The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief Steam Charts & Stats

Not the best game I have played but it has a good story and nice charachterisation. The gameplay is a bit buggy and pixel hunting in some places is irritating. All things considered the game is worth a try.

This game was truly Amazing and Unique! Not your typical controls. The locations were exotic and fun. You got to play a detective and solve a mystery from different character's view points. The story was deep and vast with many twists and turns like a great novel. The bad points is some objects were pixel hunts, some locations weren't obvious that you could go a certain way as there was no indicator until you clicked and it took characters a while to walk across a scene. Otherwise this game is an absolute wonderful gem!!! Loved it!

Was enjoying the game, played all the way up to Chapter 3 and now I'm in an "escape the room" situation and no matter what I do the character just walks in circles or in place infinitely when trying to walk across the room to the thing i need to use. The pathfinding is completely broken in Chapter 3, and usually it just walks into a wall for a minute before teleporting to the destination, but at this part it never gives up and teleports you. And every time it happens, you become unable to open the pause menu, so the game needs to be force-closed. This happened 10 times in a row. It's a shame, because I'd been more or less enjoying the first two chapters, and now I'll probably never finish the game.

[h1]The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief[/h1] [h1](Chapters 1-3)[/h1] Adventure games are and have always been my favourite genre. So when I stumble across a gem like 'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' I wonder why on earth I haven't heard of it before now. [b]Please Note:[/b] I have no technical experience in making computer games. I am purely a game player - the consumer. I am playing this game on a pretty powerful rig with a 29" Widescreen Monitor. This is a review of the Steam Version of the game. Here's what I think: [b]Story[/b] The story is written in the style of an Agatha Christie novel with the obligatory twists and turns that just draw you further and further in. In fact, it pays homage to probably her most famous work, 'Death on the Nile' with a touch of 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Personally, I've never been good at whodunnits whether in book form or in the movies so no surprise then that I was guessing all the way to the end. On the other hand I think this just goes to show the strength of writing. The characters were well imagined and fleshed out. They were likeable and made you care abut what happened to them. The villains were over the top which reminded you that although you were in the middle of an intense confrontation it was just a game. The tone of the game was well balanced. Whilst being, in essence, a crime adventure there were lots of lighter moments and the characters were not without humour. [b]Graphics[/b] With the opening animated sequence and intro you just know that this game was a labour of love and not just a money spinner. I think, as with any media format, that the first 3-5 minutes either hook you or sink it. Well, this definitely left me wanting more. The game's makers got the period spot on visually. It was like wandering back into the 1950's. The scenes are beautifully hand drawn and are rich in colour and detail. The characters' costumes were well designed. The only issue I had with the visual side were the characters' teeth. This may have been a limitation of the software they were using as they looked far from natural. Check out Lady Westmacott's companion. Her teeth were scary looking! There were some issues with continuity. For example, [spoiler]one puzzle involves removing a bulb to use in another room. Five minutes later the bulb has mysteriously returned. Also, when you enter the treasure chamber in Cairo there is a video camera above the exit. When Adil abseils down into that same room later in the game the camera has disappeared.[/spoiler] I also had a few instances of graphical artfacts appeaing in certain scenes. This suggests some kind of compatibility issue with my graphics card but as I've had no issue with other games the jury is out on this one. Either way, it didn't affect the game in any serious way or my enjoyment. [b]Score[/b] The score was orchestral and would give any hollywood blockbuster a run for it's money. It was evocative, upping the tempo when playing an action sequence whilst dropping the tone when someone was relating some sad event. Sadly, for some inexplicable reason, there is no music playing when the credits roll. I can only assume that this is a pretty big oversight as who would commission an orchestra to score their game and then leave it out completely when the credits roll?! [b]Voice Acting[/b] As I've said in other reviews, poor voice acting can turn a great game into a very average game if not worse. It's 50% of your connection to the story, assuming that the visuals make up the other half. Well, in this game they nailed it. The voices were so natural that I barely had reason to even notice them in the same way as if you were watching a movie. The voices matched the characters that were speaking, accents and all. The warmth of Constable Zellner would be hard to beat. I'm so pleased that the makers went for quality here. [b]Gameplay[/b] This element let the game down significantly. Although the interactive items within a scene were limited, the number of pixels that allows a user to activate the 'Item Label' was so small that finding some items was next to impossible and led to the much derised 'pixel hunting'. Moving from one scene to another or one room to another was just horrible. This is a fundamental part of any game. If a player can't progress to the next scene then it defeats the object of being a game. In my mind, this was probably the most unforgiveable flaw. How this got past all the beta testing beats me. To move from one scene to the next involves some 'pixel hunting' and some patience. The flaw wasn't consistent throughout the game as the flaw was more pronounced in some areas than it was in others. It's a shame that Chapter 3 sees you controlling 2 additional characters. After controlling Constable Zellner, the main protagonist, for 2 chapters it takes the game in an unusual direction. The reason for doing this, amongst other reasons, is to avoid the typical 'Last Scene' in most Agatha Christie novels (at least in all the TV adaptations I've ever watched) of one long boring speech on how the crime was committed and then exposing the villain. As I said, it's a shame that you have to switch characters but the makers made an interesting choice here and I think it works well. An additional plus point was the balance between dialogue and puzzles, not too much of either. Also, the puzzles were logical and of the right level of difficulty. This Steam version generously offers some bonus features on completion of the game. However, the most appealing feature for me, the soundtrack (not the score), didn't work. You can highlight the track you want to hear but nothing happens. So much for bonus features. In my opinion it's really simple.......... don't offer what you can't deliver! From about the mid way point of the game I encountered some serious bugs which caused the game to crash. These involved the controlled character disappearing or getting stuck in a spinning cycle. From my initial contact with them, the development team do seem interested in logging these bugs and have offered some basic support. [b]Pros[/b] *Classic Whodunnit Story *Great Depth *Interesting Characters *Logical Puzzles *Natural Voice Acting *Orchestral Score [b]Cons[/b] *Poor Gameplay Mechanics *Navigating Rooms *Bonus Material [b]Summary[/b] Despite having some issues with the gameplay, I really enjoyed my time playing with these characters in the rich environments of the 1950's. The story is engrossing and like any good novel will have you playing it again to pick up on the details you missed the first time round. It very much depends on how much the gameplay issues impact on your first play through. If you're an adventure gamer I can happily recommend this title but patience is definitely a requirement. Patience is well rewarded with this game so go ahead and and give it a try.

