Although I never played them, the two Laura Bow games from Sierra On-Line might qualify.
Those games are VERY good. It (Dagger of Amon Ra) actually requires you to figure out who killed the people in the game. The coroner asks you questions to solidify the case against the murderer. It's the only game where having a notebook to write down clues helps.
Police Quest was an excellent series if you can find the anthology I highly recommend it. Part 4 was the suck but had really cool graphics at the time (digitized video). Play 1 through 3 in order if you can since they're all related. Part 4's story came out of no where and ends too quickly.
Wasn't there also a Sherlock Holmes game that was a more conventional adventure game?
Yep, there's a whole line of Sherlock Holmes adventure games actually:
The Mistery of the Mummie
The Silver Earing
The Awakend
Sherlock vs Arsene Lupin
Haven't played any of those games though, but from what I heard they should be pretty close to what the OP is looking for. Click here for more detailed informations.
Also, there's a video games series of famous Agatha Christie novels for the PC, maybe they worth a look?
And Then There Were None
The Murder in the Orient Express
Evil under the Sun (in developement)
Looking it up, the one that I was thinking of was completely different. The one I played was the Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, and there's apparently a second one as well. They seem to be the kind of thing that the OP is looking for, plenty of investigation and tracking down acquaintances and such.
Someone really should take another shot at a Blade Runner adventure game w/ RPG elements.
Deus Ex has a fair amount of investigating, actually. Trying to figure out the background of UNATCO, the motivations of the NSF, etc etc. There is a lot of reading and piecing things together involved.
I think the Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened game had some good detective stuff in it. Still mostly linear, but I doubt you'll be able to find a truly non-linear detective game anywhere.
Wasn't there also a Sherlock Holmes game that was a more conventional adventure game?
Yep, there's a whole line of Sherlock Holmes adventure games actually:
The Mistery of the Mummie
The Silver Earing
The Awakend
Sherlock vs Arsene Lupin
Haven't played any of those games though, but from what I heard they should be pretty close to what the OP is looking for. Click here for more detailed informations.
Also, there's a video games series of famous Agatha Christie novels for the PC, maybe they worth a look?
And Then There Were None
The Murder in the Orient Express
Evil under the Sun (in developement)
Looking it up, the one that I was thinking of was completely different. The one I played was the Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, and there's apparently a second one as well. They seem to be the kind of thing that the OP is looking for, plenty of investigation and tracking down acquaintances and such.
The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
Was the first and something about a Rose was the second. They looked not unlike LucasArts games but I think the graphics of them held up better than some of the older games. There is a lot of "interviewing" of witnesses and friends, a few point-and-click puzzles but I love Sherlock Holmes so I enjoyed the games.
It sounds like more point and click, but has anyone played Still Life? is it any good?
It is a point and click adventure game. It was my first point and click in years and I really, really enjoyed it. The puzzles can be really difficult (fuck the lock picking puzzle) but they tend not to be mind bogglingly illogical.
The story, though, was pretty interesting, following all the clues was intriguing, and the game manages to be really, really creepy at times.
It's decent, but falls into the standard Microids trap of only being able to interact with stuff you actually need to interact to. The world feels static and empty as a result, as you can't actually examine anything in the environment, which is something I tend to enjoy in an adventure game - especially if you're actually playing as an investigator.
But still, it's good. The story is very interesting, though I must admit I never did complete it. I hear it has an absolutely retarded cliffhanger, so I haven't gone back to it. They just announced the sequel a few weeks back, however, so I should play through it one of these days. It's definitely one of the better point and click games of recent years.
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All creature will die and all the things will be broken. That's the law of samurai.
...and I thought of how all those people died, and what a good death that is. That nobody can blame you for it, because everyone else died along with you, and it is the fault of none, save those who did the killing.
All three Gabriel Knight games are detective mysteries. They're slow-burning, so if you like big revelations and lots of clue gathering, you'll probably love them.
I think the Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened game had some good detective stuff in it. Still mostly linear, but I doubt you'll be able to find a truly non-linear detective game anywhere.
