX issues, sometimes some video stuttering, clumsy UI, etc. All things considered, this game has barely got anything going for it apart from the atmosphere.”
- “Cool noir atmosphere, music, world remind me of The Longest Journey.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music is praised for its cool, jazzy noir atmosphere that enhances the game's world, drawing comparisons to The Longest Journey. Users also note the voice acting complements the soundtrack well.
- “Cool noir atmosphere, music, and world remind me of The Longest Journey.”
- “The voice acting is actually pretty good (which surprised me), and the same goes for the jazzy music.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is inconsistent, fluctuating between lighthearted and humorous moments to serious, intense scenes with strong language, resulting in a mixed tonal experience.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization suffers from issues like video stuttering and a clumsy UI, leading to a subpar user experience despite its strong atmosphere.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is often seen as tedious and frustrating, especially due to challenging puzzles that can feel overly time-consuming. Players feel discouraged if they are penalized for taking breaks or quitting early, which negatively impacts the overall experience.

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Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition is a action adventure game.

Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition is available on PC and Windows.

Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition was released on September 5, 2014.

Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition was developed by Lexis Numérique.

Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

Red Johnson's Chronicles: 1+2 - Steam Special Edition is a single player game.

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