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After a good female lead detective game

Posted By: SkeeterUK

After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 01:38 PM

Hi there.

I am after a detective game and was woundering if someone can help me find one.

I want the lead character i play to be female as i like games like the longest journey and syberia and still life. They just sound nicer and sassyer hehe which i like. Good to have a mean streak in them too if possible.

Would like top end gfx and good story. Point and click, 3rd person only. NO ACTION at all. Or if there is describe it please. Also i would like the more locations the better as i like going to diff new places in games i hate games where u dont go more than a few locations like stuck in a house throughout the game or somit.

English spoken with english subs as well maybe so i can read while there speaking as it helps burn into my memory lol. Secret files of tunguska was awsome so something really like that would be nice.
Posted By: Karsten

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 02:38 PM

Have you tried Culpa Innata yet ? As I understand, there's a female lead detective who investigates some murders. The game is point and click and you can see your character e.g. third person.

I haven't played Culpa Innata myself, so I don't know how much action there is, but I doubt there's much action in it as you just around talking to people, I think. The story seems to be commendable, to, from what I understand.

If you like historical dramas as well, you can try out the demo (german, I think?) for Nostradamus who tells the story of how Nostradamus' daugther have to investigate disguised as a man.

Post Mortem and Still Life also have female detectives. I can't recall any action in them, but maybe others can shed some light about action in these two games. Oh, and the female detectives in post Mortem and Still Life certainly have some mean streak in them as well whereas the female main character in Culpa Innata starts out being a bit naive when the game starts. But the story Culpa Innata is well worth it, I'm told.

/Karsten

Posted By: Butcher

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 02:46 PM

Are you sure Post mortem has female detective? I thought you were in control of Gus in that.
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 02:51 PM

I have culpa but havent played it yet that was a bit of a baags session with that one lol. Hoping to get some more of a collection of this type of adventure game with females in with a mystery/detective role as the story. I also have still life and made a review for gameboomers if you check the members review section. Good game which there is a game coming out soon which weirdly looks exactly the same as still life named Art of Murder also has the exact same start kinda too after playing the demo. Not as well made i think tho gfx wise as SL.

Post morton hmm ill look for that in the review section here but i think its a bit old isnt it? Ideally id want games from 2006/2007.

Bit fussy when it comes to gaming these days, i mean i have loads of games i havent played or have played for like a hour then never played again adventure and other alike. So after a special game i want to devote some time with. smile And what better way to spend it other that with a sassy women to control. smile
Posted By: raylinstephens

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 03:17 PM

And Secret Files: Tunguska has a female lead too. Very little action. Lot of locations.

Linda wave
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 03:37 PM

Thanks for the reply Linda wave but i guess you missed also that i said i have secret files in a previous post above.

I will mention again what i have for others just incase. smile

Secret files tunguska
Syberia 1 and 2
Still Life
TLJ (awsome)
Dreamfall (didnt like it, too 3d and actiony)
Posted By: old lady

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 04:37 PM

Why not try the Carol Reed series? Strong women, good puzzles, lots of wonderful places to wander round. East Side Story. Remedy and Time Stand Still were the best in that order

They are on the independant games above this page. Cost of 4 games including shipping £30.

I got all 4 and enjoyed them very much,

I think Becky has written reviews on them too. luck
Posted By: reikidave

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 06:09 PM

Fahrenheit (Carla Valenti) and Secret Files: Tunguska.

Both are excellent games
Posted By: Rushes

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 06:16 PM

Aren't the Carol Reed series 1st person? I've only played Remedy, but can certainly recall that as being 1st person only.

Return to Mysterious Island isn't a detective game per se, nor 3rd person, but it has a female lead character, with great graphics, story and puzzles. I'd recommend that one. smile
Posted By: niteowl07

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 07:19 PM

Post Mortem -not a female lead character. Scratch that one , although it's one of my favorite games - Gus makes me swoon !

Carol Reed series is great - unusual graphics , tons of locations , great stories , but alas- not 3rd person... if you haven't tried them , you might like them ...

Posted By: Shany

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/07/08 08:07 PM

How about:

Murder on Orient Express - Detective story and a female lead. She's not a very interesting person though.

Paradise - From the creators of Syberia. The main character is also pretty boring...

The Blackwell Series (Blackwell Legacy and Blackwell Unbound) - Each of them has a strong female lead, and though it's not a detective story you do get to investigate alot. The graphics are pixelated old-school, though.


