enjoyed both Syberia games,
Microids and The Adventure Company are
working on bringing Still Life to the Xbox. Developed by the same company,
Still Life resembles Syberia in some ways, such as
the beautiful backgrounds and mind-twisting puzzle-solving, but stands out as
its own game with its distinct character and setting. It may even entice new
gamers to the adventure genre with its crime scene background.
In Still Life you play as
Victoria McPherson, an FBI agent with crime solving in her blood; her
grandfather happens to be Gustav McPherson, the main character of Post Mortem,
another adventure game by Microids released in
2003. Victoria visits many murder sites, but one particular situation holds an
uncanny resemblance to one of Gustav’s old cases back in the 1920’s.
Still Life’s gameplay is
much like Syberia’s,
as players navigate Victoria through the environment they will be able to
react with items to solve puzzles. Victoria will use many forensic tools to
investigate murder scenes in-depth. Certain situations will need to be
approached with caution and delicacy.
To support the story of
Victoria’s and Gus’s similar cases, some scenes will flash back to the old
hero of Post Mortem in the ‘20’s. Players will navigate with Gus in these
parts and solve cases he had more than 75 years ago.
Still Life’s story is
supported by great voice acting, lifelike characters, and impressive
cinematics. To further the realism of character
interaction, you can choose to either interact professionally or personally
with people around you. This will of course affect how they respond, offering
a wide array of character development.
The PC version of Still
Life has been out for about a month now, so to get a more in-depth idea of
what lies ahead check out our
review. The Xbox
version is looking great so far, and at a $20 price tag in the
GameZone Shop it should be worth paying
attention to. Look for it later this month.
