The Hotel Dusk series, especially the import-only sequel Last Window, occupies a special place in the heart of many players. For those fans, Chase: Cold Case Investigations is exciting: a spiritual successor from many of the team from those games' defunct developer, Cing. Now that Aksys has brought this 3DS eShop adventure stateside, how is it?
Chalgyr's Game Room:
Admittedly Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories is a very short game, but it has a lower eShop price point and delivers a good if short experience for fans of visual novels.
I have been a big proponent of visual novels for years now, and I think the handheld console market is a perfect place to house them. Almost like digital, interactive books you can shove in a pocket and play on a bus or while in the back seat of a car. Visuals are a part of the package of course, but the expectations for the visual novel genre are somewhat different. You want some pleasant art work to look at, but generally don't need the kind of photorealistic visuals you get from some of the best action games on the market.
Jae re-opens an investigation in his latest review.
Reviews 2 Go just finished up the newest crime-puzzler for the Nintendo 3DS. Here are their final thoughts:
"Chase: Cold Case Investigations is a small crime puzzler that can really draw you in. While the lack of control explanation does bug me still, the amount of charm, characterization, and the intense finale, it’s really hard not to love it. "
I thought I recognized that art style. From Hotel Dusk..I read that the game has people from Cing that worked on it.
