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| BARGAIN BIN PAPERBACK |
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 ome novels aren’t worth reading, and some interactive novel-style games aren’t worth playing. Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles tries to capture the essence of hard-boiled sleuthing, but it falters mainly because it takes itself way too seriously. The characters are dry, the three cases are totally linear (you can’t even leave an area until you hit the right trigger), and you’ll find none of the humor from titles like Phoenix Wright. This is a brief and functional title, but it lacks the flair and intrigue to pull off the film noir aesthetic. It’s also hard to get over the fact that Jake Hunter looks like he should be ordering Jägerbombs and hitting on your sister instead of solving cases.
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1991 -
2009
:: Game Informer Magazine
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