The Last Case of Benedict Fox Reviews

Extremely niche idea of a game, loved the puzzles so much!

Soo good, dont know how never heard of it. Great metroivania with Noir chtlulu theme

The puzzles mostly aren't bad and in fact, treat you like an adult who is focusing on the evidences. Highly recommended. Most of the enemies though are sponges but once upgrading they become a cake walk.

A really good game. I did not discover any bugs. Worth trying out.

I am extremely glad I played this in lieu of the other metroidvanias on my list. The beginning of the game is a bit rough. You start with no dodge, no double jump, an unforgiving parry, 1 bullet, 1 healing item, and a very short and anemic feeling melee. By the midpoint of the game the gameplay is wholly unrecognizable from that rocky start, and by the end of the game you have far more tools at your disposal than you need. I recommend, strongly, that you persist through the somewhat weak opening. To help motivate you to do so, the developers have included some novel puzzle variety and an engrossing plot. They manage to maintain the air of mystery until the end of the game, which I was quite impressed by. The cutscenes are also quite good. There is one section near the end where the subtitles are broken in English, so be aware if hearing impaired. The boss fights are not this game's strong point, although the final boss is quite good. The combat is never anything above "decent" either, but this game is carried by its plot, its puzzles, and its visuals. It's not a particularly difficult game once you pass the first boss, and there are only a couple bosses. The focus in this game is on the puzzles and story first, then the combat, with platforming barely being a consideration. However I cannot emphasize enough how much I enjoyed the mystery and the puzzles. They are not what I would consider difficult, but there is a good variety. Something to note is that the map will not show you the locations of missed objects unless you are below normal difficulty; there is no achievement for map 100%, so I settled for getting all the items and left the remaining ink alone rather than attempt to farm on a lower difficulty. I really hope this game gets a sequel.

the combat sucks the button setup for the keyboard is poorly sat up and it poorly describes what things do when you find them

The story starts off well with the first cutscene only to fizzle out after the tutorial as you are given literally nothing. Why are we going to Boston again? I get it, it is supposed to be a mystery, but man you gotta give me something to hook me in. Movement feels heavy and the controls kinda slow. Given I didn't make it past one hour mark, the combat was awful. Spam ineffective melee to charge a ranged shot, shoot and repeat. Melee stuns the enemies (so just spam it) until it doesn't and then you block or dodge. Which hits you can't block you just gotta learn by trying. There was also something iffy with dodging, that I can't put my finger on. Hit boxes on the first boss really frustrated me as the thrown stones seemed to hit me a mile away if I tried to go under them. My first and main requirement for a metroidvania is to have good movement, I can forgive much after that. What the hell is the point of showing you the game has double jump if you are just going to take it away after the tutorial without an explanation? Also no controller layout for PS controller.

I've had this game on my radar and wishlist ever since seeing it in an xbox showcase in 2022. I was really interested in the setting but only just got around to it. Overall, I really enjoyed the game. BUT I was rather annoyed at how clunky certain sections felt. Don't get me wrong, the game is worth playing since the exploration feels worth it (even of the locations for puzzles etc except for collectables were put on your map). It's just a shame that the clunkiness and bugs wear the game down. Even with all of this, I'd recommend the game.

Has a good story, plays well, overall not a bad game.

The game is Okay. An atmospheric and stylish Metroidvania with a Cult-Noir world. The metroid vania world that you play in is REALLY good looking. The environment is pretty damn good and its even better for being good since it is a metroidvania where you will be rethreading paths often. The game features not so easy puzzles. More akin to resident evil and whatnot, but I think the puzzles and some of the subtle/environmental story telling is the best parts of the game. The worst part is how some items and progression is scripted. It goes against the nature of being a metroidvania type game having these scripted items. I was looking everywhere for the last ritual page only to not have interacted with something in the laboratory. The game could use more actual bosses though... And the ending is bad, but the game was fun for the hours ive spent on it.