The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.
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The Idol was lost — but not forgotten. In this followup to the award winning detective game The Case of the Golden Idol, you are an observer that must investigate 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity - all somehow connected. Use your detective skills to make sense of a grand mystery that unfolds across an age of hallucinogens, disco, fax machines and parapsychology.
Two hundred years after the unspeakable fate of the Cloudsley family, the Idol's legend lives on only in whispers and myth… but some are determined for this to change. Discover the mysterious forces connecting a tenacious treasure hunter, a team of scientists, the members of an enlightenment-seeking cult and corporate profiteers drawn to the all-powerful artifact.
The Rise of the Golden Idol is a new type of detective game where you freely explore each crime scene at your own pace, using logic to build your own theories. Click to collect clues and analyze each discovery to determine what happened, why, and who was responsible.
Convicted prisoners, new age cult leaders, corporate middle management and many more figures have a role to play in the wider mystery that unfolds — each driven by their own agenda. Scour each scene for key details to put names to faces and deduce their motives.
A reworked interface lets you quickly gather key terms from observations and witness testimonies, greatly expanding the depth and variety of each scenario. Upon the conclusion of each chapter, a new type of puzzle lets you revisit past deductions, recap the events of these interconnected cases, and investigate the threads that unify them.
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SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 4.1Kreviews | 93% | — | $1.4M |
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逻辑之缜密 细节之丰富 由点及面的推理 丝丝入扣 精彩绝伦 想通的那一刻如同多年的宿便一泻千里之畅爽 nb PS.建议以繁体中文进行游玩 简体中文翻得不如ai
иногда душнее и сильно запутанее по сюжету, но лучше чем первая часть, надо конечно было взять паузу между частями, но первая правда играется веселее, на фоне очень тяжкой второй.
简体中文游玩过程中有翻译方面的bug，只能切换到繁中才能正常解决。
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil*languages with full audio support
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My investigation is still underway, but the evidence already supports one conclusion: The Rise of the Golden Idol is a fiendishly clever mystery and an easy recommendation for anyone who enjoys connecting the seemingly unconnected. Everything else remains confidential.
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I just binged the entire game it's so good. 11/10. Just as good as the first one. I'm probably going to get the dlcs too at some point.
Quite possibly the best deduction and puzzle game ever made. The very exciting story is super elaborate, with plots and characters weaving in and out of each other, with the whole remaining consistent and coherent throughout. I loved the first game, but this sequel is a lot more clever, rewarding and well crafted. Super excited about future games in the series.
Appart its predecessor, The Case of the Golden Idol, there isn't really any other game like this. It's an amazing concept that feels similar to old point and click games, without a lot of the tedium and frustration. And the writing is great to boot. I do think it could have been a better sequel, it fails to address the shortcomings of the original game, and even has a few shortcomings of its own making, but hey, still an amazing game.
The UI is more frustrating than the original. However, the story is much more complex and the puzzles still make sense. Very good
J'écris ce commentaire pour les joueuses et joueurs francophones. Rapidement déjà : le jeu se présente sous la forme de tableaux statiques dans lesquels des indices nous permettent de retrouver et d'attribuer les éléments d'une situation ou d'une histoire (les noms des personnages, la chronologie de leurs actes, leurs motivations). L'interface nous propose des textes à trous à compléter. Pour celles et ceux qui avaient joué à The Case of the Golden Idol, on n'est pas terriblement dépaysé. L'ambiance est très réussie, plutôt drôle et parfois sinistre, la musique est super et les graphismes, proches de l'illustration, sont un vrai plaisir. Par contre, et c'est la raison de mon commentaire, on peut être frustré par la traduction en français des textes. Ca n'est pas dû au jeu en lui-même, mais à la grammaire du français. Il s'agit donc de textes à trous. En anglais, ces mots sont neutres (l'infinitif et la forme conjuguée au présent d'un verbe sont similaires). Alors qu'en français, ça n'est pas le cas. La conséquence c'est que le travail d'enquête est parfois un peu trop facile. Les mots étant déjà différenciés en français, on a des choix plus limités et il est plus facile de résoudre les énigmes par force brute. Bref, le jeu est très bien, mais si vous êtes à l'aise en anglais, je vous recommande d'y jouer dans sa langue d'origine plutôt qu'en français.
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