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Red Johnson's Chronicles
Released On: May 3, 2011
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Graphic adventures have a fairly set audience, and if you haven't liked other games that force you to scan a screen, pixel-hunting for clues, then Red Johnson is nowhere near different enough to change your mind. But fans of the old-school definitely won't find another game like this on PSN.
Red Johnson's Chronicles is a nice and fresh adventure game. Its gameplay's varied, its story OK, and its universe is worth a shot. The only downfalls of Lexis Numérique's Game are to be a little too easy and some tiny shortcomings to get rid of for the sequel.
Could be more polished, and a tough sell at four hours with no replay, but certainly a uniquely crafted experience.
Tough puzzles and grinding point-and-click pixel hunts are the main activities in Red Johnson's Chronicles.
Nice-looking but badly paced: like the game's policemen, it plods. [Christmas 2011, p.87]
As it stands, Red Johnson's Chronicles feels more like a showcase of style over substance: a demonstration that more adventure games can be made on the PS3 with QTEs and popular CSI-style investigations.
With its clumsy dialogue threatening to ruin everything at every turn, Lexis Numerique's high-gloss offering is a challenge to play - but perhaps not always for the reasons the developers intended.
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Summary Red Johnson's Chronicles is an action adventure/puzzle game that is played out in the style of a television crime show like Professor Layton meets CSI. In the game, players take on the role of Red Johnson, a private investigator on the streets of a city where the crime rate is skyrocketing. Players must use clues, solve puzzles and quest...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- PC
Initial Release Date: May 3, 2011
Developer:
- Lexis Numerique
Publisher: Lexis Numerique
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