Murder

Review is coming soon

It's something for in between, not very long.

When developer says Murder is a "short game" he really means it as you're looking at maybe 15-20 minutes if you really take your time. Then again, that's also offset with a $1 asking price so you decide if it's worth it or not. What we actually have on-hand is a very simple P&C adventure game featuring Lieutenant Motomeru Minori who seems to be having a recurring dream where she gets killed by a robot. It's the 11th instance of that dream repeating itself, to be exact. At the same time Tokyo Metropolitan Police is chasing after a killer that has seemingly left them confused with not a clue in sight. I've basically told you all there is to Murder narratively beyond spoiling the story itself, but you can put two and two together. Mood and atmosphere empowered by inspired pixel art are heavily prominent doing almost all of the heavy lifting alongside full voice acting. Credits reveal it was three people voicing everyone, but they could've fooled me. I said it's a P&C adventure game, but sheer shortness of the game ensures there are no puzzles, inventory management or dialog trees to navigate through. You merely interact with optional hotspots and few critical ones that advance the story. Amusing tidbit was developer feeling the need to include a tutorial explaining this to the player. There's nothing to really praise or slight Murder for here since it merely exists mechanically.