In 2016 Agatha Christie's ideas and crimes scenarios are not as attractive as they once were but the main characters and his associated cast retain their charm, and it's great to see an old-fashioned crime story that plays out relatively slowly, giving gamers time to think about the events that take place around them and the passions of those that put them in motion. The novel on which the video game is based was published in 1936 and impressed readers with both structural innovations, like the two perspectives, and with the mystery that Hercule Poirot manages to solve.
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The developers stay very close to the structure of the original Hercule Poirot story, and that means those who have seen the television episode with David Suchet, the most well-known portrayal of the detective, or read the novel will find plenty of familiar moments and will even have ideas about how to progress.
The ABC murders start off with the death of Alice Asher in Andover and two other killings that follow the letters of the alphabet follow in quick succession, with plenty of suspects for all of them. The action takes place in the 1930s and gamers need to carefully interact with some other characters as they try to put together clues and theories, understand who is lying and who is telling the truth and then find a clear way to rationally reconstruct what has happened. The video game is developed by Microids and can be played on the PC, the PlayStation 4 from Sony and the Xbox One from Microsoft.Īgatha Christie: The ABC Murders is, as the name implies, a very classic crime story that focuses on the classic Hercule Poirot character, allowing players to experience one of his most complex cases and try to do as good a job as the legendary detective when it comes to solving it. I like the fact that Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders is accessible, with clearly defined mechanics and easy-to-understand progression through the cases and towards a final conclusion, serving as a great intro into the world of Hercule Poirot and his unique way of solving the toughest of cases. The biggest problem of the experience is that it stays too close to classic portrayals of the characters and the crimes he solves and fails to introduce any kind of innovations, which will please fans of the Agatha Christies cannon but might fail to capture the attention of newcomers.
Hercule Poirot, with his mannerisms and his ability to observe and deduce, is one of the best-known detectives of the XX century, and the game captures his unique way of dealing with situations and conversations. Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders can be seen as a video game about the power of ego and how it drives a man who should retire to continue working, continuously challenging himself to prove once again that he is the best, even if each victory only exists to create an even tougher challenge down the road.
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