![]() In order to deduce the mystery of Jenny’s “death” the player is tasked with picking out clues from the “crime scene” and then piecing them together in order to tell the story of how the crime has happened. The pretend mystery of her own death that even these University students have Proceeds to show off that she is a brilliant detective at such a young age, uncovering Science, her mother using her as a pretend cadaver in order to teach. ![]() You take control of Jenny herself as her mother teaches a class on forensic The game then has you focus on the desk of the writer and you pick out a few items on the desk to analyse – and thus the main bulk of the gameplay rears it’s head. To a one sided argument on how the writer would never do this to his characters Of things…) who receives a phonecall from his publisher… you are then “treated” (I think? It may just be Jenny who lived there but I might have missed a couple Then the game shifts toneĬompletely and you suddenly follow a writer in the fictional town of Arthurton Would be able to run an episode or two on it. LeClue starts off promising enough with you rowing across a pitchblack riverĪnd then activating a device and generating enough mystery that even Scooby Doo At least I was right about it being pretty… but then it infected me and for some reason I couldn’t put my Switch down, thinking to myself, just one more scene… one more puzzle and I will go to bed. While Jenny LeClue – Detectivu is at times a little complicated, it all adds to the appeal of the game.When I was asked to review “Jenny LeClue Detectivu” I thought it looked like a really pretty game with loads of Professor Layton elements that would keep me entertained being a detective for a few hours and gave me an excuse to dig my switch back out.Īfter a few hours though, I thought to myself. It is all so fluently explained and it all just makes sense. The smell of burnt matches did indicate a toxin put into the coffee and the green goo on the lips did indeed come to fruition from where the lips touched that coffee mug. The game just explains why you are right. Like when you are asked to find clues as to why something happened. Slow in its progress, yet perfectly executed. I love the lack of proper movements as it adds to the appeal of the game. It sports a cute comic style, yet there’s some Powerpuff girls in there as well. Graphically, Jenny LeClue – Detectivu is quite special. ![]() My preference for the Nimbus is purely personal. The game mechanics are touch-screen based, but as I played it on my MacBook Air, I used my good old trusty Nimbus controller and I felt both mechanics were equally balanced. A very strong storyline with a rather unusual way of doing things. Though you are reading a lot in the beginning, it takes a little while for the story to really blast off, but when it does, you are in for a surprise. It blends both genres quite perfectly and its main force is none other than the storyline. It hovers between a point and click game and a puzzle game. Jenny LeClue – Detectivu as a game is quite smart. She is able to look around during dialogue scenes, observing the subject for visible clues that might reveal their guilt or innocence that would otherwise go undetected. Jenny is a brilliant young detective, sharp-eyed, intuitive and a ruthless pursuer of the truth. She will need all her skills of deduction to find the real killer and clear her mother’s name. She soon discovers the idyllic town of Arthurton is not what it seems, and unseen forces will stop at nothing to keep Jenny from the truth. Jenny gets more than she bargains for when her mother is accused of murder, and begins an unexpected journey to find the truth. You are not the only guiding hand shaping Jenny’s destiny, but your choices will help her unravel the tangled mystery and become the detective she was born to be. Embrace the choosiness and shape the metanarrative. Set in the sleepy town of Arthurton, the game is filled with memorable, complex characters and rendered in a unique aesthetic. Jenny LeClue is a thrilling story of mystery, adventure and growing up. Welcome to our review of Jenny LeClue – Detectivu, out now on Apple Arcade and this is one to look forward to!
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