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Testseek.com have collected 69 expert reviews of the The Sinking City and the average rating is 66%. Scroll down and see all reviews for The Sinking City.
 
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The editors liked

  • Endearing
  • Sometimes charmingly old-fashioned spirit
  • Nice visuals
  • Complex casework
  • Genuinely rewarding
  • Greast setting/mythos
  • Striking world
  • Lack of handholding is refreshing
  • The mystery solving element of the game is highly satisfying if you can push through its flaws
  • Some interesting detective mechanics
  • Cool premise
  • Some surprising cases
  • A fantastically unique world that always uncovers new details
  • Learns from Forgwares' previous titles to create a fantastic P.I game
  • Doesn't give you quest markers
  • Great story which utilizes the Lovecraft lore extremely well
  • Oppressive atmosphere
  • Big town to explore
  • Excellent investigation mechanics
  • Almost complete lack of handholding
  • Excellent character and location design
  • Excellent worldbuilding
  • Exceptional investigation mechanics

The editors didn't like

  • Cluttered
  • Ungainly menus and systems
  • An inordinate number of gameplay mechanics
  • Not one of them interesting
  • Properly integrated
  • Or well-developed
  • Oversized open world with a drab aesthetic that captures none of the lurking menace of Lovecraft
  • Poor
  • Slow travel
  • Poor combat
  • Legwork becomes a chore
  • Sense of mystery and fear is lacking
  • Absolutely riddled with technical problems that can't be blamed on Cthulhu
  • Sometimes not entirely clear what you're supposed to be doing
  • There are only so many conversations with dead eyed NPCs I can take
  • Too many reused assets
  • Too much dull gunplay
  • City feels empty
  • Combat is a weak point with guns feeling more like toys
  • Enemy AI is poor
  • AI issues for NPCs and enemies
  • Some sidequests are way too simple
  • Combat feels way too clunky
  • Technical issues that lightly impact performance
  • Poor presentation
  • Technical nightmare
  • Tedious combat

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  Published: 2019-06-30, Author: Christophe , review by: gamergen.com

  • Le mythe de Cthulhu bien traité, Un scénario qui s'apprécie, L'ambiance au top, Le doublage français, une bonne surprise, Des mécaniques de recherche riches, Un peu de réflexion, Une ville bien glauque
  • Visages inexpressifs, Pas toujours à niveau sur la technique, Un open world illusoire, Des missions trop guidées, mais qui finissent pas tourner en rond, mais pas de quoi se faire une crampe de cerveau, Gunfights mous, IA aux fraises

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  Published: 2019-06-25, Author: Antoinerp , review by: actugaming.net

  • Une ambiance réussie, Fidélité à l'univers de Lovecraft, Un pèle-mêle des jeux d'enquêtes, Une ville ouverte avec une exploration libre, Une histoire dense, Un doublage FR de qualité
  • Mais des séquences de combats ratées, Mais trop peu de possibilités hors quêtes, Redondance globale au niveau de la routine de jeu, Une mise en scène un peu datée, Les temps de chargements
  • Eh bien, The Sinking City m'a plutôt surpris! Alors que je pensais que le titre serait une pale tentative de coller à l'oeuvre de Lovecraft, le résultat final est plutôt convaincant. Bien sûr rien n'est parfait et de nombreux défauts sont a déplorer, mai...

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  Published: 2019-07-11, Author: Ratik , review by: nrsgamers.it

  • Ambientazioni e idee intriganti, Trama accattivante, Bivi nella storia interessanti
  • Meccanicamente e strutturalmente ripetitivo, Molto prevedibile, Sezioni action rade a dispetto dell'arsenale, Graficamente non soddisfa

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  Published: 2019-07-08, Author: Alessandro , review by: techprincess.it

  • Ambientazioni e atmosfere lovecraftiane eccellenti, Meccaniche investigative e narrazione ben riuscite, Audio buono
  • Meccaniche di combattimento ed esplorazione non funzionanti, Motore grafico obsoleto, Characters inespressivi e ripetuti
  • A questo si aggiungono le meccaniche di ricostruzione degli eventi, che grazie alle doti eccezionali ed alle visioni del protagonista, sono visualizzate come veri e propri viaggi immaginari che ripercorrono i fatti, oppure come tracce semivisibili da segu...

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  Published: 2019-07-05, Author: Angelo , review by: nextgentech.it

  • Storia interessante, Buon sistema investigativo
  • Fin troppo simile ad altre produzioni investigative e/o lovecraftiane
  • Con The Sinking City, Frogwares ha dimostrato di arrancare fuori dalla sua zona di comfort, pur mostrando coraggio ed intraprendenza. L'opera resta interessante per tutti gli amanti degli investigativi e per chi ha già giocato, con piacere, titoli simili...

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  Published: 2019-06-27, Author: Martina , review by: tomshw.it

  • atmosfera ispirata alle opere di Lovecraft, fasi investigative centrali e ben funzionali, meccanica della follia ben integrata,
  • sistema di combattimento abbozzato, performance altalenante
  • Nel Thriller investigativo The Sinking City è la città stessa di Oakmont a farsi enigma. Le sue strade e i suoi corsi d'acqua, che hanno invaso e inghiottito la naturalezza della vita quotidiana, diventano i punti di riferimento di ogni investigazione per...

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  Published: 2018-07-14, review by: tomshw.it

  • Abstract:  Nel corso del tempo la letteratura è andata incontro a drastici mutamenti. Quella gotica ad esempio nacque e iniziò a diffondersi nel diciottesimo secolo: la sua prima apparizione fu in Gran Bretagna, come segno di ribellione al periodo Neoclassico che no...

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  Published: 2019-10-05, Author: Carola , review by: basic-tutorials.de

  • The Sinking City ist nicht perfekt. Das Spiel hat viele Schwächen, aber das ist nicht schlimm, denn das Spiel hat auch seine Stärken, die es zu einem guten Titel machen. Es ist interessant und es ist mal etwas Neues. Die Ermittlungsarbeit macht Spaß. Es i...

 
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  Published: 2019-08-19, Author: Wolf , review by: turn-on.de

  • "The Sinking City" macht mich als Lovecraft-Fan so wahnsinnig wie die Großen Alten einen neugierigen Okkultismus-Forscher. Auf der einen Seite nerven die abgegriffenen Klischees - und von technischen Unzulänglichkeiten wie dem krassen Aufploppen von Mensc...

 
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  Published: 2019-06-26, review by: eurogamer.de

  • Abstract:  Es gibt eine Quest in The Sinking City, die nennt sich Quid pro quo - "dies für das" oder sinngemäß und freier "Eine Hand wäscht die andere". Ich kann gar nicht mehr sagen, was ich genau im Rahmen dieses Teilstücks meiner Ermittlungen in der untergehenden...

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