I have played quite a bit of the first day, had the helicopter guy tell me they were going to pick up body, but I think I don't have the PPA done quite right. My puzzle piece says that Walter Jones seems to be criminal in nature. The puzzle piece is grey with part white. When I double click on the puzzle piece, Jones face shows up, but when I go to clues data base, there is no picture of Jones fo me to put in the square and there is no Dec. square open for me to use with Nolent. Went to the body, but couldn't bring up any camera to take picture of his face. If I did take a picture already, not sure where it is. Don't believe I have the mandate resolved in "was death accidental" even though the guy says it seems to be criminal in nature simply because I don't have the picture of Jones to put in the square or a declaration lot open. In "Who was at the Belvedere . . ." I still have 3 empty slots to fill, how to I open those three? Does taking a picture of the chair suffice for the blood on the rock too? Hope this isn't too confusing. Thanks.

Hi Butterfly,

In your Clues database, have you clicked on the Compare button at the bottom of the screen? That'll take you to a new screen where you may have photos and other evidence to match up to one another.

Yes, you'll need to take a separate picture of the blood on the rock.

Yes, I went to the Compare, and there are no different pictures, etc. there than what is in the clues data base. In the Progress, Who was at Belvedere and What was the Cause of Jonse's death are the only ones that have a yellow color. When I click on The Death of Walter Jones seems to be Criminal . . . in the Progression, it doesn't change yellow. It also has a magnifying glass and when I click on that, the face of Jones appears (in blaCk and white), so I must have taken a picture, but why isn't it in the clues data base? Apparently I don't have enough info for that to change color or for it to appear in the clues data base. I sure would hate to start all over again, so much running between people and lots of dialogue. When I clicked on the stone with the blood, there was no camera lens. I think it just comes on if there is something to take a picture of.

That stone with blood. See if you can do a close up first and take a picture.

Can you do this? - Click-hold-drop the picture of Jones' face from the right side to the mandate frame (Pic).

Also check one of the walkthroughs to see if you missed talking to someone to get clues.

Getting late here, so will have to do it on Monday (family over for Easter dinner). Where Jones face is is in the progressive, not the clues, but will give it a try. I printed out the first 8 pages and this first Mandate is I think, on the 2nd or 3rd page, so there isn't much to do, but will go back and read it again. This is the first time I've used a walkthrough for this because I wanted to see how far I would get before having to resort to using it. But when he didn't need to talk to people anymore, that's when I got stuck. Beautiful graphics, sure would like to stay in a hotel like that, especially with the rain and wind blowing - nice and snuggly in my room in front of a fireplace (if there is one). Oops sorry, got carried away!

Well, MaG, I did go back and then I've got to go to bed. Unless he has a magnifying glass, I can't get a "closeup" of the blood on the rock. And again, Mr. Jones is on the Progressive part not in the clues base. So I'm just at a loss as to what has happened. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Butterfly

Best to check off one of the walkthroughs to be sure that you covered everything.

Well, since this is just the start of the game and the first thing that I am to do is take a picture of Jones' face and I have already talked to deNolent completely and he won't talk to me anymore and I have tried once again to take a picture of Jones and it won't let me (I must have done it before, but it is not showing up in the clues - only in the progession when I click on the magnifiying glass in the corner of the puzzle and it is a black and white shot), I will have to start from my first save game and see what happens from there. Thanks MaG.

Butterfly

I went to one of my first saves - where he is standing by the body. I take a picture of Jones' face, it goes into the clues database (so I know I did take the picture at one time). I go to the wheelchair and click on the rock with the blood and take a picture - it not only takes a picture of the rock, but of the wheelchair too. In the Progression, there is no question that says "Was W. Jones death accidental." The left puzzle piece says that the death of Walter Jones seems to be of criminal nature (with a black and white picture of Jones' face). The far right puzzle piece is yellow and says, What was the cause of W. Jones' death." When I click on the magnifying glass a picture comes up with several question marks and a man says, "I will wait for the coroner's report before I affirm anything. When I go to the clues database I only have the picture of Jones' (P), the W. Jones Affair file (D) and a picture of deNolent (DEC). There is only one square open and it is a "D." I put the file in that square since that was the only "D" I had, and when I clicked ok, the lady says the clues do not match. So I'm not sure what else to do except to start from the first save, which is what I did, but I'm still not getting the info from the walkthrough telling me what I should be doing/finding. Unless there are anymore thoughts on this, I'll just restart from scratch. Thanks.

