A Rockstar Games product that encourages you to drive safely and responsibly? What is this?

It's a mystery game set in the 40's, and an enjoyable one. You play a detective solving crimes just like you might in any other game in the genre, but things are kept fresh by switching you between desks (traffic, homicide, arson, vice) so that it's not just a long parade of murder cases - which is a notable flaw in, say, the Phoenix Wright games.

The game is very well-designed. It's easy to know where you're going, and they followed classic concepts of good design such as using light to draw the player's attention to places they are meant to go. Plus there are nice quality-of-life features such as Partner Driving, which skips you straight to your destination if you don't want to drive there yourself.

While hints are available (from your partner detective or the Intuition system) they're optional, so you're free to actually try and think your way through a problem, and you don't get solutions shoved down your throat. In fact, after the tutorial, there's so little railroading that you can reach the end of a case and progress to the next one even if you have completely screwed everything up (it's passed off as you being put on the beat as a punishment before you get back to your desk).

Your Mileage May Vary on the game's story, as you'll see by checking other reviews. I think it's acceptable, but it's not the point of the game; the point is to work your mind on solving cases, piecing together clues, and figuring out when witnesses are telling the truth and when they're lying. In the regards of actual crime solving, it's fantastic.

A Rockstar Games product that encourages you to drive safely and responsibly? What is this? It's a mystery game set in the 40's, and an enjoyable one. You play a detective solving crimes just like you might in any other game in the genre, but things are kept fresh by switching you between desks (traffic, homicide, arson, vice) so that it's not just a long parade of murder cases - which is a notable flaw in, say, the Phoenix Wright games. The game is very well-designed. It's easy to know where you're going, and they followed classic concepts of good design such as using light to draw the player's attention to places they are meant to go. Plus there are nice quality-of-life features such as Partner Driving, which skips you straight to your destination if you don't want to drive there yourself. While hints are available (from your partner detective or the Intuition system) they're optional, so you're free to actually try and think your way through a problem, and you don't get solutions shoved down your throat. In fact, after the tutorial, there's so little railroading that you can reach the end of a case and progress to the next one even if you have completely screwed everything up (it's passed off as you being put on the beat as a punishment before you get back to your desk). Your Mileage May Vary on the game's story, as you'll see by checking other reviews. I think it's acceptable, but it's not the point of the game; the point is to work your mind on solving cases, piecing together clues, and figuring out when witnesses are telling the truth and when they're lying. In the regards of actual crime solving, it's fantastic.