Dead Reckoning: Sleight of Murder

Although there’s no real magic in our boring world ruled by strict laws of physics, illusions can be just as incredible to watch, especially if the people doing them have talent. Fast hands, distractions and clever props can make tricks no less impressive than real magic, which is why the best illusionists out there can attract huge crowds to their shows.

Dead Reckoning: Sleight of Murder is a hidden object adventure game in which you get to tackle a mysterious murder case, as well as deal with illusionists that make things even harder to solve than usual. On the other hand, everything is as straightforward as it gets in terms of gameplay mechanics, since you can get right down to it if you are familiar with other games in the genre.

The story starts with the grand opening of a new hotel, which the main character is attending in order to get material for his upcoming screenplay. The Amazing Garibaldi Brothers are the special guests of this opening, but everything goes wrong when a murder takes place under mysterious circumstances. Naturally, you have to solve the case by yourself, and it won’t be easy when everyone involved seems to be a master illusionist.

Although you have to deal with magic tricks and cunning illusions, the mechanics are not that different from what you may have experienced in other HOPAs, including the puzzles and the hidden object scenes. Thus, the biggest portion of your time is occupied by the actual investigation, since you have to examine every scene for clues and make sure you pick every useful item.

The puzzles don’t impress in terms of complexity, but then again this is a casual game designed to be fun, not cause unnecessary frustration. On the other hand, the riddles do get kind of boring and repetitive after a while, mainly because the mechanics don’t differ all that much. Thankfully, the graphics can distract you from this most of the time, since every scene is incredibly detailed and nicely designed.

Even if it doesn’t strive to deliver new mechanics or an original story, Dead Reckoning: Sleight of Murder is still a very fun game, especially for the fans of the genre. The cutscenes make up for the unoriginal plot, and there are plenty of interesting twists along the way. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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