Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Jan 11, 2022

  Broken on Linux. I could see menu buttons only when I moused over them and had to guess my way through. I saw a cut-scene and then had a black screen where I could not see or do anything. As a backup, I tried the game with Proton. It launched fine and I could see the interface. The cut scenes had audio but was otherwise a blank screen. The game interface did show and I was able to play from there, ignoring the blank cut scenes. Unfortunately, settings did not persist from one play session to another (this may be a Proton problem, but maybe it is another problem with the game). Overall, it was a decent game but the technical problems due to the ancient, unsupported Adobe Air platform force me to not recommend this game. Frankly, it should not be sold anymore. [h3]Additional Details[/h3] [table] [tr] [td]Operating System[/td] [td]Ubuntu Linux 21.10 x64[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]CPU[/td] [td]Ryzen 7 5800h[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]GPU[/td] [td]RX 6700m[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Game Saves[/td] [td]Automatically[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Notes[/td] [td]I would have refunded if Steam Play / Proton did not work sufficiently enough[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Technical Notes[/td] [td]Adobe Air (Rest in Pieces) based, dead and cast out years ago[/td] [/tr] [/table]
• gamedeal user

  Aug 19, 2014

  The game is pretty awesome. Beautiful graphics, great voice acting, cool characters - you get sucked right in. You will get through it in about two hours but those two hours are pretty great. Looking forward to the next game
• gamedeal user

  Aug 19, 2014

  Utterly gorgeous in every way. I played it through in one sitting because I just couldn't bear to leave it unfinished. The mystery is solvable in around two hours, but the game doesnt seem too short; it's well planned and tightly executed resulting in a very dense, compact experience. The art is beautiful, the voice acting and soundtrack are high quality and the storyline is captivating. Definitely recommended and worth every penny.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 5, 2022

  Detective Grimoire is a short-and-sweet point-and-click detective game where you play as the titular character as he investigates a murder in a remote swamp-based tourist attraction. The game unfolds through investigating the scenes, completing simple puzzles and talking to the people who live and work in the swamp. +Great art that holds up even 8 years on due to its style, reminiscent of Double Fine games, particularly Psychonauts +Great character design (with the exception of Grimoire himself, who is quite the ugly looking character imo) and the characters are interesting to talk to +Great voice acting (with the exception of the Little Girl, who seems to be the only character who's lines weren't recorded in a booth) +Compelling mystery and great location -The puzzles are so simple that they may as well have not been included It goes on sale for just over a dollar these days, so if you're interested in detective point-and-click games I'd say it's well worth picking up. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33633486/]Kemo's Corner.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 25, 2014

  Let's get one thing out of the way first: Detective Grimoire is not the bonafide Professor Layton clone some may have been hoping for. Though it shares a few similarities, and even references the top hat wearing puzzle solver at one point, where Layton focuses heavily on brain teasers and riddles Grimoire is a pure detective game; something akin to an elaborate game of Clue crossed with an adventure game. While I could see developer SFB Games losing some people at this point, Detective Grimoire is actually all the better off for straying away from Nintendo's franchise and carving its own original, highly enjoyable path for itself. Set in a swamp located in the middle of nowhere, populated by suspicious individuals, and potentially home to a mysterious and brutal creature, a murder takes place. With little to go on, the police turn to Detective Grimoire (whose first name I never did find out), who arrives at the scene of the crime and begins to get to work putting the pieces together of just what occurred the night before. And this is where you come in. When I said this was a pure detective game, I meant it quite fully, as the entire game is broken down to finding clues, questioning suspects, and gathering evidence to eventually track down the culprit. As a result, the actual gameplay is rather simple, and usually involves little more than asking suspect A about clue B to get clue C, and repeat this until you've exhausted what you can get out of who you're questioning. It's a bit dull on paper, yes, but what kept me engaged throughout the 3 or so hour story was the brilliant writing, lively character, and dry humor and wit of Grimoire. There is a huge amount of personality in every character, every line of dialog delivered with some truly fantastic voice work leading you one step closer to the final reveal, and the vibrant and wonderfully animated art is just the character on top. The plot itself likely couldn't hold its own among most other whodunits, but the way everything is presented more than makes up for the occasionally straightforward narrative and kept me entertained and guessing right up to the very end. Perhaps some will miss the puzzles or elaborate plot of other detective games, but I for one found Detective Grimoire's offbeat style, basic but enjoyable sleuthing, and buckets of personality one of the more uniquely enjoyable games I've played all year. It doesn't try to do a whole lot, but focuses its energy where it counts and makes my only real disappointment being there is not more of it. Thankfully, if what is hinted at after the credits becomes a reality we'll be seeing more of this detective soon, and that's definitely something to look forward to. [b]You can read more of my writing on [url=http://kritiqal.com/2014/08/24/detective-grimoire-review/]Kritiqal[/url].[/b]
• gamedeal user

  Nov 5, 2014

  Detective Grimoire is a delight! It's a perfect game for fans of point and click adventure games with a mystery slant. Pros: - Colourful, wonderful animation style. - Quirky and interesting characters. - Clean and easy to understand UI. - Clues and notes were easy to access and read. - GREAT voice acting and dialog. Genuinely funny at times. - I loved being able to click on a map to quickly travel around the game area. - Fantastic music and sound. - Super fun system of deduction. Cons: - Few puzzles. - Puzzles were extremely easy. - The challenge system was a bit tedious. If you answer a question incorrectly you have to repeat it all over again. - Short! I'm excited for a sequel :D
• gamedeal user

  Nov 5, 2014

  Detective Grimoire is a beautifully illustrated game full of funny dialogue and charming characters. HOWEVER, the game was just way too easy to be fun. The puzzles and challenges were mind-numbingly simple, like Highlights Magazine simple. The dialogue choices didn't impact the game progression, and you basically know who the killer is as soon as you meet him/her. There were too many hints littered throughout and the inclusion of the precocious little girl character was utterly pointless. I think this would be a great game for a young child (or parent and child to play together), but not for anyone high school aged or up.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 18, 2023

  I bought this on sale, and it is worth the sale price. It's a cute easy to follow game, with fairly intuitive controls. The area of the game is not very big so you won't get lost after you've walked through and met your characters. This makes retracing steps easy when finding clues or having to go back to talk to somebody you already have spoken to. It is quick to navigate through the areas. Which is nice, as most of us hate long routes back to areas we've already been to in a game but require further investigation. Probably wouldn't pay full price simply as the game doesn't have a lot of content.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 14, 2023

  pros + good looking, cartoony and colorful hand drawn background artwork + intriguing story. you re an detective and you re investigating a murder in swamp + deduction board and dialogue puzzles are challenging but fun to solve. You just need to follow dialogues very closely. + there are too many suspicious and quirky side characters + decent voice acting + there is a map for fast travel + a great soundtrack perfectly fits the game's style and atmosphere. + well made long cartoony cut scenes + there are steam achievements and cards cons - game short - way too much dialogues - some very easy puzzles (if you want to some challenge) - I think its style and humour appeals to more children. You may find it simplistic, infantile and boring as an adult. Overall, if you're into detective and investigation-themed point-and-click games, you're going to enjoy this one.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 12, 2015

  A short, but fun adventure game. The story is fairly interesting and the dialogues are fun to read, especially some of Grimoire’s snarky lines. And very good voice acting definitely adds to enjoyment! Gameplay isn’t one bit challenging, but finding pieces of evidence, questioning suspects and piecing together what has happened is still fun if you are looking for a more relaxing gameplay. Puzzles could use more complexity, though, even for a casual game. If you are looking for a short casual game to pass a few hours with, Detective Grimoire has my full recommendation!