marvelous
The first thing that needs to be said is that the in-game music was gorgeous, and I could listen to it for ages.
As far as gameplay goes, the mechanics work smoothly and, although poorly explained, are easy to use once you get the hang of things.
This is sooooo close to being a perfect game, but my issues do exist - firstly, the gameplay WAS poorly explained and if I wasn't already familiar with continuity, I'd be totally lost here. My other complaint lies within the grayscale of the game - while it DOES add a nice effect to things and adds to the film-noir atmoshphere, it also makes the player a bit tough to see at times, and flat out invisible when zooming out, which makes puzzle solving more of a challenge than it should be.
I WANT to be able to give this game a 10, but it's not perfect, and therefore does not earn a 10, sorry.