Samuel Sage: The Mystery at Penby Inn Reviews

I enjoyed playing this game. It is s nice well wrapped up story. It took me a few minutes to get into the story, but once I did, I kept playing through. The game also has a few very nice audio tracks which helped with the overall experience. The art style is okay .... I am guessing these guys are a small studio, and that shows in the art style. However the good story line and good audio tracks makes up for that. I would recommend this for anyone who likes detective stories.

This is the first visual novel game I have played, and to be honest did not now about this genre until a friend mentioned it to me. I am therefore not in a position to compare this game to other visual novels. However, I can say that I enjoyed playing this game. The experience was somewhere between reading a novel and watching a play. I am a slow reader so it took me a little over three hours to finish this game. I liked the story. It is simple but entertaining.

Being a fan of crime fiction, I enjoyed playing this game. It's a bit like some of those old Poirot stories. Story is well written, with a good but believable twist. Some of the exploration scenes were quite interesting. There are bits about cyber security thrown into the story as well as a couple of parts where the player has to explore some apps installed on computers for clues. Overall a positive experience.

Overall a positive experience. I would recommend this game for people who are looking for a nice story. Things I liked: 1) I really liked the audio in some parts of the game, it helped enhance my playing experience. There were some points in the game where I just decided to linger to listen to the end of the tune. 2) The backgrounds in some parts of the game are very nice (such as the hotel lobby, and the uncle's office). I particularly enjoyed exploring the office location, 3) I got stuck in some parts of the game, particularly when exploring the app on the computer. Thankfully pressing H on the keyboard showed the hints and I could proceed. 4 I liked the story in general, I am a fan of murder mystery novels, so I was trying to guess all along who the killer may be. What I really liked though was the motivation. Written well, seems true to life. Things that could have been better: 1) Character art was not the best at times, however I was engrossed in the story after a bit and driven enough to learn who the killer was, so this did not bother me. All I can say is, it is different. Could be considered a good or bad thing. art is subjective. 2) I would have liked more puzzles, The way it stands the player 'solves' the murder mystery by presenting some evidences and leading to a conclusion. There is no wrong answer, if you get a wrong answer you simply try again. Bit more challenging items would have been nicer. 3) Steam says the app is not compatible with my deck... which was a bit of a bummer. It is not the developers fault as they clearly say it is for PC, but it would have been nice if I could have played this on my commute instead of my laptop. Note to developers, please, please, please support Steam Deck. 4) The game play is linear, there isnt much choice as such. It kind of works for this title, but would have been nice to have different story paths. Overall a nice game, I would recommend to anyone out there who is looking for a easy-to-play single player game.

This is a good game for lovers of detective stories. I enjoyed playing it and would happily recommend it to others. The game is not very long, dialogues are well written.

This is a nice , but slow-paced game. I would recommend it to anyone who likes detective fiction, or crime fiction stories. The story is well written, with an interesting plot twist.

The game is fun and entertaining and gives a sense of story and journey and there are hints to help you complete the story which is interesting.

A good game with a nice story. Very refreshing to play a visual novel with a different creative style. The game is a bit linear, but still very enjoyable.

The game has a nice story and a few good sound tracks. I would have liked more exploration scenes. It is not a very long game. Overall, I recommend it.