Игрок 1042·Рекомендует·18 ч в игре

This was an impressive mystery, it didn't just make me solve murders it made me wrestle with political situations, ethics and psychology of all characters present. I got what I believe to be the "neutral-good ending" I could have got the best ending if there wasn't so many situations that confused me so much! I could not pick up on parts of what the game was telling me and I only realised what was going on near the end when it became much more obvious. I do like the fact the game recognises we're not all perfect puzzle solvers and you can get to the end of the game without being forced to refer to a walkthrough. As a result I felt much more happier when I reached the end despite the mistakes I made, sure I could replay the game perfectly now I know the twists, but it was actually more amusing to let it play out the way it did. There are some twists in this game that I think that Frogwares may have been inspired by as this is an old game, though Focus Interactive I believe are related to this company which would explain some strange elements that I noticed were similar to how the Sherlock Holmes games would play. I think this was a brilliant game if not held back by it's pacing, the game has a lot of backtracking and it can get really frustrating at the end when you just want to figure out what all this was leading to. I really liked this game for it's horror-esk elements mixed in with Greek Mythology and political commentary. Much like Disco Elysium it knows when to use RPG mechanics to make the story elements feel life-like rather than linear driven. I'm not going to pretend it's perfect, but never the less I appreciate how much effort was put into the sequencing of events... it felt cinematic, creative and really tied in to parts of what I like about detective games. If I were to recommend this to anyone it will be to someone that has patience, maybe some hot chocolate and someone that does not mind puzzle solving. It can get quite obnoxious in certain parts where it forces you outright to solve mysteries to progress but in the end, it makes for an interesting story, fun premise and unique approach to typical detective games I've played. If you like the Sherlock Holmes games, you'll find this surprisingly well made despite how long it takes to beat.

Игрок 7288·Не рекомендует·31 ч в игре

What I liked: 1.Beautiful environment 2.Ability to meet and observe notable historical figures like Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, etc 3.Good voice acting 4.Story was interesting in the first part of the game. What I disliked: 1. Repetitive soundtrack which felt misplaced at times 2. Running around the mansion in circles trying to remember where is the room you need 3. Needing to go back and forth between exactly same locations endlessly 4. Some of the puzzles were tedious, others relied on minor details from chapters ago (and unless you finish entire game in one sitting, you might no longer remember those details) 5. Skip dialogue button mostly stopped working after chapter 1 so unlocking alternative paths became boring 6. Personally I thought story took a weird direction later on - it didn’t feel like an interesting twist, more like I stopped caring or rooting for a character. 7. You gain new abilities late in the game but not enough opportunities / time to properly enjoy them 8. It was also hard to unlock a good ending, I replayed several times and kept getting bad endings and even though I logically worked out what path should potentially unlock the best ending I didn’t want to bother as all that running around back and forth and being forced to rewatch the dialogues was wearing me down. 9. Lastly, the over sexualised appearance of young women in the game was grinding on me as it was not realistic / accurate for the time / setting and because of that it seems wrong and degrading. You can make a woman sexy AND dress her historically accurate at the same time. You don’t see notable men running around shirtless so I don’t understand why women had to be so little dressed and more so wear things that didn’t even exist in those times. When you start squeezing sex it just shows there are not many selling points otherwise.

Игрок 2880·Не рекомендует·5 ч в игре

Whilst much of the environment is beautifully rendered, the game itself is so annoying. Ridiculously slow paced, convoluted skill tree system, either patronising or confusing dialogue, no middle ground. I've no idea how far I got in a couple of hours but I can't take it anymore.