The Raven is a well-presented adventure game with endearing characters, intriguing and enticing story arcs. I found myself exploring every bit of dialogue just to learn more about them, without regard to progression of the story. This game does suffer from sometimes awkward character movement and pathnoding, as well as stilted facial animation, but this is easy to get past and doesn't present much of a problem. Fans of adventure games should definitely purchase this game.

Not worth your time or money. I enjoy point and click games, but this one is boring, slow paced and nothing is left for your own imagination. You are a detective who has to solve the riddle about who stole a valuable jewel that was supposed to be shown for the first time in a Egyptian museum. Along the way you will learn a lot about different characters; their problems, dreams and what they do in general. I thought this was important in the first place, since I wrote down every last detail about everyone, in case it would be important to finally resolve who was the master thief, but no... Near the end of the game they even shows you who is the criminal, so no guesses and no need to go through the evidence. This game also lacks the puzzle elements that is common in point-and-click adventure games. Every item you pick up he's actually saying where to use it. If you pick up a toothpick he would say "I can use this to open the lock to...", thus leaving nothing to the imagination. Don't get me started with the animation. You want your character to go one direction, but first he has to take a 360 degree turn and take like 5-10 steps on the spot before he manages to move forward. This is truly a point-and-click game, but nothing more. With a lot of bugs that seems not to be fixed may also ruin your gaming experience.

A series packaged in (the now common) monthly Chapters has finally reached it's conclusion. Fans of Poiret and Agatha Christie Novel style games should pick this up. Or if you simply enjoy good detective stories done well. I enjoyed the puzzles and the voice acting was strong in places but weak in others. The enviroments repeated themselves often as you played similar events from different points of view but it was done in a way that didn't feel lazy or some rehash. Achievments for perfect scores are broken which annoyed me as I wanted to do a clean hintless run but it takes nothing from the game. Considering this was made during some downtime from The brilliant Book of Written tales you have to give it credit. Over the 3 Chapters you play as various protagonists and antagonists to unravel the mystery of "Who is The Raven?" You get bonus points for paying attention and accuising them in the game so its worth uncovering all the clues. Slow paced but understandibly so.

