This post details one of my top 10 picks for the best detective RPGs, Murdered: Soul Suspect.
From developers, Airtight Games and published by Square Enix.
Available on PS3, PS4, PC download, Xbox One & 360.
For my full top 10 best crime-solving RPG games, see my list post below.
Murdered: Soul Suspect
From: Airtight Games | Released: 2014 | Genres: Detective, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural, Horror, Story Rich, RPG, Stealth.
Top Detective RPG
Plot: A dark, detective thriller with a supernatural twist: solving your own murder from the afterlife. Play as Ronan O’Connor, a Salem police detective with a chequered past, whose life is brought to an untimely end by a brutal killer. Trapped in a limbo world called Dusk, he is unable to find peace until he can bring his killer to justice…
As Ronan, use powerful supernatural abilities to freely explore the shadowy afterlife. Unable to communicate with the detectives on his case, Ronan must read the minds of the living, influencing their thoughts and actions, and interrogate Salem’s dead to piece together the truth. The afterlife is not a safe place however, and his investigations are threatened by demonic spirits wanting to devour his soul. [Source: Amazon]
Game Play
- A compelling and twisting storyline supported by a great cast of intriguing characters to make you constantly question the secrets that Salem hides, Motion capture and voice acting provides an incredibly realistic and believable experience.
- Move freely from one haunting location to the next in this brooding city with deep-rooted ties to the supernatural and mysterious, Even if you have completed your investigation, return to previous scenes to follow new leads.
- Survive powerful demonic spirits that devour souls in the belief that they can regain their own as you strategically use supernatural abilities to evade and outwit them before they can tear away your soul forever.
- Investigate by using supernatural skills, possess people to read their minds. Follow leads by walking-through walls, teleporting. And discover new information by revealing memories or interrogating the dead. Use poltergeist skills to create distractions.
- Seek-out hundreds of collectibles, side-quests and cases from Salem’s citizens past to learn facts about the town and its people.
- Improve your detective ranking and help you piece together the truth about the killer.
*Buy Murdered: Soul Suspect from UK Amazon or US Amazon for PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
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