Butterfly

Butterfly, looking at the walkthrough it says that the evidence needed for Mandate #1 is a picture and a declaration. You already have the pic of Jones' face. Now if you click on the picture of Nolent in the declarations section I think you should have different dialogues to choose from. Does "No natural causes could be responsible for Jones' death" appear? That's the declaration you need to drag across to the Mandate. If not, then try talking to Nolent again.

I would like to know if anyone has played this game on Nintendo DS...and if it is as confusing as it sounds for PC! I was thinking of getting it for the DS but now not so sure. Good luck Butterfly!!!

Hi gamenut,

I'd suggest posting over in Discussions for advice. I wasn't aware it had been released on DS also. It's a fun game - I played the PC version a while ago so my memory could do with some refreshing.

Rushes, yes, that line does appear, but it is not the DEC to the left in the open square it is the "D." I tried putting that "line or deNolent" in the square, but it wouldn't accept it. I have decided to start right from the beginning. Because I decided to just try this on my own without the walkthrough, it got messed up because I wasn't always johnny on the spot with the PPA. Have decided to use a walkthrough to get me started. Gamenut, I would try the game - if not for anything else but to see the inside of the hotel and the rooms. I believe that if you start using a walkthrough, you'll get the hang of what you are to do with the PPA and it should go pretty smoothly for you.

Butterfly

Good luck with the replay, Butterfly. Follow the walkthrough closely to get you through those first scenes and then you should be fine.

I am following Bert's walkthrough and in doing so, apparently I had already done the first puzzle piece and that it why it is now black and white. The other one is still yellow because I have not completed it. In doing the game without the walkthrough, I had one phone call from his wife and a call from the helicopter, but they were at different times than is listed in the walkthrough. So even though I hated going back and talking to all these people and doing the running back and forth, it is certainly better than being frustrated because at times nothing is happening. I hope Gamenut does Sinking Island. It is different from other games, in that you have to keep track with this PPA and make sure things are looked at or seen, but the walkthrough is very helpful.

Butterfly

Glad you're making progress now. I enjoyed the game very much.

I am just about ready to go to the third day, but I have hit a snag. I have been following Bert's walkthrough and the mandates have been correct - up until now. I had finished one - What did W. Jones safe contain, and that was fine. In Bert's another one follows right away - "Who seems to be a good marksman." I followed the walkthrough, in fact, looked at it twice to make sure I had each thing correct. I clicked on okay, and it says it is not correct. I checked again and clicked okay. It is still not correct. I went to MaG's walkthrough, and she has the same items Bert has. Just before the 2nd day is to end, Hubert is suppose to tell Jack something, so I thought if I talked with him that might help - I found him, talked with him, and it is still incorrect. I checked MaG's WT and Sonia and Ba'ina have an argument in the garden - just before going to the PPA, so I found them, talked with both of them, well, Sonia anyway. Clicked on the Clue database okay, and no change. I checked to make sure I had the right catagory and it is. I checked the numbers of the right speech of the people and the correct document, plus the picture and the medal. Everything checks correctly. Not sure what else to do. Help please.

Butterfly

Butterfly,

It would be best to talk with everyone again and visit all the places. I roamed this island and up-down the tower so many times. That is one way to know if I missed anything.

So apparently even though everything matches in the PPA, it still has to do with not talking to someone or doing something. That's what I started to do after hearing that "it doesn't match." Hoooo Boy! Thanks MaG, I'm on my way.

Butterfly

Well MaGs, I went to everyone and up and down stairs, in and out of suites - so many times everything had been said. Then all of a sudden here they are building that "raft." Wait a minute, that is suppose to be starting the 3rd day - at least in Bert's walkthrough. So I went back to the clues page and canceled everything and started to put things back in - and I found out what the problem was. On the walkthrough it says a 4, I think for Sonia - she had been on the Safarie, but it was actually No. 5, not 4. So I finally got my mandate. It is rather sad to see this hotel crumbling - I found it very interesting. So hopefully I'll be able to finish this without any further ado. Thanks.

Butterfly


I did finish the game. Thought it was very interesting. I did run into a couple glitches, but will go to that site regarding them.

Butterfly

Glad that you found what was holding you back and finished the game.