Murdered_ Soul Suspect – Investigating the Scene of My Death

8/11/2019 Murdered_ Soul Suspect Investigating the Scene of My Death

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Murdered Soul Suspect

Investigating the Scene of My

Death

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the-scene-of-my-death

IhavemixedemotionswalkingawayfrommyfirsthandsonsessionwithSquareEnixandAirtight

GamesMurdered:SoulSuspectonthePlayStation4,anditsnotbecauseofsomeinternalconflict

aboutbeingkilledintheopeningcutsceneofthegame;thatswhathookedmeandeveryoneelse

whohasheardanythingaboutthesleepertitle.Thepremiseofembodyingapolicedetectivein

RonanOConnorandhaving to investigateyourowndeath,all setagainst thebackdropof the

infamoustownofSalem,Massachusettsisveryinterestingandafreshconceptualspininagenre

thatis

rarely

explored

in

video

games

as

it

is.

Unfortunately,

Ifear

the

execution

(pun

unintended)

ofAirtightGamesmany ideasmayendup lacking,potentially leavingthegame ina limbonot

dissimilartotheoneitsleadcharacterfindshimselfin.IhopeImwrong,butreadonasIjustify

my concerns and give my overall impressions of the first hour of the game.


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Since the E3 reveal, and subsequent gameplay trailers showcasing the introductory level of

Murdered:SoulSuspect,thingshavechangedquitesignificantly,mostlyforthepurposeofadding

intutorialelementsandfleshingoutRonansbackgroundfromthegetgo.Now,beforewewitness

Ronansfatalfall,amontageplaysasthemanhimselfnarratestheeventsofhislifethatshaped

anddefinedwhohebecame.Notallofthemwerepositiveexperiences,exposingjusthowdeep

Ronanscriminalpastwas.EverymilestonemomentisrepresentedbyitsowntattooonRonans

body,actingaseternal,moralreminders.Mostpertinentamongstthememoriesisthepassingof

Ronanswife Julia, flashingbeforehiseyesasheplummets froma fourthstorywindow to the

concrete street below. He awakes, however, as the player gains control, urged to engage in

contextual actions such as simply pushing a thumbstick towards a door handle and pressing

Square.Youwouldntbeblamedfor interpretingthenatureof its implementationrepeated

and basic as an insult to your intelligence.


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Thegamecontinuesinitsneedlessattemptstoteachushowtousethumbsticks,asRonanlooks

back to discover his physical body on the ground beforewe are prompted to press the left

thumbstickupwardsandtouchhisfacewithSquare.Doingsojoltsthemusclesinhisfaceand

revealsthatheisstillbreathing.Ronanthenprescribestothebrilliantlyselfawarenotionthathe

mayindeedrejoinhisconsciousnesswithhisbodybyaligninghimselfwithit.Helaysdown,leading

toyouguesseditanothersomewhatveiledtutorialinusingthumbsticks,thistimeaskingthe

playertorotateRonans limbs inordertomatchupwithhisbodys lifelessposition.Thankfully,

learning theclearlydifficultnavigationalcontrols is lesscontrived from thispointon,although

frequent cinematics interrupting the gameplay persists for the remainder of the introductory

sequence.Unsuccessful,thekillerthenreappears,pickingupRonansgunandfinishingthejob,so

to speak, with seven gunshots to the torso, bringing our protagonist fully into the afterlife.

Immediately,Ronanisdrawntotheproverbialwhitelight,whereJuliaiswaitingtogreethimat

theotherendofthebridge,whichhecannotcrossuntilalllooseendsfromhisexistencearetied

up,namelysecuringpeacebysolvinghisownmurder.ThelightfadesandRonanseesanotherlost

soul,agirl,whomwefollowintoanalley.WhatproceedsisourfirstinteractionusingMurdered:

SoulSuspectslitedialoguetree,whichinthisinstancepresentsconsistsofmultipleoptionswith

nofollow

through

on

any.

The

conversation

is

very

one

way,

with

the

player

given

the

chance

to

askallfourpossiblequestions.Itisclear,however,thatthiswillnotalwaysbethecase,asspeaking

toastalkingspiritwithmalevolentintentagainstafrightened,littlegirllateronpresentsonlytwo

linesofdialogue,andselectingeitherchoiceblocksouttheotherone.Returningtothestreet,the

policehavefinallyarrived.Noseyciviliansandsupposedwitnessesareinteractingwithpolicemen,

all ofwhom pivotal or not can be possessed and theirminds read.Officially starting the

investigation, piecesofevidencearenumberedwheretheylay,abletobeinspected.Doingsoadds

the related clue to yourjournal, accessiblewith the touchpadon theDualshock4 controller.


