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Infocom's third murder mystery game no longer puts you in the
shoes of a police detective, but a nosy reporter who has been framed with the murder
of Veronica Ashcroft, a famous superstar who has been murdered at her own halloween
party. Similar to Deadline, you have only 12 hours to find the real killer.
Compared to the first two mystery games, Deadline and The Witness, Suspect stacks up
well against both of them, thanks to the complex storyline and many interesting
characters. Similar to Deadline, you can replay the game many times and never reach
the "optimal ending." Suspect suffers from one problem that plagues Deadline: you
need to witness a few critical events at the right time and place, but some of these
events seem to appear quite randomly, or without sufficient clues. Fortunately, the
intriguing plot and solid writing helps replaying Suspect less of a chore than it
would otherwise be. |