First of all yall matchmaker doubters what the fuck read thru that shit, PEAKY LEAKY

I enjoyed this game tbh. Not as much as the original TSC but it had some good moments but also some moments im like "ehhhhh??"

Sitting through Blackout was fucking crazy man. Funnyyy stuuufffff!

Music lowkey hit hard as hell, not consistent with motifs like the original TSC tho.

Overall me likey, it got a bit carried away at parts which my dumbass was not gettin at first but im coming to terms with it. I love Grasshopper Manufacture slop!

It's way more stylized and complex than The Silver Case was which is pretty surprising. A lot of that complexity comes from connecting very vague story points across the game. That could be a negative but it's intentionally ambiguous in the beginning, putting it together and getting the full picture is part of the fun.
Some of it did feel pretty unnecessary (mostly Matchmaker chapters) but the characters in the 25th Ward as it was fleshed out felt iconic and often sombre in their stories.
I'd say the original Silver Case is slightly better to me but The 25th Ward is extremely close.

I'd also be remiss not to mention the music. It's great.

woaaahhhh

worse than the first in a lot of ways but stylistically so unique and thematically (prob) more ambitious with very ambiguous results. the new protagonists and cast members fit the series incredibly well, and all the returning characters continue to be just as fantastic as they were. This game could also be like twice it's length if it wanted to, but the individual story paths are purposefully very condensed to what the 25th ward is dealing to the characters, which comes together very nicely in the end. I cant really tell if the inclusion of the third route was a great choice, as even though every story in this game is unique and serves a purpose to the plot, I feel the more interesting sides of the story could have been further expanded, making the chapter to chapter experience more enjoyable. The final product is still fantastic, but doesn't quite feel as complete as TSC. the OST is also worse but in a very interesting and almost offensive way at points, which ends up being way more entertaining then it should be (most the OST is still great, only a handful of tracks feel too out there). This game also lacks the diverse multi-media approach of TSC (which I assume is either due to the fact that this remaster is of a mobile game which likely made certain outlets more difficult, or that they were aiming for a more consistent "polished" feeling that TSC, being very rough around the edges, lacked), which was a shame as they always came across super unique and charming, albeit very technically jank at times.

the silver case has very easily become one of my favorite game series that I've ever played through. the constant balance of out of place and strange humor paired with psychotic storytelling filled with different complexities and hard-hitting themes delivered in the most unconventional way possible constantly impressed me throughout the 3 games. this delivery paired with some of the best visual style and aesthetics I've ever seen make for a genuine fully unique experience that's still stylistically unmatched 20 years later. it's further amazed me that the actual gameplay in this series is really not very good (FSR...), but the complete experience that the games provide strongly override the obvious weaker points throughout the trilogy. This series immediately hooked me with TSC, and I imagine it will keep my attention for a long time to come... generational series...

Tokio Morishima is actually the goat as well

Correctness>Placebo>Matchmaker

kill the past