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Published February 9th 2011. Written by Matt Kline. Very few video games open like Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. It’s as blunt and as uncomplicated as one could possibly get. We see the protagonist Sissel – lying face down and motionless in a dingy j...
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With the probable exception of Goichi Suda, few developers stamp a more instantly familiar hallmark upon their endeavours than Shu Takumi. Creator of the Ace Attorney series, his work consistently manages to blend convoluted, long-term storytelling wit...
But then, the same could be said of having a dead hero that communicates with dogs, and that’s as amusing a concept as it is bizarre. So, a welcome distraction, then. 7.2/10Print this pageComments (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error...
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With all the hoo-ha this week over the upcoming launch of the Nintendo 3DS, with its launch line-up heavy with remakes, reboots, updates and conversions, it strikes us that the games we'll remember from the DS era aren't the usual big name franchises...
Doesn't take itself too seriously, bags of character...
Gets easy with practice...
Ghost Trick isn't going to be for everyone, but if you're a fan of the DS's more leftfield games, then it's pretty much a must-buy...
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Calling do-overs is usually the last resort of a sore loser, but the main character in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has plenty to be sore about in only the first three minutes of gameplay: Shot dead in a junkyard for reasons unknown, with absolutely...
Interesting story, excellent animation, well-localised dialogue is actually funny...
Some levels involve more waiting than puzzling, cutscenes are unskippable, story gets preachy toward the end...
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a quirky adventure-puzzler from Capcom luminary Shu Takumi that boasts a charming sense of humour and a unique, if sometimes frustratingly implemented, gameplay gimmick...
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Our expectations were immediately set sky high the minute we heard that the lead designer of Ghost Trick was none other than the creator of the Ace Attorney series, Shu Takumi. While it bears little resemblance gameplay-wise to the courtroom drama, Gho...
Engrossing characters and mystery. MISSILE!, Mostly satisfying puzzles, Topnotch visual and audio presentation...
A few frustrating puzzles, Sometimes requires too much trial and error, An "undo" button would have been nice...
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Calling a "do-over" is usually the last resort of a sore loser, but the main character in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has plenty to be upset about. In only the first three minutes of gameplay, he's shot dead in a junkyard for reasons unknown, with...
Intriguing, funny, and occasionally frustrating, Ghost Trick is a truly unique experience. Gamepro.com...
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In Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, you are Sissel and Sissel is dead. While you may think being dead is bad, there is certainly something worse than that. What's worse than being dead? Having no idea how you ended up that way! The only clue Sissel ha...
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Death. Some fear it, others embrace it. It is an inevitable part of our tiny existence. Such is the fate of Sissel, an enigmatic and eccentric yellow-haired man whose life was abruptly cut short following a strange encounter with rookie female-detectiv...
The point-and-click adventure genre has seen a dramatic decline since its golden age, and thats partly because of its refusal to evolve with the times. What Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective brings to the table is the classic feeling of puzzle solving f...
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A murder has just taken place, and discovering the circumstances behind it and the culprit is imperative. But wait, there’s not a single lawyer in sight to investigate. There’s no spirit mediums either, yet the dead’s thoughts are quite apparent. What...
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective proves to be another strong showing from the mind behind the Ace Attorney games, and it retains much of the charm and humor from those games while also branching out into new territory. The animations are nicely done and...
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Designing a video game around the most tired of all narrative crutches - an amnesiac protagonist - is a beguiling decision. It's almost guaranteed to have the critics scowling, so why do developers consistently do it? Still, it's further proof of Shu T...
Entertaining dialogue, Beautiful animation, Perhaps a touch too easy, Dissapointing twist...
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Dead people don't get a lot done. They don't talk or argue or travel or workunless they happen to be dead people in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. This new logic puzzle/adventure game by Shu Takumi, creator of the Ace Attorney series, tells the st...
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There’s a conspiracy afoot, involving a pack of blue-skinned assassins, a murderer on death row, a music box, and a rookie detective who with a knack for stumbling into danger. Sissel is the one man capable of untangling the knots of this caper, but t...
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Ghost Trick isn't the first story to start off with a dead protagonist; but instead of reliving the events that lead up your death, you're taken on a journey to find out why you're dead, who killed you, and to save several other people along the way. T...
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This quirky adventure-puzzler from Capcom luminary Shu Takumi boasts a charming sense of humor and a unique, if sometimes frustratingly implemented, gameplay gimmick.Calling do-overs is usually the last resort of a sore loser, but the main character in...
Interesting story; excellent animation; welllocalized dialogue is actually funny.
Some levels involve more waiting than puzzling; cutscenes are unskippable; story gets preachy toward the end.
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Dead men, the saying goes, tell no tales. Luckily, this old adage doesn't apply to the recently deceased central character of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. In Ghost Trick, you take control of a soul who has no memory of his prior life and is desperat...
Intriguing premise and unique gameplay mechanic, Compelling mystery that comes to a rewarding conclusion, A ton of memorable characters and great dialogue, Engaging, often suspenseful puzzles, Terrific visual style and impressive animation.
Gameplay doesn't evolve at all until late in the game.
Ghost Tricks unusual premise, unique gameplay, satisfying puzzles, and wonderful characters make it an adventure game you dont want to miss...
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2012-01-25 05:43:51
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In Ghost Trick, you're better off dead. Stepping into the spirit of a recently-deceased fellow with no memory of who he was or why he was murdered, you have one night to unravel these mysteries. Luckily, your new status among the non-living has granted...
Fans of games like Phoenix Wright and The Secret of Monkey Island are going to love Ghost Trick. It's a spirited point-and-click adventure that manages to innovate in an aging genre and the animation has to be seen to be believed. Provided you're not a...
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is the newest game from Shu Takumi, creator of the popular Ace Attorney series. At the risk of making heretical statements, Ghost Trick outshines these previous efforts as a triumph of storytelling, gameplay, and presenta...
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We all know that the visual novel does not enjoy the same level of success abroad as it does in Japan. Maybe it's because we would rather be mindlessly shooting zombies, robots, and terrorists. Critical thinking, logic puzzles, and most importantly, readi...
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