Cutes kleines Rätselspiel mit überschaubarem Umfang, einer witzigen Story, voll vertonten Dialogen und ein paar netten Rätseleinlagen. Für den geringen Preis kann man das definitiv mitnehmen und ich hatte eine sehr gute Zeit damit.
Mucho más corto de lo que me esperaba y al final algunos puzzles son más tediosos que complicados, pero está muy entretenido y sobretodo las voces son muy buenas.
aguante los indies y toda la bola, pero caro para lo poco que ofrece
cosy couch warmer for under a tenner. i wish to know more about this duck.
This is a cute little game with tricky little puzzles that has a lot of charm! I went in expecting a Frog Detective clone but was surprised instead with a funny yet gritty, tonally distinct, fully voiced, aesthetically unique mystery with pretty legitimate stakes and an enthralling and unpredictable story. It's a must buy for fans of general detective media and film noir like me!! He's sooooo hardboooiled~~~
great production value and content for the price. the only problem is that the game is a little too short - with only one mystery, the game isn't very replayable. also, the last few objectives really rack your brain so get ready. great casual time waster tho
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Short and sweet! A little too short tho... After playing the demo I was sure I'm gonna joy the full game and absolutely play it day one! and I did. I realllllly like the detective Pikachu games and this is a lot like minus all the Pokemon and grander scale obviously. I would not mind a full game with a somewhat series story that has a number of cases, not just one!
Anyways, I knew that this case had more than meets the eye, and it was fun deducing everything.
Anyways, I knew that this case had more than meets the eye, and it was fun deducing everything.
Didn't overstay its welcome but I would've liked a bit more on the character side.
A little short and a little too obvious for some things and out of reach for others.
Funny, not too hard, and witty. Only gripe is that you can just brute force some of the puzzles.
It's a fun lil short story!
The contrast between the cutesy art style and super dramatic voice acting is super funny. Couple that with a pretty ridiculous plot and you've got a really silly but enjoyable short story!
As for the gameplay itself: it's pretty simple, but I did find myself almost brute forcing solutions a lot of the time. Not sure how much of that is me being dumb and how much of it is the game giving you a relatively small amount of clues to work off in detective mode. I think giving players a bit more clues for puzzles could definitely help with this.
Either way, I'd love to see more short stories with the Duck Detective!
The contrast between the cutesy art style and super dramatic voice acting is super funny. Couple that with a pretty ridiculous plot and you've got a really silly but enjoyable short story!
As for the gameplay itself: it's pretty simple, but I did find myself almost brute forcing solutions a lot of the time. Not sure how much of that is me being dumb and how much of it is the game giving you a relatively small amount of clues to work off in detective mode. I think giving players a bit more clues for puzzles could definitely help with this.
Either way, I'd love to see more short stories with the Duck Detective!
Man, animal-based indie games are crushing it this year!!
Duck Detective is a sweet and novel little adventure game from German studio Happy Broccoli and stars freshly-divorced, hard-boiled duck-tective Eugene McQuacklin as he solves the mystery of a lunch thief at a bus depot office. What seems like a trivial case then spirals into a web of conspiracy and crime as Eugene finds himself having to bite off more than he can chew.
It's a short and succinct little detective caper, running at a little over two hours in total. Naturally, that may put some off, but with the little world Happy Broccoli have built themselves here, it's clear that this is but the first in a regular series of games, much like Frog Detective and the Detective Grimoire games before it.
The studio has stated that gameplay-wise, Duck Detective is most similar to Return of the Obra Dinn, albeit more accessible for a younger audience; and that's true! You're given pretty much the full run of the office and have to use the information you gather from your surroundings and observations about each of the suspects to deduce motives, alibis, and relationships. True, it's not as compelling to piece together as Obra Dinn, but in its own way, it's fun to put the pieces together.
At least, it is for the most part. Really, towards the latter two 'fill-in-the-blanks' de-duck-tions (as the game calls them), it can be tricky to get the clues in the exact order it wants you to, even with all of the information gathered and conclusions drawn. It asks you to be very particular in the way you word things, somewhat needlessly at times, which can cause some frustration when you ultimately come to the same answer.
Even still, Duck Detective does its (and his) job well and provides you with a short burst of adventuring fun with a charming look and quick-witted comedy style with some surprisingly decent zingers here and there.
