Sunday, December 17, 2023

Classic time: "Mean Streets" playthrough

New game!

I've started my very first playthrough ever of Mean Streets, the first game in the Tex Murphy series. The only game I've played before is Under a Killing Moon, but Mean Streets is a VERY different game, which in my opinion hasn't aged all that well.
 
Thank god for that auto-pilot!
It's part detective game, where you indeed have to search rooms for items, scavenging for keys to fit in locks; part flight simulator, but luckily you can turn on the auto-pilot; part arcade game, where you have to shoot bad guys and try to make it to the other side of the room.
 
I have a feeling I need to threaten this guy before he'll answer my questions...
Carl Linsky has jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. His daughter Sylvia has hired me, Tex Murphy, private investigator, to look into it, because she thinks there's more going on than a suicide. So I have to follow some leads, question people, and try to uncover the truth.
 
Remember to duck!
So far it's an interesting story, the gameplay is a bit weird, and at first I was thinking, "What have I done? Why did I choose THIS game?" but I'm starting to get into it too after 1 hour of playing. There's so much information coming at you, though, I really need a notebook to jot every name and detail down.
 
Searching through Carl Linsky's belongings...
Really wondering where this game will take me next...

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