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Touch Detective / Nintendo DS : 3 of 5
1.18.2007 10:48 PM \| Link	I've started to enjoy mystery games more than ever before, thanks to titles like the amazing Trace Memory and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. I like to think of them more as interactive novels, since you really just keep trying things until you follow the correct path that leads you to the one ending for the story. But this can be taken to an extreme, which is my only frustration with Touch Detective. There are plenty of times that the story won't progress just because you haven't made a certain character say a certain phrase in a certain location, which forces you to frantically try crazy things for the sake of the game, rather than by deductive reasoning. But enough minor complaints - I still really enjoyed this game! You play as Mackenzie, a girl detective with a pet mushroom creature who solves mysteries. The characters are really cute and funny, and the environments are colorful and unique - there's a 3D rendering style to everything, and some nice cut-scene illustrations, too. The setting is a bizarre fantasy world with cases about stealing dreams, a snow fairy in danger of melting, and treachery in a flea circus, mostly involving Mackenzie's silly friend Penelope. There's also a rival detective named Chloe who provides more craziness and help, and lots of other folks in the town you will get to know quickly. This game was addictive enough that I had to finish all four cases in a short time, and now I'll probably try some bonus missions. If you like mystery games even when they're goofy, you'll enjoy Touch Detective! Labels: games


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