However, in many detective games you’re mainly watching the progression of a lead detective deduce their own conclusions (often in direct exposition). Ironically, what distinguishes video games from other storytelling forms is player agency, which gives consumers the opportunity to exercise free will (to a certain extent). In this way, you’re really a Watson and not a Sherlock. The gamer is often following the footsteps of the detective, rendering him or her a proxy for the plot. In traditional adventure mystery games, there’s little emphasis on actual investigative work. The more you look, the more you uncover as each step brings you closer to danger while trying to figuring out the culprit’s identity.I’ve recently come across an interesting article, “Making the Player the Detective” by Bjarke Alexander Larsen and Henrik Schoenau-Fog (2020), where the majority of mystery and detective games are criticized as being stories of investigation as opposed to crime.

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