ColdTrace: Cold Case Mystery

So I absolutely love the concept of the game, it really is enjoyable especially with real life apps imbedded into it. One issue I have is some of the AI elements. Like the photos (insta, camera roll, videos, voice messages) and a bit of the chats too. It kinda throws off the whole thing for me. It would be much engaging, spooky, intriguing, and interactive if it was actually real people. I feel if you used actors— for all of the stuff I mentioned, even typing out the messages yourself so it doesn’t feel so gimmicky—the game would be and feel much better. And if you don’t use AI (which I doubt) then I apologize, but just a bit of a suggestion from me.

Was having fun until I got to the fourth case. Half of the necessary texts and photos were gone. Since then, every case is missing a major key piece of evidence. The case I’m on right now requires you to scroll through pictures - there are no pictures! I have refreshed the app a million times. Even used two hints to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. The last case I did did the same thing but with texts! Also half of the answers I put in are marked as incorrect, but then when I use the hints I was correct. Can 100% tell that this game was made by AI. Not even sure if there is a team of real people behind it at this point. A complete waste of my money. Every case is the same. Half of the evidence from one of the first cases is used in the case I’m on right now. They didn’t even bother to change the names!!!!

This is a great game! After reading other reviews, I understand the developers reasoning for the cost behind the game. As someone who payed to play the game it was a great experience! However, I truly hope that there are more cases coming in the future given the cost for just one case. It is a great game/app for true crime junkies and I love the idea and aspect of the game. Being able to go through the victims phone to solve the mystery in real time is so unique! I love it, but hoping to see more cases in the future!!