JENNY LECLUE DETECTIVU REVIEW FULL

In our example case, this is “How do I know the victim didn’t slip?” Tie the correct clues together and the case is solved, usually with a cutscene that advances the story.

JENNY LECLUE DETECTIVU REVIEW FULL

This brings up another screen, full of the clues you just found, requiring you to link the correct clues together to answer the question you’re seeking to answer. Once you’ve collected the requisite number of clues - shown as a fraction the top of the screen - you move onto deduction. “The floor is wet and slippery,” in this example. Then you press A (on Switch) and Jenny thinks out loud, lending exposition to the clue you just found. You have to pan the camera around the area, and when your cursor hovers over something important it turns green. In this case, Jenny is lying on the floor at school, feigning death so that her fellow students can practice criminology. The case of the dead lab assistant, for example, is the first one, which also acts as a tutorial. Jenny loves being a detective, and it shows in how you approach puzzles and “cases.” These cases appear when anything happens in the world. But what about the actual gameplay? In short: it’s fun and varied. Needless to say, this is not a game that struggles with immersion. This makes it all the more obvious when other colours appear whizzing down the road on the back of a moped as the red hues of dawn appear on the horizon causes the colour to pop off the Switch’s IPS screen.

Jenny LeClue: Detectivú has a papier-mache style to its graphics and an enchanting blue palette to its colours. Exploring the game’s world is accompanied by a glorious ’80s synthwave-esque soundtrack, which gives it a real Stranger Things vibe.Īnd the graphics really are beautifully crafted. From walking the golden brown campus of your school to boating on a dark lake to crawling through collapsed mining tunnels, Arthurton is full of interesting and beautifully crafted places to visit. Speaking of graveyards, Jenny LeClue: Detectivú has a vast array of locations and environments for you to sleuth through. Creeping through a misty graveyard to have Suzie’s voice bark through your radio, scaring both you and Jenny, is a fantastic experience.

And the Switch version comes with the recently released Spoken Secrets update, which adds full voice acting to the game, and it’s top-notch. Suzie is prima facie an overly optimistic bimbo, but hides a dark secret of her own. CJ, the town conspiracy nut, oozes with comic eccentricity that is reminiscent of Doc from Back to the Future. The characters are what bring Arthurton to life: Jenny herself is witty and full of sass. If you’re fond of ’80s and ’90s style sci-fi like the X-Files, then you’re going to be right at home with the story here. Aliens, ghosts, conspiracies - these are all elements you must face on your journey. Her mother is a school teacher in small-town America Arthurton, and she is soon arrested for murder, propelling Jenny into a journey full of mystery and intrigue in an attempt to clear her mother’s name and find out what really happened. I hope to one day be able to write comic books and voice my opinions about my favorite fields of entertainment.You control Jenny LeClue, a young, truth-obsessed detective wannabe. I'm working towards being a writing and host three blogs on WordPress about animation, comic books, and video games. I'm a college student and I work part-time in my home state of Connecticut.

Check out the announcement trailer for the Switch version below. The game is also scheduled to come out for PS4, PC, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices. Not only will you be doing some sleuthing around the town of Arthurtown, but you will also be able to choose dialogue options for how you approach the various characters. You play as Jenny LeClue, a young detective that is thrown into an adventure that hits close to home when her mother is accused of murder. This game was Kickstarted a few years back and I’ve always enjoyed the charming visual style and colorful cast of characters. There were quite a few announcements and updates at the Kinda Funny Games Showcase, and one of the more exciting reveals was that Jenny LeClue: Detectivu is coming to Nintendo Switch.

Jenny leclue detectivu review