Alter Ego (2010 video game)

Alter Ego is an adventure by Future Games. The player controls alternately two opposite characters that are involved in a fictional series of murders in Plymouth the 19th century. Alter Ego was released on March 26, 2010 for Windows.

Action

In Plymouth Sir William died, who is blamed for a series of murders and "The White Beast " was called. At the beginning of the game the player controls Timothy Moor, a small Irish rascal who wants to emigrate to the United States, however, is fixed in Plymouth by the local police. He manages to escape and then asks an old friend to support that it helps in return of a burglary in Plymouth. At the same time you play inspector Briscol who takes a post in a leading position at the Plymouth Police and shall conclude among other things, the case of the "White Beast ". The aim of the game is the investigation of the case of the "White Beast ".

Gameplay

Alter Ego is a so-called 2.5D point-and- click adventure. Characters that were created as a three-dimensional character models that move in front of hand-drawn 2D scenes. Using the mouse, the player gives his characters Timothy Moor and inspector Briscol action commands, they moved from place to place, examined the scene, analyzes and combines found objects and talking to other characters. With advancing storyline more places to be unlocked.

Reception

In reviews of the structural configuration ( two independent storylines ), the sophisticated detective work and the design of the backgrounds were praised. They criticized the pale characters and many logic gaps. The Metacritic score is 59

• 4players: 66 %
• Adventure-Treff.de: 69 %
• Gamestar: 70