this game was amazing and i really liked it but jumping needs to be a little bit higher
Reviews for "Why Am I Dead"
lolz its so fun :D
the game is a great mystery and a great game
Oh, NOW it has medals! Pfft... Well, I've run through again, and talked to everyone as everyone at least once, but my Identity Crisis medal isn't showing, nor either Secret Medal... Oh well, onto the review!
It's a great concept reasonably implemented. I was a little disappointed with the ending, I'd guessed the murderer early on but felt sure it would turn out to be a crime of passion, and I really don't think our detective would be so careless at the end there, not to mention that I was unimpressed by the end twist. There's really no point to a "twist" in a game if it comes after the gameplay has finished, it just made the end scene seem rushed.
Some other points (good and bad):
- I like how we didn't really so much "control" the people as motivate them to move/ask certain things. Subtle!
- The characters had nice variety, and Orvall was a funny touch (though I did feel sorry for him).
- TOO MUCH WALKING! Going all the way from the top left room to the office was hardly exciting gameplay. It was a bit lengthy with the kid, let alone the others... Really you'd have benefited from having the characters move around by themselves somewhat, ESPECIALLY as that would lend itself to a longer plot (e.g. someone disappears, the player slowly gets suspicious, has to try to get the others to notice)
- Suitable graphics
- Great dialogue
- Creepy doll (nice)
In conclusion it's a good game and the concept gives room for a LOT of potential, you should definitely do another like it!
PeltastDesign responds:
Thanks for the review! I agree with the point that it isn't good to have a huge plot twist after the gameplay is done, as I did in this case; the narrative and gameplay should taper off simultaneously. I also find some of your other points interesting; not many people seemed to like how you can't actually "control" the people. I also thought if I do a game like this again I should have the characters walk around and have ambient actions.
Anyways, glad you enjoyed it! Regarding the secret medals, I may have made them a bit...too hard to unlock.
Nice game. Was fun to possess different people ant try to troll others.
Got 1st ending. However, even after everyone speaked with everyone (with my little help) I still didn't managed to get secret ending and secret medals. And YouTube search failed too. So can I have any help here?
P.S. yes, some bugs present here. Thats why not 5 stars