Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All
Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All
Publié le 11 septembre 2012 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 et PC (Microsoft Windows), Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All est un jeu d'aventure et de réflexion / puzzle développé et édité par Lexis Numerique. L'expérience propose une enquête basée sur des puzzles qui plonge le joueur dans un monde noir, invitant à pointer, cliquer et résoudre le crime.
Le scénario suit Red Johnson, l'un des meilleurs détectives privés de Metropolis City, dont la récente célébrité s'avère mortelle. Une prime placée sur sa tête et l'enlèvement de son frère le forcent à se dépasser en usant de son intelligence, de ses talents de persuasion et parfois de ses poings. Le titre affiche une note agrégée de 80,00 et peut requérir environ dix heures pour une partie menée de façon exhaustive.
Du côté de l'accueil critique, Vandal a salué une présentation extrêmement soignée et quelques fonctionnalités de jeu plaisantes, tout en relevant des problèmes comme une difficulté abaissée et très peu d'ajouts. Par ailleurs, un joueur sur Metacritic a indiqué avoir apprécié les puzzles et les personnages, estimant avoir bénéficié de suffisamment de liberté pour enquêter à sa guise sans être trop guidé.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Quotation forthcoming. »
« A good game with a extremely great presentation and a couple of pleasant playable features. It has some issues –difficulty lowered and very few additions– but it is a very interesting option for those who like graphic adventure games. »
« Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All is a puzzle game for Xbox Live. The puzzles are very difficult which will be appreciated by the puzzle fans. The game looks very good, but it will become boring after a couple of minutes. »
« If you like point and click adventure games with a strong narrative, Red Johnson's Chronicles is definitely a game you should check out. If you are fond of detective novels you will find several well known elements the game manages to make its own. The caveat being that the puzzles desperately need more variety and you will often get stuck on your way to the next clue. »
« Best not leave your fingerprints on this one. [Dec 2012, p.83] »
« Rather like last year's Amy, Lexis Numerique have created in Red Johnson's Chronicles: One Against All a game that appears to hold much promise, only to be let down by a ham-fisted implementation of the game mechanics. While it's nowhere near as bad as that game, One Against All's annoying puzzles and clumsy interface too often suck the joy out of progressing through its pulp plot, making it impossible to recommend to even the most committed of adventure game fans. »
« You're better off just buying a puzzle magazine at the airport. »
« A puzzle game in a noir setting that sadly turns out pretty bad. The characters are flat and without personality, there's a lot of trial and error puzzles and the story is nowhere near interesting. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« I enjoyed the puzzles and characters and felt that there was little enough hand holding for me to feel like I was free to go and investigate what I wanted. Some of the puzzles were quite rewarding to solve, but too many were too easy, especially for a game with a mature rating. I did not feel like the puzzles were all meant for adults, and you only play this game for the puzzles. While the visuals looked quite pretty for this type of game, I found my self asking if this type of game had a place in the modern era of gaming. I don't know if it does for others, but in the end it didn't for me. A niche game that had elements I liked, but an overall package I could have enjoyed more. »
