Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny

很短小但是剧情很紧凑，我很喜欢[spoiler]（也喜欢这个没有绝对恶人的好结局）[/spoiler] 两个男主都挺喜欢但是一个结局都没打出来……[strike]我可能就是纯搞事业的命吧[/strike]

Quite short, but fun murder mystery. Two good endings with CG where she ends up with either the black-haired guy or the white-haired guy.

Perfect combination of romance and detective game with some supernatural stuff to make it even better!!!

Fun, short detective game with a hint of romance towards the end. The mystery sucked me in. I definitely recommend this game to those who are looking for a casual detective visual novel/otome. (Also, the number of bad ends/deaths is actually impressive -19-, but they are easy to avoid. Up to you to get through them all.)

Cute little game.

This game certainly has pedigree: it is from the same company behind the traditional Jake Hunter series and whilst advertised as an otome it is more a murder mystery, a “light” version of the Ace Attorney series with a bit of seasoning of paranormal to keep things interesting. The protagonist is Ellie, a girl who recently lost her parents and landed a job as a maid at a very prestigious manor where the lord had recently passed and she has a premonition in her dreams that someone may try to kill her new employer. To make things a little more complicated the deceased asked for a séance to be held for his will and some estranged members of the family are now in the location – and every single one of them has a reason to see Lord Irvine Roquiford dead. Using her dreams as a starting point and her observation skills, Ellie has to figure how who is trying to kill Irvine and prevent this from happening. The visual novel part is very nice, the graphics are nicely done even if the usual as you would expect of an otome, even if on the lower budget side of things. There are some nice CGs images, mostly showing all the grizzly ways that Irvine can die and throughout the investigation things get clearer. The puzzles are easy for the veterans of the genre, mostly a welcome break during the investigation and they make sense most of the time and won’t leave the player stumped trying to figure it if they are paying attention. Some careless decisions can lead to a Bad Ending or if an interrogation is conducted poorly Ellie can get fired, but thankfully there is a chart and plenty of save slots to assist with that. The only downside is the sound department. There are a few effects like steps which is pretty common, but the music is both unremarkable and repetitive, cutting off abruptly at points and not having many tracks in general. With a limited number of characters it means that every one of them have their own time to shine and the game is advertised as an otome despite having only two romantic options: Lord Irving or the mysterious and somewhat roguish Ewen. The story itself can be rather predictable at points, it doesn’t try to make itself more than it really is: cohesive, short and tries to tie up any loose ends without stretching itself too thin. There are a few interesting twists and clever usage of certain tropes, some well-placed foreshadowing without being too obvious. It is a light travel, good for one evening and able to be completed in around four hours in a leisure pace and also get the other ending.

还不错的推理游戏，就是cg和两个男主的个人线实在是少得可以，作为一个乙女游戏肯定是不太够格的。不过这个价格，要什么自行车呢。不过说实话， [spoiler] 但凡男主（白毛那个）的老妈和爷爷清醒一点！完全不会发生这种事啊！ [/spoiler]