Stan Ames: Private Eve, Episode 1

Reviewed by: DeathDude

Positive Points: Very Engrossing Story
Great music

Negative Points: Really slow walking speed
Inconsistency with graphics
Pixel Hunting puzzles

Genre: Adventure

Size: 15 MB

Requirements: Windows

Questionable Content: 17+ Violence, gruesome scenes, blood, swearing

Editor rating: 4.1

Homepage: http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?action=detail&id=686

Download Location: http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?action=detail&id=686


It is a tough world to be a private investigator some days. That's how it is for Stan Ames, who's main cases these days seem to be snapping photos of cheating husbands, and cleaning up the left over work that police leave behind in some of their cases. Then one day something different finally happens that changes everything, what is it? Read on and you will find out, in Stan Ames: Private Eve, Episode 1.

As was mentioned earlier, Stan has been receiving petty cases, but that is when one day it all changes. When he receives a call from a woman in distress who tells him about a story that a mysterious corporation is accomplishing. When Stan begins to investigate the details, he is drawn into a web that will not be easy to escape.

Starting with the story of this title, it really drew me into the whole events that started on. Writing wise, the ideas that were used to tell this story were good and planned out how the events were to proceed. Once you start playing this title it will be hard to put down, because it just draws you into the story, least that's how it felt. Because as you dwell deeper and deeper into what this corporation is doing in the game, you will be surprised, shocked or possibly some other emotion I missed. The music in game fit the style perfectly, although the one issue with the music is that it is borrowed music from such titles as Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. A nice sort of tribute in a way to those great titles music, it would have been nice to hear original music, although considering this is the author's first game, it can be understood.

Now some of the issues with this title range from the really slow walking speed, which really seems slower in this game than other titles. Graphic inconsistencies crop up in the game, especially with the first room, which seems to be blurry, and just other rooms in game which don't all flow that well. Finally the ever fun pixel hunting that exists in the game with some puzzles are annoying to face and may have you wondering how to beat certain puzzles, clicking all around. As well a couple of puzzles on that note were just strange, especially the one at the dock, which makes no sense and makes you go wondering um why did I have to do that?

Still even with some of the shortcomings, this was a fun adventure game that drew me in and I wanted to finish it. A good start for this developer and am anxious to see the next installment in this series as it has lots of promise, so check out Stan Ames: Private Eve, Episode 1.