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As aforementioned, Ronan can possess any living being, but will have limited options once

controllingthemdependingontheirpurpose;forexample,apolicemenwhoismakingnotesabout

thecrimecanbepossessed topeekat thenotebook throughhiseyes,and thechatoccurring

betweenanothertwocanbeeavesdropped.OnceintheapartmentbuildingRonanwasbrutally

thrownoutof (from4Aswindow), theplayercomesacrossanotherpolicemen,thisonebeing

pronetoinfluenceaswecompelhimtoshufflephotosaroundforaclearview.Asthegame

progresses,newpowerswillbeunlockedthesearejustthemostprimitive.Havingtheabilityto

listentothethoughtsofeverysinglepersoninthegameworldisneatandallowsforsomequirky

moments,suchaslearningacameramanisinfatuatedbyhisfemalefieldjournalist,butthewriting

isquiteuninspired.Thewriting,across theboard in fact, canbequiteplatitudinous.Ronan in

particular is often written to seem either too inexplicably calm and enlightened, or entirely

imperceptive at other times.


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Whentheplayerdecides theyhaveenough informationtomakeadeduction,theymustpress

Triangleandpickaseriesofcluesthatholdthekeytoansweringthegiven inquest.Doingso

successfullyinyourfirsteffortrewardsa3badgerating,althoughthefunctionandimportanceof

thisratingsystemisnottrulyexplainedinthisbeginningsectionofthegame.Onceanansweris

deducted, the next step in the investigation can commence. Before gaining entry into the

apartmentafter learningtherestoftheropesthroughdialogueobjectscannotbephysically

handledandtheexteriorofanyconsecratedbuildingcannotbephasedthroughIattemptedto

walkawayfromthelocationjusttoseehowAirtightmanagetheboundariesofthespaceand

wasmetwithafadeinblackscreenthatfadedbackout,Ronanhavingbeenforcedto facehis

objective. Imnot sure if thatsbetter thanan invisibleboundary,but in regards to this initial

chapteratleast,itaddsyetanotherstartstopaspecttothealreadyheavilyinterruptedgameplay.

Butonthatnote,youllbepleasedtoknowthat,bytheendofthehour,thegamebecomesmuch

more fluid and unbroken.

Exploringthefourlevelsoftheapartmentbuilding,sidemissions,collectiblesandallmannerof

expository information can be discovered. A youngwomanwho had died in the boiler room

requestedourhelpinfindingherbody,anduponscanningtheapartmentandreadingtheminds

ofher

next

door

neighbours,

an

elderly

couple,

well

lets

just

say

that

being

on

drugs

and

playing

obnoxiouslyloudmusiccanapparentlyawakenthekillerinanyonewhosbeendeprivedofsleep

forlongenough.Thefinalreleasespromiseshundredsofcases,factsandsidequeststoencounter.

Makingourwaytothesiteofthestrugglewithourmurderer,demonsmaketheirpresencefelt.

Sneakinguponthemgrantstheopportunitytodestroythem,butiftheyspotyoufirst,theonly

chance of survival (relative, I know they suckout your souls) is to hidewithin the lingering

remnantsofpast residents.Thismechanic replaces theoldone shownatE3where theplayer

instead had to hop between bodies of patrolling humans.


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Finallyarrivingatapartment4A,weslowlypiecetogethertheseriesofevents.Notably,Airtight

GameslistenedasthememoryshowingthekillerbendingthebarRonanoriginallyusedtodefend

himself(adetailnotillustratedintheestablishingcutscene)hasbeenexcised.Notingall14points

ofinterest,wehaveourleadinthegirlwhowitnessedthefightandfledviathefireescape,ending

ourpreview.KeepaneyeonCapsuleComputersasMurdered:SoulSuspectwillhave another

chanceto impressnextmonth;Ihopetodelvefurther intothegamewithanewbuild,priorto

itsfullreleaseonJune5inAustraliaandNewZealand.Untilthen,withallthecriticismsaired,Iam

purelyhopefulthattheyare,forthemostpart,abyproductofabrandnew,creativeIPneeding

toestablishitselfbeforeeventuallysettlingintoitswritingandgameplay.

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