Shadows of Doubt v1.0 is Out Now! (steamcommunity.com)

submitted 1 month ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] Novamdomum@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago

I really, really wanted to like this game. I love the look and feel of it so much but I just needed a clearer bit of hand holding to figure out what I was supposed to do. It's so open ended and I could never really tell if I was on the right track. I love the idea of crawling through vents, interrogating people, sneaking about and putting together pieces of evidence but it was just too overwhelming for me. I wish there was a guide that just explained simply how you're supposed to play but I haven't found one yet.

[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Different people like different games.

But SoD is very much built around that sandbox style gameplay. Your guide is how you connect the evidence of whatever crime you are investigating.

That said: I think the tutorial is "a lot" but it is well worth doing at least a good chunk of it. They do a great job of teaching you the basic steps for how to investigate a murder and what to do next.

[-] Novamdomum@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks for that. I might give it another go. I have ADHD and I wonder if that also doesn't help because remembering a lot of names and details is hard for me. My short term memory is really only reliable until I see any random shiny thing. I tried using the evidence board to track literally everything I saw but it quickly became way too ovewhelming. I'll give it another go though I think.