Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery

A cute game with a fun little mystery, if a bit fiddly. Sometimes it was very tricky to properly examine pieces of evidence even when I knew what part was important, because I couldn't quite get the "eye" symbol needed to officially record it to pop up. For a couple I resorted to watching someone's playthrough on YouTube to figure out exactly which angle to turn the evidence to so that the eye would appear, before realizing the game has a built-in system to handle that. I also struggled with some of the fill-in-the-blanks, when I had what I believe were perfectly valid alternate solutions that were not recognized by the game. However, the game does include a simple hint/auto-fill system that is easy to turn on and off (and doesn't impact achievements) so you don't have to get stuck when your brain doesn't work quite the same way as the developer's. Also, the developer has stated they are continuing to add alternate solutions so who knows, maybe at some point the game would actually recognize my solutions! All in all, a decent way to spend a few hours.

A cute and well-done little deduction game with an unfortunately frustrating control scheme. A certain late game plot twist surprised me so much it almost jumped me out of my skin, but I very much enjoyed the twists and turns and how the case keeps building both in complexity and in scope of the crime. I also appreciate the game giving you options on who to arrest at the end - similar to duck detective. The "fill in the blanks" reports don't always give you enough context for what you're supposed to be focusing on, but by now there are some very good hint guides available that help you along without spoiling or solving the whole thing for you. I recc it for any deductive fan who'd like a bit of a challenge, and who doesn't mind controlling the game with both hands on the keyboard (or a controller)

Another game I'm kind of torn on. I had fun playing it, but often it felt overwhelming. Too overwhelming. The moment I stepped into the museum I had so many possibilties, I didn't know where to start. And getting through all the dialogues just to get somewhere to start was pretty tiring. Then the blanks in the notebook. Even when I understood the plot I often was unable to fill the gaps correctly. I feel like they are either to vague or maybe not have half the sentence in blanks so the player can figure out better which word goes where. Honestly I only was able to enjoy the game because of the auto fill-in option. I just couldn't be bothered after stage 1. So not fun. And while I love the accessibility option like the auto fill-in I mentioned above - there is absolutely no clue system for props in the museum you need to interact with. The worst part is, you can't interact with them from the beginning. You need to have enough progress in the story to be able to interact with them. Oh boy have I been stuck in between until I accidentally figured that out. Anyways, I loved the characters and how none of them is too suspicious or too innocent. The plot took it turns in unexpected ways, great! Also amazing references for the museums exhibits. I think the TV remote was my favorite. :D

Dans la veine d'un Golden Idol ou d'un Duck Detective, petit jeu très réussi. Visuellement, ça claque, la DA est cool et c'est très joli. Le jeu est bien écrit, au point que l'anglais peut parfois être pas évident à comprendre. Le seul bémol, si on pinaille, c'est que les phrases à trous peuvent parfois être un peu générique et semblent pouvoir avoir plusieurs solutions cohérentes, et trouver la bonne peut parfois ressembler à de la devinette. Mais j'ai aussi l'impression qu'il existe des solutions alternatives. Et le jeu intègre un système d'indice activable qui permet d'aider sans donner la solution. Franchement une réussite pour une bonne petite journée d'enquête !

An adorable and fun game, where you are the cat-detective, on the case of a museum heist gone wrong. The controls are simple, and the game feels akin to games like "The Roottrees are Dead" or "The Case of the Golden Idol," as you interact with the environment to find clues in the form of keywords, which you use to fill out your notebook, and solve your case. While the experience was short, I thought it did a good job of getting in-and-out. The map layout is relatively simple, while being big enough to have lots of places to investigate, and I found the gameplay itself, moving from room to room, to be rather intuitive. The artwork, while mostly stylized in a black and white that recalls a "Noir" influence, features pops of color that stand out as silly and visually pleasing additions, to keep the game from feeling monotonous. All in all, a great game that I was glad to pick up and play! Definitely worth the time for amateur sleuths!

Great game! Love the style!!! The fill-in-the-blanks part was a bit tedious though, wasn't the biggest fan... but everything else was very fire, would recommend!!! Also the old timer and the critic are cute together!!

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