Lengray
The Council
Released in 2018

★★★★
15 hours - 33 of 42 achievements
Adventure Choices Matter

Despite a few things that bothered me a bit, The Council is a fine example of an investigation game done right.

First, I really enjoyed the setting. Taking place on a secluded island at the end of the eighteenth century, you very quickly get the feeling of walking into a trap. Wandering about the manor, I often stopped to look at the detailed furniture, statues and various paintings. The inclusion of historical characters is definitely a good idea (and a necessary one for the story) and Bonaparte's voice acting is a delight to listen to. I also really enjoyed the weight of the choices knowing you must live with the consequences. The inclusion of RPG mechanics was very welcome, giving the game even more replayability.

The story was great until episode 4 where a major plot twist left me a bit underwhelmed and that feeling lasted until the end (I got a good ending though). On a technical level, performance was uneven, the animations are sometimes stiff and the characters tend to have difficulties focusing on each other's eyes.

Trent

Thank you for the review. Looks like it would be right up my alley. It’s on my alt’s wishlist.

Lengray

You’re welcome. I’ve only recently started to write reviews (again). It’s just a pity BLAEO hasn’t got an internal search engine as this review will be forgotten in a few days.

Trent

ikr?! </sadface>
Numerous times I’ve had that feeling that, “I know somebody reviewed that a while ago…now who was it?” and I ended up scanning through likely candidates, paging down and down, until I gave up.

Lengray

Maybe I should post them on Steam as well so at least my “friends” can see them at any time.

Trent

Sure! I used to do that sometimes…not so much so that BLAEO could find my reviews later, but just so that I could re-use all of that writing. :-P
Of course, sometimes I’d have to tweak it for general audiences, as they don’t really care about my backlog or Monthly Themes, etc.

Lengray

Yeah, I’m going to do that. Writing reviews takes time and if other people can read them, all the better.