Tangle Tower

I absolutely adored the character design, and the soundtrack for this game was relatively charming! I think my main gripes with this game come from the story and gameplay. Now, I actually thinking the ending was great for the most part but I wish I knew what happens to the characters post what happened. I also wish that there was a better way to grasp the murderer's personality. Without spoiling, I'll acknowledge that there were ways to infer she did it based on the evidence but I also think there could've been a little more to understand her motive prior to the finale's unraveling. Despite that, I actually really enjoyed their explanation, and how everything happened. This game did a great job of actually giving you the pieces to solve the murder before the finale... HOWEVER. My main issue with the story is the fact that the murder's main mystery just felt ridiculous. While we had the information, technically, most of the game's mystery and hints felt relatively rooted in reality or were at least somewhat believable. There's one piece that doesn't fit that description and my entire fault with the game was that I didn't find myself buying into it enough to have ever considered it. I play ace attorney, so I understand farfetched, but it just didn't feel in line with the rest of the game design for me personally. I think think game is still very enjoyable and worth your time, just widen your suspension of disbelief.

It was fun! Without spoilers, my biggest criticism of the game was that the ending was a little disorienting and I feel could have had a better set-up, but other than that it was a fun detective puzzle game with good music and visuals.

Amazing game! Beautiful art and animations, impeccable character design, and balanced puzzles to solve! The plot is also very engaging and made me theorise a bunch as I play. My only critique is that the pacing at the end is a little quick. I wished there was more foreshadowing on the motive, but nevertheless, highly recommend this game! [hr][/hr] The rest of this is just me yapping bc I want to show some appreciation to the team behind the game. I feel like I grew up on Detective Grimoire in those early flash game era, so I was excited for this game. It ended up beyond my expectations. [list] [*] Absolutely STUNNING art and character designs. I love the different silhouettes explored for each of the character. Their rooms also aptly reflect each of their personality. Speaking of rooms, the use of light and foreground/background in them are *chef's kiss*. And the animations!! My favs are Flora's hair and Penny's wing arms. [*] The voice acting are superb! Combined with the writing, they add SO MUCH to the characters. It was such a joy to hear them speak every time. [*] The music also encapsulates the vibe of the characters and rooms so well! My fav has to be Penny's music. I could definitely tell what type of person she was just from the music haha [*] Thank you for including the art gallery, I loved combing through every single one of them and seeing how the designs progressed! [*] I loved how the story unfolds as well. Nothing like a mystery game in a mansion full of intriguing characters! I was hoping for [spoiler]a bit more clues dropped to point to the who and why. I know there were a lot of crumbs left in the lab and study, but it still felt a little like an info dump by Penelope at the end.[/spoiler] [/list] Yap over! Now the biggest mystery of Tangle Tower: where is their kitchen?? What do they eat on this isolated island full of inedible fruit and shimmering water??? I suppose some secrets are better left unknown.