Detectives United・Deadly Debt

I’ve enjoyed the games in this title although they can be a bit short and murky from time to time. This one seems to have been quite rushed and I wonder if I accidentally wandered into a beta test. There are some missing elements that make the story difficult to follow like voice-overs for the TV news, any explanation of the murders, and two of the mini games have instructions reversed. Some of the dialogue and the mouth movements don’t exactly match up which isn’t a really big deal but it’s kind of hard to watch. I think a little more time spent on details would’ve been welcome to players who enjoy the series. UPDATE: contacted EG and was asked to specify my concerns, which I did. No word since. The app support link is broken as well. This isn’t the usual response from EG and they rarely put out a game so badly flawed. Wondering if there’s trouble in the company. 2nd update: was really hoping that given some time EG would fix this game. But no. Nothing. And that’s a real shame. Up to now, this was a fun title. But the glaring inconsistencies, lack of clarity and just plain lazy execution undermines EG’s history of well crafted, fun games worth the money. Those of us who have purchased EG games and left good reviews deserve an explanation and a promise to do better. Maybe you’re tired of money?

As usual, was too short. But unusually it was a muddled mess. Cut scenes missing or suddenly popping up in the wrong place, whole narrative points missing, annoying hand-holding clues to every action. Ultimately just a random string of locations and repetitive activities. No story, no nothing. After finishing, I still have no idea what happened to the main villain, what the plot of the story was, or anything else. For all those who can’t get past the stencil puzzle, don’t bother. There’s nothing much past the stencil puzzle anyway.

Was looking forward new game from Elephant Games, but got stuck at the desk code glitch, reinstalled to no avail. I am hoping developers can push update as I would like to finish the game.