Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN MAY 2024

On 01/06/2024 19:23, rms wrote:

The Painscreek Killings
https://store.steampowered.com/app/624270/The_Painscreek_Killings/
I enjoyed this mystery-investigative title hugely, and wouldn't let go until I'd 100%'d it. You're a reporter tasked with solving a long-ago cold case in a deserted village, by visiting buildings and residences in a fully 3D environment, and looking for clues, documents and keys that lead you further into the complicated lives and relationships among these townfolk, in the manner of the famous game Gone Home.
 As in Gone Home, there is no UI -- so refreshing. It's just you following clues that lead you from location to location, opening doors, searching buildings, and reading the many letters and documents to build a picture of the past. The writing here is very good, and the central mystery worth the effort to solve. A big thumbs up for The Painscreek Killings !!

I have played it quite a few years ago but gave up after several hours as although I liked the whole premise the bugs were just too much. If it wasn't the random crashes, it was suddenly 'dropping' through the landscape and becoming stuck causing a reload. That also didn't fill me with confidence that I wasn't going to 'break' the game without realising it.
As you haven't mentioned this at all I'm presuming it's much improved.