Neil writes: "It's been a while since Microids came to market with an Agatha Christie tale, but 5 years on from the release of The ABC Murders, we now get the opportunity to embark on a new tale. This one follows the legendary Hercule Poirot as investigations and detective works gets underway. But Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases doesn't let us join Poirot in his prime and instead focuses on the early days, and exactly what shaped his life."
WTMG's Leo Faria: "You know how the laws of nature go: for every action, there is a reaction. For every fantastic game released in 2021, there was something so bad that brought us back down to Earth, reminding us of the bad year we’ve just had to face through. Paying homage to the best games released in a year is easy; we do that to remind ourselves of the good titles released over the past few months, giving them an extra but well-deserved minute under the spotlight. Remembering the worst games of 2021 is equally as important, as we really want for these mistakes to be avoided in the next few years. Welcome to WayTooManyGames’ Top 20 Worst Games of 2021."
This should just be called the annual Bubsy award. Popeye is a deserved winner though from what I’ve heard.
For me my worst game by far has been Ac Valhalla. Haven't played an assassin's Creed since back flag....it's not assassin's Creed at all anymore.
Is it really the "worst" though? Or just disappointing? Because there are some truly awful games out there.
The list lost any meaning to me when it started with WarioWare. Sure, it changed a little the formula it's been using since the first game, but if you think deeply, the only effective change it had was that each microgame now has more than one way to be completed. I was also ready to hate the game when it was first revealed, but playing it made me realize it was a great change.
If a person said they loved the previous games, I don't see why they would "utterly despise it".
KeenGamer: "Master detective Hercule Poirot makes another attempt to the jump from book pages to gaming platforms in an ambitious new adventure. Unravel the mysteries of the Mnemosyne House in order to solve a murder. Collect evidence and combine information to light your path to the cold, hard truth."
WTMG's Heidi Hawes: "Honestly, I was really disappointed by Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot – The First Cases, especially since I’d been looking forward to it for so long. The story is something any fan of mysteries has seen a hundred times by now. All of the twists you can see coming from a mile away. The deduction system is atrocious and offers nothing aside from an aggravating experience. On top of that, there’s absolutely no challenge, which makes playing it feel almost worthless, especially since you know how the story will end long before it actually does. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but if you’re looking for a Hercule Poirot game, you should play Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders instead. At least that game has fun puzzles and an actual level of challenge."