Eugene's first case could be a little too on the short side for some folks, but I would argue that for its asking price of less than 10 ducks, it's worth every crumb.
8.5/10
Duck Detective is a sweet and novel little adventure game from German studio Happy Broccoli and stars freshly-divorced, hard-boiled duck-tective Eugene McQuacklin as he solves the mystery of a lunch thief at a bus depot office. What seems like a trivial case then spirals into a web of conspiracy and crime as Eugene finds himself having to bite off more than he can chew.
It's a short and succinct little detective caper, running at a little over two hours in total. Naturally, that may put some off, but with the little world Happy Broccoli have built themselves here, it's clear that this is but the first in a regular series of games, much like Frog Detective and the Detective Grimoire games before it.
The studio has stated that gameplay-wise, Duck Detective is most similar to Return of the Obra Dinn, albeit more accessible for a younger audience; and that's true! You're given pretty much the full run of the office and have to use the information you gather from your surroundings and observations about each of the suspects to deduce motives, alibis, and relationships. True, it's not as compelling to piece together as Obra Dinn, but in its own way, it's fun to put the pieces together.
At least, it is for the most part. Really, towards the latter two 'fill-in-the-blanks' de-duck-tions (as the game calls them), it can be tricky to get the clues in the exact order it wants you to, even with all of the information gathered and conclusions drawn. It asks you to be very particular in the way you word things, somewhat needlessly at times, which can cause some frustration when you ultimately come to the same answer.
Even still, Duck Detective does its (and his) job well and provides you with a short burst of adventuring fun with a charming look and quick-witted comedy style with some surprisingly decent zingers here and there.
Eugene's first case could be a little too on the short side for some folks, but I would argue that for its asking price of less than 10 ducks, it's worth every crumb.
8.5/10
this game looks so good and was pretty funny but the actual puzzles were hard, not bc i'm stupid but bc the clues made no sense at times and rarely helped. most the time i just ended up clicking every option and seeing which one fits. worst puzzle was the code to the safe, i got so annoyed i had to check a guide online lol. i hope there will be more cases added in the future and that they will make a bit more sense
Very cute and surprisingly challenging detective game! It was so fun I only wished it was a little bit longer. I honestly wish it had multiple endings so I could replay it again! The art is great and I really enjoyed the gameplay, every character feels very real and relatable.
This was really cute! I’d heard some Obra Dinn comparisons in the past when talking about this game, but it’s more specifically a Golden Idol-like: as you investigate you pick up keywords that you then have to use to fill out a summary of the facts of the case. The main difference is that unlike either of those games, you don’t get to view the time-stopped moment of the crime, it’s instead a much more standard “walk around looking for clues and interrogating potential suspects/witnesses” sort of deal; Frog Detective minus the adventure game fetch quest chains. Speaking of interrogations, I wasn’t expecting the voice acting at all so I burst out laughing when the gritty noir voice first came out of the cute cartoon duck. The voice acting is honestly maybe the highlight of the whole thing, the performances were all really fun. Especially happy to hear Brian David Gilbert in this, love that guy. I also loved the mechanic where you inspect someone and can actually see a more detailed version of their sprite through your magnifying glass, it lends itself nicely to little plot reveals and visual gags.
This is a very short but funny video game. It's not outstanding, but it's clever and well-written. I hope to see more stories from this feathered fella in the future.
An absolute joy to get through! There’s some hilarious dialogue and voice acting here, and surprisingly great production value. It’s sadly a little too short though, and feels more like a “first case” than a full game. Looking forward to the Duck Detective’s second outing!
This was such a fun game to play with our almost 4 year old. The little bit of language went unnoticed and left good laughs for parents and kid alike.
A fun, short little mystery game. The humor, writing, style, music, production is great! There isn't much replay value, and while the mystery isn't extremely complex, there are nice little clues & subtle shadowing that make more sense as you go. Also my GOAT Brian David Gilbert was here. That's POG. I'd like to see a sequel some time!
Charming and fun little game. Wish there was a bit more to it, but I loved the voice acting and humour.
I enjoyed solving a case as a breadaholic duck, and would be up for more. The clue gathering and question solving was fun. Short but you can't have a case in a game like this be long or it drags.
