Superbly designed, written, and executed. The dialogue is funny, (and they're not kidding, EVERY choice has its own dialogue!) the characters are interesting, and the entire story is quite entertaining. I bought the Switch version, not realizing that it would be as short as what it was, but it was still worth it. The game is exactly as long as it needs to be for this mystery. The mind palace mechanic is VERY clever, but I won't spoil why. Just play it, you'll see what I mean!
I have only three gripes with this game: the dialogue history could be a little longer, scrolling through a large list without being able to skip pages or even hold down a direction to scroll through several items is a bit annoying, and I wish there was a quick way to close dialogue you've already seen.
I really want to see more mysteries with Star Seeker!
Very polished, cute and funny! Fans of Detective Grimoire/Tangle Tower will enjoy this for sure. The mystery strikes a good balance between having some layers and respecting the brief (60-90 minute) playtime. The mind palace mechanic is cool, if maybe a little underutilized in my playthrough, at least.
The best part is the title character. Star Seeker is a fun, snarky queer wizard detective, a little in the vein of Dominique Pamplemousse, whose energy and dialogue propels the whole adventure. Star deserves a full-length mystery--preferably with their own private practice, where they don't have to deal with incompetent, melodramatic cops!
This is a really charming game. Just the right length to get the story across and consistently funny all the way through. It feels as though it's a set up for a series, and the characters are interesting enough that I'd love to see more of them <3
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Superbly designed, written, and executed. The dialogue is funny, (and they're not kidding, EVERY choice has its own dialogue!) the characters are interesting, and the entire story is quite entertaining. I bought the Switch version, not realizing that it would be as short as what it was, but it was still worth it. The game is exactly as long as it needs to be for this mystery. The mind palace mechanic is VERY clever, but I won't spoil why. Just play it, you'll see what I mean!
I have only three gripes with this game: the dialogue history could be a little longer, scrolling through a large list without being able to skip pages or even hold down a direction to scroll through several items is a bit annoying, and I wish there was a quick way to close dialogue you've already seen.
I really want to see more mysteries with Star Seeker!
Very polished, cute and funny! Fans of Detective Grimoire/Tangle Tower will enjoy this for sure. The mystery strikes a good balance between having some layers and respecting the brief (60-90 minute) playtime. The mind palace mechanic is cool, if maybe a little underutilized in my playthrough, at least.
The best part is the title character. Star Seeker is a fun, snarky queer wizard detective, a little in the vein of Dominique Pamplemousse, whose energy and dialogue propels the whole adventure. Star deserves a full-length mystery--preferably with their own private practice, where they don't have to deal with incompetent, melodramatic cops!
This is a really charming game. Just the right length to get the story across and consistently funny all the way through. It feels as though it's a set up for a series, and the characters are interesting enough that I'd love to see more of them <3