Sleuth

Sleuth is a text-based game with graphics.<br>In this murder mystery whodunit game you will have to figure out three things:<ul><br><li>Which of the seven guests committed the murder</li><li>Which room was the murder scene</li><li>What was the murder weapon</li></ul>You can play in two different flavors:<br><ul><br><li>Basic Sleuth: All characters names are generated randomly</li><li>Personalized Sleuth: You can create personalized characters giving them a first and last name</li></ul>When the game starts you start wandering around the house examining all rooms and their objects. You also need to question all guests trying to figure out how to solve this crime puzzle. You must find the murder weapon and get all the guests together at the exact murder scene. Next step is to confront the murder. <br>But beware: you need to solve this murder puzzle within a certain time because otherwise the murderer will get annoyed of your gumshoe actions and eventually sneak up upon you and eliminate you.

<p>This game is a text based game with ASCII graphics. The game is randomly generated each time so the mystery is different each time. There seem to be two different house layout as well as random generated murder weapons. You are required to “question” suspects, figure out with one doesn’t have a proper alibi, find the magnifying glass random placed in the house to examine other object for blood to discover the murder weapon, and finally discover the room the murder was committed in. Then you must “assemble” all of the suspects and “accuse” the correct suspect in order to win the game. In addition, if you take too long, the suspect will stalk you and might murder you before you can figure the entire mystery out.</p><p>Overall, the game was interesting and the randomness adds a bit of replayability to the game, but once you figure out how to solve the mystery, it becomes a matter of how few steps it take to solve. The randomness of the game will likely create some unwinnable situations as well. The manual was pretty much required in order to figure out what room that murder was committed in as well.</p><p>Graphics: 4/5</p><p>Story: 2/5</p><p>Puzzle/Gameplay: 3.5/5</p><p>Music/Sound: Not Rated</p><p>Personal Slant 3.5/5</p><p><b>Overall Rating: 3.25 / 5</b></p>