The Shapeshifting Detective (2018 Video Game) User Reviews

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[kosmasp · 7/10 · 2 May 2023]

No pun intended - this is quite the interesting concept. Not amazing and not the greatest or whatever idea, but something that is fun to play with (again no pun intended). You have to like the style of game it is. If you are more of an action player, this will feel boring to you. You shouldn't even be here. If you care about story and twists and turns, this will float your boat. Especially if you are into detective stories too.

Trying to find out the truth and the whole whodunnit concept. One of the interesting things about this: there are quite a few people that might be the villain of the game. And the game seems to choose one at random. Which I guess is fun - but can also be annoying if you are aiming for specific trophies or achievements.

That said, the option to skip dialog after your first playthrough is nice. Especially the whole "changing" (be it rooms/location or ... that other thing you can do - not really a secret since the title is a bit of a giveaway) ... still too much time is being wasted and I'd understand if some are frustrated by this.

The challenge is there and the game is overall still a lot of fun - don't expect it to be too graphic though (violence or erotic wise) ... if that sounded intriguing and interesting ... well go ahead and give it a try.

is this a Good Job Chief?

[AvionPrince16 · 5/10 · 24 July 2022]

The game is pretty boring and even the case is pretty interesting to follow: i found the interface pretty repetitive and really not easy to find it interesting to navigate in that:. We hear the same dialogues in each character that we transformed ourself with Sam: it become really repetitive and really not interesting after 1 hour to play the game. I enjoyed the revelations of the case,. The differents relationship between the characters and Sam. What make me continue the game its to find the name of the killer:. Even if we give a name: i imagine it doesnt matter, i put Rayn in jail but i didnt find the real reasons behind it and we still talk as a theory and i really felt that i didnt really know the name of the killer after all the investigations: i just did a good job? I guess? Also i find the cut really bad placed ln the editing i mean:. We see a character talk and we see that the cams zoom different ways the character during the dialogue: sometimes its useful but in some cases it really annoying to watch and unpleasant. And the video game is really too short and i didnt want to do it once more with different choices because it dont interest me. But can be still pleasant:. Zak showed some interesting pics of the dead woman and that make me happy but really with all that story with the tarot reader and the ouija and the travelers and stuff really make me bored and not get into the story that i found too much sci-fi for me sadly. I cant really recommend the game its even too short to make it really interesting. Disappointed.