Sfdebris.net

I requested this one so felt right I make the thread on it.

I'm only 10 minutes into the video though and laughing my ass off.

Lot of a reason I requested this was super hammy Inspector Jenks

It seems like all Detective fiction just accepts cops breaking the law to solve crimes.

MithrandirOlorin wrote:It seems like all Detective fiction just accepts cops breaking the law to solve crimes.

in most of the detective fiction I've been exposed to (which I'll be doing a long video series on REALLY soon by weird happenstance) the cops cant do anything and its the hero detective that solves the case - in this game you never even see an officer - just Jenks by his lonesome.

Spoiler Warning

After his speculation about Jenks not being a real police officer i found myself not wanting to finish the review. That idea is so brilliant they need to make a game about that, or maybe as a bonus stage; something you can unlock if you find ALL the clues. It also works perfectly i mean the game is called 'contradiction' and Jenks would be the biggest contradiction of them all! When i realized that was not the case i lost all interest in the story because anything else would be such a let down...

I think there is a Speculative Fiction angle to this game: Petty theft, possibly insane, randomly breaks rules for no reason, rakes through other people's trash...yup, we've found one of Jonathon Archer's ancestors here.

I dunno though, I think I'd still rather just watch an episode of Endeavour or Midsomer Murders if I wanted weird campy detectives in rural England.

CrypticMirror wrote:I think there is a Speculative Fiction angle to this game: Petty theft, possibly insane, randomly breaks rules for no reason, rakes through other people's trash...yup, we've found one of Jonathon Archer's ancestors here.

I dunno though, I think I'd still rather just watch an episode of Endeavour or Midsomer Murders if I wanted weird campy detectives in rural England.

As far as anomalies go...what about his The Dark Knight review? It's not much in the way of speculation or advanced technology.

I remember some of the old rules of adventuring...

1) Take anything that isn't nailed down
2) Look for loose nails

But anyway, I can't say I've played this one, but it does seem kinda interesting from this review. I might have to think about it.

No joke, before Chuck said something, I saw that guy's outfit and heard "detective" and thought, "That guy is going to turn out not to be a detective". I might have been conditioned to expect too elaborate a twist over the years.

phantom000 wrote:

CrypticMirror wrote:I think there is a Speculative Fiction angle to this game: Petty theft, possibly insane, randomly breaks rules for no reason, rakes through other people's trash...yup, we've found one of Jonathon Archer's ancestors here.

I dunno though, I think I'd still rather just watch an episode of Endeavour or Midsomer Murders if I wanted weird campy detectives in rural England.

As far as anomalies go...what about his The Dark Knight review? It's not much in the way of speculation or advanced technology.

It has a man dressed as a freaking bat with supermachines and a super radar phone setup. Even if you don't believe Superheros are automatically SFF, then it still falls into cyberpunk. I don't understand this urge people have to try and get Batman out of the SFF genre.

phantom000 wrote:Spoiler Warning

After his speculation about Jenks not being a real police officer i found myself not wanting to finish the review. That idea is so brilliant they need to make a game about that, or maybe as a bonus stage; something you can unlock if you find ALL the clues. It also works perfectly i mean the game is called 'contradiction' and Jenks would be the biggest contradiction of them all! When i realized that was not the case i lost all interest in the story because anything else would be such a let down...

Maybe a little but the performances really make it a worthwhile romp regardless - I found the ending it did have to be perfectly fine and it was barely a letdown at all.

Cmon do it for paul darrow it's worth it just for his scenes - it's $10 on steam - so not to shaddy for a few hours of deductions.