Very thought-provoking review (as usual). I decided to watch this particular video review after having seen only Part 1 of your investigation. I will watch the remaining parts because I'm already engrossed in this exciting Mafia mystery. It was interesting to note that you were less than thrilled with the "rocky start" in Part 1. But after 6 hours of watching Part 1, I already pre-ordered another game in this Masters of Crime series. I already saw enough to know that I would enjoy this kind of hybrid deduction and choose your own mystery concept with some puzzle elements mixed in that didn't rise to the level of an escape room type of game. I enjoy pure deduction most of all. The choosing part of your own adventure doesn't bother me as much as losing a fair percentage of cards that you will never be able to see. I'd rather get maximum value from the game see all of the cards (or at least as many as in the Guilty: Houston 2015 case.) So if your feelings about Part 2 and 3 of this case improved dramatically, then I know I'm in for a real treat with this series of mysteries. I already shared with you in my comments on Part 1 about how thrilled I am to become the kingpin of a thriving illicit drug empire on a tropical island trying to protect my business by keeping law enforcement from snooping around. You were wondering how others would feel about the moral choices and dilemmas in this game. I for one love it. It is indeed something I haven't seen in other deduction or cold case adventures. I was particularly pleased with your comments about the clever final scoring and meaningful evaluation of one's results. This is frequently a pet peeve of mine and a major source of disappointment after spending hours and hours trying to crack a case and coming up with comprehensive solutions and analysis. Then it's a real downer to get s stock reply telling you your score is satisfactory without any useful feedback evaluating your results.
Not everyone agreed with me that the final scoring was handled well, so don't put too much stake in that part -- but I do think the whole experience was very cool. I'm interested to hear what you think of it when you get a chance to play it. -jesse
A fair review, though I suspect your COVID symptoms may also have affected your enjoyment of the first session 😉 I enjoyed the whole game (apart from the map parts), although it did get more interesting once the plot elements started to fall into place. And as I mentioned on the stream, it was refreshing to play as a bit of a bad guy for once.
As a reviewer it's terrifying to think about how many things can impact your enjoyment of a game (who you are playing with, how tired you are, your general mood, etc.).
You did seem a bit more irritable than usual; I think most of your points are fair though. I wasn't really thinking about it during the game, but on reflection I do agree that it's too easy. Rather than just having the one character who could possibly have done it, it might have been better if there were several possibilities, and you had to pick the correct suspect based on motives and other clues.
Very thought-provoking review (as usual). I decided to watch this particular video review after having seen only Part 1 of your investigation. I will watch the remaining parts because I'm already engrossed in this exciting Mafia mystery. It was interesting to note that you were less than thrilled with the "rocky start" in Part 1. But after 6 hours of watching Part 1, I already pre-ordered another game in this Masters of Crime series. I already saw enough to know that I would enjoy this kind of hybrid deduction and choose your own mystery concept with some puzzle elements mixed in that didn't rise to the level of an escape room type of game. I enjoy pure deduction most of all. The choosing part of your own adventure doesn't bother me as much as losing a fair percentage of cards that you will never be able to see. I'd rather get maximum value from the game see all of the cards (or at least as many as in the Guilty: Houston 2015 case.)
So if your feelings about Part 2 and 3 of this case improved dramatically, then I know I'm in for a real treat with this series of mysteries. I already shared with you in my comments on Part 1 about how thrilled I am to become the kingpin of a thriving illicit drug empire on a tropical island trying to protect my business by keeping law enforcement from snooping around. You were wondering how others would feel about the moral choices and dilemmas in this game. I for one love it. It is indeed something I haven't seen in other deduction or cold case adventures. I was particularly pleased with your comments about the clever final scoring and meaningful evaluation of one's results. This is frequently a pet peeve of mine and a major source of disappointment after spending hours and hours trying to crack a case and coming up with comprehensive solutions and analysis. Then it's a real downer to get s stock reply telling you your score is satisfactory without any useful feedback evaluating your results.
Not everyone agreed with me that the final scoring was handled well, so don't put too much stake in that part -- but I do think the whole experience was very cool. I'm interested to hear what you think of it when you get a chance to play it. -jesse
A fair review, though I suspect your COVID symptoms may also have affected your enjoyment of the first session 😉 I enjoyed the whole game (apart from the map parts), although it did get more interesting once the plot elements started to fall into place. And as I mentioned on the stream, it was refreshing to play as a bit of a bad guy for once.
As a reviewer it's terrifying to think about how many things can impact your enjoyment of a game (who you are playing with, how tired you are, your general mood, etc.).
You did seem a bit more irritable than usual; I think most of your points are fair though. I wasn't really thinking about it during the game, but on reflection I do agree that it's too easy. Rather than just having the one character who could possibly have done it, it might have been better if there were several possibilities, and you had to pick the correct suspect based on motives and other clues.
Would you recommend “guilty” over this one?
Personally, I thought this one was more innovative and interesting.
@@COOPFORTWOthanks for the response!