In-depth review of the entire COLD CASE series of investigation games published by THINKFUN. Games covered include: A Story To Die For, A Pinch of Murder, End Of The Line and Murder With Interest. I'm unpaid, unbiased and unaffilited with the designers / publishers of the games reviewed. I pay for them all with my own money.
0:00 Introduction / Overview
0:41 Good 1st impressions
1:06 Strong Premises
2:27 Detailed Graphic Design - Game Materials for End of the Line
4:45 Are there violent images in the games?
6:11 How to play and finish games in this genre
6:46 Beginner friendly mystery games and a common issue with playing mystery games
9:31 How COLD CASE avoids these problems - multiple ways to solve the crime
10:25 Who might not like this approach?
11:02 Other areas of difference between COLD CASE and other investigation games.
13:09 No additional online content
13:56 Except for...
14:06 The online answer page
14:40 The Cold Case number system is really useful
16:09 Yes, it's easy, but they do make sure you understand the case in a deep way
17:09 Narrative flow
18:15 How to choose your own adventure through a Cold Case game
20:51 Summary - Pros and Cons of Cold Case
21:18 These aren't the best mysteries
23:06 A-ha! moments, but...
23:27 A designers dilemma - Making sure players can solve your game
25:23 I love it when every document is important
28:18 Unreplayable once solved, but you can pass it on to others
29:12 Cold Case games can be completed more quickly than others in the genre
29:41 Order of release and price
30:11 My favorite COLD CASE game
32:36 My 2nd choice
33:04 SPOILER - minor
33:54 FREE DATING ADVICE!! :)
35:13 My 3rd choice
36:16 The worst game in the COLD CASE series
37:16 SPOILERS - major
39:12 Is there a future for the COLD CASE series??
40:00 How many more beginner friendly cases are needed??