I think the Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened game had some good detective stuff in it. Still mostly linear, but I doubt you'll be able to find a truly non-linear detective game anywhere.
I've played TONS of adventure games where you solve a mystery of some sort.
You want a game where you're given almost no clues, and only the knowledge that you're in a situation you want to end? There are few (if any) that do this better than "Myst" (2-Uru only, Myst 1 ... not really) and games of that genre.
It generally doesn't involve interrogation or spotting inconsistencies in testimonies like you'd expect a "Detective" game to be like, (primarily because there's no other "people" to talk to for the most part) but DAYUM it covers the "investigation" tack perfectly.
Not sure what the game is about for sure, but I saw this amazingly well marketed game called "Evidence".
It was sealed in a loose-ish bag and had writing all over it and it just looked awesome. Pretty much exactly how a bag of evidence would look. Could be decent.
Edit: For PC
That is actually the sequal to "Missing" and it is called "Evidence: Missing 2".
I played a bit of the first one but couldn't really get into it due to the fact I have too many games and not enough time to play them.
The cool thing is that you register your e-mail address (or do as I did and set one up just for the game) and your team actually sends you e-mails about the case your on. You have to investigate, but I don't think you get to interview any suspects, but like I said, I didn't play much of the first one.
It might be what you are looking for, and pretty cheap too. The second one looks very good and the evidence bag adds a really nice touch.
I might have to pick it up now that I think of it.
This is the awesome box for it (the plastic surrounding it is looser than it looks)
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Rats. I was going to post this with box art and everything. Police Quest 2 was one of my favorite games as a young'un.
"YOU'VE WALKED INTO A POCKET OF DEADLY METHANE GAS CUE OMINOUS MUSIC"
Those games are VERY good. It (Dagger of Amon Ra) actually requires you to figure out who killed the people in the game. The coroner asks you questions to solidify the case against the murderer. It's the only game where having a notebook to write down clues helps.
Edit: shit, just noticed we were on page 2, and beat'd.
Looking it up, the one that I was thinking of was completely different. The one I played was the Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, and there's apparently a second one as well. They seem to be the kind of thing that the OP is looking for, plenty of investigation and tracking down acquaintances and such.
This. I think I still have all 4 discs.
Someone really should take another shot at a Blade Runner adventure game w/ RPG elements.
Deus Ex has a fair amount of investigating, actually. Trying to figure out the background of UNATCO, the motivations of the NSF, etc etc. There is a lot of reading and piecing things together involved.
The Last Express is on Gametap, FWIW. And it's pretty awesome.
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The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
Was the first and something about a Rose was the second. They looked not unlike LucasArts games but I think the graphics of them held up better than some of the older games. There is a lot of "interviewing" of witnesses and friends, a few point-and-click puzzles but I love Sherlock Holmes so I enjoyed the games.
It is a point and click adventure game. It was my first point and click in years and I really, really enjoyed it. The puzzles can be really difficult (fuck the lock picking puzzle) but they tend not to be mind bogglingly illogical.
The story, though, was pretty interesting, following all the clues was intriguing, and the game manages to be really, really creepy at times.
But still, it's good. The story is very interesting, though I must admit I never did complete it. I hear it has an absolutely retarded cliffhanger, so I haven't gone back to it. They just announced the sequel a few weeks back, however, so I should play through it one of these days. It's definitely one of the better point and click games of recent years.
Blade Runner.
Nothing's forgotten, nothing is ever forgotten
It is completely awesome.
Though I wish I'd found out about gametap before I bought a CD copy.
I have no regrets.
Okay you're right, it's completely awesome. I concur.
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You want a game where you're given almost no clues, and only the knowledge that you're in a situation you want to end? There are few (if any) that do this better than "Myst" (2-Uru only, Myst 1 ... not really) and games of that genre.
It generally doesn't involve interrogation or spotting inconsistencies in testimonies like you'd expect a "Detective" game to be like, (primarily because there's no other "people" to talk to for the most part) but DAYUM it covers the "investigation" tack perfectly.
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