Again, this does not give hints to the player as to which path the character needs to take next.Īs a fan of adventure games as well as a fanatic of mystery novels, I have found the story in this game to be extremely interesting. Pressing the E key immediately highlights all the exits in the scene. However, this does not give hints to the player as to whether interacting with a selected object will trigger an important effect or just a silly commentary from the character. Pressing the F1 key immediately highlights all the objects in the scene with which the player needs to interact using the playable character. The game uses hotkeys to assist novice players who are afraid of getting stuck in the gameplay. The moody environments then lend a feeling of classic noire without the cheesy visual style typically associated with the film genre. As the game progresses, the story takes on more and more the narrative of a police drama. Further, the game's dull and dark color palette enhances the general gloomy atmosphere of the era, which also suits to gruesome nature of the many murders that take place in the story. The rich imagery portrayed of the time period is truly spectacular, and the sharp narrative reveals a pair of seemingly disconnected tales converging to a surprise twist in the end.Īt the outset, the game's third-person 3D fixed perspective serves up enough details of the strange town to create a constant chilling air of suspense around it. The game takes place in the town of Plymouth in England around the late 1800s. The game tells of a murder story à la Jack the Ripper from the perspectives of a duo of very different characters-a petty thief named Timothy Moor and a police detective named Detective Sergeant Briscol.
Alter Ego is an example of a point-and-click adventure game that nearly hits the mark of perfection from beginning to end as a game for novice gamers.
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