Игрок 6671·Рекомендует·19 ч в игре

К сожалению, амбиции разработчиков на кинематографичность очень сдерживал бюджет. Графика и постановка кат-сцен в игре – не очень, с этим бессмысленно спорить, хотя и в ночное время суток местные локации выглядят даже очень симпатично. Анимации тоже очень далеки от совершенства, да и прочие технические косяки присутствуют. Однако, где не смог визуал, смогли все остальные элементы игры. И сразу же не могу не отметить, до чего же хорошая здесь озвучка. Не визуалом, так голосом – решили, видимо, авторы, и подобрали просто шикарных актёров, которые и делают персонажей такими убедительными и харизматичными. Учитывая, что большая часть игры состоит из диалогов – это определённо был верный шаг. Написаны диалоги, кстати, тоже отлично, любой, даже небольшой разговор, интересно и слушать, и читать (в виде субтитров). Тем более, буквально каждый разговор здесь имеет сюжетную ценность. Ну а дальше уже подтягивается и геймплей. The Council, по своей сути – RPG, ориентированная на диалоги. Здесь много навыков, позволяющих превратить отдельные разговоры в словесные баталии с попытками что-то вынюхать у упёртого собеседника или переманить его на свою сторону, учитывая его слабости и «сильности». Систему не назвать мудрёной, но опций в ней достаточно, чтобы каждый разговор шёл по-разному в зависимости от прохождения, открывая или закрывая доступ к некоторой информации и даже к отдельным событиям. На финал влияют выборы, но не так сильно, как хотелось бы. Но путь до финала имеет действительно много вариаций в зависимости от принятых решений. К тому же можно упустить немало одной интересной информации, напрямую влияющей на сюжет, зато взамен найти другую интересную информацию. Действительно смешанные впечатления здесь вызывают разве что внезапные головоломки, которые зачем-то чрезмерно усложнены порой совершенно невнятными условиями, отсутствие возможности пропустить повторяющиеся сценки и фразы персонажа, порой слишком обильные блуждания по особняку, а также несколько скомканный финал. Мне показалось, что всё обрывается слишком уж резко и даже скучно для такой запутанной истории, так интригующе сплетающей в себе политику и мистику. Несмотря на недостатки, The Council - уникальная игра с отличным сюжетом, интересными темами, необычной системой прокачки и обилием других достоинств. Если не зацикливаться на графике, то легко можно обнаружить себя с головой погружённым в местный мир, полный тайн и интриг, что со мной и случилось. Очень рекомендую.

Игрок 0640·Рекомендует·38 ч в игре

First: Game is best experienced blind(avoid trailers/guides). Having said that, I watched trailers after my playthrough, and still couldn't recognize a single scenes shown. Game vastly changes based on your decisions. Secondly: If you like Telltale style games, w/long walks, repetition, you like reading everything, art, mythology, historical fiction, purposeful puzzles, wild twists & turns. Then you'll love this game. Finally: These deep(90+%) discounts. less than a cup of coffee w/10+hr entertainment. no brainer.

Игрок 9329·Рекомендует·17 ч в игре

Giant plot twist in the middle of the game is the main reason of negative reviews, but it didn't highly affect story to my surprise. Pros + XP, skill-based mechanic in a combo of dialogue-based game works awesome and deeply integrated + really high variety of story + memorable characters + pretty visuals + puzzles are difficult enough, it was really interesting to solve them + location exploration is rewardable + can't remember missed story-lines, all seems complete Cons - weird and too rough plot twist - the main story guess and suspense ruined in a minute by providing non-rejectable proofs of specific side - overall above-average story, a bit childish/soft characters with superficial motivations. - perfomance issues, huge FPS drops on max settings - rare model/texture overlapping bugs As a choice-based-movie-game I can recommend it for sure, coz genre lacks of options. But I enjoyed more almost all Telltale games and even first 3 games of The Dark Pictures were more immersive.

Игрок 5158·Рекомендует·3 ч в игре

Одна из самых недооценённых игр в жанре интерактивного кино, на мой субъективный взгляд, конечно. Хотя зря они повесили на стену картину Франсиско Гойи.

Игрок 8603·Рекомендует·25 ч в игре

一部剧情高开低走的叙事AVG，总评可以给到7.5分-8分。 题材：近代欧洲神秘学+历史题材，结合的很好，非常加分。 人物塑造：姐妹线、母子线可以，其他人物一般般。 剧情展开：严重高开低走！一共5个章节，到第四章直接垮掉。 总体还是非常推荐的，毕竟题材真的相对少见。 但是目前市面上的汉化补丁都有缺陷，等哪天有大神愿意用AI做完美汉化吧。