The six episodes largely have no bearing on each other, only occasionally referencing previous chapters in passing, but never in a way that affects the story. However, the decision to create smaller episodes, rather than one larger mystery will divide players. It’s clearly one for the fans, and that’s no bad thing, especially if you’re a fan of FMV and have enjoyed the darker style of those previous titles. There’s even more than a subtle nod to the studio’s other FMV title The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker in one of the later episodes too. It also feels like a bit of a love letter to the D’Avekki Studios back catalogue with Aislinn De’Ath reprising her role as Violet, who players will remember from The Shapeshifting Detective. But, it works here thanks to the tone set by the duo themselves, and the mysterious goings-on providing suitable levels of intrigue to warrant further delving in to. Sure it suffers from the same trait as most of the genre where the blind curiosity of the unknown often trumps common sense or logical thought. Their reactions to feel relatable, in spite of the weird situations the pair find themselves in. The standard of writing is decent, with the various conversations between Poe and Munro and supporting characters feeling reasonably believable. The chemistry of the pair is very believable with their characters having a depth that gives credence to the decision to revolve an entire game around them. Thankfully this newfound relatability is sustained, as both Klemens Koehring as the intelligent and atmospheric Poe, and Leah Cunard as the alluring and personable Munro deliver decent performances. Instead, you live out these episodes through Poe and Munro, and make choices for them, which enables much more consideration for your actions based on the personalities of those characters rather than just projecting yourself on a faceless hero. It’s a nice change to not simply being a “blank canvas” protagonist that you never actually “see” in an FMV game.
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The result is more of a short TV series, rather than a longer film-type experience, which has a mixed impact on the final product. This time around, instead of a single story, the game is broken up into six, largely separate episodes, dealing with different weird and wonderful scenarios in the small town of August.
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Now Poe and Munro take centre-stage in their own series of mini-adventures to try and recreate that same brand of atmosphere and chemistry that served them so well previously.ĭark Nights with Poe and Munro adopts a similar style to the Shapeshifting Detective, with the plot delivered through FMV sequences, and your choices affecting the plot, resulting in different endings. This was in part down to the authentic delivery of Radio August duo John “Poe” Pope and Ellis Munro as it played in the background of your eerie investigation. One of the highlights of D’Avekki Studios’ previous title The Shapeshifting Detective was the way in which it nailed its supernatural-noir setting.
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