This is a classic old-school style point-and-click adventure with some quality graphics, superb voice acting, and a brilliant orchestral soundtrack. It has a strong nostalgic feel of a Poirot / Pink Panther whodunnit. My one criticism is that the puzzles are pretty simple - sometimes you feel you are just clicking things for the character to reveal the story. However, the atmosphere and superb voice acting will keep you hooked in, and it's worth sticking with it to the end to reveal the true identity of the "The Raven" - the mysterious, shadowy character you chase through the game. The pace is quite slow - but in a nice gentle way. It's a perfect chillout game for the mature adventure gamer on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

As someone who enjoys good point-and-click games, this was an averagely good one, though it wasn't an awesome one. As someone who's read and loved Agatha Christie, the constant references to her books, character and herself are simply adorable. Things I liked about it: [list] [*]The plot felt like a tribute to Agatha Christie's mystery novels, even in certain apparently far-fetched plot twists. There are also nods to what became the "classic" plot in mystery novels. I loved it when one of the characters said something like "what do you think, we're going to come up with new surprise characters?" or similar. Even the cheesy romance that flourishes in the midst of adversity sounds like a nod to Christie's novels. [*]The music is very nice and goes well with the game. [*]NO PIXEL HUNTING. No extremely absurd combinations of inventory items, like "oh, let me glue cat hair to a baby rattle to make a crossbow". [*]The voice acting is not outstanding, but it's good enough to keep you in the atmosphere. [/list] Things I didn't like about it: [list] [*]There are several bugs. You get stuck walking but not moving, characters disappear in the middle of dialog, you disappear, objects disappear from your inventory, then they magically reappear. Sometimes you just have to restart from a previous save. [*]The graphics looked unfinished. Sometimes I could see the eyeball through the angle of the eyelid, details like that. [*]The movements were very awkward. Sometimes you arrive somewhere and have to examine an item, and for that, the character stops, turns left, stops again, turns a little more, stops again, then you have the animation of the character examining. Then, a pause, then the character's comment about it, then a pause, and [i]then[/i] you can continue. It's not too bad, but it gets annoying after a few hours. [*]There aren't enough puzzles, though it's probably fair to say that I don't count as puzzle using a key to open a door, even though sometimes these things can be considered puzzles by others. The very few puzzles are generally too obvious, especially with all the help you get. Sometimes you examine an item, and the character comments something like "Oh, that would be useful to do this or that...". [/list] In general, it's fairly entertaining and I enjoyed it, probably because the continuous references to Agatha Christie kept bringing a silly smile to my face. If I had to grade it, I guess it would be 7/10, though I'm not sure I'd grade it like this if I hadn't been a Christie fan.

I initially bought this game at full price due to the positive early reviews (which were mostly based on the first chapter). Unfortunately, the game is severely broken for many users and the developers have done little to fix these issues since the game's release. These are not only minor bugs or annoyances, but critical game breaking issues. I usually love these types of adventure games, but in this case, I have been unable to progress beyond the first chapter (disregard the deceptive amount of hours on record; I have left the game running in the background on several occasions while running errands, sleeping or looking for solutions to the problems I've encountered). It is unlikely that I will get a refund as I bought the game long before Steam's refund policies were changed. Instead, I want to warn future potential buyers of the problems they may encounter. Take a look at the forum posts below: Bug thread (13 pages so far): https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/846959998013346908/ Save games disappearing (this is my biggest issue at the moment, as you can see by my posts to the below threads): https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/594820656460543503/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/540734168144496448/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/34095131971716840/ Linux/Mac issues (there are too many of these threads to list them all): https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/540736320066916724/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/540732596570915707/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/540734792154348290/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/540736780877897495/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/846959875998907603/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/233370/discussions/0/846959876007904035/ Etc. More examples can be found on the game's discussion page and I recommend reading through it. These issues have NOT been fixed, despite the game having been out for two years now. This leaves the game unplayable for many people; whether you are going to be one of these people depends on your luck and on your operating system. Mac and Linux users seem to have the most issues. As the game is listed as being compatible on these operating systems, this is inexcusable. As for the game itself (or the little I have been able to experience of it), the story is an obvious homage to Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. The first chapter starts off slow, but quickly builds up suspense once the titular "Raven" makes an appearance. I have heard that the second and third chapters are a bit of a let down compared to the first chapter's conclusion. The puzzles are alright, but nothing memorable comes to mind. They mainly seem to revolve around using the right object in the right location. I didn't encounter any logic puzzles or truly creative solutions. There is some pixel hunting involved, which I found annoying in the initial train sequence (although it is possible to reveal hot spots in the game by using up "points", this locks certain achievements from being accomplished). The animation and movement in the game is frankly awful, but I was able to ignore it for the most part. It does not really compare well to contemporary medium-high budget games, and as such the standard asking price is a tad steep. I would write more about the game itself, but my save games were erased three times in a row and I have given up on making any progress beyond this chapter. Basically, if you play on Mac or Linux: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! If you play on Windows... buy at your own risk. The first chapter seems decent enough; I can't personally comment on the final two chapters, but many reviews online seem to paint them in a rather mediocre light. Even if you do not encounter the technical issues that apply to Mac or Linux users, the game is still rife with random bugs which can impede your progress. I'd wait for a sale, or hope that the developers finally take notice of these issues and release a patch.