Until then, I would still recommend checking this one out. Hopefully, if the developers adapt more Agatha Christie novels, they’ll be able to improve on some of these things.
However, I think it could have benefitted from some more time in development just to iron out a few of the bugs and clunky things. In fact, if we’re being honest, Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is a solid mystery game. It only happens a few times, and it isn’t enough to kill the enjoyment of the game, but it does make me wonder if the game was rushed. Additionally, some of the dialogue doesn’t match the subtitles, and sometimes the characters say things and then contradict themselves later. There is voice acting in the game, though I personally think they could have done a lot better with it. Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders isn’t a long game, but I think it provides a great mystery, and a fair bit of fun content. There are also lots of achievements, including some secret ones that are built into the game itself. I couldn’t figure out what the ego points were for, but I assume that they are just a metric of playing the game “correctly,” the way the story is intended to play out. Also, if you make choices that Hercule Poirot would choose himself in the novels and source material, you get ego points. There’s only one right direction, but if you happen to get it right on the first try, you can always play through the game again to see what happens if you fail. The interesting thing is, thanks to dialogue choices, you can actually influence the case to go in multiple directions. However, the controls can get a little clunky in certain areas, mostly because I think the game was designed for PC and a mouse and keyboard. There are other buttons used during dialogue and whatnot, but by and large, the controls are simple. The controls are fairly simple to understand, with the joystick being used to move, the X button to observe or interact with things, and the A button being used to talk. Once you collect enough clues then you can make deductions, similar to the Sherlock Holmes franchise or The Sinking City, by matching clues together to make various conclusions. You also explore and solve various puzzles, using items you find to unlock cabinets, secret hidden panels, and all sorts of other things.
You explore various scenes with Poirot, talking to witnesses, and observing their body language.
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