This game made me have an existential gaming crisis. I actually was so bummed out after reviewing it that I couldn't play anything for a couple weeks.
Red Johnson's Chronicles reviewed
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 On 07/17/2013 at 10:07 PM by Ranger1 See More From This User » |
I love good point-and-click adventure games. This, unfortunately, is not one of them. It wasn't a bad game, but it wasn't a good game, either.
The story is set in a seedy city in a dystopian future, as far as I can tell. The main character is a PI named Red Johnson (bet you couldn't tell that from the title, lol) who is hired by the fat, lazy, corrupt Officer Roberts to solve a murder. The story itself isn't bad, just a little cheesy in places.
Where the game fails is on the game play end of things. There are the usual puzzles to solve, and unfortunately all too frequently there really isn't enough info to go on to solve them. The other issue that I ran into were the horrendous QTEs that don't give you enough time to even register that they're happening, much less let you push a button in time. There is also some grading system that feels all too random. There may be some sort of rhyme or reason behind it, but damned if I could figure it out. Some times I'd get an A, sometimes I'd get a C for what felt like an identical set of circumstances. You also earn money for solving the various puzzles and quizzes. All it seems good for is paying informants for clues. Sometimes the clues are helpful, sometimes not so much.
All in all, I found the game to be more tedious and frustrating than fun. If you're a fan of point-and-click adventures, don't waste your time on this one, unless you get it for $3.99 like I did. If you're not sure about point-and-click adventures, steer clear of this one, there are much better ones out there.
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