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The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie #427706
11/24/08 04:37 PM
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Nickie returns to the town of Norrkoping, Sweden, for the fifth Carol Reed mystery adventure. She finds a murder, a missing person, and a trail of clues. These lead her down sun-drenched paths, into little shops, and deep into the mysterious, abandoned places where history has left tantalizing traces.

The Colour of Murder

Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Becky] #427720
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Thanks Nickie. Very well explained and a good note. thumbsup

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Thanks Nickie! smile

Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: MaG] #427731
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Thanks Nickie...great review!

Thanks Becky!

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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Becky] #427736
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Thanks Nickie, well done! bravo


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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Carla] #427757
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A great review, thanks Nickie! thumbsup

This is my favourite Carol Reed mystery so far, I had a lot of fun playing it.


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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Rushes] #427774
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Thanks very much for taking the time to read it and your nice comments. And thanks to bedazzling Becky and magificent MaG for all the work they did in presenting it so nicely. Gorgeous screen shots!

Last edited by nickie; 11/24/08 07:41 PM. Reason: can't type and drink soda at the same time

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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: nickie] #427787
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A reely excelent review. Thuoghtful, comprehensive, informatived and most important extremely ballanced and fair.

Better than very many reviews of recnt games lately-not specifically tcom.and believe me Ive read very very many.

Congratulatons Nicky.

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bravo bravo bravo

Another great review! Thanks Nickie wave


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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: looney4labs] #427879
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A great review Nickie! Thank you smile

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Great review. I have done a few beta tests for MDNA Games. They are all very good games and I will definatly buy this one.
Your review talks about the hint system in the game. I have talked to a lot of young people and asked them why thy don't play more adventure games and they all agree that they hate being stuck and not knowing what to do next. It looks like Mikael & Eleen see this problem. Adventure games don't need action to atract action gamers and other gamers they need a help system.

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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Jalex] #428076
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Adventure games don't need action to atract action gamers and other gamers they need a help system.


Very intriguing comment!

Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Becky] #428082
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Looks as pretty as the others.
Thanks Nickie!


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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: flotsam] #428282
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Thanks for the review!!

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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: Butcher] #428659
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As above I thuoght it was a very good review but i dont understand the sentance-perhaps my English?
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However, the historical tie-in seemed a bit awkward and unnecessary to me.

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You surely cant meen the true historical account about king gustav 5 of sweden having a illegal homosex affair can you ??

Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: LindaMarion] #428782
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I wasn't talking about the historical facts themselves, if that helps. I was talking about using those facts in the game plot did not in my opinion (of course) seem smooth, not enough foreshadowing perhaps, when the plot was solid on its own without the inclusion.


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Exxtract from your review, Nickie -------
"However, the historical tie-in seemed a bit awkward and unnecessary to me."
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I wasn't talking about the historical facts themselves, if that helps. I was talking about using those facts in the game plot did not in my opinion (of course) seem smooth, not enough foreshadowing perhaps, when the plot was solid on its own without the inclusion.

Im teribly sorry butIm still complete confused
Please-wich historical facts do you mean?

Did you mean
Click to reveal..
the acount of the then ilegal behavior of king gustav 5 and the coverup of royal court of Sweden includding the blakmail etc ?
It is very important to know this opinion imho

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Re: The Colour of Murder -- A Review by Nickie [Re: LindaMarion] #428971
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Yes, that is what I was talking about.


"How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on."
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Quote:
from review by Nickie --------------
Like all the other Carol Reed games, it is beautiful to look at, runs flawlessly, and while you’re admiring the scenery there is a mystery to investigate.

I now that a review is an *opinion* of the 1 who write it.And I apologise for a different opinion on this aspect to this very good review
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Withuot the business of the king gustav-v
there would be no “mystery to investigate “ and no story or characters to the game but only a roam around the old town of Norrkopping-very nice but not a game
Click to reveal..
The whole murder and missed person and blackmail
is based on that imho and without it there would be no need for Karol to be there

I think that the norquists always try to introduce some historic or interesting true stuff mixed with the fiction-in a smaller scale like jane Jensen.

I cant remember but in 1 of there previous 4 games they woved in some real facts about how Sweden had some ideas and researches about racial purity and so on before even the Nazis seized on the idea much later and horribly.

Anyway just my 2 cents.I myself like to get some historic or geographic or factual knowledge in a game and I always find it adds to the story and intrest.Maybe not evrybody likes that?
This is one of the reasons I adore jane jensens games and like mikels games

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