A cozy noir puzzle game where you must investigate the dark underbelly of London. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and alibis aren’t adding up. Everyone has a motive, only logic reveals the truth.
Case Closed: The London Files is a cute detective game with a wonderful noir theme and the cases are interesting to play through.
Is it better to be a broken game or a boring one? That’s the question I find myself asking after playing Case Solved: The London Files because, improbably, it manages to be both.
There’s a straightforward quality to how the game has the player use deduction that could make it great for beginners, but veteran mystery fans will likely find it too stripped down and simplified
Case Solved: The London Files fulfills its purpose very well as a light, intelligent, and relaxed pastime. However, its replay value tends to be zero.
Case Solved: The London Files succeeds because it understands what makes solving mysteries satisfying. With the game allowing full freedom to think, with no timer or time-based penalty, it really does illuminate the feeling of solving a case, with a genuine accomplishment of pinpointing exactly who dun it!