Quote:
Post Mortem -not a female lead character. Scratch that one , although it's one of my favorite games - Gus makes me swoon!

Wow niteowl! And I thought I was the only person with a crush on Gus. thumbsup
Posted By: Ellimay

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 04:03 AM

Is any of the Nancy Drew series classed as first or third person. LOL I can't remember.??
The Messenger is also a female lead, can't remember id classed as third or fisrt person. Just a few thoughts.
Posted By: Jess519

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 05:17 AM

Journey to the Center of the Earth also has a female lead; but she's not a detective, she's a photographer. And she's not real sassy, though livelier than some.

And it is 3rd person, point and click, no action, with multiple locations to visit.

smile

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Posted By: Kaki's Sister

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 11:10 AM

One of the detectives in Cupola Inata is female.
Posted By: Tomer

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 12:46 PM

I'm surprised no one mentioned Gabriel Knight.
First of all, it's a must (all of them).
Second of all, you play both with Gabriel and Gracie (his female sidekick) in GK2 and GK3 (in GK1 she's only assisting...).
I'm a male, and I really relate to Grace's character!
Posted By: BubbaJake

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 02:32 PM

Hey, there's free game called Fate By Numbers that is excellent. Female detective, film noir black and white video and science fiction to top it all off. It's a longish free game.
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 03:24 PM

I have culpa but have not played it yet, i have all GK games i just played 3rd when i tryed playing others kinda thought to myself nah, just didnt feel as good when i played GK3.

Journey to center of the earth sounds ok, will look into that one, thanks. wink

Also thanks Bubba will look into Fate. smile
Posted By: BubbaJake

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 04:36 PM

'Fate' will totally surprise you.
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 08:57 PM

Looks great from the trailer, even tho its noir it looks like its a modern day version of what the tex murphy games used to be like, if so AWSOMENESS!!

Also its free. smile

1 gig i guess but what the heck we live in the age of broadband now and 1 gig only takes 40 mins to download. smile
Posted By: connie

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 10:11 PM

Where is Fate by Numbers found? wave
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 10:27 PM

Well if you searched in google you would have seen it as its the first result.

Here you are though. wave

http://www.fatebynumbers.com/
Posted By: connie

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 11:01 PM

Thanks, I didn't even think of serching in google. Sorry wave Went to the site but don't know what to do with an iso file. I've never done anything with this type of file. duh
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/08/08 11:27 PM

Well thats a glitches and patches forum problem really but a ISO is a image file which is like a compressed folder of data that is packed neatly to be burned on a dvd for instance. Many cd/dvd authoring tools such as nero burning rom can do this. Theres lots of guides on google so you shouldnt need more help with burning it.

Alternativly you can just use a virtual cd/dvd program such as daemon tools to mount the ISO image as a virtual disc in a virtual drive. Benefit of this is the game is being installed and used on the hard drive which is considerably faster than a cd/dvd drive, hence why ppl use this method alot.
Posted By: connie

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/09/08 11:10 AM

Thanks Skeeter22UK. wave
Posted By: Barry

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/10/08 06:38 PM

Is there a walkthrough anywhere for Fate By Numbers? Couldn't find anything other than the site for downloading it and a patch . Thanks in advance

Regards,
Barry
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/10/08 07:21 PM

Some tips here here
Posted By: irishgirl1228

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/13/08 03:08 AM

I recommend Culpa Innata as well. I am playing it right now and the female detective, Phoenix Wallis, reminds me of Kate from Syberia.
Posted By: Phoebe

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/13/08 05:56 PM

Still Life
Syberia
Secret Files: Tunguska
Nancy Drew
Posted By: Barry

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/13/08 06:01 PM

Is there anywhere to download Fate by numbers that isn't a Torrent file? I refuse to wait 18 hours to download a file as Bittorrent says the download would take. Thanks.

Barry
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/13/08 06:50 PM

It may start slow but leave it on and it will pick up speed, you have to wait a bit sometimes for the other users to connect to you.
Posted By: Barry

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/14/08 12:22 AM

Thanks Skeeter but I found a full non torrent download for Fate By Numbers on Gamestop. I also found a full game walkthrough here:
http://gamesolutions.efzeven.nl/fate-by-numbers-walkthrough-revival2007/

Regards,
Barry
Posted By: SkeeterUK

Re: After a good female lead detective game - 01/14/08 10:46 AM

Nice 1. smile
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