5 stars from me! Cute af, fun voice acting, entertaining and cozy.
Short and sweet detective game with solid voice acting and overall presentation. If you played The Case of the Golden Idol you'll be familar with the puzzles on display, but the difficulty is dialed down to match the tone.
Very pleasant but also nothing I would say is essential.
Very pleasant but also nothing I would say is essential.
This review contains spoilers
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a fun, engaging, albeit short Noir detective game. It revolves around THE duck detective himself, Eugene McQuacklin and the mystery of the Salami Bandit.
What started as a complaint about stolen lunch turns out to be a bigger conspiracy involving Bearbus employees, and it's the duck detective's job to quack it.
Pros:
- The voice acting is superb, and fits the characters of Duck Detective well.
- The character designs have a certain charm to it. Love the choice of stickers as character dummies in the 3D environment.
- The cool premise of the game plus the interesting characters in the Duck Detective universe means potential for future DLCs. I'd love to see Eugene quack another case.
- The puns and fun facts about ducks are aplenty, and it's so ducking good.
- The dedicated quack button is a nice touch, it reminded me of the Untitled Goose Game.
Cons:
- The base game will be better if the story is fleshed out a bit more. It runs short, although, this is not much of a con since they advertised Duck Detective as a one, two-hour game.
- The puzzles can be solved through brute force and simply winging it. No deducktion skills needed.
Additional thoughts:
- Some questions: Why did Sophie agree to being Manfred's accomplice? What happened to Laura and her request for promotion? Did the voucher-stealing couple really get away with their voucher-stealing shenanigans with no repercussions?
- I'd love if the quacks are incorporated in the gameplay, like the coin distraction mechanic in Hitman games.
- I'd rather have the game expand on other parts of the story, instead of putting much emphasis on determining who called Eugene to show up at Bearbus office.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is a fun, engaging, albeit short Noir detective game. It revolves around THE duck detective himself, Eugene McQuacklin and the mystery of the Salami Bandit.
What started as a complaint about stolen lunch turns out to be a bigger conspiracy involving Bearbus employees, and it's the duck detective's job to quack it.
Pros:
- The voice acting is superb, and fits the characters of Duck Detective well.
- The character designs have a certain charm to it. Love the choice of stickers as character dummies in the 3D environment.
- The cool premise of the game plus the interesting characters in the Duck Detective universe means potential for future DLCs. I'd love to see Eugene quack another case.
- The puns and fun facts about ducks are aplenty, and it's so ducking good.
- The dedicated quack button is a nice touch, it reminded me of the Untitled Goose Game.
Cons:
- The base game will be better if the story is fleshed out a bit more. It runs short, although, this is not much of a con since they advertised Duck Detective as a one, two-hour game.
- The puzzles can be solved through brute force and simply winging it. No deducktion skills needed.
Additional thoughts:
- Some questions: Why did Sophie agree to being Manfred's accomplice? What happened to Laura and her request for promotion? Did the voucher-stealing couple really get away with their voucher-stealing shenanigans with no repercussions?
- I'd love if the quacks are incorporated in the gameplay, like the coin distraction mechanic in Hitman games.
- I'd rather have the game expand on other parts of the story, instead of putting much emphasis on determining who called Eugene to show up at Bearbus office.
Short and sweet and very charming
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My partner and I played this yesterday and had an absolute blast. The art style is really fun and cute, the gameplay is simple and easy to pick up on, and the story was enjoyable from beginning to end. The only bit that I did not enjoy was not being able to confront Rufus and Margaret on the voucher incident, I would've loved to hear their reactions to that. Furthermore, my partner did not like having to pick someone to go to the jail bc "It's just salami and they're all so cute." Overall it was so fun, and I was very happy to have something so cozy and easy to play with my partner and I hope that they make more of these as soon as possible!!
The more I grow up, the more I like short games. About two to three hours long, this game respects your time. It's a simple game that knows its strenghts : the simple but effective story, the really fun humour and the colourful characters and art style. So if you want a cool little well rounded game made with a lot of love and care that you can complete in one sitting, it's an easy rec
Good presentation and overall pretty fun to solve, though the final conclusion is a little unsatisfying. Would love a sequel that improves the detective-gameplay just a bit.
better than knives out